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BEIJING, CHINA: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—According to a report in the Beijing Times and the China View website, the Beidou (Big Dipper) satellite monitoring system has been developed by China.
Read MoreRESTON, VIRGINIA: August 14, 2007--Satnews Daily--Last Friday, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) heard from the FCC they had met the beginning physical milestone associated with the authorization for the construction of the MSV-1 satellite.
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: August 14, 2007—A $1.8 billion contract has been received by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) from NASA for the design, development, test and evaluation (DDT&E) of the first stage of the agency’s nextgen human space flight vehicle, the Ares I.
Read More--5th World Satellite Business Week symposium -- Rural Alaska to Receive Satellite Direct Internet -- Satellite RF Contract Delivered to Calian Technologies -- More HDTV Sets En Route -- Jampro Antenna Contract Rec'd -- New VP at Harris Corp. -- Hughes Financials -- MDA Completes RADARSAT-2 Testing -- Perseid Meteor Shower -- STS-118 Mission Replaces Gyroscope -- Utah State University's Small Satellite Conference -- WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio Financials -- Tax Fight In Congress DirecTV & EchoStar--
Read MoreSANA’A: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—A contract has just been signed between Yemeni General Corporation for Radio and Television and Arab Corporation for Satellite Communication (ArabSat).
Read MoreGUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—The study phase of a potential U.S.-U.K. lunar orbiter mission named Magnolia has resulted in a contract for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) from Mississippi State University (MSU).
Read MoreLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—NDS has signed an agreement with Vision TV to provide them with VideoGuard conditional access and MediaHighway middleware as well as future enhancements.
Read MoreHERNDON, VIRGINIA: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—The DTECH WHISPER VoIP System from DTECH LABS Inc. has been successfully tested on the iDirect iNFINITI VSAT broadband platform.
Read MoreKANGDONG-GU, SEOUL: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—Just around the corner is the APSCC 2007 Satellite Conference and Exhibition. This show will run from September 18th through the 20th at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok, Thailand.
Read MoreLOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—Transitioning the Global Positioning System (GPS) ground segment to the new Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP) has the U.S. Air Force (USAF) completing their final plan for this event.
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