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Heinz Zourek, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry in the European Commission, met the EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, on March 24th at the headquarters of the European Meteorological Satellite Organisation in Darmstadt, Germany, Mr. Zourek’s first visit to EUMETSAT.
Read MoreOn March 19, 2009, the Russian State Radio Frequency Committee (SRFC) made a decision on allocating radio frequencies for the W1 European satellite that is planned to be located at the Russian 80 East orbital position.
Read MoreSpacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [Nasdaq: GILT] introduced its new Cisco integrated Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified encryption solution over satellite that provides new satellite communications options to government customers, including services for CONUS based Department of Defense agencies and backhaul services between EMEA and the U.S. utilizing their existing Cisco infrastructure.
Read MoreThe European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) welcomed the decision on March 19th by European Heads of State on the EU Economic Recovery Package (EERP), wherein 1.020B euros has been allocated to promote access to broadband, reflecting the Commission’s desire to give coverage to all 500 million European citizens.
Read MoreAt 4:31 p.m. EDT on Sunday, space shuttle Discovery completed maneuvering the shuttle-space station stack 180 degrees to the "undock attitude," placing Discovery in front of the space station as they travel through space.
Read MoreTwo Canadian satellites are in danger of being damaged or destroyed because they’re passing through massive clouds of space junk caused by a recent collision between a Russian and an American satellite.
Read MoreSpacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT), has introduced its new Cisco integrated Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified encryption solution over satellite.
Read MoreAn Iranian space research expert has announced on state television that Iran's first satellite has successfully completed its scientific mission after more than a month in orbit.
Read MoreThe recent collision between spacecraft and close encounters with orbital debris by the crew of the International Space Station has heightened interest in taking new steps in space traffic control.
Read MoreSES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced it has been selected by the European Commission (EC) to provide services to the European navigation service EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) — EGNOS is managed by the EC on behalf of the European Union (EU).
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