Russia launches Proton-M rocket with Dutch telesat
July 10th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) Russia conducted the launch of a Proton-M rocket with a telecommunications satellite late Monday.According to Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos, the Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying ... Read more...
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Russia postpones rocket launch
January 27th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite onboard scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, Russian ... Read more...
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Russia launches two telecom satellites
December 11th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Sunday launched two telecommunications satellites --Luch-5A and Amos-5 -- from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.A Proton-M carrier rocket with two telecommunications satellites onboard ... Read more...
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NASA captures solar flare on video
June 9th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NASA has captured on tape a solar flare that scientists warn could disrupt satellite signals to earth. The flare produced the highest level of radiation since ... Read more...
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Boeing to provide satellite communication system to Mexico
December 21st, 2010 - 8:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 21 (IANS) Boeing Company has said that it will provide a satellite communications system to Mexico under a one-billion-dollar contract.The system, known as MEXSAT, will consist of three satellites, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh plans to launch communication satellite
November 27th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 27 (IANS) Bangladesh plans to launch its own satellite within a year, joining 50 other countries, including South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, to ramp up its communications network.
The cost ... Read more...
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ISRO eyes 25 percent revenue growth in 2009-10
July 4th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation is expecting a 25 percent growth in its revenue in 2009-10, ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here Saturday.
"We are expecting a ... Read more...
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Now you can use Thuraya satellite phones in 170 countries
June 18th, 2008 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 18 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates-based satellite services provider Thuraya has announced its third satellite Thuraya-3 is ready for commercial use, WAM news agency reported Wednesday. Now subscribers will ... Read more...
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Yahsat to raise $1.2 bn to finance satellite communications system
May 21st, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, May 21 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) based satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) plans to raise $1.2 billion to finance its satellite communications system, WAM news agency ... Read more...
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UAE company signs $110 mn transponder lease deal
March 7th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, March 7 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based state-owned satellite communications company Yahsat has signed a $110 million contract to lease transponders to Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), a leading ... Read more...
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