WBMSAT News Bits 10/02/09

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Satellite Industry News Bits October 2, 2009

Viasat announces it is buying WildBlue Communications for $568M in cash and stock.
[TheStreet.com - 10/01/2009]

Thales Alenia Space signs contract with APT Satellite Company Limited to design and build APSTAR 7, to provide broadcasting and communications services over the Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, and part of Europe.
[SatNews - 10/01/2009]

Ariane 5 delivers two payloads to orbit; Amazonas 2 for Spain's HISPASAT, the COMSATBw-1 for Germany.
[SatNews - 10/01/2009]

EGNOS, a free satellite navigation network, is launched by the European Union, intended to help pilots, drivers, and blind people by fine tuning GPS accuracy to within 2 meters..
[SatNews - 10/01/2009]

Terrestar Genus hybrid satellite/cell phone is coming to AT&T.
[Digital Trends - 10/01/2009]

Comtech EFData gets $1.1M order from U.S. government for equipment to support the government's satellite-based communications infrastructure.
[Newsday - 10/01/2009]

TeleCommunications Systems gets $11.7M contract from U.S. Army to provide additional Secret Internet Protocal Router and Non-secure Int ernet Protocal Router FSAT systems to the United States Forces Afghanistan.
[Sys-Con - 10/01/2009]

Soyuz TMA-16 launch carries Jeffrey Willi9ams and Maxim Suraev of the 21st space station crew into space for a six month stay aboard the International Space Station.
[SatNews - 09/30/2009]

B-52 bombers will be getting a new satellite communications system, to be developed and installed by Boeing.
[Minot Daily News - 09/30/2009]

NSS-12 satellite, the first satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for SES NEW SKIES, is delivered to Kourou launch base for October 29 scheduled launch.
[TMCnet - 09/30/2009]

THOR 6, aTelenor's latest satellite, arrives safely at Guiana Spaceport In Kourou for scheduled end of October launch.
[SatNews - 09/29/2009]

Terrestar will be able to deliver the most advanced communications services over a large area using a single satellite instead of multiple satellites using 18-meter antenna deflector built and successfully deployed by Harris.
[TMCnet -09/29/2009]

KVH TracPhone FleetBroadband systems receive new "505" emergency calling service which routes calls directly to Coast Guard rescue centers worldwide.
[PRNewswire - 09/28/2009]

China plans to build and launch a communications satellite for Laos.
[RedOrbit - 09/27/2009]

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