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HEADLINE: Missing ecotourists located with satellite phone (CNN.com)

STORY:  Twelve American ecotourists who went missing Monday in China's earthquake used a satellite phone to let their loved ones know they are alive and well, an official said Wednesday.

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HEADLINE: Boeing's First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational (Space War)

STORY:  by Staff Writers St. Louis MO (SPX) May 13, 2008 Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region.

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HEADLINE: Satellite may help explore ancient Mexico (UPI)

STORY:  ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. archeologist plans to use National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite imagery to study ancient Mexico.

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HEADLINE: School to build $34M satellite instrument (UPI)

STORY:  BOULDER, Colo., May 14 (UPI) -- The University of Colorado says a $34 million solar instrument package it proposed has been restored to a 2013 U.S. satellite mission.

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HEADLINE: Population Explosion:Lagos to Set up 7 Satellite Towns (This Day)

STORY:  Lagos state government is to establish seven new satellite towns in different parts of the state as part of moves to decongest the highly populated density areas within the metropolis.

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HEADLINE: 1bn Africans to Get Satellite Connectivity (This Day)

STORY:  One billion Africans located in under-served rural and urban areas across the continent are set to benefit from an initiative powered by a non profit association of the international satellite industry called Global VSAT Forum to double the number of earth station terminals operating in Africa by 2012.

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HEADLINE: NASA Lunar Habitat Expert Available for Satellite Interviews (SpaceRef)

STORY:  NASA Lunar Habitat Expert Available for Satellite Interviews

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HEADLINE: Genesis Networks Announces SABER: First Fiber-Satellite Transmission Service to Offer Seamless, Turnkey Solution (Broadcast Newsroom)

STORY:  DMN Newswire--2008-5-14--Genesis Networks, a provider of next-generation global video transmission services, today introduced SABER " the world's first hybrid satellite-fiber service to provide a comprehensive and seamless solution for global HD broadcast transmissions.

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HEADLINE: Thales Alenia Space wins Korean satellite deal (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

STORY:  PARIS, May 14 - Thales Alenia Space said on Wednesday it won a deal for an unspecified amount to supply a satellite to Korea Telecom .

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HEADLINE: Orbital Partners with Thales Alenia Space to Build KT Corporation's Koreasat 6 Communications Satellite (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)

STORY:  Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space of France to supply its STAR satellite platform and carry out final spacecraft, payload and system integration and testing for the Koreasat 6 commercial communications satellite to be built for KT Corporation of the Republic of Korea.

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SATCOM INDUSTRY NEWS

HEADLINE: Boeing's First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational (AerospaceOnline)

STORY:  Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region. The Boeing-built satellite transitioned to operations on April 16, following extensive satellite and ground system tests conducted by the government with support from Boeing engineers

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HEADLINE: Boeing's First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational (Space War)

STORY:  by Staff Writers St. Louis MO (SPX) May 13, 2008 Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region.

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HEADLINE: Boeing's First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational St. Louis MO (SPX) May 13, 2008 (SpaceDaily)

STORY:  Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific region.

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HEADLINE: Boeing's 1st Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational (SpaceRef)

STORY:  Boeing's 1st Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational

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HEADLINE: Trusted Resource for the Working RF Engineer (Planet EE)

STORY:  MICROWAVE WEEK has become a true meeting place for members of the highfrequency industry.

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HEADLINE: China sends satellite telecoms facilities to quake-hit Sichuan (People's Daily)

STORY:  The Ministry of Industry and Information on Tuesday ordered that 350 sets of satellite communications facilities be sent to the quake-hit Sichuan Province to help rescue and relief work. The equipment was provided by the state-owne ...

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HEADLINE: Satellite telecoms facilities sent to Sichuan (China Daily)

STORY:  The Ministry of Industry and Information on Tuesday ordered that 350 sets of satellite communications facilities be sent to the quake-hit Sichuan Province to help rescue and relief work.

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HEADLINE: Merrimac Reports First Quarter 2008 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

STORY:   Merrimac Industries, Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules , today announced results for the first quarter 2008.

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HEADLINE: The Basics Series Six Volume Set: Telecom, VoIP, Satellite, Cellular, IPTV and 802.11 Wireless (Broadcast Newsroom)

STORY:  DUBLIN, Ireland, BUSINESS WIRE -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91415) has announced the addition of "The Basics Series Six Volume Set: Telecom, VoIP, Satellite, Cellular, IPTV and 802.11 Wireless" to their offering.

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HEADLINE: Merrimac Announces Conference Call Information for First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

STORY:   Merrimac Industries, Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules , today announced plans to release its first quarter 2008 financial results on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

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