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Business/Financial

ILS To Launch Intelsat 16 Bird In Late Fall From Baikonur

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Monday, April 13th, 2009

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International Launch Services (ILS) will use a Proton freighter rocket to launch the Intelsat 16 satellite for Intelsat. Contract terms were not disclosed. The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB], is expected to be delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late this fall. Intelsat 16 is a 2,500 kg (5,512 pounds) satellite that will be placed at 58 degrees west longitude. Intelsat 16 will provide high power Ku-band capacity to support expanded services to direct-to-home customers in Latin…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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