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Satcoms
Q-KON And Business Connexion Deploy iDirect's iDX 3.1 Software To Support Large-Scale Networks
(16 May 2012) VT iDirect, a company of VT Systems, today announced that Q-KON, a leading African satellite network operator, and Business Connexion, a leading African ICT service provider, have partnered to deploy iDirect's iDX 3.1 software upgrade and newly released Evolution X1 remotes.
Eutelsat Signs Distribution Agreement With Direct Connect To Bring High-quality Tooway Satellite Broadband Services To Norway
(15 May 2012) Eutelsat Communications, Europe's leading satellite operator, has announced its Skylogic subsidiary has signed a distribution agreement with Direct Connect to sell its revolutionary Tooway satellite broadband service in Norway from May 15th 2012.
Thuraya And GTNT Say In One Voice 'Hello Russia'
(15 May 2012) A mere 200 meters away from the Kremlin, Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the leading international mobile satellite operator has announced the launch of its mobile satellite services in Russia in partnership with GTNT.
Boatracs Becomes KVH Value Added Service Provider For mini-VSAT Broadband
(14 May 2012) KVH Industries has named Boatracs Inc., a leader in integrated maritime satellite communications and software solutions, the firstValue Added Service Provider (VASP) for its mini-VSAT Broadband service.
Iridium Authorized To Distribute Products And Services In Russia
(14 May 2012) Iridium Communications announces that OOO Iridium Communications (Iridium Russia) has received authorization from Russian authorities for commercial operations in the country.
LiveTV And Greenwich AeroGroup Bring Iridium OpenPort To Business Aviation
(14 May 2012) LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, and Greenwich AeroGroup, have entered into a distribution agreement where Greenwich Aerogroup and its affiliates will sell, support and install the Iridium OpenPort-Aero broadband aviation communications platform.
Optimus Chooses Eutelsat's KA-SAT Satellite To Launch New Range Of IP Services For Enterprises In Portugal
(14 May 2012) Eutelsat Communications, Europe's leading satellite operator, today announced a distribution agreement between its Skylogic subsidiary and Optimus, one of Portugal's leading telecom operators, to deliver IP services to enterprises in Portugal via the high-performance KA-SAT satellite.
RSCC And Hughes Sign Technology Cooperation Memorandum Of Understanding
(14 May 2012) Today, at the Sviaz-ExpoComm Exhibition in Moscow, the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), Russia's largest satellite communications operator, and Hughes Network Systems, the world's leading provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, signed a technology cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the companies will explore the development of multi-media video and broadband Internet services via RSCC satellites in Russia.
Yahsat 1B Satellite Successfully Deployed In-orbit
(14 May 2012) Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase operations of the Y1B satellite, conducted from its spacecraft control centre in Toulouse (France), and passed control over to the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
Comtech Telecommunications Receives US$ 1.5 Million Award For High-Power Ka-band Amplifiers
(10 May 2012) Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. received an order for US$ 1.5 million for the company's Ka-band high-power amplifiers serving the emerging High Throughput Satellite communications market.
Contract Signed By OHB System And DLR Space Administration For Definition Phase Of “Heinrich Hertz” Satellite Mission Valued At Around 11 M Euros
(10 May 2012) Yesterday afternoon, OHB System was awarded a contract by the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for system leadership of a national telecommunications satellite known as “Heinrich Hertz” and the development of the necessary satellite.
Astrium Receives Secure Airborne Satcom Contract From Yahsat
(9 May 2012) Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has been awarded a contract to provide airborne satcom systems from Star Satellite Communications Company, a subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
Comtech Telecommunications Awarded US$ 2.5 Million SATCOM Equipment Contract to Support Mobile Backhaul & Trunking
(9 May 2012) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was awarded a US$ 2.5 million contract for satellite earth station equipment for a mobile operator in Latin America that is undergoing a significant network expansion for mobile backhaul.
Eutelsat Seals Distribution Agreement With RG Networks, Making Satellite Broadband Available Via KA-SAT Across Hungary
(9 May 2012) Eutelsat Communications, one of the world's leading satellite operators, today announced a distribution agreement between its Skylogic subsidiary and RG Networks, enabling RG Networks to benefit from Eutelsat's KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite and advanced user equipment to deliver broadband to businesses and consumers across Hungary.
Globecomm And Agility Recovery Solutions Expand Their Current Managed Services Contract
(9 May 2012) Globecomm Systems, a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a contract value upgrade as well as a twelve month extension to the existing five year contract announced on August, 18, 2011, bringing the total contract value to US$ 8.2 million.
Beam Receives US$ 5 M commitment From Telstra For Satellite Docking Stations And Iridium Handsets
(8 May 2012) Beam Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited, announces it has received a commitment from Telstra to purchase a minimum of US$ 5.1 M of Iridium based satellite docking stations and product bundles over the next 12 months.
TDRS-4 Mission Complete; Spacecraft Retired From Active Service
(8 May 2012) The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-4) recently completed almost 23 years of operations support and successfully completed end-of-mission de-orbit and decommissioning activities.
ASC Signal’s Ka-Band Antennas To Support Teleport Expansion For European Satellite Operator
(7 May 2012) ASC Signal has been selected to provide a significant number of Ka-band antennas to one of Europe’s major satellite operators to ensure uptime in distributing Pay-TV channels to Europe’s extensive base of satellite television users.
L-3 Telemetry-West To Provide Command Decryption For Iridium NEXT
(7 May 2012) L-3 Telemetry-West announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Thales Alenia Space to provide satellite command decryption capabilities for the Iridium NEXT space program.
Vizada And SRH Marine Electronics To Equip Danaos Shipping Fleet With Complete Broadband Solution
(4 May 2012) Vizada, the leading provider of global satellite-based mobility services recently acquired by Astrium, and Vizada Elite Partner SRH Marine Electronics S.A. have signed a 24-month agreement with Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd to equip the company’s fleet of vessels with a full broadband communications system.
Harris CapRock Selected As Communications Services Provider To Royal Caribbean Cruises Fleet
(2 May 2012) Harris CapRock Communications, a global provider of fully managed communications for remote and harsh environments, has signed a five-year agreement with cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to provide communications services onboard its fleet of 34 ships in the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises brands.
Broadcast
Arqiva Takes Additional Satellite Capacity On Eutelsat 7A
(16 May 2012) Arqiva and Eutelsat partnership meets growing demand for professional video services across Europe and the Middle East
Globecomm Awarded Seven Year Contract Renewal By Showtime Networks
(14 May 2012) Globecomm Systems, a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced today that Showtime Networks has awarded the company a seven-year contract renewal.
HD+ Reaches More Than 2.6 Million Households
(10 May 2012) SES announced today that its German HD+ platform reached more than 2.6 million households at the end of the first quarter of this year.
Earth Observation
Emcore Awarded Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract By JPL For Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission
(15 May 2012) Emcore Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today that it has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for its Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission targeted for launch in late 2014.
‘Eye Operation’ Puts Proba-1 Back In Business
(14 May 2012) After more than a decade in orbit, ESA’s Proba-1 was showing its age – even hibernating last winter.
NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves The Nest
(10 May 2012) Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft - NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide - has left its nest at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and has arrived at its integration and test site in Gilbert, Ariz.
ESA Declares End Of Mission For Envisat
(9 May 2012) Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April.
NASA's Aqua Satellite, Built By Northrop Grumman, Celebrates 10th Year On-Orbit
(7 May 2012) Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, NASA's Aqua satellite recently marked its 10th year on-orbit, delivering unprecedented data about the Earth's climate, water cycle and much more.
Navigation
Wanted: The Best Application Idea For EGNOS
(14 May 2012) Since its certification for use in managing air traffic and other security-critical applications in 2011, EGNOS - Europe's augmentation system for GPS - now enables new applications for precise and reliable satellite navigation.
First Galileo FOC Satellite Assembled At OHB System
(3 May 2012) After the delivery of the first payload by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) in April, the first of a series of 22 Galileo FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites, developed under contract with the European Space Agency, has now been assembled and is being prepared for the testing phase.
Garmin Arrives at a Milestone: 100 Million Products Sold
(2 May 2012) Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it has sold more than 100 million of its products to motorists, pilots, boaters, runners, cyclists, golfers, hikers, hunters, and geocachers -- who all depend on Garmin to help show the way.
Tracking
exactEarth Wins Significant Renewal Contract
(3 May 2012) exactEarth Ltd., the leading provider of satellite AIS data services for global vessel tracking and monitoring, today announced that the Canadian Government has awarded it a new multi-year contract for its exactAIS data service.
Military Space
Global Telesat Awarded U.S. Navy Contract For Mobile Satellite Equipment
(15 May 2012) World Surveillance Group, a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Telesat Corp, has been awarded a new contract to supply the U.S. Navy with mobile satellite equipment.
Vanguard Space Technologies Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Subcontract From Lockheed Martin To Build Two Spacecraft Bus Structures For AEHF Program
(15 May 2012) Vanguard Space Technologies today announced a multi-million dollar subcontract award from Lockheed Martin for fabrication and testing of two spacecraft bus structures for the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite.
Newtec Provides Key Satellite Communication Technology For Euro Hawk
(14 May 2012) Satellite specialist Newtec's IP traffic enhancement and shaping technology Cross-Layer-Optimization has been implemented in the flagship Euro Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) which detects and collects information.
Comtech Telecommunications Awarded US$ 4.5 Million Order For High-Power Solid-State Amplifiers
(8 May 2012) Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., received a US$ 4.5 million order from a domestic prime contractor to supply solid-state high-power amplifiers to support the U.S. military.
Comtech Telecommunications Receives US$ 1.8 Million Order For Modems With DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier To Support Military Network Expansion
(7 May 2012) Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a US$ 1.8 million order from a government systems integrator for modems with DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression.
US Navy, Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Awards Marshall Communications Contract For COTS Network And Communications Equipment And Incidental Services
(4 May 2012) Marshall Communications Corporation announces that the U.S. Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has awarded Marshall an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the procurement of Commercial-off-The-Shelf (COTS) Network and Communications Equipment and incidental services.
Astronomy
NASA Lends Galaxy Evolution Explorer To Caltech
(16 May 2012) NASA is lending the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, where the spacecraft will continue its exploration of the cosmos.
Europe Delivers First JWST Instrument
(9 May 2012) The first instrument to be completed for the James Webb Space Telescope, MIRI, was handed over by the European consortium that built it to ESA at a ceremony held in London today, and will now be delivered to NASA aiming for launch in 2018.
Northrop Grumman Completes Flight Hardware For Tower Supporting NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors, Science Instruments
(8 May 2012) Northrop Grumman has completed the flight composite components for the structure that connects the Optical Telescope Element to the spacecraft on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Stars
How Nature Shapes The Birth Of Stars
(11 May 2012) Using state of the art computer simulations, a team of astronomers from the University of Bonn in Germany have found the first evidence that the way in which stars form depends on their birth environment.
Four White Dwarf Stars Caught In The Act Of Consuming ‘Earth-like’ Exoplanets
(3 May 2012) University of Warwick astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarfs surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the composition of the Earth.
Galaxies
Baby Galaxies Grew Up Quickly
(16 May 2012) Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research from the Niels Bohr Institute.
Black Holes
Black Holes Turn Up The Heat For The Universe
(15 May 2012) HITS astrophysicists discover a new heating source in cosmological structure formation
Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making
(9 May 2012) The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes.
The Most Powerful Black Holes Quenched Their Galaxy's Star Formation
(9 May 2012) A survey of galaxies performed with ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has shown that only the most powerful black holes in the early Universe were able to quench the formation of stars in their host galaxies.
Black Hole Caught Red-Handed In A Stellar Homicide
(2 May 2012) Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.
Supernova
A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
(15 May 2012) Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded.
Oslo-experiment May Explain Massive Star Explosions
(8 May 2012) New insight into the behaviour of atomic nuclei may explain how gigantic star explosions, or supernovas, have formed the elements that are crucial to mankind.
Honing In On Supernova Origins
(7 May 2012) Type Ia supernovae are important stellar phenomena, used to measure the expansion of the universe.
Solar System
IBEX Reveals Missing Boundary At Edge Of Solar System
(10 May 2012) For the last few decades, space scientists have generally accepted that the bubble of gas and magnetic fields generated by the sun – known as the heliosphere – moves through space, creating three distinct boundary layers that culminate in an outermost bow shock.
Venus
Hubble To Use Moon As Mirror To See Venus Transit
(4 May 2012) This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our moon.
Earth
Physicists Use 20 New Satellites To Forecast Space Weather
(14 May 2012) The northern lights interfere with radio communications, GPS navigation and satellite communications. Researchers are now going to launch 20 satellites containing world class instruments from the University of Oslo to find out why.
Mars
Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter
(9 May 2012) With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its fifth Martian winter.
The Flowing Sands Of Mars
(9 May 2012) Sand dunes on Mars move not unlike those on Earth, despite a much thinner atmosphere and weaker winds, as revealed by images taken with the UA-led HiRISE camera.
Paydirt At 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site'
(3 May 2012) A report in the May 4 edition of the journal Science details discoveries Opportunity made in its first four months at the rim of Endeavour Crater, including key findings reported at a geophysics conference in late 2011.
Jupiter
JUICE Is Europe’s Next Large Science Mission
(2 May 2012) Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, ESA announced today. |
Saturn
Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer
(3 May 2012) Shortly after passing Enceladus, Cassini had a non-targeted encounter of Dione. At closest approach, the spacecraft flew within about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of the moon.
Asteroids
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
(16 May 2012) Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids.
Vesta – A Planet-like Asteroid
(10 May 2012) Even though it doesn’t quite qualify as a ‘proper’ planet, the second most massive asteroid in the Solar System, Vesta – which has a diameter of approximately 530 kilometres – exhibits numerous planetary characteristics.
NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets Of Large Asteroid
(9 May 2012) NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and kinship with terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.
ASC's 3D Flash LIDAR Camera Chosen For OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Asteroid Mission
(8 May 2012) Advanced Scientific Concepts (ASC) announces ASC's 3D Flash LIDAR range cameras have been chosen for the OSIRIS-REx planetary science mission that will study and return a sample of the carbonaceous asteroid 1999 RQ36 set for launch in 2016.
Extra-Solar Planets
Unseen Planet Revealed By Its Gravity
(10 May 2012) More than a 150 years ago, before Neptune was ever sighted in the night sky, French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier predicted the planet's existence based on small deviations in the motion of Uranus.
NASA's Spitzer Sees Light Of Alien 'Super Earth'
(8 May 2012) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time.
Boston Micromachines Awarded Grant From NASA For Space Imaging Research
(7 May 2012) Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC), a leading provider of MEMS-based deformable mirror (DM) products and adaptive optics systems, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase II contract for US$ 750,000 by NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) to support NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration program.
Looking For Earths By Looking For Jupiters
(7 May 2012) In the search for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to look for clues and patterns that can help scientist narrow down the types of systems where potentially habitable planets are likely to be discovered.
Some Giant Planets In Other Systems Most Likely To Be Alone
(7 May 2012) “Hot Jupiter-type” planets are most likely to be alone in their systems, according to research by a University of Florida astronomer and others, made public today.
Microgravity
Cancer Treatment Delivery
(5 May 2012) Humanity is on the constant search for improvements in cancer treatments, and the International Space Station has provided a microgravity platform that has enabled advancements in the cancer treatment process.
Manned Space
Expedition 31 Trio Blasts Off For International Space Station
(15 May 2012) NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, Russian Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin blasted off for the International Space Station at 10:01 p.m. CDT Monday, May 14 (9:01 a.m. Baikonur time on May 15), from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA Langley's SCIFLI Team To Take Images Of SpaceX C2 Launch
(15 May 2012) A team from NASA's Langley Research Center will have its eyes, cameras and telescopes trained on the skies for the launch of the first commercial spaceflight carrying cargo to the International Space Station.
Refurbishment On Grand Scale For Iconic VAB
(14 May 2012) The Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been a landmark to the technological advancements of sending men to the moon and astronauts into space for more than 45 years.
SpaceX And Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces To Offer Crewed Missions To Private Space Stations
(10 May 2012) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Bigelow Aerospace have agreed to conduct a joint marketing effort focused on international customers.
ATK Announces Complete Liberty System To Provide Commercial Crew Access
(9 May 2012) ATK announced today it has developed Liberty into a complete commercial crew transportation system, including the spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle, and ground and mission operations, designed from inception to meet NASA's human-rating requirements with a potential for the first test flight in 2014 and Liberty crewed flight in 2015.
SLS Carries Deep Space Potential
(9 May 2012) The Space Launch System is on track to give America the launch vehicle it will need to send humans deeper into space than ever before, the program's manager said May 8.
NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Crew Accommodations Milestone
(8 May 2012) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has finished an important evaluation of a prototype Dragon spacecraft designed to carry people into orbit.
NASA Conducts Tests On Orion Service Module
(8 May 2012) Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions.
Boeing Completes Full Landing Test Of Crew Space Transportation Spacecraft
(3 May 2012) Boeing successfully completed the second parachute drop test of the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft on May 2 at the Delamar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nev.
Technology
Ball Aerospace Submits Solar Electric Propulsion Concept To NASA
(16 May 2012) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted its mission concept study to NASA for demonstrating solar electric propulsion (SEP) technologies in space.
ISPS Non-toxic Thruster Passes Safety Review For ISS Demo
(16 May 2012) Innovative Space Propulsion Systems (ISPS) has passed another critical milestone in their progress toward the launch of their NOFBX green propulsion demonstration to the International Space Station (ISS).
Honeybee Robotics Delivers Modular Solar Array Drive System To MMA Design
(14 May 2012) Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation today announced it has delivered a novel CubeSat solar array drive assembly (SADA) to MMA Design LLC, for integration into their High Watts per Kilogram (HaWK) tracked power system.
Curtiss-Wright Controls Awarded Contract By Alenia Aermacchi
(8 May 2012) Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Alenia Aermacchi S.p.A. to supply rugged data acquisition subsystems for use in the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV).
Slapshot To Deep Space
(3 May 2012) The ticket to Mars and beyond may be a series of nuclear slapshots that use magnetic pulses to slam nuclei into each other inside hockey pucks made of a special, lightweight salt.
XCOR Aerospace Hits Route 66 With Experimental Motorcycle
(3 May 2012) XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.
Launch Services
Lockheed Martin Orbits 100th And 101st Commercial Geo Satellites With Successful Launch Of JCSAT-13 And VINASAT-2
(15 May 2012) The 100th and 101st Lockheed Martin commercial geostationary communication satellites have been successfully placed in orbit today after a dual launch aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle.
The Numbers Add Up In Arianespace’s Latest Commercial Launch Success With Ariane 5
(15 May 2012) Arianespace provided another on-time Ariane 5 launch tonight by orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft at the service of Asian region operators, on a mission that included multiple numerical milestones for the company and its customers.
Space Systems/Loral Provides High Capacity Broadband Satellite To Hughes
(14 May 2012) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite, designed and built for Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace.
EchoStar XVII Comes To French Guiana For Dual-payload Arianespace Flight In June With Ariane 5
(11 May 2012) The initial passenger for Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is now in French Guiana for a heavy-lift launch scheduled for June 19 from the Spaceport.
A Soyuz Takes Shape In French Guiana For Next Dual Galileo Satellite Launch
(8 May 2012) The launcher for Arianespace’s next Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana is completing its initial checkout for a flight in the second half of 2012, which will carry another two spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation.
Spaceflight Formally Launches SHERPA And Announces Flight Schedule
(7 May 2012) Spaceflight Inc. unveiled today its SHERPA in-space tug, which is dedicated to hosting and deploying small and secondary payloads.
Aerojet's AJ26 Flight Engine Successfully Hot-Fire Tested For Orbital's Antares Rocket
(4 May 2012) Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that its AJ26 engine successfully completed a hot-fire test yesterday at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
A Trio Of Ariane 5 Launchers Are Now At The Spaceport
(4 May 2012) Arianespace’s ability to support the sustained launch pace for its heavy-lift Ariane 5 is being demonstrated once again as vehicles for the next three missions are now together in French Guiana.
Second Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully For US Air Force
(4 May 2012) The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) military communication satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
United Launch Alliance Marks 60th Successful Launch By Delivering Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 Satellite To Orbit For US Air Force
(4 May 2012) A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 2:42 p.m. EDT today.
Next Galileo Satellites To Launch After The Summer
(3 May 2012) The European Commission has announced the launch date of the next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites.
Second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Set To Launch
(2 May 2012) The Air Force's second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite is scheduled to launch May 3 aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launches
JCSat-13, Vinasat-2
Soyuz TMA-04M ISS 30S
Yaogan 14, Tiantou 1
TianHui 1B
AEHF 2
Beidou-2 M3/M4
RISat-1
YahSat 1B
Progress M-15-M (ISS 47P)
Kwangmyongsong 3 - launch failure
Reports
Satellite Manufacturing And Launch Markets Ready For A Bumpy Ride
(14 May 2012) NSR's Global Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Markets, 2nd edition, finds the satellite manufacturing and launch markets facing both softening demand and increasing competition until 2016.
Mobile Satellite Market Poised For Sustained Growth
(8 May 2012) Now in its 8th edition, NSR's Mobile Satellite Services report projects the sector will sustain its current robust growth by serving users with a mix of MSS, FSS and HTS-based solutions.
Business
Globalstar Announces Update Regarding Commercial Arbitration With Thales Alenia Space
(16 May 2012) Globalstar today announced the decision of the arbitrators in the commercial arbitration concerning its 2009 satellite manufacturing contract with Thales Alenia Space France.
Sierra Nevada Corporation Opens Huntsville, Alabama Office
(15 May 2012) Huntsville, Alabama is now home to one of America's fastest growing private companies, and the top Woman-Owned Federal Contractor in the United States.
LightSquared Implements Voluntary Chapter 11 Restructuring
(14 May 2012) LightSquared announced today that it commenced voluntarily reorganization cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to give it time to resolve regulatory issues that have prevented it from building its coast-to-coast integrated satellite 4G wireless network.
GeoEye Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe
(4 May 2012) GeoEye, a leading source of geospatial information and insight, today announced that it is proposing to acquire DigitalGlobe.
New Space For Space Flight: OHB’s Satellite Integration Hall In Bremen Officially Opened
(4 May 2012) OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the European space and technology group OHB, officially opened its new satellite integration hall in the presence of Peter Hintze, the parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and aerospace and aeronautics coordinator of the German federal government, and Martin Günthner, Senator for Economics, Labor and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
Products and Services
Thrane & Thrane Makes Inmarsat Multi-voice Service Standard Across Sailor FleetBroadband Range
(16 May 2012) Thrane & Thrane has launched Inmarsat Multi-voice across its entire Sailor FleetBroadband portfolio.
Microsemi Achieves QML Class V Qualification For Space FPGAs
(14 May 2012) Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced that its radiation-tolerant RTAX-S/SL field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have been qualified by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V in accordance with military performance standard MIL-PRF-38535 space-level qualification requirements.
Aircell Announces SwiftBroadband Certification Aboard Falcons In Europe
(13 May 2012) Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity for business aviation, announces that Jet Aviation AG Basel, a member of the company's global dealer network, has received a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the AVIATOR 200 system aboard the Falcon 2000LX.
New Dual Frequency Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator
(10 May 2012) Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group and the leading provider of practical test solutions for GPS and GNSS devices and systems, today announced its new L1+L2 dual frequency 32-channel multi-GNSS simulator, the GSG-62.
Iridium Unveils World's Smallest Two-Way Satellite Data Transceiver
(8 May 2012) Iridium Communications, today unveiled the world's smallest, commercial, two-way satellite data transceiver -- the Iridium 9603.
SkyWave Introduces Next Generation Integrated Satellite-Cellular M2M Solution
(8 May 2012) SkyWave Mobile Communications, a global provider of wireless data communications for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, today announced the introduction of the new IDP-780 series of terminals with dual mode satellite-cellular capability.
Trimble Introduces Tiny GNSS Timing Receiver To Keep Systems In Sync
(8 May 2012) Trimble introduced today a new embedded Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver with GPS and GLONASS capabilities for timing applications—the Trimble Resolution-SMT GG receiver.
Trimble's New Smart GNSS Timing Antenna Adds GLONASS Capabilities For Network Synchronization
(8 May 2012) Trimble introduced today its latest generation of timing receivers--the Acutime GG smart antenna with multi-Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capabilities.
VPT Adds 15 Amp Point Of Load DC-DC Converter To Space Family Of Power Conversion Products
(8 May 2012) VPT, a HEICO company, announced today the availability of a new point of load power converter designed and manufactured for use in the extreme environment of space.
Craftwork Launches Range Of SAT>IP Solutions
(3 May 2012) Craftwork, a pioneer of SAT>IP technology, launches off-the-shelf software solutions enabling device manufacturers to rapidly develop and launch new SAT>IP devices.
Events
GMES In Eastern Europe
(9 May 2012) As Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme nears its full operational phase, its benefits and economic potential for Eastern Europe came into focus last week at a conference in Bucharest, Romania.
Spotlight On Sentinel-2
(4 May 2012) The vast potential of ESA’s upcoming Sentinel-2 satellites came into focus last week at a symposium in Italy on how they will benefit current and future projects that exploit Earth observation data.
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RigNet Elects James H. Browning As Chairman Of The Board
(16 May 2012) RigNet, a leading global provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, announced today that its board of directors has elected James H. Browning as non-executive Chairman.
International Datacasting Announces The Addition Of Two New Members To Its Management Team
(11 May 2012) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in digital content distribution for the world's premiere broadcasters, today announces it has appointed Rick Clements to the position of Chief Financial Officer and has appointed Karlton Burn to the position of Managing Director, APAC.
Edward Ferraro Named Head Of North American Sales At GlobeCast
(9 May 2012) GlobeCast Americas today announced the appointment of Edward "Eddie" Ferraro as the company’s new North American Head of Sales.
Ball Aerospace Names Jeff Osterkamp Vice President For Engineering
(8 May 2012) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has appointed Jeff Osterkamp to vice president for Engineering.
ITC Global Appoints Jean-Michel Rouylou Executive Vice President Of Maritime
(8 May 2012) ITC Global, a leading global provider of enterprise grade satellite communications to mining, energy and maritime businesses, announced today the appointment of Jean-Michel Rouylou as Executive Vice President of Maritime.
Intelsat Announces Executive Appointments
(7 May 2012) Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced that Peter Ostapiuk has been appointed Vice President of Media Product Management, and Mark Rasmussen has been named Regional Vice President of North American Sales.
CETel Group Announces The Appointment Of Nick Burrett As Vice President Of Sales
(4 May 2012) CETel Group (Central European Telecom Services) a leading satellite service provider, today announced the appointment of Nick Burrett as Vice President of Sales. |
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