4 April 2004
Satcoms
Canal 22 and Once
Mexico Added to DirecTV Para Todos Programming Service
On2 Technologies, CNC
International Sign Deal for Distribution of Video
State-of-the-Art Platform
Enables XY.tv to Reach Gen X and Y Audiences
Tandberg TV's HD
Technology Brings Prince’s ‘Musicology’ to Cinemas Across US
ViaSat
Selects Encore Networks for Secure Broadband Over Satellite
Networks
Earth Observation
Orbimage Ramps up
Operations for 2004 and Expands Staff
Orbimage Receives
Clearview Contract Award from NGA
US Dept of Agriculture
Continues with Radarsat International for Landsat Data Supply
Military Space
Boeing Awarded US$ 189
Million Space-Based Surveillance System Contract
Harris Lightweight
Multi-band Satellite Terminals (LMST) Favoured by US Marine Corps Operators
Raytheon to
Deliver 41 Satcom Terminals Under US$ 26.9 Million Navy Award
Technology
Successfully Flight of
NASA's X-43A Hypersonic Scramjet
In Orbit
Harris Corporation
Awarded DigitalGlobe Satellite Control System Upgrade and Expansion
Contract
PanAmSat De-Orbits Back-Up Satellite PAS-6
PanAmSat Starts
Consolidation of Satellite Operations
Launches
Launch Schedule
Business
Boeing Sells Digital
Cinema Assets to Access Integrated Technologies
DigitalGlobe Plans to
Launch Singapore Office
SES Americom to Acquire Verestar Assets
Sirius Closes US$ 50
Million Sale of 2 1/2% Convertible Notes
Products and Services
Chelton Announces
Multi-Channel Swift64 High Speed Data Terminals
Chelton Unveils
World’s Smallest and Lightest Aero-H /Swift64 Antenna
Harris Releases
Linux-compatible OS/COMET Satellite Network Control Software
Satellite Security
Systems Introduces IONIT
People
Stratos Announces
Change in CFO
WorldSpace Satellite Radio Names Hamza Farooqui Managing
Director
Satcoms
Canal 22 and Once Mexico Added to
DirecTV Para Todos Programming Service
(31 March 2004) DirecTV Inc and Satmex Maximo have announced an
agreement to add Canal 22 and Once Mexico to the DirecTV Para Todos programming
platform this April. Customers who subscribe to any DirecTV Para Todos
programming package will be eligible to receive Canal 22 and Once Mexico at no
additional cost.
more . . . .
On2 Technologies, CNC International
Sign Deal for Distribution of Video
(31 March 2004) On2 Technologies Inc, The Duck Corporation has
signed a contract with China Netcom Communication International Corporation
(CNC International Corporation Ltd.) for use of its VP6.2 video codec and
TrueCast servers for the broadcast of video via satellite and the Internet for
educational and cultural projects in China.
more . . .
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State-of-the-Art Platform Enables
XY.tv to Reach Gen X and Y Audiences
(29 March 2004) XY.tv, a 24-hour network of original lifestyle and
entertainment shows designed for 12 to 34 year olds, has signed on with SES
Americom for innovative program staging and satellite distribution services.
XY.tv is delivering live and recorded programming over the Internet to SES
Americom's Internet gateway and satellite uplink facilities in Woodbine,
Maryland, where the content is packaged, stored and delivered to cable headends
across the country aboard SES Americom's AMC-1 satellite, one of two satellites
that combine to form the Cable2 neighbourhood.
more . . .
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Tandberg TV's HD Technology Brings
Prince’s ‘Musicology’ to Cinemas Across US
(29 March 2004) A US-wide, live
digital cinema event kicking off the release of musician Prince’s new
album, “Musicology” was delivered to Regal Entertainment Group (REG)
theatres throughout the US, using Coastal Satellite’s mobile uplinking
expertise and the very latest Tandberg Television high definition encoding
technology.
more . . . .
ViaSat Selects Encore Networks for
Secure Broadband Over Satellite Networks
(29 March 2004) Encore Networks, a developer of integrated
IP+Legacy Virtual Private Network (VPN) and security solutions, has announced
the recent completion of certification testing between the ViaSat LinkStar IP
satellite terminal and Encore's VSR-30 and the BANDIT product line. The
combined platform delivers the first end-to-end IPsec VPN without bandwidth
degradation over hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks that meet the
security requirements of ViaSat commercial customers.
more . . .
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Earth Observation
Orbimage Ramps up Operations for
2004 and Expands Staff
(30
March 2004) Orbimage Inc has expanded its staff by approximately 50% to support
commercial operations of OrbView-3, its first high-resolution earth observation
satellite, and that the company's regional distributor partner in Japan, NTT
Data Corporation, has begun routine commercial operations.
more . . .
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Orbimage Receives Clearview Contract
Award from NGA
(29 March 2004)
Orbimage Inc has been awarded a contract to supply the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with high-resolution commercial satellite
imagery and value-added products from its new OrbView-3 satellite.
more . .
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US Dept of Agriculture Continues
with Radarsat International for Landsat Data Supply
(29 March 2004) Exercising the 3rd year option with
Radarsat International, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has signed an
additional one-year contract for the supply of Landsat data. The data is
acquired over the agricultural lands of the United States to monitor and assess
crop activities.
more . . . .
Military Space
Boeing Awarded US$ 189 Million
Space-Based Surveillance System Contract
(30 March 2004) A Boeing and Ball Aerospace team has won a US$ 189
million contract to develop and initially operate the Space-Based Space
Surveillance System (SBSS) for the US Air Force.
more . . .
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Harris Lightweight Multi-band
Satellite Terminals (LMST) Favoured by US Marine Corps Operators
(29 March 2004) Highly mobile,
multi-band satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals from Harris Corporation
are providing US Marine Corps forces deployed around the world with highly
reliable satellite-based voice, video, data and Internet connectivity between
headquarters operations and the battlefield.
more . . .
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Raytheon to Deliver 41 Satcom
Terminals Under US$ 26.9 Million Navy Award
(31 March 2004) The US Navy Space and Warfare Command has
exercised a production option with Raytheon Company to produce 41 extra high
frequency (EHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals and spare parts
worth US$ 26.9 million.
more . . .
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Technology
Successfully Flight of NASA's X-43A
Hypersonic Scramjet
(30 March
2004) NASA and an industry team led by ATK achieved a world speed record for
air-breathing powered flight during a test of the X-43A Supersonic Combustion
Ramjet (Scramjet) engine-powered research vehicle on March 27.
more .
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In Orbit
Harris Corporation Awarded
DigitalGlobe Satellite Control System Upgrade and Expansion Contract
(29 March 2004) Harris Corporation
has signed a contract with DigitalGlobe to support its Satellite Control System
Upgrade and Expansion program. Harris will provide the satellite command and
control system for DigitalGlobe's currently operational QuickBird remote
sensing satellite and for its new WorldView satellite. The Harris OS/COMET
product will provide the command and control system for managing a
constellation of satellites, including QuickBird, WorldView, and future
spacecraft.
more . . . .
PanAmSat De-Orbits Back-Up Satellite
PAS-6
(2 April 2004) PanAmSat
has decided to de-orbit one of its in-orbit international spares, PAS-6, due to
a failure in the satellite's power system. Located at 43° W, PAS-6 was one
of two backup satellites supporting PanAmSat's international fleet. PanAmSat
anticipates that this will not affect its 2004 revenues.
more . . .
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PanAmSat Starts Consolidation of
Satellite Operations
(31 March
2004) Integral Systems Inc has announced a contract with PanAmSat Corporation
to migrate their three Boeing Satellite System 702 spacecraft from their
current ground control software system to the Epoch IPS (Integrated Product
Suite) fleet control system supplied by Integral Systems. This program is the
first step to eventually consolidating PanAmSat's satellite operations onto a
single satellite control system. By doing so, PanAmSat will reduce its
recurring long-term operations and maintenance costs, and future procurement
costs.
more . . . .
Business
Boeing Sells Digital Cinema Assets
to Access Integrated Technologies
(30 March 2004) The Boeing Company has announced the sale of
Boeing Digital Cinema assets to Access Integrated Technologies Inc (AccessIT)
of Morristown, New Jersey.
more . . . .
DigitalGlobe Plans to Launch
Singapore Office
(31 March
2004) DigitalGlobe has announced plans for DigitalGlobe Asia, a sales and
support office to be located in Singapore. DigitalGlobe Asia will benefit
customers in Asia by allowing for in-region sales and technical support,
resulting in quicker turnaround and localised business knowledge.
more .
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SES Americom to Acquire Verestar
Assets
(2 April 2004) SES
Americom has received US Bankruptcy Court approval to acquire the assets of
Verestar Inc, for a total cash consideration of US$ 18.5 million. The Fairfax,
VA-based company focuses on managed solutions for satellite communications in
government, broadcast, enterprise, and international services markets with
strategically located teleport facilities in the US and abroad.
more .
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Sirius Closes US$ 50 Million Sale of
2 1/2% Convertible Notes
(31
March 2004) Morgan Stanley & Co Incorporated has purchased US$ 50 million
in principal amount of Sirius Satellite Radio's 2 1/2% Convertible Notes due
2009.
more . . . .
Products and Services
Chelton Announces Multi-Channel
Swift64 High Speed Data Terminals
(30 March 2004) Chelton has announced two new Inmarsat Swift64
Aero High Speed Data systems - the HSD-6000 and the HSD-7000, both systems are
complete with High Gain Antennas.
more . . .
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Chelton Unveils World’s
Smallest and Lightest Aero-H /Swift64 Antenna
(30 March 2004) Chelton has unveiled the revolutionary
HGA-6000 Aero Satcom. The HGA-6000 is Chelton’s first High Gain Antenna
specifically designed for mounting underneath a tail radome.
more . . .
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Harris Releases Linux-compatible
OS/COMET Satellite Network Control Software
(29 March 2004) Harris Corporation has announced the release of a
new version of its OS/COMET satellite Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C)
solution. Compatible with the Linux Operating System, the new version of
OS/COMET provides satellite operators with a choice of operating systems and
hardware platforms when either building or upgrading their control centres.
more . . . .
Satellite Security Systems
Introduces IONIT
(1 April 2004)
Satellite Security Systems (S3), a global provider of asset security and
logistics control, has launched IONIT, the first satellite security and
monitoring solution for tethered and un-tethered units, providing superior
accountability and efficiency for the trucking industry.
more . . .
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People
Stratos Announces Change in CFO
(31 March 2004) Stratos Global Corp
has announced that Richard Halka, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial
Officer, is leaving Stratos to pursue other opportunities.
more . . .
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WorldSpace Satellite Radio Names
Hamza Farooqui Managing Director
(29 March 2004) WorldSpace Corporation has appointed Hamza
Farooqui as Managing Director for WorldSpace South Africa.
more . . .
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