30 April 2006
Satcoms
Com Dev Receives
Authorisation to Proceed on Satellite Project
Gilat Provides SkyEdge
Broadband Network to Large Telecommunication Operator in Bolivia
Mobile
Satellite Ventures Issued Patent for Innovative ATC Satellite Network
Architecture
Orbital to Supply Satellite Platform and Perform Spacecraft
Integration for AMC-21 Satellite
Radyne Receives US$ 3.1
Million DataPath Order
SES Americom’s AMC-21 Satellite Contract Awarded to
Alcatel Alenia Space
SES-Astra Purchases Additional MonicsNet Satellite Carrier
Monitoring Systems
Ten Thousand Satellite Modems for Disaster Recovery
Organisations
Broadcast
Arabsat Signs Jawrat
Al-Ballout Station Extension Agreement with Lebanese Ministry of
Telecommunications
Arabsat Signs Strategic Co-operation Agreement with Jordan Media
City
Globecomm Integrates IPTV Test Capabilities in Expansion of
Broadcast Lab
Globecomm Systems to Provide Hosting and Program Distribution
Services for ImaginAsian TV
PanAmSat to Deliver World Cup to Hundreds of Millions
Around Globe
PROFLine Awarded Contract For New MPEG4 He-AAC Satellite Radio
Network in Europe
Earth Observation
General Dynamics
Payload Control Processor Runs Primary Science Instrument on Calipso
Spacecraft
Geoinformation from Space Sharpens Population Density
Maps
Military Space
Los Angeles AFB
Dedicates New Schriever Space Complex
WFI Receives Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Contract Increase
XTAR Begins Commercial
Service on XTAR-LANT
Science
Pieces of NASA’s
Next Mars Mission are Coming Together
Manned Space
ATK Receives Go-Ahead
for Additional Crew Launch Vehicle Work
European Columbus
Laboratory for International Space Station Ready for Delivery
Five Years and US$ 120
Million Later, Space Adventures Continues to Drive the Industry
Technology
NASA Testing
Prototype Software for Future Spaceflight
New System of Automatic
Control Capable of Governing Satellite Telescopes
Launch Services
Russian State
Commission Issues Results of Proton Review
In Orbit
USN Provides
Long-Term, Mission-Critical Climate Change Data Services for COSMIC
Constellation
Launches
Progress M-56
EROS
B1
Yaogan, (Remote Sensing Satellite No.1)
Calipso, CloudSat
Launch Schedule
Reports
GPS-Based Precision
Time Signals Help Synchronised Global Information Networks
Business
Boeing Opens Launch
Systems Office in Huntsville
Satlynx Acquires Spaceline
Viaspace Moves to New
Corporate Offices
Products and Services
SES Astra Launches
Interactive Blucom Service for International Customers
Swe-Dish Launches DA150K
Mil Inset
Swe-Dish Launches FA150K Two-In-One Concept
People
Chris Young Named
President and General Manager of ITT's Space Systems Division
Lockheed Martin Names
New Leader for Space Systems Unit
New VP of Space Systems
for Raytheon's Intelligence and Information Systems Business
Swales Aerospace Names
New Chief Executive Officer
Satcoms
Com Dev Receives Authorisation to
Proceed on Satellite Project
(25 April 2006) Com Dev International Ltd. has received an
Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) to supply multiplexer and switch equipment to a
major European satellite manufacturer for use in a commercial communications
satellite.
more . . . .
Gilat Provides SkyEdge Broadband
Network to Large Telecommunication Operator in Bolivia
(26 April 2006) Gilat Satellite
Networks, Ltd. has delivered a SkyEdge broadband VSAT satellite network to the
Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (COTAS),
Bolivia’s second-largest telecommunication operator.
more . . .
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Mobile Satellite Ventures Issued
Patent for Innovative ATC Satellite Network Architecture
(27 April 2006) The United States
Patent Office has awarded Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP U.S. Patent No.
7,006,789 entitled, "Space-Based Network Architectures for Satellite
Radiotelephone Systems."
more . . . .
Orbital to Supply Satellite Platform
and Perform Spacecraft Integration for AMC-21 Satellite
(25 April 2006) Orbital Sciences
Corporation has signed a contract with Alcatel Alenia Space of France to supply
a STAR-2 spacecraft bus and provide final spacecraft and system integration and
test of SES Americom's AMC-21 commercial communications satellite.
more .
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Radyne Receives US$ 3.1 Million
DataPath Order
(27 April 2006)
Radyne Corporation has received an order for US$ 3.1 million for satellite
modems from DataPath, Inc. The order provides DataPath with Radyne's DMD-20
modem for a variety of its ongoing military and commercial programs.
more .
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SES Americom’s AMC-21 Satellite
Contract Awarded to Alcatel Alenia Space
(24 April 2006) Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a contract to
build a new powerful telecommunication satellite for the U.S. operator SES
Americom, an SES Global company.
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SES-Astra Purchases Additional
MonicsNet Satellite Carrier Monitoring Systems
(24 April 2006) SAT Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. has delivered an additional MonicsNet
Satellite Carrier Monitoring site to SES Astra, thereby extending their
existing MonicsNet network.
more . . . .
Ten Thousand Satellite Modems for
Disaster Recovery Organisations
(27 April 2006) Globalstar, Inc., a world leader in providing
mobile satellite voice and data services to business, and Orbit One
Communications, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana have announced the purchase of an
additional 10,000 OrbiTRAX simplex satellite tracking devices by various
Federal, State and private organisations, who will activate these units in
preparation for the 2006 hurricane season.
more . . .
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Broadcast
Arabsat Signs Jawrat Al-Ballout
Station Extension Agreement with Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications
(18 April 2006) The Arab Satellite
Communications Organisation (Arabsat) has signed an agreement for the extension
of Jawrat Al-Ballout station with the Telecommunications Ministry of Lebanon to
upgrade the station's capacity in order to establish new bouquets and cope with
future extensions in satellite TV broadcasting expected to take place in the
region.
more . . . .
Arabsat Signs Strategic Co-operation
Agreement with Jordan Media City
(17 April 2006) The Arab Satellite Communications Organisation
(Arabsat) has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Jordan Media City
(JMC) to set up Television integrated solutions centres and centres for
broadcasting and storage of TV materials which will form an attraction factor
for broadcasting companies and private TV stations to meet the increasing
demand in the developing digital transmission market.
more . . .
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Globecomm Integrates IPTV Test
Capabilities in Expansion of Broadcast Lab
(26 April 2006) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of
end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, has announced an expansion
of its Broadcast Lab, a test facility for leading-edge video applications
established in 2001, to integrate test capabilities for the many technologies
involved in the delivery of IPTV.
more . . .
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Globecomm Systems to Provide Hosting
and Program Distribution Services for ImaginAsian TV
(25 April 2006) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider
of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, has been selected by
ImaginAsian TV, America's first 24/7 Asian American television network, to
provide complete satellite distribution and hosting services.
more .
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PanAmSat to Deliver World Cup to
Hundreds of Millions Around Globe
(25 April 2006) PanAmSat already has booked more than 15,000 hours
of video transmission time for more than 15 global customers for the 2006 World
Cup.
more . . . .
PROFLine Awarded Contract For New
MPEG4 He-AAC Satellite Radio Network in Europe
(25 April 2006) PROFLine B.V. has received a new order
from the commercial broadcaster Radio Contact in Belgium, to supply equipment
for a major new satellite radio network upgrade.
more . . .
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Earth Observation
General Dynamics Payload Control
Processor Runs Primary Science Instrument on Calipso Spacecraft
(28 April 2006) General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems provided the payload control processor for the
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (Calipso)
spacecraft, which was launched on April 28 at 3:02 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in Calif.
more . . . .
Geoinformation from Space Sharpens
Population Density Maps
(26
April 2006) In response to a growing demand for sharpened census data, GeoVille
Information Systems has developed ‘real-world population’ maps based
on Earth observation, under a contract named EO-STAT awarded by ESA, which can
assist the private and public sector in fields such as geomarketing, market
research, business location analysis, risk assessment and transport and urban
planning.
more . . . .
Military Space
Los Angeles AFB Dedicates New
Schriever Space Complex
(27
April 2006) The Space and Missile Systems Center officially dedicated its
Schriever Space Complex on April 24.
more . . .
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WFI Receives Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Contract Increase
(24
April 2006) WFI, a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of
wireless communication networks, information technology solutions, and security
systems, has received an increase in base period ceiling of US$ 7 million for
the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) San Diego contract
supporting the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South.
more . . .
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XTAR Begins Commercial Service on
XTAR-LANT
(24 April 2006) XTAR,
LLC, a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications and Hisdesat,
today announced that the second component of its X-band satellite network,
XTAR- LANT, has completed in-orbit testing and has entered full commercial
service. XTAR-LANT joins the XTAR-EUR satellite that entered service in April
2005.
more . . . .
Science
Pieces of NASA’s Next Mars
Mission are Coming Together
(26
April 2006) NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, the next mission to the surface of
Mars, is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007.
more . . . .
Manned Space
ATK Receives Go-Ahead for Additional
Crew Launch Vehicle Work
(24
April 2006) Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has received a US$ 28.6 million work
order from NASA to design and develop the first stage of NASA's next-generation
human launch system, the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV).
more . . .
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European Columbus Laboratory for
International Space Station Ready for Delivery
(24 April 2006) The Columbus laboratory is Europe's
cornerstone contribution to the International Space Station.
more . . .
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Five Years and US$ 120 Million
Later, Space Adventures Continues to Drive the Industry
(28 April 2006) Five years ago,
Space Adventures, Ltd.'s client, Dennis Tito, became the world's first
commercial passenger to launch to space marking the beginning of the space
tourism industry.
more . . . .
Technology
NASA Testing Prototype Software for
Future Spaceflight
(27 April
2006) Software that astronauts could use during spaceflight and in future moon
habitats is being tested by NASA in a Utah desert April 23 to May 7, 2006.
more . . . .
New System of Automatic Control
Capable of Governing Satellite Telescopes
(25 April 2006) A team of Control Engineering researchers at the
Public University of Navarra has successfully finalised their work on QFT
Multivariable Robust Control of Darwin-type Satellites with large flexible
structures, undertaken for the European Space Agency (ESA).
more . . .
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Launch Services
Russian State Commission Issues
Results of Proton Review
(25
April 2006) The Russian State Commission has completed its investigation into
the Proton M/Breeze M anomaly that left the Arabsat 4A satellite in the wrong
orbit eight weeks ago, during a mission for International Launch Services
(ILS).
more . . . .
In Orbit
USN Provides Long-Term,
Mission-Critical Climate Change Data Services for COSMIC Constellation
(26 April 2006) Universal Space
Network, Inc. (USN), a leading provider of space operations, ground control and
communications solutions, announced that it is providing real-time telemetry,
tracking, control (TT&C) and science data delivery services to the COSMIC
(Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)
satellite network launched from Vandenberg AFB on April 14, 2006.
more .
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Launches
Progress M-56
more . . .
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EROS B1
more . . . .
Yaogan, (Remote Sensing Satellite
No.1)
more . . .
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Calipso, CloudSat
more . . .
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Reports
GPS-Based Precision Time Signals
Help Synchronised Global Information Networks
(27 April 2006) Research and Markets has announced the
addition of Global Positioning Systems (GPS): The Road Ahead to their
offering.
more . . . .
Business
Boeing Opens Launch Systems Office
in Huntsville
(22 April 2006)
Boeing has opened an Exploration Launch Systems office in Huntsville, Ala., to
support the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Constellation program and the
human space transportation elements.
more . . .
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Satlynx Acquires Spaceline
(25 April 2006) Satlynx has
announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Spaceline, the
satellite communications division of HP, for an undisclosed amount.
more .
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Viaspace Moves to New Corporate
Offices
(27 April 2006)
Viaspace Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defence technologies
from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions,
moved on Friday, April 28 to new corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California
that includes expanded office and laboratory space.
more . . .
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Products and Services
SES Astra Launches Interactive
Blucom Service for International Customers
(26 April 2006) SES Astra, an SES Global company, has announced
the international launch of its new interactive mobile phone service
Blucom.
more . . . .
Swe-Dish Launches DA150K Mil
Inset
(24 April 2006) Swe-Dish
Satellite Systems - a world leading supplier of mobile satellite communication
equipment - launches a new pod-less vehicle mount military satellite terminal:
the Swe-Dish DA150K Mil Inset
more . . .
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Swe-Dish Launches FA150K Two-In-One
Concept
(24 April 2006)
Swe-Dish Satellite Systems presents a new concept by combining two of the most
compact and versatile Swe-Dish products available on the market.
more .
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People
Chris Young Named President and
General Manager of ITT's Space Systems Division
(24 April 2006) Chris Young was named president and
general manager of Space Systems Division on April 18, 2006. Previously, Young
served as Vice President and Director for the division’s Commercial &
Space Sciences group.
more . . . .
Lockheed Martin Names New Leader for
Space Systems Unit
(28 April
2006) Lockheed Martin Corporation has announced that Joanne M. Maguire will
succeed G. Thomas Marsh as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space
Systems when Marsh retires July 1.
more . . .
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New VP of Space Systems for
Raytheon's Intelligence and Information Systems Business
(24 April 2006) Raytheon Company
has named Chuck Enoch vice president of Space Systems for the company's
Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business in Aurora, Colo.
more .
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Swales Aerospace Names New Chief
Executive Officer
(26 April
2006) Swales Aerospace has named J. Michael Cerneck to be Chief Executive
Officer of the company.
more . . . .
