27 April 2008
Satcoms
AOS To Offer Vizada
Products And Services On GSA Schedule
Gilat Chosen To Provide A 1,500-Site SkyEdge II
Broadband Satellite Network For Colombia's Axesat
NASA Ames Partners With m2mi For Small Satellite
Development
SES Astra Signs Agreement For
The Distribution Of Astra2Connect In Belgium And The Netherlands
Talia
Launches Satellite Internet Network On NSS-703
World's Fastest Satellite Internet Connection To 45
cm User Terminal Using "KIZUNA" (WINDS)
Broadcast
DISH Network Corporation And Alcatel-Lucent To
Perform Joint DVB-SH Test In The U.S.
DISH
Network Expands Local High Definition Markets
DISH Network Expands National HD Line-Up
Moldova's First DTH Operator Broadcasts From 1
Degree West
Space Systems/Loral Selected
To Provide Satellite To DISH Network Corporation
Earth Observation
General Dynamics Selected By NASA To
Build The Spacecraft For The Landsat Data Continuity Mission
NASA Selects Contractor For Landsat Data Continuity
Mission Spacecraft
Successful Co-Operation
Extends Dragon Programme
Navigation
Green Light For Establishment Of European Satellite
Navigation System Galileo
Tracking
SARS Corp. To Launch Extended Reporting For Its SARS
Tracpoint Satellite Vehicle Tracking Solution
Military Space
Boeing And Ball Aerospace Achieve New Milestone For
SBSS Program
Boeing Completes Hardware
Installation For SBSS Satellite Operations Center
Globecomm Systems Announces Exercise Of US$ 5.5
Million Contract Option By The U.S. Army For The Continued Production Of The
Joint IP Modem
ITT Selects DataPath's
MaxView Network Management System For U.S. Army Ka-STARS Program
Lockheed
Martin Submits Proposals To Advance Defense Department's Operationally
Responsive Space Efforts
Astrophysics
Michigan Telescopes Help Give Astronomers Insights
Into Blazars
Astronomy
Herschel
Spacecraft Assembly Complete
QinetiQ North
America Wins US$ 190 Million NASA Environmental Test And Integration Support
Services II (ETIS)
Black
Holes
Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets Of Massive Black
Hole
Mars
Glaciers Reveal Martian
Climate Has Been Recently Active
Mars
Exploration Rover Status Report
Manned Space
Expedition 16 Soyuz Lands Safely In
Kazakhstan
Jules Verne Boosts ISS
Orbit
Technology
First-Class Protein Crystals Thanks To
Weightlessness On Earth
Launch
Services
Khrunichev, ILS Announce Quality
Initiative
NASA Awards Launch Services
Contract To SpaceX
NASA To Conduct Space
Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Test In Utah May 1
Prisma Satellites To Be Launched In June
2009
Launch Services - Amos
3
Spacecom Communications Satellite AMOS-3 Ready For
Lift-Off From Baikonur Launch Site
Launch Services - GIOVE-B
GIOVE-B To Be Launched On April
27
Launch Services - Star One
C2, Vinasat-1
Ariane 5 Is On The Launch Pad For Its April 18
Lift-off
Final Countdown Underway For
Arianespace's Second Ariane 5 Mission Of 2008
Ariane 5 Orbits Star One C2 And Vinasat-1 On Its 24th
Consecutive Successful Launch
Ariane 5's
Dual-Payload Success: A Photo Report
Lockheed Martin-Built Vinasat-1 Satellite Launched
Successfully For Vietnam Posts And Telecommunications
Group
In
Orbit
ESA And Spain's INTA Update ESTRACK Station
Agreement
Integral Awarded Contract To
Provide ProtoStar-II Ground Segment
Launches
Star One C-2, Vinasat 1
Launch
Schedule
Business
TerreStar Announces Cost Reduction Measures -
Maintains Business Strategy
Products and Services
RT Logic's T400TSS Waveform Signal
Generator Available
Events
Kiev Hosts XXXVI Session Of The Board And 7th
Meeting Of The Operations Committee Of Intersputnik
People
Integral Systems Hires Richard Wathen As Vice
President Of Mergers & Acquisitions
Peter Coffman Joins KVH To Lead Commercial Marine
Sales Effort
TerreStar Announces Leadership
Changes
Satcoms
AOS To Offer Vizada
Products And Services On GSA Schedule
(21 April 2008) AOS Inc., a
leading provider of highly secure, customised, turnkey network mobility and
communications solutions, program management, IT consulting and managed network
services, today announced the addition of products and services from satellite
communications provider Vizada to its General Services Administration (GSA)
Schedule.
Gilat Chosen To Provide A
1,500-Site SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Network For Colombia's
Axesat
(22 April 2008) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced
it has begun deployment of a 1,500-site SkyEdge II broadband satellite network
for Axesat, one of Latin America's leading satellite service
providers.
NASA Ames Partners With m2mi For
Small Satellite Development
(24 April 2008) NASA's Ames Research
Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and m2mi Corp., Moffett Field, Calif., announced
Thursday they are taking a revolutionary step forward in improving
telecommunications and networking from space.
SES Astra Signs Agreement For The Distribution Of
Astra2Connect In Belgium And The Netherlands
(23 April 2008) SES
Astra, an SES company, has signed a framework contract with the Belgium-based
provider Satelliet Electronics for the marketing and sales of its satellite
based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in Belgium and the
Netherlands.
Talia Launches Satellite
Internet Network On NSS-703
(21 April 2008) SES New Skies, an SES
company announces that Talia Limited, one of the largest suppliers of satellite
Internet services for North Africa and the Middle East, has contracted 10.9 MHz
on SES New Skies' NSS-703 satellite to introduce a new broadband
network.
World's Fastest Satellite Internet
Connection To 45 cm User Terminal Using "KIZUNA" (WINDS)
(21 April
2008) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and National Institute of
Information and Communications Technology (NICT) performed a verification of
regenerative switching functions between an ultra small-size user terminal (45
cm-diameter antenna) and a high-speed small ground station (1.2 m-diameter
antenna) using the onboard multi-beam antenna*1 of "KIZUNA," and confirmed that
Internet protocol (IP) communications with a transmission speed of 155 Mb/s
(155 Mega bit per second) were successfully performed.
Broadcast
DISH Network Corporation And Alcatel-Lucent To
Perform Joint DVB-SH Test In The U.S.
(24 April 2008) DISH Network
Corporation and Alcatel-Lucent: today announced that DISH Network will test the
DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile
broadcast technology in the United States, with the appropriate DVB-SH
equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent.
DISH Network Expands Local High Definition
Markets
(24 April 2008) DISH Network Corporation, the nation's third
largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition leader, today announced the
addition of eight high definition (HD) local markets: Burlington - Plattsburgh,
Vt.; Greensboro - High Point - Winston Salem, N.C.; Greenville - Spartanburg -
Asheville - Anderson, S.C.; Huntsville - Decatur, Ala.; Jackson, Miss.;
Knoxville, Tenn.; Mobile - Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), Ala.; and Providence -
New Bedford, R.I.
DISH Network Expands
National HD Line-Up
(18 April 2008) DISH Network Corporation, the
nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition leader, today
launched CNN HD, SCI FI HD and USA HD.
Moldova's First DTH Operator Broadcasts From 1
Degree West
(22 April 2008) Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)
today announced that is has signed a contract with Focus-Sat SRL to supply
capacity and services for Moldova's first DTH operator.
Space Systems/Loral Selected To Provide Satellite To
DISH Network Corporation
(23 April 2008) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L),
a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the world's leading
provider of high-power commercial satellites, today announced that it was
selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) for DISH Network
Corporation.
Earth
Observation
General Dynamics Selected By NASA To Build The
Spacecraft For The Landsat Data Continuity Mission
(22 April 2008)
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General
Dynamics, has been selected by NASA to build the spacecraft for the Landsat
Data Continuity Mission (LDCM).
NASA
Selects Contractor For Landsat Data Continuity Mission
Spacecraft
(22 April 2008) NASA has selected General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems, Inc., to build the Landsat Data Continuity
Mission (LDCM) spacecraft.
Successful
Co-Operation Extends Dragon Programme
(24 April 2008) Following the
success of the Dragon Programme, more than 300 leading European and Chinese
scientists have gathered from 21 to 25 April 2008 in Beijing in the People's
Republic of China to present their results and to kick off the programme's
second phase, Dragon 2.
Navigation
Green Light For Establishment Of
European Satellite Navigation System Galileo
(23 April 2008) The
European Parliament gave its backing to Galileo's deployment phase which paves
the way for the European satellite radio navigation system to be operational by
2013.
Tracking
SARS Corp. To Launch
Extended Reporting For Its SARS Tracpoint Satellite Vehicle Tracking
Solution
(22 April 2008) SARS Corp. ("SARS"), whose SARS Tracpoint
solution provides real-time tracking information for Ireland-based manufacturer
Quinn Group's trucks, trailers and heavy equipment assets across Europe, is
completing testing and implementation of a new enhanced platform for its
proprietary satellite monitoring service which will interface with each
vehicle's onboard computer.
Military Space
Boeing And Ball Aerospace Achieve New Milestone For
SBSS Program
(21 April 2008) The Space Based Space Surveillance
(SBSS) System Block 10 team, led by Boeing with Ball Aerospace and Technologies
Corp. providing the space vehicle, today announced completion of the payload
electronics, high-speed gimbal and testing of the space vehicle's visible
sensor, enabling the start of payload integration and test.
Boeing Completes Hardware Installation For SBSS
Satellite Operations Center
(24 April 2008) Boeing today said it has
finished installing the hardware for its Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS)
system's Satellite Operations Center (SOC).
Globecomm Systems Announces Exercise Of US$ 5.5
Million Contract Option By The U.S. Army For The Continued Production Of The
Joint IP Modem
(22 April 2008) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading
provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and
services on a global basis, today announced that the U.S. Army has exercised a
US$ 5.5 million contract option for the continued production of the Joint IP
Modem (JIPM).
ITT Selects DataPath's
MaxView Network Management System For U.S. Army Ka-STARS Program
(22
April 2008) DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless
communications networks around the world, has been selected by ITT Corporation
to provide the MaxView Network Management System for managing and automating
the nine-meter AN/GSC-70(V)1 Ka Band Satellite Transmit and Receive Systems
(Ka-STARS) under contract to the U.S. Army Program Manager, Defense
Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM-DCATS).
Lockheed Martin Submits Proposals To Advance Defense
Department's Operationally Responsive Space Efforts
(23 April 2008)
Lockheed Martin has submitted a series of innovative proposals to the
Department of Defense designed to advance state-of-the-art technologies in
support of fielding rapid and responsive space systems for the
warfighter.
Astrophysics
Michigan Telescopes Help Give Astronomers Insights
Into Blazars
(23 April 2008) For the first time, astronomers have
observed a blazar in action, substantiating a prevailing theory about how these
luminous and energetic galactic cores work.
Astronomy
Herschel Spacecraft Assembly Complete
(23
April 2008) The mirror of the Herschel telescope has now been assembled with
the payload and service module, completing the spacecraft structure - an
important milestone in the days following through to launch.
QinetiQ North America Wins US$ 190 Million NASA
Environmental Test And Integration Support Services II (ETIS)
(22
April 2008) QinetiQ North America (QNA) announced today its Missions Solutions
Group (MSG) has been awarded a five-year, US$ 190 million contract with the
National Aeronautical and Space Administration.
Black Holes
Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets Of Massive Black
Hole
(23 April 2008) At the cores of many galaxies, supermassive
black holes expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of
light.
Mars
Glaciers Reveal Martian
Climate Has Been Recently Active
(23 April 2008) Brown University
researchers have found compelling evidence of thick, recurring glaciers on
Mars, a discovery that suggests that the Red Planet's climate was much more
dynamic than previously believed - and could change again.
Mars Exploration Rover Status Report
(23
April 2008) A small motor in the robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover
Opportunity that began stalling occasionally more than two years ago has become
more troublesome recently.
Manned
Space
Expedition 16 Soyuz Lands Safely In
Kazakhstan
(19 April 2008) NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the first
female commander of the International Space Station, returned to Earth at
approximately 4:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, ending a mission during which she
conducted five spacewalks and set a new record in American
spaceflight.
Jules Verne Boosts ISS
Orbit
(25 April 2008) ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first
time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space
Station.
Technology
First-Class Protein Crystals
Thanks To Weightlessness On Earth
(23 April 2008) Dutch chemist Paul
Poodt has developed two attractive alternatives for allowing protein crystals
to grow under weightless conditions.
Launch Services
Khrunichev, ILS Announce Quality
Initiative
(24 April 2008) Khrunichev Space Center and its partner
International Launch Services today announced a broad-based quality initiative
for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors.
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract To
SpaceX
(22 April 2008) NASA has awarded Space Exploration
Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and
Falcon 9 launch vehicles.
NASA To Conduct
Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Test In Utah May 1
(24
April 2008) WHAT: Full-scale, full-duration test of a space shuttle reusable
solid rocket motor designated Flight Verification Motor No. 2, or
FVM-2
Prisma Satellites To Be Launched In
June 2009
(23 April 2008) The Swedish Space Corporation has signed a
contract with the Russian space company Kosmotras regarding launch of the
Prisma satellites.
Launch Services
- Amos 3
Spacecom Communications Satellite AMOS-3 Ready For
Lift-Off From Baikonur Launch Site
(23 April 2008) Spacecom, the
operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that its newest
communications satellite, AMOS-3, is scheduled to launch on Thursday April 24th
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch Services - GIOVE-B
GIOVE-B To Be Launched On April
27
(24 April 2008) GIOVE-B, the second experimental satellite part
of the Galileo constellation, is ready to begin its journey from the spaceport
of Baikonur, in Kazakhstan.
Launch
Services - Star One C2, Vinasat-1
Ariane 5 Is On The Launch Pad For
Its April 18 Lift-off
(17 April 2008) Arianespace today rolled out
the Ariane 5 for its second mission of 2008, clearing the way for a final
countdown to its lift-off tomorrow evening with the Star One C2 and Vinasat-1
telecommunications satellites.
Final
Countdown Underway For Arianespace's Second Ariane 5 Mission Of
2008
(18 April 2008) The final fuelling process for Ariane 5 is
underway as the countdown continues for this evening's lift-off from Europe's
Spaceport with a dual satellite payload for Brazil and Vietnam.
Ariane 5 Orbits Star One C2 And Vinasat-1 On Its 24th
Consecutive Successful Launch
(18 April 2008) Arianespace tonight
launched telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam on the 24th
consecutive mission success of Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French
Guiana.
Ariane 5's Dual-Payload Success: A
Photo Report
(18 April 2008) Ariane 5's April 18 mission with Star
One C2 and Vinasat-1 continued the string of consecutive successes for
Arianespace's workhorse launcher at the service of customers around the
world.
Lockheed Martin-Built Vinasat-1
Satellite Launched Successfully For Vietnam Posts And Telecommunications
Group
(18 April 2008) The Vinasat-1 communications satellite,
designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications
Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French
Guiana.
In
Orbit
ESA And Spain's INTA Update ESTRACK Station
Agreement
(18 April 2008) Senior managers from ESA and Spain's
Instituto Nacional De Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) agreed today to renew their
joint use of space tracking facilities at the Maspalomas Space Centre, Gran
Canaria, Spain.
Integral Awarded Contract
To Provide ProtoStar-II Ground Segment
(22 April 2008) Integral
Systems, Inc., today announced a contract with ProtoStar-II Ltd., (ProtoStar)
of Bermuda to provide a completely integrated ground control system for
ProtoStar-II, a 601HP satellite currently under construction by
Boeing.
Launches
Star One C-2, Vinasat 1
Launch
Schedule
Business
TerreStar Announces Cost Reduction Measures -
Maintains Business Strategy
(22 April 2008) TerreStar Corporation
today announced that its majority owned subsidiary TerreStar Networks Inc. is
implementing certain cost reduction measures including a headcount reduction of
79 management and non-management positions across the
company.
Products and
Services
RT Logic's T400TSS Waveform Signal Generator
Available
(24 April 2008) RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Integral Systems, Inc., today announced the availability of its Waveform Signal
Generator product, the Telemetrix 400TSS (T400TSS).
Events
Kiev Hosts XXXVI Session Of The Board And 7th
Meeting Of The Operations Committee Of Intersputnik
(23 April 2008)
In response to an invitation from the National Space Agency of Ukraine, the
Board and the Operations Committee met in Kiev on April 21-23 for their XXXVI
session and 7th meeting attended by delegations of the Organization's Members
and Signatories.
People
Integral Systems Hires Richard Wathen As Vice
President Of Mergers & Acquisitions
(22 April 2008) Integral
Systems, Inc., today announced the hiring of Richard Wathen as Vice President
of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Peter Coffman
Joins KVH To Lead Commercial Marine Sales Effort
(18 April 2008)
Recognising the importance of advanced satellite communications to commercial
and industrial vessels and their crews, KVH Industries is increasing its
commitment to the commercial maritime market with the recent hiring of Mr.
Peter Coffman to the new position of Manager of Commercial and Industrial
Maritime Markets.
TerreStar Announces
Leadership Changes
(18 April 2008) The Board of Directors of
TerreStar Corporation today announced that it is has made changes to the
executive management team of its majority-owned subsidiary TerreStar Networks
Inc.
