4 May 2008
Satcoms
GigaSat And Vados Systems Joint
Initiative On Global Deployable Communications.
Harris Corporation Antenna Reflector For Mobile
Communications Satellite Deployed Successfully
Hughes Broadband Satellite Technology Helps Bridge The
Digital Divide In Australia
Malaysian
Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardises Services On iDirect Platform
NSSL Innovation Maximises Maritime Satellite Broadband
Connectivity
SES Astra Starts New Orbital
Position At 31.5 Degrees East
Wegener
Receives US$ 1.2 Million Order For Digital Signage Project
World's Largest Commercial Satellite Achieves Key
Milestone
Broadcast
CanalDigitaal And TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet On
Astra For Dutch And Belgian Markets
HDTV
Platform Hello HD Launches in Hungary From Eutelsat's EUROBIRD 9
Neighbourhood
Osmosys Software To Deliver High
Definition Services For Hello HD
Star Choice
Launches TLC HD And Encore Avenue HD
Earth Observation
Radarsat-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial
Operation
Military
Space
Cubic Receives Contract From Boeing For 10 Gb/s Data
Link
Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Milestone
On New Missile Warning Satellite
Raytheon
Awarded US$ 86.7 Million To Upgrade Satellite Communication
Terminals
Astronomy
Austria Declares Intent To Join
ESO
Stars
McDonald Observatory
Astronomers Discover New Type Of Pulsating White Dwarf Star
NASA Satellite Pins Down Timer In Stellar Ticking Time
Bomb
Galaxies
Compact Galaxies In Early Universe Pack A Big
Punch
Oldest Known Objects May Be
Surprisingly Immature
Earth
Long-Lived NASA Polar Satellite, Built By Lockheed
Martin, Ends Service After 12 Productive Years
Mars
Andrews Space Wins NASA Exploration Contract
Artificial Intelligence Boosts Science From
Mars
Life-Probing Instrument Preparing For
Mission To Mars
Jupiter
Scientists Find Rings Of Jupiter Are Shaped In
Shadow
Saturn
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn
Storm
Manned
Space
ATK
Conducts Successful Test Firing Of Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket
Motor
NASA Awards External Tank Contract
Modification
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery
To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
NASA Test
Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor
Technology
Kopin Selected For Award Of NASA Solar
Cell Development Contract
Launch Services
Military And Civilian Telecom Satellites Are Readied For
Arianespace's Third Ariane 5 Mission In 2008
NASA To Launch GRAIL Satellite On United Launch
Alliance Delta II In 2011
Ocean Survey
Spacecraft Arrives At Launch Site
Thales
Alenia Space Delivers Jason-2 Satellite To Its Californian Launch
Base
Launch Services - Amos
3
AMOS-3
Communications Satellite Successfully Launched
Successful Launch For Amos-3 Israeli Telecommunication
Satellite With A Payload Provided By Thales Alenia
Space
Launch Services -
CartoSat 2A, AAUsat 2, CanX-2, CanX-6 (NTS), Compass 1, CUTE-1.7+APD II,
Delfi-C3, IMS-1, RUBIN-8, SEEDS 2
India's PSLV Successfully Launches Ten
Satellites
Com Dev Launches Advanced
Space-Based AIS Validation Nanosatellite
CARTOSAT-2A And IMS-1 Cameras Switched
On
Launch Services - Giove
B
Arianespace's Starsem Affiliate Successfully Launches
GIOVE-B For The European Galileo Navigation System
ESA's Most Advanced Navigation Satellite Launched
Tonight
GIOVE-B Spacecraft In Good
Health
Launches
Tianlian 1
Giove-B
CartoSat 2A,
AAUsat 2, CanX-2, CanX-6 (NTS), Compass 1, CUTE-1.7+APD II, Delfi-C3, IMS-1,
RUBIN-8, SEEDS 2
Amos-3
Launch
Schedule
Business
RRsat Completes Acquisition Of Hawley Teleport In
Pennsylvania
Products and
Services
Kemet Launches Space Grade Series Of
Capacitors
Satcoms
GigaSat And Vados Systems
Joint Initiative On Global Deployable Communications.
(28 April
2008) GigaSat, best known for its flyaway terminal solutions engineered to
withstand the harsh environments associated with Military operations and Vados
Systems, a provider of deployable converged integrated communications
solutions, announce the interoperability of GigaSat's FA-120 satcom terminal
with Vados' range of rapidly deployable communications solutions.
Harris
Corporation Antenna Reflector For Mobile Communications Satellite Deployed
Successfully
(28 April 2008) An antenna reflector built by Harris
Corporation for the geosynchronous ICO G1 global communications satellite was
successfully deployed on orbit Saturday, April 26, and will play a key role in
providing next-generation mobile communications services across North
America.
Hughes Broadband Satellite Technology
Helps Bridge The Digital Divide In Australia
(28 April 2008) Hughes
Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in providing broadband
satellite networks and solutions, today announced that Orion Satellite Systems
of Australia has purchased and commissioned a state-of-the-art DVB-S2/IPoS with
Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM) satellite system from Hughes to provide
broadband Internet access service to remote areas in Australia.
Malaysian Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardises
Services On iDirect Platform
(29 April 2008) iDirect, Inc (iDirect),
a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems) and a world leader in satellite-based
IP communications technology, announced today a contract with ScopeTel Sdn.
Bhd., a major provider of satellite-based telecommunication and networking
solutions headquartered in Malaysia.
NSSL
Innovation Maximises Maritime Satellite Broadband Connectivity
(1
May 2008) NSSL, the international satellite communications service provider,
has developed an innovative new solution designed to maximise broadband
connectivity at sea.
SES Astra Starts New
Orbital Position At 31.5 Degrees East
(29 April 2008) SES Astra, an
SES company, has announced today the start of a new orbital position at 31.5
degrees East.
Wegener Receives US$ 1.2 Million
Order For Digital Signage Project
(28 April 2008) Wegener
Corporation, a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data
distribution networks world-wide, today announced a $1.2 million order for a
digital signage project for the financial services industry.
World's Largest Commercial Satellite Achieves Key
Milestone
(28 April 2008) Space Systems/Loral and ICO Global
Communications (Holdings) Limited today announced the successful deployment of
the ICO G1 satellite's large antenna reflector on Saturday, April
26.
Broadcast
CanalDigitaal And TV
Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet On Astra For Dutch And Belgian
Markets
(30 April 2008) SES Astra, an SES company, today announced
the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on Astra targeting the Dutch
and Belgian markets.
HDTV Platform Hello HD
Launches in Hungary From Eutelsat's EUROBIRD 9 Neighbourhood
(29
April 2008) Hello HD, Hungary's first High-Definition television platform is
gearing up for launch on May 1 from the Eurobird 9 satellite operated by
Eutelsat Communications.
Osmosys Software To
Deliver High Definition Services For Hello HD
(28 April 2008)
Osmosys S.A., a leader and innovator in the development of open standards Java
based interactive TV solutions, today announced that together with Advanced
Digital Broadcast (ADB), it is providing Hungarian satellite and cable operator
Hello HD Platform with an end-to-end solution for the roll out of its new
'Hello HD' service - Hungary's first commercial high definition (HD)
offering.
Star Choice Launches TLC HD And
Encore Avenue HD
(25 April 2008) Star Choice, Canada's leading
satellite television service provider, is adding to its High Definition (HD)
channel line-up with the addition of Encore Avenue HD and TLC HD on April
24.
Earth
Observation
Radarsat-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial
Operation
(1 May 2008) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a
provider of essential information solutions, today announced that Radarsat-2
completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into
commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the
Earth.
Military
Space
Cubic Receives Contract From Boeing For 10 Gb/s Data
Link
(30 April 2008) Cubic Defense Applications, the defence segment
of Cubic Corporation (Amex: CUB), has received a three-year research and
development contract from Boeing Phantom Works, Boeing's advanced research and
technology organisation, to supply products and services for the development of
a new 10 Gb/s data link capable of transferring very high bandwidth data from
air and space sensors to ground stations.
Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Milestone On New Missile
Warning Satellite
(30 April 2008) Lockheed Martin announced today
that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based
Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that enables
the start of environmental testing in preparation for launch in late
2009.
Raytheon Awarded US$ 86.7 Million To
Upgrade Satellite Communication Terminals
(28 April 2008) Raytheon
Company has won an US$ 86.7 million contract to produce and install upgrade
kits for the Army's Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, or
SMART-T.
Astronomy
Austria Declares Intent To Join ESO
(24 April
2008) At a press conference today at the University of Vienna's Observatory,
the Austrian Science Minister Johannes Hahn announced the decision by the
Austrian Government to seek membership of ESO from 1 July this
year.
Stars
McDonald Observatory
Astronomers Discover New Type Of Pulsating White Dwarf Star
(1 May
2008) University of Texas at Austin astronomers Michael H. Montgomery and
Kurtis A. Williams, along with graduate student Steven DeGennaro, have
predicted and confirmed the existence of a new type of variable star with the
help of the 2.1-meter Otto Struve Telescope at McDonald Observatory.
NASA Satellite Pins Down Timer In Stellar Ticking Time
Bomb
(30 April 2008) Using observations from NASA's Rossi X-ray
Timing Explorer (RXTE), an international team of astronomers has discovered a
timing mechanism that allows them to predict exactly when a superdense star
will unleash incredibly powerful explosions.
Galaxies
Compact Galaxies In Early Universe Pack A Big
Punch
(29 April 2008) Imagine receiving an announcement touting the
birth of a baby 20 inches long and weighing 180 pounds.
Oldest Known Objects May Be Surprisingly
Immature
(28 April 2008) Some of the oldest objects in the Universe
may still have a long way to go, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra
X-ray Observatory.
Earth
Long-Lived NASA Polar Satellite, Built By Lockheed
Martin, Ends Service After 12 Productive Years
(29 April 2008) After
more than 12 years of collecting valuable data on how Earth's space environment
is affected by continual bombardment from radiation and particles from the Sun,
NASA has decommissioned its Polar spacecraft.
Mars
Andrews Space Wins NASA Exploration
Contract
(30 April 2008) Andrews Space, Inc. (Andrews) announced
today that it has signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) to analyse design solutions related to NASA's Vision for
Space Exploration.
Artificial Intelligence
Boosts Science From Mars
(29 April 2008) Artificial intelligence
(AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre is giving a powerful
boost to ESA's Mars Express as it searches for signs of past or present life on
the Red Planet.
Life-Probing Instrument
Preparing For Mission To Mars
(28 April 2008) Scripps researcher
receives US$ 2 million in funding for Urey instrument's flight planning and
design
Jupiter
Scientists Find Rings Of
Jupiter Are Shaped In Shadow
(30 April 2008) Scientists from the
University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research
in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of
anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer rings.
Saturn
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn
Storm
(29 April 2008) As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn
with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the
Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic
events.
Manned
Space
ATK Conducts Successful Test Firing Of Space Shuttle
Reusable Solid Rocket Motor
(1 May 2008) The Utah desert was filled
with the sight and sound of power today as Alliant Techsystems conducted a
successful test firing of NASA's space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor
(RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety
of the space shuttle and to aid development of the first stage of Ares
I.
NASA Awards External Tank Contract
Modification
(30 April 2008) NASA has signed a US$ 39.5 million
contract modification with Lockheed Martin Space Systems, New Orleans, to
implement an external tank program employee retention plan.
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery To Move To Launch Pad
Saturday
(29 April 2008) Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to
roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday,
May 3, as preparations for the STS-124 mission move forward.
NASA Test Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket
Motor
(1 May 2008) NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday
successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket
motor in Utah.
Technology
Kopin Selected For Award Of NASA
Solar Cell Development Contract
(1 May 2008) Kopin Corp., the
world's leading provider of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) wafers for
cellular phones and wireless local area networks, today announced that it has
been selected for the award of a US$ 600,000 solar cell development contract
from NASA.
Launch
Services
Military And Civilian Telecom Satellites Are Readied For
Arianespace's Third Ariane 5 Mission In 2008
(25 April 2008) The two
payloads for Ariane 5's third mission of 2008 are undergoing pre-flight
checkout at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana as Arianespace maintains the
accelerated launch rate for its heavy-lift workhorse vehicle this
year.
NASA To Launch GRAIL Satellite On United
Launch Alliance Delta II In 2011
(1 May 2008) NASA has designated
the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a
United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket.
Ocean Survey Spacecraft Arrives At Launch
Site
(30 April 2008) A NASA and French Space Agency (CNES)
spacecraft designed to continue a long-term survey of Earth's oceans has
arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for final launch
preparations.
Thales Alenia Space Delivers
Jason-2 Satellite To Its Californian Launch Base
(30 April 2008) The
Jason-2 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, left its integration centre in
Cannes for its launch site.
Launch
Services - Amos 3
AMOS-3 Communications Satellite Successfully
Launched
(28 April 2008) Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS
satellite fleet, today announced that its newest satellite, AMOS-3, has been
successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in
Kazakhstan.
Successful Launch For Amos-3
Israeli Telecommunication Satellite With A Payload Provided By Thales Alenia
Space
(28 April 2008) The Amos-3 telecommunication satellite,
equipped with a Thales Alenia Space payload, was successfully launched today by
a Zenith-3SLB rocket from the Baïkonur cosmodrome.
Launch Services - CartoSat 2A, AAUsat 2, CanX-2,
CanX-6 (NTS), Compass 1, CUTE-1.7+APD II, Delfi-C3, IMS-1, RUBIN-8, SEEDS
2
India's PSLV Successfully Launches Ten
Satellites
(28 April 2008) In its thirteenth flight conducted from
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008),
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690
kg Indian remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite
(IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km
polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
Com Dev
Launches Advanced Space-Based AIS Validation Nanosatellite
(28 April
2008) Com Dev International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of space hardware
subsystems, today announced that a nanosatellite carrying an Automatic
Identification System (AIS) receiver built by Com Dev has successfully been
deployed by the Antrix PSLV-C9 launch conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre in Sriharikota, India on April 28, 2008.
CARTOSAT-2A And IMS-1 Cameras Switched On
(1
May 2008) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched India's Remote
Sensing satellites CARTOSAT-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) along with
eight nanosatellites successfully on April 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
Launch Services - Giove B
Arianespace's Starsem Affiliate
Successfully Launches GIOVE-B For The European Galileo Navigation
System
(27 April 2008) The 21st commercial flight performed by
Arianespace's Starsem affiliate orbited the GIOVE-B payload today, reconfirming
its Soyuz launcher's capability to deploy a constellation of satellites for the
newest space-based navigation network - Europe's Galileo system.
ESA's Most Advanced Navigation Satellite Launched
Tonight
(27 April 2008) A further step towards the deployment of
Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system was taken tonight, with the
successful launch of ESA's second Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B)
satellite, carrying the most accurate atomic clock ever flown into
space.
GIOVE-B Spacecraft In Good
Health
(29 April 2008) After its successful launch by a Soyuz Rocket
from Baiknour on 27 April and accurate insertion into its target orbit by the
Fregat autonomous upper stage, GIOVE-B is now completing its Launch and Early
Operations Phase (LEOP), which will shortly give way to the platform
commissioning phase.
Launches
Tianlian 1
Giove-B
CartoSat
2A, AAUsat 2, CanX-2, CanX-6 (NTS), Compass 1, CUTE-1.7+APD II, Delfi-C3,
IMS-1, RUBIN-8, SEEDS 2
Amos-3
Launch
Schedule
Business
RRsat Completes Acquisition Of Hawley Teleport In
Pennsylvania
(2 May 2008) RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.,
a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global
distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries,
announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of
the Hawley Teleport located in Pike County, Pennsylvania, for approximately US$
4.25 million, of which US$ 4 millions in cash and US$ 250 thousands in
services.
Products and
Services
Kemet Launches Space Grade Series Of
Capacitors
(2 May 2008) Kemet Corporation announced today that, as
part of its continuing commitment to the defence and aerospace markets, the
Company is introducing a new Space Grade Series of capacitors designed for use
by military/aerospace customers in high-reliability space
applications.
