17 May 2009
SatcomsEuropean Commission Paves The Way For European Mobile Satellite Services
(14 May 2009) European consumers and businesses, particularly in rural areas, can expect to benefit from innovative wireless communication services after the European Commission selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures Limited and Solaris Mobile Limited, to provide mobile satellite services across Europe.
EU Selects Inmarsat To Build Pan-European Network
(14 May 2009) The European Union (EU) has selected Inmarsat to establish a next-generation mobile satellite communications system across the continent.
Gateway Communications Selected To Expand Footprint Of Nigeria's Newest Mobile Operator
(12 May 2009) Gateway Communications, Africa's leading provider of telecommunications services to mobile operators, has been awarded a contract to provide Etisalat with cellular backhaul for its Nigerian mobile network.
ICO Statement Regarding Selection Of European S-Band Mobile Satellite Services
(14 May 2009) ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO)learned today that the European Commission (EC) has not selected ICO’s subsidiary, ICO Satellite Limited, for S-band mobile satellite services (MSS).
International Datacasting Corporation Selected By SES Americom-New Skies To Provide Equipment For Its Global Internet Trunking Solution
(12 May 2009) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced today that IDC has been selected by SES Americom-New Skies to provide equipment to customers who will be upgrading to DVB-S2 platform offerings via its IPsys IP trunking service.
Iridium In Regulatory Compliance Process To Enter Russian Market
(11 May 2009) Iridium Satellite LLC, the world's only mobile satellite services (MSS) operator with truly global coverage, announces it has formed a company called, "Iridium Communications Russia, OOO" to pursue a license for providing MSS services in Russia.
Iridium OpenPort Completes Successful Sea Trials
(12 May 2009) Iridium reports that its new-generation global marine satellite communication system, Iridium OpenPort, has successfully completed sea trials on a number of different vessels, and worldwide commercial rollout is now underway.
Solaris Mobile Welcomes The European Commission Selection Decision For The S-Band Process
(14 May 2009) Solaris Mobile is very pleased to confirm that it has today received confirmation from the European Commission of the assignment of 2 x 15 MHz of S-Band spectrum across Europe.
TM Renews Transponder Capacity With MEASAT
(8 May 2009) MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (“MEASAT”) announced today that Telekom Malaysia Berhad (“TM”) has renewed a contract for the leasing of transponder capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite.
Vizada Has Successfully Completed Testing Of The Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream Service
(15 May 2009) Vizada has successfully completed testing of the Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream service with a number of media customers, including CNN and Al-Arabiya News Channel.
BroadcastAl Jazeera English Deploys New BGAN X-Stream From Stratos For Live-To-Air TV News
(14 May 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced that Al Jazeera English is the first media organization to deploy the new Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream mobile broadband satellite service.
DISH Network Adds 30 HD Channels In Alaska
(14 May 2009) DISH Network, the nation's HD leader, today bolstered its HD programming in Alaska with the addition of 30 high definition channels.
DISH Network Adds 30 HD Channels In Hawaii
(14 May 2009) DISH Network, the nation's HD leader, today bolstered its HD programming in Hawaii with the addition of 30 high definition channels.
DISH Network Introduces New National HD Channels
(8 May 2009) Today, DISH Network introduces the high definition feeds of: FX, SPEED, Fashion TV (FTV), Logo and MavTV, fortifying its HD superiority and bringing its total national HD count to more than 140 channels.
DISH Network To Carry Racetrack Television Network Subscription Package
(13 May 2009) DISH Network Corporation today announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Racetrack Television Network (RTN) and HorseRacing TV (HRTV) for the creation of a subscription racing package.
Eutelsat Selects Astrium To Deliver Atlantic Bird 7 Satellite For 7 Degrees West Video Neighbourhood
(14 May 2009) Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announced today that it has selected Astrium to deliver its new Atlantic Bird 7 satellite for 7 degrees West.
Madani Channel Broadcasts Across Asia Pacific On AsiaSat 3S
(12 May 2009) Asia‟s leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) today announced that Faizan Productions (Pvt.) Ltd. has signed a lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast “Madani”, a religious channel, to Asia, the Middle East and Australasia.
Solaris Mobile Statement On S-band Payload
(14 May 2009) Solaris Mobile and its shareholders Eutelsat Communications and SES Astra announce that the current evaluation of the in-orbit tests of the S-band payload on the W2A satellite launched on April 3 indicate an anomaly which requires further tests.
NavigationHoneywell Provides Satellite Precision Landing System For Bremen Airport
(13 May 2009) Honeywell announced today that installation is complete for its SmartPath Precision Landing System at Bremen Airport in Germany.
TrackingMarine Asset Tracking Company Chooses Numerex's Satellite Technology
(12 May 2009) Numerex Corp., a leading single-source provider of secure wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that Dolink, a provider of satellite-based geolocation services for yachts and pleasure boats, headquartered in Nantes, France, has selected Numerex's SX1-powered tracking platform for its remote reporting and monitoring applications.
Norsat Enters Into First Maritime Service Agreement In Europe
(13 May 2009) Norsat International Inc. ("Norsat"), a leading provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Minister of Agriculture of Italy to manage the satellite based vessel monitoring system (VMS), also known as Blue Box.
Military SpaceHarris Corporation Awarded US$ 10 Million Follow-On Production Contract For MIDS, A Military Tactical Communications System
(11 May 2009) Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a two-year, US$ 10 million follow-on contract from ViaSat Inc., for additional hardware to be integrated into Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals.
ImStrat Awarded Exclusive Contract For Remoteview Pro Licensing, Maintenance And Technical Support
(15 May 2009) ImStrat Corporation and the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) have successfully concluded an exclusive contract agreement for the continued licensing, maintenance and technical support for Overwatch Geospatial LLC, RemoteView Pro products and services.
Northrop Grumman Space & ISR Systems Joins Raytheon-Led Team IBCS
(11 May 2009) Another industry partner has joined the Raytheon Company-led team for the U.S. Army's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program.
Spirale Accepted By The French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA)
(15 May 2009) The French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) has confirmed to Astrium that it has accepted the Spirale space-based early warning system demonstrator.
AstrophysicsQUIET Team To Deploy New Gravity-Wave Probe In June
(15 May 2009) A tiny fraction of a second following the Big Bang, the universe allegedly experienced the most inflationary period it has ever known.
AstronomyGerman Researchers Are Playing Important Roles In The Herschel And Planck Astronomy Missions
(14 May 2009) Today, two of Europe's most ambitious and complex astronomy missions, Herschel and Planck, were launched.
Hubble Repair Mission To Carry US$ 70 Million CU Instrument
(7 May 2009) A US$ 70 million instrument designed by the University of Colorado at Boulder to probe the evolution of galaxies, stars and intergalactic matter from its perch on the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope is on schedule for its slated May 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis.
Hubble To Receive High-Tech JWST Technology
(8 May 2009) Scientists and engineers now creating new technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have realized they can be used to enhance the Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing mission.
NRL's ANDE-2 To Launch Aboard STS-127
(11 May 2009) The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), scheduled for launch aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour in June 2009.
PACS Instrument To Launch With Herschel On May 14
(8 May 2009) On 14 May, Herschel, the largest space telescope ever, will be sent into space aboard an Ariane 5 launcher.
Supercooled And Supersized Technologies Aboard Herschel And Planck
(8 May 2009) Away from sunlight it can get very cold in space, but not cold enough for the Herschel and Planck missions, which ESA and European industry have equipped with state-of-the-art refrigeration systems to make the detectors of the two spacecraft some of the coldest objects in the cosmos for the duration of their missions.
The Camera That Saved Hubble Twice JPL's Wide Field And Planetary Camera 2
(10 May 2009) First motion is almost always a big event in the world of space exploration.
Two Ball Aerospace Instruments Launch Aboard Shuttle Atlantis For Historic Hubble Mission
(11 May 2009) The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Monday on a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope where astronauts are scheduled to install two instruments built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and restore two previously installed Ball instruments to peak performance.
StarsSpitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals
(13 May 2009) Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's outer edges.
MarsSoft Ground Puts Spirit In Danger Despite Gain In Daily Energy
(11 May 2009) The five wheels that still rotate on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit have been slipping severely in soft soil during recent attempts to drive, sinking the wheels about halfway into the ground.
Extra-Solar PlanetsNASA's Kepler Mission Begins Search For Planets Like Earth
(13 May 2009) NASA's Kepler spacecraft has begun its search for other Earth-like worlds.
MicrogravityAstrogenetix Advances MRSA Research On Hubble Flight
(14 May 2009) Astrogenetix, Inc., a subsidiary of the Astrotech Corporation, today announced preliminary findings from its microgravity-based virulence survey aboard Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) launched on March 15, 2009.
Manned SpaceNASA Assigns Crew For STS-132 Space Shuttle Mission
(14 May 2009) NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-132, targeted for launch in April 2010.
Two New Canadian Astronauts
(13 May 2009) Nearly 25 years after the first Canadian astronaut flew into space and only weeks before two Canadian space veterans launch to the International Space Station, the Honourable Industry Minister Tony Clement and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Steve MacLean revealed the names of Canada’s newest astronauts.
Unique Opportunity: ESA Announces New Research Opportunities In Space
(15 May 2009) ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight calls for new research ideas for experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station, in bed rest study analogues and on sounding rockets.
Manned Space - STS125
NASA Langley Keeping An Eye On Shuttle During Hubble Mission
(8 May 2009) Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center have an added stake in this month's space shuttle mission.
ATK Supports NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch And Plays Critical Role In Hubble Servicing Mission
(11 May 2009) Alliant Techsystem's Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) ignited and sent NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew on their journey to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
Goodrich Sensor On Board Historic Space Shuttle Launch To Hubble Telescope
(11 May 2009) When the Space Shuttle Atlantis took to the sky today in its final servicing mission to the Hubble space telescope, Goodrich Corporation's ISR Systems team in Danbury, Conn. played a key role; their fine guidance sensor is part of the payload that will add years of productive life to the venerable telescope.
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Launches On A Final Mission To Hubble
(11 May 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
Shuttle Crew Set For Rendezvous With Hubble
(12 May 2009) With yesterday’s launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, seven astronauts are now on their way to conduct the fifth and final Hubble servicing mission.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #01
(11 May 2009) The Hubble Space Telescope’s final house call is on its way, as the space shuttle Atlantis roared into orbit through a clear blue Florida sky this afternoon.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #02
(12 May 2009) A busy day is ahead for the crew members of space shuttle Atlantis as they continue to close in on the Hubble Space Telescope.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #03
(12 May 2009) Atlantis continued to move steadily closer to the Hubble Space Telescope today, and its crew made good use of the time to perform a thorough inspection of the shuttle’s heat shield.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #04
(13 May 2009) The crew of Atlantis is ready to meet up with the Hubble Space Telescope 340 miles above the Earth today.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #05
(13 May 2009) Using the space shuttle Atlantis’ robotic arm, Mission Specialist Megan McArthur grappled the Hubble Space Telescope at 12:14 p.m. CDT Wednesday as she and her crewmates orbited 340 miles above Western Australia.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #06
(14 May 2009) Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel are now just hours away from beginning the first of five spacewalks of Atlantis’ mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
STS-125 MCC Status Report #07
(14 May 2009) The Hubble Space Telescope can now see farther into space and across a wider spectrum of colours, thanks to the work done during the first spacewalk of the STS-125 mission.
TechnologyAurora Wins NASA Contract For Autonomous Control Of Space-Nuclear Reactors
(12 May 2009) Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the company has been selected for a NASA Phase II award to develop technology to support autonomous control and protection of space-based nuclear reactor systems.
GMV To Build First All-Terrain Vehicle For Space For ESA
(12 May 2009) GMV has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space Italy (TAS-I) to build a prototype of an all-terrain, rover-type vehicle for Space to explore the surface of Mars and the Moon.
Masten Space’s XA-0.1B-750 Vehicle Completes First Flight
(12 May 2009) Masten Space Systems completed their first vertical take-off, vertical-landing (VTVL) rocket flight demonstration Friday.
SSTL And ISC Kosmotras Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary Of First Dnepr Launch
(12 May 2009) SSTL and ISC Kosmotras are celebrating 10 years of successful co-operation, since the SSTL minisatellite UoSAT-12 made history as the first successful orbital injection by the Dnepr launch vehicle in April 1999.
Launch Services - Herschel, Planck
Herschel And Planck Flight Dynamics: It Really Is Rocket Science
(11 May 2009) Once Herschel and Planck are launched, ESA's Flight Dynamics team are responsible for knowing where they are, where they are headed and how soon they will get there.
Herschel And Planck Launch Timeline
(11 May 2009) There's a buzz in the Main Control Room as the launch of Herschel and Planck gets closer.
Mysteries Of Space
(11 May 2009) The heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s upcoming space exploration mission is now complete following the installation of its payload fairing over the dual passengers of Europe’s Herschel space telescope and the Planck observatory.
Fairing Lowered Over Satellites At Kourou
(12 May 2009) On Sunday 10 May, the fairing of the Ariane 5 was lowered over Herschel and Planck for integration with the launcher.
Ariane 5 Rolls Out To The Launch Zone For Its Mission To Deep Space
(13 May 2009) Arianespace’s heavy-lift mission with two satellite passengers that will help unlock some of the universe’s mysteries has moved to the launch zone in preparation for lift-off tomorrow morning, May 14.
Herschel And Planck Launcher At Launch Pad
(13 May 2009) At around 13:40 CEST today, 8:40 at the launch site in Kourou, the Ariane 5 carrying Herschel and Planck rolled out onto the launch pad from its earlier location in the final assembly building under blue skies complete with puffy clouds.
Ariane 5 Carrying Herschel And Planck Lifts Off
(14 May 2009) At 15:12:02 CEST, at the beginning of a 55-minute launch window, the Herschel and Planck satellite pair lifted off on board an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Arianespace Launches Two Spacecraft On Missions To Explore The Universe
(14 May 2009) Ariane 5 provided another demonstration today of its operational flexibility in Arianespace service by placing two payloads on their way to deep space missions that will provide new insights into the origins and future of our universe.
ESA En Route To The Origins Of The Universe
(14 May 2009) Two of the most ambitious missions ever attempted to unveil the secrets of the darkest, coldest and oldest parts of the Universe got off to a successful start this afternoon with the dual launch of ESA’s far infrared space telescope Herschel and cosmic background mapper Planck on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Europe Successfully Launches Herschel And Planck Space Observatories
(14 May 2009) ESA’s Herschel and Planck satellites have today been successfully launched into space where they will start collecting the most detailed information yet about the birth and evolution of our Universe and its galaxies.
Herschel And Planck Space Telescopes In Space
(14 May 2009) Dual Ariane launch with German research instruments
Herschel And Planck Talk To Earth
(14 May 2009) At 15:49 CEST today, just under 40 minutes after lift-off, Herschel and Planck sent their first radio signals to Earth, confirming that they separated successfully from the launcher and are alive.
Herschel - The Largest Space Observatory On Its Way
(14 May 2009) A picture-perfect launch from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guyana: Today, at 3:12 p.m. CEST, the scientific satellites Herschel and Planck were launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
LaunchesSpace Shuttle Atlantis HST SM-04
Herschel, Planck
BusinessCASIC-IT And Trimble Sign Agreement To Form Joint Venture In China
(11 May 2009) Trimble and the China Aerospace Science & Industry Academy of Information Technology (CASIC-IT) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture in China.
Products and ServicesClear Channel Satellite Services Announces The XDS-PRO1 Receiver Sells Below The US$ 1,000 Price Barrier
(14 May 2009) Clear Channel Satellite Services, a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc., announced today the addition of the next line of satellite media receivers that has a retail price below US$ 1,000.
Cobham Receives Inmarsat Type Approval For Swiftbroadband
(12 May 2009) Cobham has received Inmarsat Type Approval for two new SwiftBroadband (SBB) products that set new standards in size, weight and power consumption, making them suitable for even the smallest business aircraft.
Cost-Effective Satellite Bandwidth Across Africa
(11 May 2009) German satellite service provider atrexx announced today the launch of a triple-feature iDirect platform on the Telstar 11N satellite that has the potential to radically improve satellite-based services throughout the African continent.
EMS SATCOM Announces New SwiftBroadband Single-Channel Extension Terminal
(11 May 2009) EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies, today announced the first delivery of its new single SwiftBroadband channel eNfusion HSD-Xi High-speed Data Terminal.
Inmarsat Launches FleetBroadband 150
(11 May 2009) Inmarsat plc, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced the launch of its new FleetBroadband 150 service.
Trimble VRS Now Service Launched In Estonia For High-Precision GNSS Positioning
(13 May 2009) Trimble announced today the launch of Trimble VRS Now Service in Estonia.
TrainingFrom Bangkok To Managua: Télécoms Sans Frontières Funded By The European Commission To Train 40 NGOS In Field Telecommunications
(5 May 2009) Télécoms Sans Frontières signed a contract with the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) to carry out an international training program in emergency telecommunications.
Hughes And GVF Announce Global Collaboration On Delivery Of VSAT Installation Training & Certification
(13 May 2009) The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), and SatProf have announced at Sviaz 2009 in Moscow, Russia that they will jointly launch a web-based platform that enables faster, more cost-effective delivery of installation training on Hughes broadband satellite systems throughout the world.
PeopleJean-Ludovic Silicani Appointed Chairman Of ARCEP
(10 May 2009) By decree of the President of the Republic and after a favourable opinion of the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Assembly and Senate, Mr. Jean-Ludovic Silicani, State Counsellor, was appointed Chairman of the French Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP), on 8 May 2009.
SkyTerra Appoints Jeffrey Carlisle As Vice President Of Regulatory Affairs
(11 May 2009) SkyTerra today announced that Jeffrey Carlisle has been appointed Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.
Sylvie Lallement Joins Eutelsat Communications As General Counsel
(11 May 2009) Giuliano Berretta, Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications today announced the nomination of Sylvie Lallement as Group General Counsel and member of the Group‘s Executive Committee.
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