21 June 2009
SatcomsAsia Broadcast Satellite Chooses Newtec As Standard Supplier To Power Range Of Applications
(16 June 2009) Newtec announced today that Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is working with Newtec to optimize their point-to-point transmissions services via satellite.
Astrium Acquires Capacity On Eutelsat's New W2A Satellite
(18 June 2009) Astrium and Eutelsat Communications today announced at the Paris Airshow the signature of a five-year contract for 36MHz of capacity on the new W2A satellite.
Boeing Hands Over IndoStar II/ProtoStar II Satellite Following Successful In-Orbit Tests
(16 June 2009) The Boeing Company today announced the successful in-orbit handover of the IndoStar II/ProtoStar II commercial communications satellite to Bermuda-based ProtoStar Ltd.
Broadband Reach Contract Extension For Avanti
(16 June 2009) Avanti Communications Group plc, the broadband satellite operator, has been awarded an extension to the Broadband Reach rollout programme by the Scottish Government for a further 12 months.
C2SAT Signs Contract For 8 VSATs
(17 June 2009) C2SAT has today received an order for 8 stabilised VSAT antennas, model C2SAT 1.2m Ku-4M, from Thales.
C-COM Ships Multiple System Orders To China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)
(16 June 2009) C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. has delivered a number of iNetVu Mobile Flyaway Systems to China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) through one of its resellers, China Blue Satellite Communications Technology Co (BSC).
Cobham To Provide Airbus Production Line With Satellite Antennas
(16 June 2009) Cobham has received an initial contract from Airbus to supply high gain satellite antennas (HGA) for use on single aisle and long range passenger jets.
Contract Signed By OHB And Hispasat For The Construction And Testing Of The Small Geo Satellite “Hispasat AG1”
(18 June 2009) The Spanish communications service provider and satellite operator Hispasat S.A. and OHB-System AG, a subsidiary of the European space and technology group OHB Technology AG, have today signed a contract for the construction and testing of the satellite for the first Small GEO mission at the Paris Air Show, which is currently taking place.
Datacom Appointed As XipLink Distributor For Asia
(18 June 2009) Today at CommunicAsia in Singapore, XipLink announced Datacom Systems International Limited as the latest addition to its global network of Value Added Distributors.
Expand Networks Partner With Global Satellite Specialist To Optimize Bandwidth To Enable Increased Throughput
(18 June 2009) Expand Networks, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, has announced a new partnership with Level 421, a professional satellite broadband communication teleport operator with global operations, that will see Expand’s WAN Optimization technology help alleviate the satellite bandwidth capacity pressures for distributed corporate environments.
Expand Networks Selected By IPSTAR For Optimized Satellite Managed Service Offering
(16 June 2009) Expand Networks, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, today announced that IPSTAR, a subsidiary of Thaicom and the leading provider of satellite broadband services in Asia-Pacific, has enhanced its managed service offering based on Expand’s WAN optimization technology.
Gilat To Provide Turnkey Satellite Communications Network For Thailand's Public Communications Agency, CAT
(16 June 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced it will provide CAT Telecom Public Co. Ltd. (CAT) with a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite network to serve rural locations throughout Thailand.
Hughes Completes Installation Of Rural Satellite VoIP Network For Telefonica Espana
(16 June 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced that its European operating entity, Hughes Europe, has completed the roll-out of a high-quality HN System solution for Telefonica Espana to deliver satellite-based VoIP (Voice over IP) rural telecommunications services.
Hughes To Launch 100 Gbps High Throughput Satellite In 2012
(16 June 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that it will launch a next-generation, high throughput satellite in the first quarter 2012 to expand its rapidly growing HughesNet broadband Internet service across North America.
KT Taps NSS-703 and NSS-12 Satellites Of SES Americom New Skies
(17 June 2009) SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A. announced today at Communic-Asia in Singapore that Korea Telecom Corporation (KT) has signed a three-year capacity agreement for the use of up to 9 MHz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and NSS-12 satellites.
SkyTerra Unveils Transition Plans For Customers Onto Its Next-Generation Network
(16 June 2009) SkyTerra has unveiled plans that will allow its current voice and push-to-talk customers to transition to the company's next generation integrated satellite-terrestrial network and services.
Space Systems/Loral Selected To Provide New Satellite To Hughes For High-Speed Internet Access In North America
(16 June 2009) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it has been selected to provide a new satellite to Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services.
Space Systems/Loral Selected To Provide Powerful Communications Satellites To Intelsat
(18 June 2009) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide two new satellites to Intelsat, the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide.
SQUARE Upgrades to iDirect Platform, Offers Next-Generation IP Broadband Service To Enterprise Customers
(15 June 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems) today announced that SQUARE InformatiX Ltd, the largest satellite service provider in Bangladesh, has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hub to upgrade its existing satellite broadband service.
Telesat Signs Capacity Deal On T11N With Intersat Africa
(16 June 2009) Telesat, the world's fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, announced today at CommunicAsia 2009 that Intersat Africa Ltd., of Nairobi, Kenya (Intersat) has signed a multi-year agreement for more than a full transponder on Telesat's new Telstar 11N satellite.
Thales Alenia Space Signed A Contract To Provide HISPASAT AG1 Satellite With REDSAT Advanced Communication Payload
(18 June 2009) Thales Alenia Space announced today that HISPASAT has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space España, its Spanish branch, for the development and supply of the REDSAT Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1, a GEO mission within the scope of the European Space Agency’s ARTES 11 program.
XipLink Announces STEP Electronics As Distributor
(16 June 2009) Today at CommunicAsia in Singapore, XipLink announced STEP Electronics as the latest addition to its global network of Value Added Distributors.
BroadcastAora Uses Tandberg Television Encoding For 50+ Channel DTH In Indonesia
(16 June 2009) Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, announced today that Indonesia’s newest Pay TV service provider, Aora, has selected Tandberg Television encoders and multiplexing for over 50 channels of standard-definition content, which are broadcast in MPEG-4 AVC over satellite.
Clear Channel Satellite Adds Kentucky News Network (KNN) To The X-Digital System
(15 June 2009) Clear Channel Satellite, a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc., announced today the addition of Kentucky News Network to the X-Digital system.
CS Link Increases Astra Capacity For HD And SD Services
(16 June 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that the Czech Pay-TV platform CS Link has increased its satellite capacity at Astra’s prime orbital position 23.5 degrees East by one additional transponder.
Eurovision Takes Ku-Band Capacity On Eutelsat W2A Satellite And Books First Permanent C-Band Capacity For Africa Coverage
(15 June 2009) Eurovision and Eutelsat Communications announced today that they are further strengthening their longstanding collaboration with two new contracts inked for capacity on Eutelsat's W2A satellite in the Ku-band and in the C-band.
RRsat Chosen To Distribute Fashion TV's New High-Definition Channel To The US And To DISH Network
(15 June 2009) 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 will be providing uplink and connectivity services for the new Fashion TV Paris High Definition channel - FTV HD, over North America and to DISH Network via the Galaxy-19 satellite.
TAS To Launch Up To 50 TV Channels On NSS-11
(15 June 2009) SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced at CASBAA/CommunicAsia in Singapore that it has concluded a multi-year agreement with TAS (Teleport Access Services, Inc.) to provide three transponders on the NSS-11 satellite to distribute up to 50 Chinese television channels to cable housholds in Taiwan.
VTC Selects Tandberg Television For HD And SD Playout To DTT And Satellite
(15 June 2009) Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, announced today that Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) has selected Tandberg Television to provide the encoding, multiplexing and modulation for ten high-definition and 32 standard-definition channels that are simultaneously played out over satellite and digital terrestrial networks.
Earth Observation4C Controls And Telespazio Enlarge And Consolidate Their Partnership
(18 June 2009) 4C Controls Inc. and Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, today announced that based on the principles established in the strategic alliance agreement signed by their respective affiliates 4C Satimage and e-GEOS in January 2009 they are currently in discussion to enter into a joint investment in the areas of very high resolution (50 cm) optical satellite remote sensing and other strategic operational areas.
Boulder-Built And Operated QuikSCAT Provides 10 Years Of Data On Earth's Climate
(16 June 2009) This month marks a decade of success for NASA's QuikSCAT mission, one that continues to provide a wealth of information about Earth's climate since its launch June 19, 1999.
Emcore Awarded Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract For NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
(16 June 2009) Emcore Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fibre optic and solar power markets announced today that the Company has been awarded a contract to manufacture, test, and deliver solar panels for NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement spacecraft.
German TanDEM-X Radar Satellite Now Complete
(9 June 2009) In early 2009, Friedrichshafen-based aerospace company Astrium completed construction of the German radar satellite TanDEM-X.
ITT Receiver To Play Critical Role In Global Precipitation Measurement
(15 June 2009) ITT Corporation has successfully completed the Critical Design Review for the Global Precipitation Measurement-Microwave Imager (GMI) Receiver Subsystem with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Spot Infoterra Group To Supply Serbia With A National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(19 June 2009) In partnership with IGN France International, the Spot Infoterra Group – and Astrium division – will supply the Serbian Geodesy Institute (RGZ) with the means to become the central supplier of geoinformation data for public and private institutions in Serbia.
Two Years Of Successful Operation For Germany's Terrasar-X, The Earth Observation Satellite
(15 June 2009) TerraSAR-X, Germany's Earth observation satellite, was launched on 15 June 2007 and has gone on to have a unique and highly successful track record.
World Day To Combat Desertification Focuses On Human Security
(17 June 2009) Human security is under threat from desertification, land degradation and drought.
NavigationESA And OHB/SSTL Signed Contract For Sourcing Long-Lead Items For Galileo Satellites
(15 June 2009) The European space agency ESA and the bidder consortium led by OHB-System AG and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) have signed a contract for sourcing long-lead items for satellites for the future European Galileo navigation system at the Paris Air Show today.
Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Shifts Into Critical Design Review Phase
(14 June 2009) The Lockheed Martin) team developing the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program has entered the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage on-schedule, an extensive phase that precedes production of the next-generation satellite system.
Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellites Exceed 100 Years Of Combined On-Orbit Service
(17 June 2009) The US Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin, has accumulated 100 years of successful on-orbit operations.
TrackingAT&T Extends Fleet Management Offerings With Trimble GeoManager
(16 June 2009) AT&T announced it is broadening its fleet and mobile asset management portfolio with the latest version of Trimble's GeoManager solution.
Fulcrum Maritime Systems Offers Iridium-Based Long-Range Identification And Tracking Systems
(16 June 2009) Fulcrum Maritime Systems Ltd. and Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) announce today that Fulcrum is now offering Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) services through the Iridium satellite network.
Military SpaceBoeing Completes On-Orbit Handover Of 2nd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite To US Air Force
(17 June 2009) Boeing, on June 15, successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force, which will monitor and control the new satellite from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.
Boeing Team Completes Segment Testing Of Space Surveillance Satellite System
(16 June 2009)The Boeing Company has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments, of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force.
Integral Systems Europe To Provide Spectrum Management System (SMS) To NATO
(17 June 2009) Integral Systems Europe (ISE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., today announced a contract to provide the MonicsNET Satellite Carrier Monitoring system to Actia-Sodielec, prime contractor for NATO's Advanced Satcom Network Monitoring and Control (ASNMC) capability program.
IoGlobal Taps SES Americom-New Skies Satellite To Connect Troops In Afghanistan
(16 June 2009) Leveraging its global satellite fleet to meet growing demand for connectivity everywhere, SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced at the CommunicAsia conference that IoGlobal has signed a multiyear agreement to create a new DVB IP platform on the NSS-11 satellite to keep NATO troops in Afghanistan connected with friends and family back home.
Lockheed Martin Begins Critical Environmental Test Of First Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite
(16 June 2009) Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities.
Lockheed Martin Delivers New Flight Software Architecture For SBIRS GEO Spacecraft
(14 June 2008) Lockheed Martin announced today that it has delivered the final block of a new flight software architecture that will provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite constellation.
AstrophysicsGiant Eruption Reveals 'Dead' Star
(16 June 2009) An enormous eruption has found its way to Earth after travelling for many thousands of years across space.
AstronomyHerschel Cryocover Is Open
(15 June 2009) At 11:53 CEST yesterday, the cryocover protecting Herschel's sophisticated instruments was opened after the satellite received a command to fire pyrotechnic bolts holding it down.
Herschel’s Daring Test: A Glimpse Of Things To Come
(19 June 2009) Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, ‘the whirlpool galaxy’ for a first test observation.
Herschels First Picture Of An Object In Space
(19 June 2009) The European space telescope Herschel captured its first image of an object in the Universe.
NASA Awards Contract For Kepler Planning And Mission Support
(17 June 2009) NASA Ames Research Center today announced it has selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo., to receive the Kepler mission "Phase E," or on-orbit operations contract, valued at US$ 11,590,961.
NASA Awards Two Small Explorer Development Contracts
(19 June 2009) NASA has selected two science proposals to be developed into full missions as part of the agency's Small Explorer, or SMEX, Program.
UF Astronomy Team Among First To Use Massive New Telescope
(18 June 2009) A team of University of Florida astronomers is among the first in the world to make scientific-quality observations of the heavens using the newly completed Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world’s largest optical telescope.
Unique Sky Survey Brings New Objects Into Focus
(15 June 2009) An innovative sky survey has begun returning images that will be used to detect unprecedented numbers of powerful cosmic explosions–called supernovae–in distant galaxies, and variable brightness stars in our own Milky Way.
World's Fastest And Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera
(18 June 2009) The next generation of instruments for ground-based telescopes took a leap forward with the development of a new ultra-fast camera that can take 1500 finely exposed images per second even when observing extremely faint objects.
SunLockheed Martin Solar X-Ray Imager To Be Launched On NOAA GOES-O Spacecraft
(18 June 2009) The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight.
Scientists Create First Comprehensive Computer Model Of Sunspots
(18 June 2009) In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the sun and its impacts on Earth, scientists have created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots.
MoonIBEX Spacecraft Detects Fast Neutral Hydrogen Coming From The Moon
(18 June 2009) NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of very fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon, following decades of speculation and searching for their existence.
JPL Instrument Set For Lunar Orbiter Mission
(17 June 2009) NASA is scheduled to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, an unmanned mission to comprehensively map the entire moon, tomorrow, June 18.
KODAK Imaging Technology To Explore Moon
(16 June 2009) With this week's scheduled launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, imaging technology from Eastman Kodak Company will again play a key role in the exploration of our solar system.
NASA Scientists Bring Light To Moon's Permanently Dark Craters
(18 June 2009) A new lunar topography map with the highest resolution of the moon's rugged south polar region provides new information on some of our natural satellite's darkest inhabitants -- permanently shadowed craters.
EarthCluster And Double Star: Bringing The Sun-Earth Connection Into Focus
(18 June 2009) Over almost nine years in space, the four Cluster satellites have returned a wealth of science data including insights into improving radio searches for exoplanets, energetic vortices tunnelling into Earth’s protective magnetic bubble, and 3D magnetic dances in near-Earth space.
ESA Study Paves The Way For A Better Understanding Of Space Weather
(15 June 2009) Earth observation satellites in low orbit are continually buffeted by the wisps of atmosphere that remain.
Johns Hopkins APL Selects GS Yuasa Lithium Power Solutions For Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission
(15 June 2009) GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP) today announced that The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) awarded it the contract to supply Lithium-ion cells for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission.
MarsCU Researchers Find First Definitive Evidence For Ancient Lake On Mars
(17 June 2009) A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has discovered the first definitive evidence of shorelines on Mars, an indication of a deep, ancient lake there and a finding with implications for the discovery of past life on the Red Planet.
Lockheed Martin Completes Mars Science Laboratory Heatshield For NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(16 June 2009) Lockheed Martin has completed production and testing of the heatshield for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).
SaturnSaturn's Approach To Equinox Reveals Never-Before-Seen Vertical Structures In Planet's Rings
(11 June 2009) In images made possible only as Saturn nears equinox, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has uncovered for the first time towering vertical structures in the planet's otherwise flat rings that are attributable to the gravitational effects of a small nearby moon.
ExobiologyCaltech Scientists Predict Greater Longevity For Planets With Life
(12 June 2009) Roughly a billion years from now, the ever-increasing radiation from the sun will have heated Earth into inhabitability; the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that serves as food for plant life will disappear, pulled out by the weathering of rocks; the oceans will evaporate; and all living things will disappear.
MicrogravityPharmaSat Mission Update
(12 June 2009) The PharmaSat nanosatellite has successfully completed an experiment that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space.
Manned SpaceAASC To Manufacture Cygnus Structure
(15 June 2009) Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation (AASC) has been awarded a contract by Orbital Sciences Corporation to manufacture and test the composite structure for the Cygnus advanced manoeuvring spacecraft.
Alta Data Technologies Selected As A Supplier By Leading Commercial Spaceflight Company
(17 June 2009) Alta Data Technologies announces the selection of its MIL-STD-1553 interface cards and software by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX).
Boeing Readies Kibo Lab Components For Shuttle Mission To Space Station
(11 June 2009) Boeing engineers and technicians recently completed several complex payload-processing tasks, including preparing the final two science platforms for Japan's Kibo laboratory, ahead of Space Shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Fuel Leak Again Postpones Launch Of Space Shuttle Endeavour
(17 June 2009) NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission Wednesday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank.
Lockheed Martin Orion Team Prepares For Integration And First Flight Test Of Launch Abort System
(16 June 2009) Lockheed Martin announced today that two launch abort system (LAS) motors for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle are now in place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico for integration and preparation for the first flight test, known as Pad Abort 1.
NASA Postpones Launch Of Space Shuttle Endeavour
(13 June 2009) NASA postponed space shuttle Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station on Saturday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle’s external fuel tank.
Orbital Sciences Corporation Has Contracted Thales Alenia Space For The Production Of New Pressurized Cargo Modules To Re-Supply The International Space Station
(17 June 2009) Thales Alenia Space announced today the signing of a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation for the design, development, production and delivery of nine pressurized modules for cargo transport – to include equipment, spare parts, scientific experiments and other items – to the International Space Station (ISS).
TechnologyESA And Thales Alenia Space Establish Agreement For Development Of Intermediate Experimental Vehicle (IXV)
(16 June 2009) Today at the Paris Air Show being held at Le Bourget, ESA and Thales Alenia Space have established the agreement for the authorisation to proceed with the development of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) atmospheric reentry demonstrator.
NASA Selects Saft America To Develop Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Technology
(15 June 2009) Saft, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance batteries, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to develop the next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology for NASA.
PowerSat Files Patent That Accelerates Viability Of Space Solar Power (SSP) Satellite Systems
(16 June 2009) PowerSat Corporation, a pioneer in safe and reliable energy generation from space, today announced the filing of U.S. Provisional Patent No. 61/177,565 or “Space-Based Power Systems And Methods.”
Launch ServicesAerojet Successfully Tests Upgraded Block C Solid Rocket Motor Case For Atlas V
(16 June 2009) Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that it has conducted a successful burst test and re-qualification of the upgraded Atlas V Solid Rocket Motor composite case.
Arianespace And ESA Sign Agreement On Launch Service Procurement
(15 June 2009) Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Antonio Fabrizi, Director of Launchers for the European Space Agency (ESA), signed a framework contract at the Paris Air Show today concerning the procurement of launch services for future ESA missions.
Arianespace Chosen To Launch First Galileo Satellites
(15 June 2009) At the Paris Air Show today, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and René Oosterlinck, Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation related activities at the European Space Agency (ESA), signed a launch contract for the first four satellites of the Galileo constellation (IOV—“In Orbit Validation” programme).
Arianespace: Ongoing Success, New Records
(16 June 2009) Arianespace, the world's first launch Service & Solutions company, created in 1980, confirms its world leadership at the 48th Paris Air Show.
Arianespace Signs Contract With EADS CASA Espacio For Ariane 5 Payload Adapters
(16 June 2009) At the 48th Paris Air Show today, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, signed a contract with Pedro Mendez and Antonio Cuadrado, respectively CEO and Vice President for Programs and Operations at EADS CASA Espacio (incorporated to Astrium in Spain), concerning a series of payload adapters that will be used on the 35 Ariane 5 launchers in the upcoming PB batch ordered by Arianespace.
Arianespace Signs Contract With Oerlikon Space AG For 35 Ariane 5 Fairings
(15 June 2009) At the 48th Paris Air Show today, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Dr. Axel Deich, CEO of Oerlikon Space AG, signed the contract for 35 fairings that will be used on the 35 Ariane 5 launchers in the upcoming PB batch ordered by Arianespace.
Arianespace Signs Contract With RUAG Aerospace Sweden For Ariane 5 Payload Adapters
(15 June 2009) At the 48th Paris Air Show today, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Peter Scherrer, Director of the Space Business Unit of RUAG Aerospace, signed the contract for a series of payload adapters that will be used on the 35 Ariane 5 launchers in the upcoming PB batch ordered by Arianespace.
Arianespace To Launch ABS-2 For Hong Kong
(16 June 2009) The operator Asia Broadcast Satellite has chosen Arianespace to launch its ABS-2 communications satellite.
Arianespace To Launch ST-2 For Singapore And Taiwan
(16 June 2009) ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd (STS), a joint venture formed by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom Company Ltd (Chunghwa), has chosen Arianespace to launch its new telecommunications satellite, ST-2.
Building The Soyuz Launch Facility At Europe’s Spaceport
(18 June 2009) Activity is continuing at the Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatial Guyanais – CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, as the Soyuz launch site takes shape. Soyuz is a medium-class launcher and its performance will perfectly complement that of the other ESA launchers, Ariane and Vega.
ESA Signs High Thrust Engine Demonstrator Contract For Next Generation Launcher
(17 June 2009) Today at the Paris Air Show being held at Le Bourget, ESA signed a €20 million contract rider with the Joint Propulsion Team consortium composed of Avio SpA (I), Astrium GmbH (D) and Snecma (Groupe SAFRAN) (F), for the development of the future liquid engine demonstrator for the European Next Generation Launcher first stage, the High Thrust Engine Demonstrator.
Galileo IOV Launch Services Contract Signed
(16 June 2009) Yesterday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, ESA and Arianespace signed a contract for the launch of the first four operational Galileo satellites on two Soyuz launch vehicles from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
ILS Announces 9 New Proton Missions In First Half Of 2009
(15 June 2009) ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS), a world leader in providing Proton launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, has secured six firm launch orders and three mission assignments in the first half of 2009.
NASA And NOAA's GOES-O Satellite Ready For Launch
(16 June 2009) NASA is preparing for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O (GOES-O) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Services - LRO, LCROSS
Northrop Grumman-Built LCROSS Set To Launch June 17
(15 June 2009) The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for NASA Ames Research Center, is scheduled for launch on June 17 at approximately 4 p.m. EDT, from Launch Pad 41 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Orbiter Mission To The Moon Scheduled To Launch On 18 June 2009
(16 June 2009) Almost 40 years after the first manned Moon landing of Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, the NASA motto has been: 'Back to the Moon'.
NASA Returning To The Moon With First Lunar Launch In A Decade
(18 June 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
NASA Successfully Launches Lunar Impactor
(18 June 2009) NASA successfully launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, Thursday on a mission to search for water ice in a permanently shadowed crater at the moon's south pole.
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Moon Missions For NASA
(18 June 2009) Nearly 40 years after Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, United Launch Alliance successfully launched NASA's latest two lunar missions aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at 5:32 p.m. EDT today.
ATK Engineering Services Play Key Roles In LRO Mission
(19 June 2009) Alliant Techsystems played a key role in the successful launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)/ Lunar CRater Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
LaunchesLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)
BusinessAstrium Signs Contract To Develop A Satellite Integration Centre In Kazakhstan
(17 June 2009) Astrium and JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary” today announced the signing of a first contract to build a major satellite integration centre that will be part of the future Kazakhstan national space centre in Astana.
Products and ServicesActel RTAX FPGAs Keep Getting Better
(17 June 2009) Actel Corporation today announced continued improvements in performance and usability of its industry-leading radiation-tolerant RTAX-S and RTAX-SL space-flight FPGAs, offering designers of space applications even greater advantages.
EMS SATCOM, Alnair Aerospace FZC Announce EASA Certifications
(15 June 2009) EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc., and Alnair Aerospace FZC, a UAE-based company, announced today the award of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on EMS SATCOM's AMT-3800 High-gain Antenna (AMT-3800) and HSD-440 High-speed Data Terminal.
Gilat Announces New Multi-Star VSAT Networking Solution, Netedge
(15 June 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today introduced NetEdge, a new high-performance satellite communications platform, specifically designed to meet the requirements of multi-star private networks for corporations and for cellular backhaul applications.
Global Coverage For Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream As Service Goes Live In Asia Pacific
(16 June 2009) Inmarsat, the leading provider of mobile satellite communications services, today announced the launch of BGAN X-Stream in the Asia Pacific region, completing the global coverage for the new service.
Norsat Introduces New Products At CommunicAsia 2009
(16 June 2009) Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”), a leading provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced today additions to the following popular product lines: C Band LNB - 3000 Series PLL, and Ku Band BUCs - 4W & 8W families.
Orbit Showcases OrSat-G At CommunicAsia
(17 June 2009) Orbit Technology Group, a proven leader in advanced Mobile SatCom and Tracking antenna systems for marine, air, and railroad applications, is presenting its new and improved OrSat-G antenna at this year's CommunicAsia in Singapore.
PeopleExcelerate Technology Expands Support Team
(15 June 2009) Excelerate Technology, the leading supplier of satellite and wireless-based data, voice and video solutions, has announced the appointment of Darren Field as Field Installation and Support Manager.
Former Astronaut Bowersox Joins SpaceX As Vice President Of Astronaut Safety And Mission Assurance
(16 June 2009) Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) announces Ken Bowersox as vice president of the newly formed Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance Department.
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