6 September 2009
SatcomsAST Adds iDirect-Based VSAT Broadband Offering To Maritime Service Portfolio
(1 September 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems) today announced that Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) has launched a maritime VSAT broadband service built on the iDirect Intelligent Platform.
Ground Control And GeoData Publishers Provide TDI-Brooks International With Fleet Broadband - Delivering Constant Communications While At Sea
(3 September 2009) Ground Control Systems, Inc. and strategic partner GeoData Publishers, Inc. today announced they teamed together to provide TDI-Brooks International (TDI-BI) with state-of-the-art maritime satellite communications.
NewSat Limited Update On FY2010 New Business Growth Totalling A$3.5 Million
(2 September 2009) As a further update to the ASX, NewSat Limited today announced several new business contracts that were signed during the months of July and August.
Newtec’s TelliNet IP Software Powers SatPath VSAT Solution
(2 September 2009) Newtec announced today that SatPath Systems, headquartered in Fremont, California USA successfully integrated Newtec’s TCP acceleration software TelliNet in their SkySwitch VSAT terminals to further optimize communication via satellite.
Newtec To Unveil World Breakthrough In Modulation And Coding At IBC With The Launch Of 4CPM
(1 September 2009) Newtec will unveil next week at IBC in Amsterdam its revolutionary 4CPM modulation and coding scheme, which dramatically increases the speed and bandwidth efficiency of the return link of Newtec’s Sat3Play system.
Raytheon's Continuing Support Of Iridium Global Satellite Communications System Yields Enhanced Operational Flexibility
(3 September 2009) Working with Iridium Satellite LLC engineering and space system operations personnel, Raytheon Company has integrated a flight worthy Main Mission Antenna (MMA) with special test equipment to simulate on-orbit antenna performance.
SES Astra And Telekomunikacja Polska Sign Agreement For The Distribution Of Astra2Connect In Poland
(3 September 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that it has signed a further reseller agreement for the marketing of its interactive satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect with the Polish telecommunications incumbent Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.
Thrane & Thrane Receives Major Gateway Upgrade From Telecom Italia
(3 September 2009) Thrane & Thrane’s systems division, which is dedicated to the development of solutions for satellite access stations, has received a major contract from the largest Italian telecoms company, Telecom Italia to provide a capacity expansion for its Gateway at the Fucino Land Earth Station, Italy.
BroadcastRRsat Chosen To Transmit Romanian Pro TV International Over Europe, North Africa And Middle East
(3 September 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 PRO TV International, the premier Romanian language TV channel targeting Romanians residing outside of Romania, has chosen RRsat to expand its coverage to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East via the Hotbird satellite.
NavigationFinal Modernized Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Begins Operations For Users Worldwide
(3 September 2009) The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin has been declared operational by the U.S. Air Force for military and civilian navigation users around the globe.
StarsXMM-Newton Uncovers A Celestial Rosetta Stone
(3 September 2009) ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope has uncovered a celestial Rosetta stone: the first close-up of a white dwarf star, circling a companion star, that could explode into a particular kind of supernova in a few million years.
GalaxiesAndromeda Galaxy Cannibalized Neighbouring Galaxies
(2 September 2009) UBC astronomers are part of the first international team to chart the unexplored outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy, a survey that has detected stars and giant structures that are almost certainly remnants of smaller galaxies gobbled up by Andromeda as part of its ongoing growth.
Black HolesGiant Galaxy Hosts The Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole
(1 September 2009) University of Hawaii (UH) astronomer Dr. Tomotsugu Goto and colleagues have discovered a giant galaxy surrounding the most distant supermassive black hole ever found.
UH Astronomer Finds Giant Galaxy Hosting The Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole
(1 September 2009) University of Hawaii astronomer Dr. Tomotsugu Goto and colleagues have discovered a giant galaxy surrounding the most distant black hole ever found.
MoonChandrayaan-1 Loses Radio Contact
(1 September 2009) The Indian space agency has announced that it lost contact with the lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on Saturday last week.
Chandrayaan-I Spacecraft Loses Radio Contact
(29 August 2009) Radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft was abruptly lost at 0130 Hrs (IST) on August 29, 2009.
MercuryQinetiQ Wins £23m Electric Propulsion Contract For European Mission To Mercury
(2 September 2009) QinetiQ today announced that it has signed a £23m contract with EADS Astrium for the supply of the solar-electric propulsion system for European Space Agency’s (ESA's) BepiColombo spacecraft mission to the planet Mercury.
MicrogravityFrom Cologne/Bonn To Weightlessness - Ten Years Of Scientific Parabolic Flights By DLR
(4 September 2009) From 7–21 September 2009, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will perform, for the 14th time, a series of research flights to provide weightlessness conditions, using the Airbus A300 ZERO-G.
Manned SpaceLockheed Martin’s Orion Program Is “Go For CDR”
(2 September 2009) With a unanimous vote by NASA’s Constellation and Orion Project managers, the Lockheed Martin-led industry team building the Orion crew exploration vehicle successfully passed a significant milestone in the new spacecraft’s development phase – the preliminary design review (PDR).
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Passes Significant Design Milestone
(1 September 2009) NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's preliminary design review, or PDR.
New Class Of European Astronauts Report For Training
(3 September 2009) ESA’s new astronaut recruits reported this week to the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
SpaceX Delivers Hardware To Cape Canaveral In Preparation For Flight Aboard STS-129 And Integration With The International Space Station
(1 September 2009) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces delivery of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-129.
Manned Space STS-128
ESA Astronaut Launched To ISS To Deliver And Retrieve Hardware
(29 August 2009) NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on Saturday 29 August for the 13-day STS-128 mission to service the International Space Station.
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Launches To Enhance Space Station Science
(29 August 2009) Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Two ESA Astronauts Meet On International Space Station
(31 August 2009) Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station earlier today.
Fuglesang Set For STS-128 Spacewalk
(3 September 2009) ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John Olivas will step out of the International Space Station later tonight to take part in a six and a half hour spacewalk.
Astronauts Complete Second STS-128 Spacewalk
(4 September 2009) The second of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded this morning at 06:51 CEST.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #01
(28 August 2009) Space shuttle Discovery turned midnight into noon along the central Florida coast with launch at 10:59 p.m. CDT (11:59 p.m. EDT) beginning its 37th mission – a flight to deliver supplies and research facilities to the International Space Station and its six-person crew.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #02
(29 August 2009) The crew of space shuttle Discovery woke at 1:30 p.m. to start work on the first full day of their 13-day mission.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #03
(29 August 2009) During their first full day in space, astronauts aboard Discovery conducted a daylong inspection of the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #04
(30 August 2009) For the second time in history, thirteen people will be assembled on one spacecraft today to kick-off eight days of joint space operations.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #05
(30 August 2009) The Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station at 7:54 p.m. delivering more than seven tons of cargo and a new crew member to the International Space Station and its Expedition 20 crew.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #06
(31 August 2009) The combined crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station awoke today to start the first of eight days of joint operations.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #07
(31 August 2009) The 8 tons of supplies, equipment and science experiments that space shuttle Discovery carried into space are now at the International Space Station and ready to be unpacked.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #08
(1 September 2009) The International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery crews shift their focus to spacewalking today, as they prepare for the first excursion of the mission.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #09
(2 September 2009) The first spacewalk of the STS-128 mission came off without a hitch on Tuesday, as spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott completed all the tasks on their to-do list.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #10
(2 September 2009) The 13 members of the combined space shuttle and International Space Station crew will install new science equipment and racks in the station today, enhancing the research capabilities for the orbiting laboratory.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #11
(2 September 2009) Key research facilities that were delivered today will play a role in future discoveries as the bustling International Space Station matures into a fully outfitted orbiting laboratory.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #12
(3 September 2009) Two astronauts will venture back into the cosmos today for the second of three planned spacewalks during this mission.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #13
(4 September 2009) The International Space Station has about 600 pounds of fresh ammonia circulating through its port cooling system, thanks to the work today of spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang.
STS-128 MCC Status Report #14
(4 September 2009) Mid-mission, the activities in space slow down a bit while the shuttle crew members have the morning off.
TechnologySaft Wins US$ 9 Million Li-Ion Contract For Multi-Satellite Program
(31 August 2009) Saft recently received a long-term order to supply lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for six new satellites.
Technology TransferWeaknesses In Dikes Detected By Space Tech Spin-Off
(4 September 2009) A company from one of ESA’s Business Incubation Centres has used space technology to develop a scanner to spot weaknesses in dike structures.
Launch ServicesAmazonas 2 Is Delivered To The Spaceport For Arianespace’s Fifth Launch Of 2009
(28 August 2009) The initial passenger for Arianespace’s fifth Ariane 5 mission of this year was delivered to French Guiana today following a trans-Atlantic cargo flight from Europe.
Germany’s COMSATBw-1 Military Communications Satellite Is Readied For Its Launch On Ariane 5
(4 September 2009) The German military communications satellite passenger for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 flight has arrived in French Guiana to begin its pre-launch processing in preparation for a lift-off later this month.
Orbcomm And SpaceX Reach Deal To Launch Satellite Constellation
(3 September 2009) Orbcomm Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce they have reached an agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2010 through 2014.
Pre-Launch Processing Of Amazonas 2 Is Underway For Arianespace's Next Ariane 5 Mission
(2 September 2009) The first-arrived payload for Ariane 5’s next flight is undergoing initial checkout at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations move forward for Arianespace’s dual-passenger mission later this month – which will be its fifth heavy-lift launch of 2009.
SMOS Team Gears Up For Launch Campaign
(1 September 2009) With launch just two months away, members of the SMOS team are currently in Russia inspecting the facilities where the launch campaign will soon get underway to prepare the ESA's water mission for lift-off on 2 November.
Thales Alenia Space Statement Concerning Palapa-D Satellite
(3 September 2009) Thales Alenia Space announced today that the Palapa-D communications satellite has been placed into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), which will enable starting a nominal Launch Early Operation Phase.
The Fifth Ariane 5 For Launch In 2009 Is Received By Arianespace
(1 September 2009) Arianespace is continuing its sustained mission pace by taking delivery of the fifth heavy-lift Ariane 5 to be launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during 2009.
LaunchesSpace Shuttle Discovery ISS-30-17A
Palapa D
ReportsCommercial Data Sales Top US$ 1 Billion In 2009 For Earth Observation Sector
(3 September 2009) Euroconsult, the leading international research and analyst firm specialized in the satellite sector, today released its latest findings on the satellite-based Earth observation sector.
BusinessCyprus Signs Co-Operation Agreement With ESA
(1 September 2009) Cyprus signed a Co-operation Agreement with ESA on 27 August 2009.
Products and ServicesInternational Datacasting Corporation Showcasing New Products At IBC
(3 September 2009) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced today that it will be releasing new products for all of its key vertical markets at the International Broadcast Convention, (IBC), taking place at the Amsterdam RAI Centre from September 11 to 15.
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