20 September 2009SatcomsAlliance To Facilitate Development Of Two-Way Satellite Data Solutions For Improved Tracking, Messaging And Emergency Communications
(17 September 2009) Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) is joining with mobile satellite industry companies and the emergency response community to form the ProTECTS (Promotion of Two-way Emergency Communication and Tracking Systems) Alliance.
atrexx Maintains Vital Communications Links For Iraq
(16 September 2009) German specialist provider of telecommunications and broadcast solutions, atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG, has confirmed that it will be offering satellite-based communications services, via the Eutelsat Eurobird 4A satellite, to the Iraq region.
China Unicom Deploys Gilat's Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Solution
(15 September 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced that China Unicom is deploying Gilat's SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to enhance GSM mobile connectivity in China's Xinjiang region.
Globalstar Boosting Capacity For Asset Tracking And SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger By 10X
(16 September 2009) Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments, and consumers, today announced that it has commenced installation of network upgrades, supplied by Comtech Aero Astro, designed to enhance the overall customer messaging capacity and the data receiver sensitivity of the Globalstar Simplex data network.
GlobeCast Content Exchange Certified By Inmarsat
(12 September 2009) GlobeCast announces that its product Content Exchange, a video sharing and transfer solution, has just received Inmarsat certification.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Services Contract From A U.S. Government Agency Valued At US$ 3.7 Million
(17 September 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading global provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, today announced that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Globecomm Services Maryland, has been awarded a five month services contract from a U.S. Government Agency valued at US$ 3.7 million.
Globecomm Systems Receives An Engineering Change Order For US$ 1 Million From A Multinational Organization
(16 September 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading global provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, announced today that the Company has received an engineering change order from a multinational organization for approximately US$ 1 million.
Hughes Reaches Milestone Of 10,000 Broadband Satellite Terminals In Commercial Service In Brazil
(14 September 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that its Brazilian operating unit, Hughes do Brasil, now has 10,000 Hughes broadband satellite terminals in operation, delivering HughesNet services to a variety of market segments.
Hughes Supports Government Telework Initiatives With HughesNet Managed Network Services
(14 September 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that its HughesNet Managed Network Services offering now supports government telework initiatives.
Hughes Technology Chosen For Broadband Satellite Services In Colombia
(15 September 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that Bantel Telecom, LLC, a premier provider of satellite communications in the Caribbean, Central America, and Andean Region, was awarded a contract by Union Temporal Conectando a Colombia to provide Ku-band satellite services utilizing its Hughes HN System.
Netcom Africa Signs Deal With SES World Skies To Expand Broadcast Television And Telecom Services Across Nigeria
(15 September 2009) Meeting the escalating demand for content and connectivity across Africa, SES World Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced that Netcom Africa has signed a multi-year deal to expand its delivery of telecom and broadcast television services throughout Nigeria and West Africa.
Nortis Cimecom Deploys Eutelsat D-STAR Satellite Broadband Service For 470 Schools Across Morocco
(16 September 2009) As part of a nationwide programme to modernise ICT capabilities in Moroccan schools, Nortis Cimecom, a leading VSAT operator and a longstanding partner of Eutelsat, has been selected by the Ministry for Education and the national telecommunications regulatory authority to deliver a satellite-based broadband service to schools beyond range of terrestrial networks.
Planetsky And Real Image Join Forces To Improve High-Speed Internet In Sub-Saharan Africa
(16 September 2009) Real Image Ltd, a pioneer in the provision of Internet Services and customized communications solutions in Swaziland, has signed a contract with leading provider of satellite communications Planetsky Ltd, in order to make the next generation of broadband services available to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Quake Global Chosen By Globalstar To Produce A New Generation Of Satellite Modems
(14 September 2009) ,Quake Global, Inc., a world leader in the manufacture of satellite data modems for tracking, monitoring, and controlling industrial assets, announced today that it has signed an agreement to design, manufacture, and deliver a new line of Globalstar integrated multimode data modems and Globalstar’s next-generation satellite data and voice module (SDVM).
SAT Corporation To Provide A Signal Monitoring And Interference Detection System To SingTel
(14 September 2009) Integral Systems, Inc., today announced that SAT Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, has been chosen to provide its Monics system to Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) for satellite monitoring, interference detection, and satellite operator planning capability.
SES World Skies Signs Transport Deal With Galaxy Backbone To Connect Remote Communities And Government Agencies Across Nigeria
(14 September 2009) Bridging communications gaps around the world, SES World Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced Galaxy Backbone has signed a multiyear, two transponder agreement for delivery of a broad range of information and communication technology (ICT) services to rural and remote government offices, schools and hospitals in communities throughout all 36 states of Nigeria.
Thuraya Successfully Builds Market Momentum For World's Toughest Satellite Phone
(14 September 2009) Since the launch of its latest satellite phone, Thuraya XT, last month, Thuraya Telecommunications Company has witnessed impressive sales of the new handheld.
BroadcastArabsat Selects OmniGlobe Networks EMEA To Deliver 12 New Backhauling Earth Stations
(14 September 2009)m OmniGlobe Networks EMEA and Arabsat – the leading satellite operator headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – announce today a contractual agreement for Omniglobe Networks EMEA to provide 12 new backhauling platforms for the transmission of SCPC TV streams throughout the Arab world countries.
Astro Selects A Second ATCi Simulsat Processing System To Help Expand DTH Full Arc Channel Capacity
(16 September 2009) Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems, today announced that it will be installing a second custom Simulsat 7 Multibeam antenna and associated equipment at Astro's All Asia Broadcasting Center in Malaysia.
Canal Digitaal To Launch New HD Channels On Astra 23.5 Degrees East
(14 September 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, today announced that it has signed a long term contract extension for one transponder with the Dutch satellite TV provider Canal Digitaal for its digital services and the launch of new HD channels at Astra’s orbital position 23.5 degrees East.
Chinese Broadcaster CCTV Chooses Globecast For Launch Of Four Channels To Europe
(10 September 2009) GlobeCast has launched four additional channels for Chinese broadcaster CCTV on its platform on Eurobird 9A satellite for pan-European coverage.
Public Polish Television TVP Launches Free-To-Air Platform On Astra
(15 September 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that the public Polish television Telewizja Polska SA (TVP) will launch a free-to-air platform on Astra.
Sky Deutschland Implements NDS MediaHighway
(15 September 2009) NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV operator in Germany and Austria, has deployed the latest version of NDS MediaHighway middleware to support the launch of its new pay-TV service.
Earth ObservationGeoEye Celebrates GeoEye-1 Satellite's First Year In Space
(14 September 2009) GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, marked the one-year launch anniversary of GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution and most accurate commercial Earth-imaging satellite.
Military SpaceCommunications & Power Industries Receives Contracts For Tactical Common Data Link Antenna Terminals
(16 September 2009) The Malibu Division of Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) has been awarded multiple contracts totaling more than US$ 3 million by L-3 Communications Systems West for low-rate initial production of advanced tactical common data link (TCDL) antenna terminals to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
Intelsat General Selected As Preferred U.S. Distributor Of Paradigm’s X-band, UHF Services
(9 September 2009) Intelsat General Corp., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelsat Ltd., has been selected as the first preferred distributor in the United States of X-band and UHF communications services on satellites operated by Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astrium, part of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS).
Second Advanced Military Communications Satellite Completes Major Environmental Test At Lockheed Martin
(16 September 2009) Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite.
AstronomyESA’s ‘Time Machine’ Takes First Glimpse Into The Past
(17 September 2009) The Planck space observatory, ESA’s mission to study the early Universe, has successfully completed its initial test survey of the sky, confirming that both of the scientific instruments and the sophisticated cooling system, all of which the UK played a key role in building, are working well.
James Webb Space Telescope Begins To Take Shape At Goddard
(15 September 2009) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is starting to come together.
Planck First Light Yields Promising Results
(17 September 2009) Planck, ESA's mission to study the early Universe, started surveying the sky regularly from its vantage point at the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system, L2, on 13 August.
Sophisticated Telescope Camera Debuts With Peek At Nest Of Black Holes
(15 September 2009) Less than two months after they inaugurated the world’s largest telescope, University of Florida astronomers have used one of the world’s most advanced telescopic instruments to gather images of the heavens.
GalaxiesDouble Nucleus Galaxies Bring Sci-Fi To Life
(15 September 2009) It may sound like science fiction, but freakish galactic events such as ravenous black holes and ripples in the space-time continuum, could be happening all around us according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology.
SunSolar Cycle Driven By More Than Sunspots
(17 September 2009) Challenging conventional wisdom, new research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of changes in the Sun's impact on Earth over the course of the 11-year solar cycle.
MoonNASA Concludes Robotics Tests For The Moon In Arizona
(15 September 2009) NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers.
NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping Of Moon's South Pole
(17 September 2009) NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
VenusVenus Express Adds To Evidence For Atmospheric Water Loss By Earth's Twin
(17 September 2009) Observations by the European Space Agency’s Venus Express mission have provided strong new evidence that the solar wind has stripped away significant quantities of water from Earth’s twin planet.
MarsPatterns In Mars Crater Floors Give Picture Of Drying Lakes
(18 September 2009) Networks of giant polygonal troughs etched across crater basins on Mars have been identified as desiccation cracks caused by evaporating lakes, providing further evidence of a warmer, wetter Martian past.
Telltale Tells Tale Of Winds At Mars Phoenix Landing Site
(17 September 2009) Wind speeds and directions were measured for the first time in the Mars polar region using the Phoenix lander’s Telltale instrument.JupiterGanymede's Magnetosphere Makes A Big Impression On Jupiter's Auroral Lightshows
(17 September 2009) Studies of features in Jupiter’s spectacular and rapidly changing aurorae have given new insights into the complex electromagnetic interactions between the giant planet and two of its innermost moons.
Jupiter Captured Comet For 12 Years In Mid-20th Century
(14 September 2009) Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu was captured as a temporary moon of Jupiter in the mid-20th century and remained trapped in an irregular orbit for about twelve years.
Scientists Complete First Global Geological Map Of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
(16 September 2009) Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the solar system’s largest moon – and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite.
SaturnGlobal View Of Valleys On Titan Shows North South Contrast
(16 September 2009) A team of German and US scientists led by Mirjam Langhans, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), will present first results of a global analysis of spatial patterns, occurrence and origin of river channels on Titan at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam, Germany, on Wednesday 16 September.
Longest Lightning Storm On Saturn Breaks Solar System Record
(15 September 2009) A powerful lightning storm in Saturn’s atmosphere that began in mid-January 2009 has become the Solar System’s longest continuously observed thunderstorm.
New Transient Radiation Belt Discovered At Saturn
(14 September 2009) Scientists using the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument (MIMI) have detected a new, temporary radiation belt at Saturn, located around the orbit of its moon Dione at about 377 000 km from the center of the planet.
Scientists Discover New Radiation Belt At Saturn
(14 September 2009) Scientists using the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument have detected a new, temporary radiation belt at Saturn, located around the orbit of its moon Dione at about 377,000 kilometers (234,000 miles) from the center of the planet.
Unravelling The Chemistry Of Titan's Hazy Atmosphere
(15 September 2009) An international team of scientists has announced the confirmation of a key chemical reaction that forms the molecule triacetylene in the ultra-cold atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan.
AsteroidsCraters On Vesta And Ceres Could Hold Key To Jupiter's Age
(14 September 2009) Crater patterns on Vesta and Ceres could help pinpoint when Jupiter began to form during the evolution of the early Solar System.
Dark Spot Discovered On Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red And Rich With Organics And Minerals
(16 September 2009) A dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface.
CometsMini-Comets Within A Comet Lit Up 17P/Holmes During Mega-Outburst
(16 September 2009) Astronomers from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Hawaii have discovered multiple fragments ejected during the largest cometary outburst ever witnessed.
Extra-Solar PlanetsFirst Solid Evidence For A Rocky Exoplanet
(16 September 2009) The longest set of HARPS measurements ever made has firmly established the nature of the smallest and fastest-orbiting exoplanet known, CoRoT-7b, revealing its mass as five times that of Earth's.
Smallest Exoplanet Is Shown To Be A Solid, Rocky World
(16 September 2009) The confirmation of the nature of CoRoT-7b as the first rocky planet outside our Solar System marks a significant step forward in the search for Earth-like exoplanets.
Manned SpaceChinks In ISS Armour Deliver Data On Space Junk Impacts
(14 September 2009) Speeding along in orbit at more than seven kilometres per second, the International Space Station has its surfaces carefully shielded against potentially catastrophic collisions with micrometeoroids or man-made debris.
EuTEF Mission Comes To A Successful End
(14 September 2009) Launched together with Europe’s Columbus laboratory in February 2008, the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) – a suit of nine scientific experiments exposed to the harsh environment of space outside the International Space Station – has completed its 18-month mission after returning to Earth with Space Shuttle Discovery.
Japan's HII-Transfer Vehicle To Berth With ISS
(17 September 2009) The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station today at 21:50 CEST (19:50 UT) when the crew will berth the vehicle to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node using the Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2.
NASA Brings The Ares I-X Flight Test Rocket To Life
(15 September 2009) The Ares I-X team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has reached a significant milestone with the first electrical power-up of the test rocket on Sept. 11.
Space-Related Radiation Research Could Help Reduce Fractures In Cancer Survivors
(15 September 2009) A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.
Water Quality In Orbit - U Of Utah Tests H2O Disinfection On International Space Station
(14 September 2009) Space is not a fun place to get a stomach bug.
TechnologyAerojet Completes Advanced Development Roll Control Thruster Testing
(16 September 2009) Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that the company has recently completed testing of NASA's Roll Control System (RoCS) Advanced Development thruster.
Emcore Enters Into A Long Term Supply Agreement For Space Solar Cells With Northrop Grumman Corporation
(17 September 2009) Emcore Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems and systems for the fibre optic and solar power markets, announced today that Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Sector has entered into a long term supply agreement with Emcore's Solar Photovoltaics Division to manufacture and deliver high-efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for Northrop Grumman's satellite programs.
Launch ServicesAerojet Engines Power Japanese HTV Mission To International Space Station
(17 September 2009) Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that the HII Transfer Vehicle (HTV) -- the first of the Japanese re-supply vehicles for the International Space Station (ISS) -- successfully rendezvoused and was captured by the ISS today.
COMSATBw-1 Military Satellite In Final Pre-Launch Processing In Kourou
(16 September 2009) The German military communications satellite COMSATBw-1, built and integrated by Thales Alenia Space, is now in its pre-launch processing phase in Kourou (French Guiana).
February Launch For ESA’s Cryosat Ice Mission
(14 September 2009) As members of the media visit IABG’s spacecraft test centre in Germany to learn more about ESA’s CryoSat mission and view the satellite, a new target launch date of 28 February 2010 has been announced.
ILS Proton Successfully Launches Nimiq 5 Satellite
(18 September 2009) International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Telesat, the fourth largest fixed satellite services operator worldwide.
Launch Campaigns For Arianespace’s Two Upcoming Ariane 5 Flights Reach New Milestones
(17 September 2009) The parallel launch campaigns for Arianespace’s next two Ariane 5 missions are continuing apace as payload processing for the fifth Ariane 5 flight of 2009 marked a new milestone, and the sixth launcher completed its basic build-up during activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Orbital Awarded New Minotaur V Mission By U.S. Air Force And NASA
(14 September 2009) Orbital Sciences Corporation today announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) recently ordered the first Minotaur V launch vehicle under the company’s Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) contract.
Pre-Launch Processing Begins With The COMSATBw-1 Military Communications Satellite For Ariane 5's Next Launch
(15 September 2009) Arianespace’s ability to accommodate the full range of payloads in its fast-paced launch schedule is demonstrated by preparations for the upcoming Ariane 5 mission – which involve parallel processing of Germany’s COMSATBw-1 military relay satellite and the Amazonas 2 commercial telecom platform for Spain’s HISPASAT.
SMOS Arrives Safely At Russian Launch Site
(18 September 2009) After leaving Thales Alenia Space in the south of France on 15 September, ESA’s SMOS Earth Explorer has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it will be prepared for launch on 2 November.
SMOS Earth Observation Satellite Shipped To Plesetsk
(17 September 2009) The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Earth observation satellite has been shipped to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia where he will start its launch campaign for a Rockot launch scheduled on November 2nd
Telesat Successfully Launches Nimiq 5 Broadcast Satellite
(18 September 2009) Telesat, the world's fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, has successfully launched its state-of-the-art Nimiq 5 satellite.
LaunchesMeteor M N1, BLITS, IRIS, Sterkh 2 (Cospas 12), SumbandilaSat, Tatyana 2, Ugatusat
Nimiq 5
BusinessCiti Venture Capital International To Invest US$ 25 million In SkyVision Holdings Limited
(14 September 2009) Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI), to invest US$ 25 million into SkyVision Holdings Limited.
ESA/NASA Memorandum Of Understanding Covers Co-Operation In Human Spaceflight
(14 September 2009) Last Friday, ESA’s Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, and NASA’s Administrator, Charles Bolden, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on space transportation which provides the grounds for further close co-operation of the two agencies in human spaceflight.
Orbital Expands Its Chandler Campus With Opening Of Arizona Program Management Center
(17 September 2009) Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally mark the opening of a new 83,000 square foot building adjacent to the company’s current facilities on South Price Road in the Ocotillo area of Chandler, Arizona.
U.S. And France Sign Agreements For Civil Space Co-Operation
(18 September 2009) NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and French Space Agency President Yannick d'Escatha signed four agreements in support of U.S. and French space co-operation during a ceremony Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Products and ServicesKVH Expands Atlantic Ocean Coverage For Mini-VSAT Broadband Service
(16 September 2009) In a move designed to expand access to broadband services for commercial and leisure mariners alike, KVH Industries, Inc., today announced a significant expansion of mini-VSAT Broadband coverage in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tampa Microwave Launches Man-Portable X-band Satellite Communications Terminal
(16 September 2009) Tampa Microwave, a veteran owned small business specializing in satellite communication systems, microwave modules, satellite link simulators and carrier monitoring equipment announces its entry into the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) market with the introduction of two new MIL-SPEC products.
TrainingIntelsat And GVF Launch Global Collaboration To Expand Delivery Of VSAT Installation Certification
(16 September 2009) Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), announced today during the VSAT 2009 Conference that they have agreed to facilitate training for technicians engaged in deployment of state-of-the-art satellite systems.
Intelsat Selects SlingPath For SNG Training To Minimize Global Interference Problem
(17 September 2009) BeaconSeek Ltd, a UK-based satellite consultancy and training company, announced today that Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has purchased a substantial number of training places on BeaconSeek’s SlingPath SNG (satellite news gathering) online training program as part of the Intelsat Interference Management Initiative (I3) to reduce satellite Radio Frequency Interference (RFI).
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