27 September 2009SatcomsAsiaSat 5 Commences Service
(21 September 2009) The brand new AsiaSat 5 communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) began commercial service on the 17th September, at the orbital location of 100.5 degrees East with enhanced power, coverage and connectivity, for advanced satellite broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services across Asia Pacific.
Avanti Contract Wins
(23 September 2009) Avanti Communications Group plc, the broadband satellite operator, announces the signature of three contracts for the sale of broadband services, taking it above its target of recruiting 50 service providers before the launch of its HYLAS satellite.
CBM Communications Selects Intelsat To Launch Its Global IP Platform
(22 September 2009) Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced a multi-year agreement whereby Intelsat will supply global Ku- and C-band transmission facilities for CBM Communications LLC (CBM), an affiliate of Marine Technologies, LLC (MT/C-Comm).
C-COM Receives US$ 385,000 Orders From China, Russia And The Uk
(24 September 2009) C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. has received US$ 385,000 worth of orders for its iNetVu Mobile antenna systems from its resellers in China, Russia and the United Kingdom.
Clipper Tankers Selects KVH TracPhone V7 And Mini-VSAT Broadband For Its Fleet
(23 September 2009) Clipper Marine Services A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, is the latest commercial maritime operation to take advantage of the broadband access and affordable service offered by KVH Industries and its compact TracPhone(R) V7 satellite communications system and the mini-VSAT Broadband service.
COM DEV Wins Commercial Satellite Contract
(25 September 2009) COM DEV International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, today announced that it has been awarded an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) on integrated multiplexer and switch assemblies for a commercial communications satellite.
Emerging Markets Communications Improves The Performance Of The Internet Access
(21 September 2009) As part of the continuous Internet performance enhancement, EMC contracted Level 3 as its main upstream provider, which is one of the leading Internet service provider in the market.
Gilat Deploys Broadband Satellite Internet Service For Passengers Of Kazakhstan's National Railway
(22 September 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has announced the successful deployment of a broadband satellite Internet service for passengers of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of Kazakhstan.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Infrastructure Contract From A Government Agency Valued At US$ 2.1 Million
(24 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 infrastructure contract from a Government agency valued at US$ 2.1 million.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts From Various Government Agencies Valued At US$ 4.8 Million
(22 September 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading global provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, announced today that the Company has received multiple contract awards from various Government agencies valued at US$ 4.8 million.
Harris Corporation Adds General Dynamics To Pursuit Team For GOES-R Ground Terminals Contract
(23 September 2009) Two global leaders in highly advanced antenna technology - Harris Corporation and General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies - have teamed to pursue a 10-year program for the ground antennas that will support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R (GOES-R).
Hughes Provides HX System For Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Services In Southeast Asia
(22 September 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that it has shipped more than 1,000 Hughes HX terminals to support backhaul connectivity for rural GSM picocells of a major Southeast Asia cellular operator.
International Datacasting Corporation Announces New European Digital Cinema Equipment Order
(22 September 2009) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband content via satellite, announced today that it has received a new order from Media Broadcast GmbH, based in Germany, for satellite network equipment to be used in the expansion and initial operational rollout of their digital cinema service in Europe.
SES Enters Maritime Market With ASTRA2Connect
(23 September 2009) SES S.A., announced today that it has expanded the market for its successful satellite-based interactive broadband service ASTRA2Connect, and is now offering the service in the maritime market to commercial fleets and leisure yachts operating mainly in the North and Baltic Seas, and the northern Mediterranean.
Speedcast And Orange Business Services Strengthen Partnership To Target New Asian Market Verticals Both On Land And At Sea
(22 September 2009) Orange Business Services, a leading global integrator of communications solutions, is expanding its satellite and support services in Asia to new verticals both on land and at sea through an expanded partnership with SpeedCast, the leader in satellite communication services across Asia.
Stratos And Blue Ocean Wireless Join Forces To Offer GSM Service Via FleetBroadband Terminals
(22 September 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has reached a co-operative distribution agreement with Blue Ocean Wireless (BOW) that will enable ship managers to conveniently deploy GSM service via FleetBroadband terminals.
Vizada Networks Purchases iDirect Satellite Hub
(21 September 2009) Vizada Networks, the leading independent satellite communications provider, and VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that Vizada Networks has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hub.
BroadcastHarris Corporation Antenna Reflector For Sirius FM-5 Radio Communications Satellite Successfully Deployed
(22 September 2009) An advanced antenna reflector designed and built by Harris Corporation for use onboard the Sirius FM-5 satellite was successfully deployed on orbit on July 15, 2009.
Earth ObservationAMHatch Named Australian Distributor For RapidEye Products
(24 September 2009) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of Earth Observation satellites, announced today that AAMHatch of Australia has signed as one of their distributors.
Lockheed Martin-Built IKONOS Satellite Marks 10 Years In Operations
(24 September 2009) The world’s first commercial, high-resolution, Earth imaging satellite, IKONOS, will achieve its 10th year of operation on Sept. 24.
MDA's RADARSAT-2 Information To Support Maritime Surveillance
(23 September 2009) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a US$ 5 million (CAD) contract with Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) of Toulouse, France.
Ozone Layer Depletion Levelling Off
(21 September 2009) By merging more than a decade of atmospheric data from European satellites, scientists have compiled a homogeneous long-term ozone record that allows them to monitor total ozone trends on a global scale – and the findings look promising.
RapidEye Is the Latest Addition To IPAD, Office Of Global Analysis, FAS, USDA Prime Vendor Contract
(22 September 2009) International Production and Assessment Division (IPAD), Office of Global Analysis (OGA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announce RapidEye as the latest addition to the Prime Vendor Contract.
SeaSpace Awarded Contract With The FAA
(23 September 2009) SeaSpace Corporation is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two 3.7m geostationary TeraScan ground stations.
SeaSpace Awarded Contract With The Government Of Thailand
(22 September 2009) SeaSpace Corporation is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a major contract from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Agency (GISTDA) of Thailand.
SeaSpace To Upgrade FMI Ground Station
(24 September 2009) SeaSpace Corporation has signed on to upgrade the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s existing 2.4m X-band TeraScan ground station for improved MODIS processing performance and to add the future ability to receive NPP/NPOESS data.
Military SpaceData Link Solutions MIDS-LVT Terminal To Provide Coalition Forces Real-Time Situational Awareness
(24 September 2009) Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, will provide real-time situational awareness to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and coalition forces under two recent awards for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low-Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT).
Innovative Lockheed Martin-Built Satellite System Operating Successfully On Orbit
(22 September 2009) A next-generation satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. government, is performing as required following its successful launch from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 8 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.
Iraqi Air Force Expands Deployment Of Guardian Mobility Tracking Services
(22 September 2009) At Helitech today, Guardian Mobility announced the Iraqi Air Force has expanded its deployment of Guardian aircraft tracking solutions for its air fleet.
Raytheon Receiver Surpasses Milestone In Satellite Tracking
(23 September 2009) Raytheon Company has surpassed another milestone on its Modernized User Equipment program by achieving live satellite M-code tracking with its MUE receiver.
U.S. Navy, Space And Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic Awards Marshall Communications Corporation Field Services Contract
(24 September 2009) Marshall Communications Corporation (Marshall) announces that the U.S. Navy, SPAWAR has awarded Marshall a contract for the Logistics, Operations and Maintenance, and Help Desk support services for the Communications Division in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF).
ViaSat Awarded Additional US$ 10 Million Lot 10 MIDS-LVT Delivery Order
(24 September 2009) ViaSat Inc. has been awarded two additional orders valued at more than US$ 10 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals and spare components from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), San Diego.
AstronomyALMA Telescope Reaches New Heights
(23 September 2009) The ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) astronomical observatory has taken another step forward — and upwards.
Northrop Grumman Integrates Webb Telescope Simulator
(22 September 2009) The huge assembly standing in Northrop Grumman Corporation's high bay looks a lot like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), but it's a full-scale simulator of the space telescope's key elements.
StarsNASA's Spitzer Spots Clump Of Swirling Planetary Material
(23 September 2009) Astronomers have witnessed odd behaviour around a young star.
MoonChandrayaan-1 Detects Presence Of Water On The Moon
(24 September 2009) Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to Moon, was launched with the prime objective of finding traces of water on the lunar surface besides mapping minerals and chemicals on the Moon.
NASA Goddard Shoots The Moon To Track Lunar Spacecraft
(24 September 2009) 28 times per second, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center fire a laser that travels about 250,000 miles to hit the minivan-sized Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft moving at nearly 3,600 miles per hour as it orbits the moon.
NASA Instruments Reveal Water Molecules On Lunar Surface
(24 September 2009) NASA scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon.
New NASA Temperature Maps Provide 'Whole New Way Of Seeing The Moon'
(17 September 2009) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), an unmanned mission to comprehensively map the entire moon, has returned its first data.
MercuryMESSENGER Spacecraft Prepares For Final Pass By Mercury
(23 September 2009) NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft known as MESSENGER will fly by Mercury for the third and final time on Sept. 29.
MarsNASA Spacecraft Sees Ice On Mars Exposed By Meteor Impacts
(24 September 2009) NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars.
Radar Map Of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles
(22 September 2009) New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is consistent with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the past few million years.
Scientists See Water Ice In Fresh Meteorite Craters On Mars
(24 September 2009) Scientists are seeing sub-surface water ice that may be 99 percent pure halfway between the north pole and the equator on Mars, thanks to quick-turnaround observations from orbit of fresh meteorite impact craters on the planet.
SaturnCassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox
(21 September 2009) NASA scientists are marvelling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month.
Extra-Solar PlanetsExoplanet CoRoT-7b Has Five Times The Mass Of Earth
(16 September 2009) In early February 2009, the CoRoT satellite discovered the planet CoRoT-7b, measuring just two Earth radii in size.
Sub Orbital SpaceNASA Announces Awards For Future Astrophysics Suborbital Flights
(23 September 2009) NASA has selected nine scientific teams to work on future high-altitude balloon and sounding rocket payloads.
Manned SpaceAugmented Reality To Help Astronauts Make Sense Of Space
(22 September 2009) Life aboard the International Space Station is hard work.
Boeing Submits Proposal For NASA Commercial Crew Transport System
(23 September 2009) The Boeing Company submitted a proposal to NASA on Sept. 22 to accelerate the development of commercial human space transportation as defined by NASA in its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) announcement.
NASA Assigns Crew For Final Scheduled Space Shuttle Mission
(18 September 2009) NASA has assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010.
TechnologyMasten Space Completes First Untethered Flights, Competes In Challenge
(22 September 2009) Masten Space Systems successfully demonstrated multiple sustained free flights of its XA-0.1B vertical take-off, vertical landing (VTVL) rocket this past week.
Launch ServicesAmazonas-2 Satellite To Embark Thales Alenia Space’s AmerHis-2 system
(22 September 2009) Hispasat’s Amazonas-2 telecommunication satellite will embark AmerHis-2, the advanced Multimedia Regenerative system provided by Thales Alenia Space, and dedicated to extend the current Hispasat satellite communications capacity in North and South America.
Astrium To Deliver Into Orbit The First Military Communication Satellite For Germany
(23 September 2009) Astrium will deliver into orbit the first of two military communications satellites for the German Bundeswehr.
Boeing Completes Ground Tests To Prepare For 1st GPS IIF Satellite Launch
(22 September 2009) Boeing has successfully completed key ground tests that help pave the way for next year's launch of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite.
Delta II NASA Launch For Missile Defense Agency Successful
(25 September 2009) A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency.
Maintaining Arianespace's Mission Pace: The Seventh Ariane 5 For Launch In 2009 Arrives At The Spaceport
(23 September 2009) Launch vehicles for three upcoming Arianespace missions are now at the Spaceport in French Guiana following this week’s delivery of components for Ariane 5’s record seventh flight of 2009.
PSLV-C14 Successfully Launches Oceansat-2 Satellite
(23 September 2009) In its sixteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota today, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C14 successfully launched the 960 kg Indian remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six nano satellites for international customers into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
Space Systems/Loral-Built Satellite For Telesat Successfully Performs Post-Launch Manoeuvres
(21 September 2009) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, and the leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that Nimiq 5, a direct-to-home television satellite built for Telesat, one of the world's leading fixed satellite services operators, is performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan.
The Amazonas 2 Satellite Is Integrated For Ariane 5's Upcoming Launch
(21 September 2009) Final payload integration is underway for Arianespace’s fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2009, with the Amazonas 2 telecommunications satellite now encapsulated in its payload fairing.
Thor 6 Ready To Be Shipped To Kourou
(24 September 2009) The Thor 6 satellite, of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s telecommunication provider Telenor, is ready to be shipped to Kourou in French Guyana by an Ariane 5.
In OrbitIntegral Systems To Provide Ground Systems For ST-2 Program
(21 September 2009) Integral Systems, Inc., today announced that it will provide satellite ground systems for the ST-2 telecommunications satellite.
LaunchesOceansat 2, Beesat, ITUpSAT 1, Rubin 9.1, Rubin 9.2, SwissCube 1, UWE 2
Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demo (STSS Demo)
BusinessGHL Acquisition Corp. Announces Stockholder Approval Of Acquisition Of Iridium Holdings LLC
(23 September 2009) GHL Acquisition Corp. ("GHL Acquisition") announced today that its stockholders have voted to approve its acquisition of Iridium Holdings LLC ("Iridium").
SkyTerra Communications, Inc. Announces Going-Private Transaction
(23 September 2009) SkyTerra today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement for SkyTerra to be acquired by a new corporation formed and indirectly wholly-owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.
Products and ServicesBlue Sky Network Intros Pocket-Sized Flight Tracker For Helicopters And Private Aircraft
(22 September 2009) At the Helitech 2009 exhibition opening today, Blue Sky Network, a leading, global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation assets, introduced the D410A flight tracking and two-way messaging transceiver into its product line-up.
Communication Security In Modern Digital World With Voice Data Fax Encryption Solutions
(22 September 2009) Voice Data Fax Encryptor is a single system securing all three Voice/Data/Fax in a single casing.
Earthstar Geographics Releases Next Generation Of TerraColor 15-Meter Global Satellite Imagery
(22 September 2009) Earthstar Geographics LLC (San Diego, CA, USA) today announced the release of TerraColor PLUS, the next generation of its 15-meter resolution global satellite imagery dataset.
SatMAX Launches Hurricane Preparedness Program Aimed At US$ 46 Billion Satellite Ground Equipment Industry
(25 September 2009) SatMAX Corporation, a leading global provider of wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products and services, announced a hurricane awareness marketing push, targeting first responders and emergency preparedness centers throughout the Gulf Coast region.
SkyVision Launches The "Big Deal" In Africa-Premium C-Band VSAT Kit For US$ 1,999
(22 September 2009) SkyVision Global Networks LLC, a leading provider of global IP services over satellite and terrestrial fibre optic systems announces an exceptional offer to the African VSAT market.
PeopleJames Free Named Glenn's Space Flight Systems Director
(21 September 2009) NASA's Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. recently named James M. Free as the new director of the Space Flight Systems Directorate.
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