11 October 2009SatcomsAstra2Connect Now Reaches 50,000 Subscribers
(7 October 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that its interactive satellite broadband service - Astra2Connect – is now used by more than 50,000 subscribers, an important new milestone in the successful development of the service.
Cable & Wireless Panama Selects Gilat For Broadband Network Solution That Will Serve Hundreds Of Public Schools Nationwide
(8 October 2009) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced it has been chosen by Cable & Wireless Panama, Panama's largest telecommunications operator, to provide a SkyEdge II high-performance network that will be used to deliver broadband Internet to hundreds of schools in remote areas nationwide.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins US$ 2.9 Million Order For SATCOM Equipment To Support Network Expansion In Asia
(5 October 2009) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a US$ 2.9 million order for satellite communications equipment to support a customer's network expansion in Asia.
Digicel Relaunches DigiNET Satellite Wireless Broadband Service In Tonga With Aptilo Networks
(8 October 2009) Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated solutions for control of billing, user services and access in wireless networks including WiMAX and Wi-Fi, announced today that Digicel, the fastest-growing telecommunications operator in the Pacific, is relaunching DigiNET, Digicel's satellite wireless broadband service in the Kingdom of Tonga, using the Aptilo Carrier Wireless Service Management System.
Europe Media Port (EMP) Expands Occasional Use Services On MEASAT-3/3a
(5 October 2009) Europe Media Port ("EMP") and Asian satellite operator MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") announced today a new agreement to provide enhanced satellite connectivity between Europe and Asia.
Harris Corporation Launches Next-Generation Maritime Satellite Service Based On iDirect Platform
(6 October 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that Maritime Communication Services, Inc. (MCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris Corporation and an international provider of VSAT systems and managed satellite services, has launched an iDirect Evolution network to support broadband IP services for one of its largest maritime customers, Carnival Corporation.
Hughes Provides Mexican Ministry Of Communications And Transport With HN Broadband Satellite System
(6 October 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that the Communications and Transport Ministry of Mexico (SCT) selected Hughes to supply its market-leading HN System to support the Mexican government's connectivity program to expand broadband access to rural areas of the country.
Keystone Enterprise Services To Dish Out Business Television Via Satellite To Restaurants
(6 October 2009) Keystone Enterprise Services – the leader in satellite enterprise services - announced it is supplying turnkey satellite network services for a new Business Television network that will deliver closed-circuit corporate events in High-Definition video to private dining rooms in restaurant chains.
KT Corporation Secures Pre-launch Capacity On Intelsat 17
(8 October 2009) Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced that KT Corporation, Korea’s leading communications service provider, signed a multi-year, pre-launch contract for capacity on the Intelsat 17 satellite (IS-17).
KVH And On-Waves Collaborate To Offer Maritime Cell Phone Service Via The Mini-VSAT Broadband Network
(7 October 2009) As part of an effort to bring convenient communications to mariners worldwide, KVH Industries, Inc., and On-Waves Ehf are partnering to make cell phone service at sea a reality for crew and passengers on vessels around the globe.
KVH Mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage For Internet And Voice Soon To Include Africa
(5 October 2009) The crews working the offshore oilfields of western Africa and maritime visitors to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will have a powerful new means of staying in touch and up to date as KVH Industries, Inc., prepares to roll out African coverage for its mini-VSAT Broadband service.
Norsat International Inc. Signs Distribution Agreement With C2SAT
(9 October 2009) Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") a leading provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced today that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement for distribution, installation and service of C2SAT’s products.
Orbcomm Selects Sierra Wireless To Deliver Innovative Subscription And Device Management Capabilities For Its M2M Web Services Platform
(5 October 2009) Orbcomm Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, and Sierra Wireless, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to integrate innovative capabilities of Sierra Wireless's M2M services platform (M2MOperatingPortal within Orbcomm's web services portal to enable customers to control their M2M services, devices, and communications.
Saudi Arabian Airlines Selects OnAir
(7 October 2009) Saudi Arabian Airlines and OnAir today announced an agreement to install full SwiftBroadband Mobile OnAir and WiFi Internet OnAir inflight passenger communications services on their fleet of twin-aisle Airbus A330 aircraft flying international routes.
SpeedCast Limited And Eutelsat Communication Extend Their Americas Network Coverage Of Their Global Maritime Solution.
(7 October 2009) SpeedCast Limited and Eutelsat Communication today announced expanded coverage of their Maritime solution, with the extension of reach across the Atlantic Ocean and the Americas.
Technology Patented By SatMAX Corp. Wins Acceptance Into Satellite Communications Testing Arena
(2 October 2009) SatMax Corp., a leading global provider of wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products and services to the US$ 46 billion ground-based satellite communications industry, announced another reseller agreement today.
Thuraya To Target European Government And Defense Markets
(7 October 2009) To promote Thuraya's cutting-edge satellite solutions in the key European markets, the Company has partnered with the UK based Global RadioData Communications (GRC).
ViaSat To Supply Ka-band Networking Equipment And Operations Support For Yahsat High-Speed Internet Access
(8 October 2009) ViaSat Inc. has received a US$ 46 million contract award from Star Satellite Communications Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), for SurfBeam 2 network infrastructure and initial customer premises terminals.
BroadcastEutelsat Breaks The Barrier Of 100 HDTV Channels!
(7 October 2009) Eutelsat Communications today announced that it has broken through the barrier of 100 High-Definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites.
TDM Launches Satellite Channel On AsiaSat 5
(8 October 2009) TDM Satellite Channel, Macau, a new satellite television channel from TDM – Teledifusão de Macau, S.A. began free to air broadcasting on the newly launched AsiaSat 5.
Earth ObservationAstrium Signs Major Contract With Kazakhstan During President Sarkozy’s Visit To Astana
(6 October 2009) The partnership between Astrium and JSC NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS), the national company charged with the development of Kazakhstan’s space programme, has reached another major milestone with the signature of a contract for two Earth observation satellites, and the foundation documents to create a Joint Venture for the construction of an Assembly, Integration and Test Facility in Astana.
RapidEye Partners With Lotus
(6 October 2009) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five Earth Observation satellites, announced today a new strategic partnership agreement with Taipei City, Taiwan based Lotus (H&R).
RapidEye Supports Oil Spill Monitoring In Western Australia
(8 October 2009) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five Earth Observation satellites, announced today that they have supplied the German company EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG (Earth Observation and Mapping) with satellite imagery to support mapping services for oil spill monitoring in Australia.
TrackingAntarctic Cruise Ships Rely On Iridium Satellite Tracking
(7 October 2009) The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has approved a resolution requiring members' passenger ships to be fitted with satellite tracking devices based on Iridium (Iridium Communications Inc.).
exactEarth Completes Its First Operational Mission
(7 October 2009) exactEarth Ltd., a subsidiary of Com Dev International Ltd., has successfully used its space-based AIS (Automatic Identification System) technology, exactAIS, to assist the Canadian Forces (CF) and Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in monitoring illegal unregulated unreported fishing (IUU) activity in the Pacific Ocean.
Kemilinks International Offers Iridium-Based Long-Range Identification And Tracking Services
(7 October 2009) Iridium Communications Inc. and Kemilinks International Pte Ltd (Kemilinks) announce that Kemilinks is now offering Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) through the Iridium satellite network.
Military SpaceBoeing's 2nd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Fully Operational
(6 October 2009) Boeing has been informed by the U.S. Air Force that the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite began supporting on-the-ground warfighters on Aug. 18, providing urgently needed communications services to U.S. and allied forces in the Middle East and central Asia.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives US$ 33.4 Million Of Movement Tracking System Orders
(7 October 2009) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totalling US$ 33.4 million under its Movement Tracking System or MTS contract with the U.S. Army.
Harris Corporation Adds Broadband Satellite Data Mode To JTRS-Approved Falcon III(R) AN/PRC-117G Multiband Manpack Radio
(5 October 2009) Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, today announced the addition of broadband satellite data capability to its JTRS-approved Falcon III AN/PRC-117G wideband networking radio.
Integral Systems Announces Continued Partnership With The US Air Force On RAIDRS Block 10
(2 October 2009) Integral Systems, Inc., today announced its continued partnership with the US Air Force on the Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection and Reporting System Block-10 (RAIDRS RB-10) program.
New Satellite Broadband Services For Military Personnel And Defense Contractors In Iraq And Afghanistan
(5 October 2009) TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new satellite link products to the international market.
Rockwell Collins To Provide Swe-Dish SATCOM Terminals With CommuniCase Technology To Dutch Ministry Of Defence
(5 October 2009) Rockwell Collins will be delivering 23 Swe-Dish CCT120 Suitcase satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals to the Dutch Ministry of Defence as part of a contract awarded to 2connect-IT, a Netherland-based distributor for Swe-Dish terminals.
StarsDirty Stars Make Good Solar System Hosts
(6 October 2009) Tipping point in planet formation found by new simulations.
MoonMasten Space Systems Successfully Launches Rocket To Qualify For Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Presented By X PRIZE Foundation
(8 October 2009) Masten Space Systems, led by David Masten, successfully flew its lunar lander rocket vehicle, XA-0.1B, also called "Xombie" twice in two hours.
Northrop Grumman-Built LCROSS Satellite Impacts Moon
(9 October 2009) Astronomers and space enthusiasts worldwide cheered as the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) successfully impacted the moon's Cabeus crater this morning at 4:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Jupiter‘Inverse Energy Cascade' May Energize Jupiter's Jet Streams
(5 October 2009) A new analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter shows that an "inverse energy cascade" mechanism could be supplying the energy that powers and maintains the intense jet streams that typically rip through Jupiter's atmosphere at the same speeds much shorter-lived hurricanes and tornadoes do on Earth.
SaturnNASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn
(6 October 2009) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
MicrogravityDynaflow Demonstrates New Gas-Liquid Separation Technology On NASA Zero Gravity Research Flight
(7 October 2009) Dynaflow, Inc., a leader in research and development services and products in fluid dynamics, today announced the successful trial of their DynaSwirl gas – liquid separator on a NASA Microgravity Research Flight.
Manned SpaceATK And NASA Team Complete Another Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop-Test
(8 October 2009) Alliant Techsystems, the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, along with NASA, the U.S. Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), successfully conducted the third in a series of four Ares I main parachute drop-tests.
Boeing And RSC-Energia Team To Develop Future Spacecraft Docking System
(6 October 2009) The Boeing Company and Russian aerospace company RSC-Energia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow on Oct. 2 to work together on a future common docking system for advanced space exploration vehicles.
NASA And Its International Partners Assign Space Station Crews
(7 October 2009) NASA and its international partners have assigned five new International Space Station crews and made changes to four previously assigned station crews.
TechnologyNASA Selects Small Business Research And Technology Projects
(6 October 2009) NASA selected 152 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR.
Technology TransferNovel Space Technology Could Lead To Quicker And Easier Diagnosis Of Stomach Ulcers
(9 October 2009) Immediate and accurate breath tests that diagnose medical conditions such as stomach ulcers are being developed by north-west company Tip Chip using a technology originally developed for space by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Launch ServicesNation’s Newest USAF Weather Satellite Ready For Launch
(7 October 2009) The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, is undergoing final preparation for a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on October 18, 2009.
SpaceX Announces Completion Of Acceptance Testing For Falcon 9 First And Second Stages
(5 October 2009) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful completion of acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon 9.
Launch Services - WorldView 2
AASC's Outer Barrel Assembly Set To Launch
(7 October 2009) Applied Aerospace Structures Corp. (AASC) has played an integral part in the completion of the DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 satellite through their fabrication of the Outer Barrel Assembly (OBA) for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Ball Aerospace-Built WorldView-2 Satellite Successfully Launched
(8 October 2009) The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. WorldView-2 remote-sensing satellite designed and built for DigitalGlobe successfully launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 11:51 a.m. PDT, on board a Boeing Delta II rocket.
DigitalGlobe Announces The Successful Launch Of WorldView-2
(8 October 2009) DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution world-imagery products and services for defense and intelligence, civil government, and commercial customers, today announced the successful launch and deployment of WorldView-2, the company’s latest high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite.
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches WorldView-2 Mission For DigitalGlobe & Boeing Launch Services
(8 October 2009) A Delta II rocket successfully delivered DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 commercial satellite into orbit after launching the spacecraft from Space Launch Complex-2 at 11:51 a.m. PDT here today.
WorldView-2 Satellite Features Key Processing Electronics From Southwest Research Institute
(8 October 2009) DigitalGlobe’s recently launched WorldView-2 satellite provides an unprecedented level of detail and geospatial accuracy for imaging and mapping the Earth’s surface.
LaunchesWorldView 2
ReportsGrowth For Direct-To-Home (DTH) As Viewers Choose To "Stay Home And Watch Television"
(6 October 2009) According to NSR's new report, "Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 2nd Edition," satellite television has proven its resilience in tough economic climates, driven primarily by a larger section of viewers choosing television as a cost effective means of entertainment.
MSS Operators’ Revenues Up 6% In 2008 Despite Economic Crisis
(7 October 2009) Euroconsult, the leading international research and analyst firm specialized in the satellite communications sectors, announced today that revenues of mobile satellite service operators grew to over US$ 1.2 billion last year, despite the adverse impact of the economic crisis on some of the industry’s key vertical markets.
Products and ServicesDigi Launches Industry’s First M2M Development Kit For Mainstream Satellite Development
(6 October 2009) Digi International today introduced the Digi m10 JumpStart Kit, the industry’s first cost-effective development kit that provides all of the tools necessary, including Orbcomm trial satellite service, to allow customers to quickly and easily build satellite-enabled products.
SkyWave And AMCi Announce Class 1, Division 2 Classification For MT3000 Terminal
(5 October 2009) SkyWave Mobile Communications (“SkyWave”), a global provider of two-way satellite products and services, and American Millennium Corporation (AMCi), a provider of remote monitoring and tracking solutions to commercial and industrial customers, are pleased to announce that the MT3000 mobile satellite communications terminal has received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class 1, Division 2 (groups A, B, C, and D) classification for use in hazardous locations.
EventsSatellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification
(7 October 2009) With land degradation in dryland regions continuing to worsen, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification has agreed on scientist-recommended indicators for monitoring and assessing desertification that signatory countries must report on.
TrainingGlobal Satellite Industry Drives Improved Installation & Maintenance Standards For Energy Sector
(7 October 2009) The global satellite communications industry, in co-ordination with Access Intelligence – organizer of Offshore Communications 2009 – is providing energy-sector interests with the information tools necessary to improve standards of satellite system deployment and maintenance worldwide.
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