22 November 2009Free ContentSES Invests In O3b Networks
(16 November 2009) Global satellite operator SES S.A. and Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3B Networks Limited (O3b), announced today that SES has made a minority investment in O3b to support the development of O3b’s satellite-based, global internet backbone designed to reach the “other three billion” people in the developing world who today do not have access to the internet.
Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Identified
(17 November 2009) Astronomers find prime suspect for a Type Ia supernova.
Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase Of Impressive Growth
(19 November 2009) According to NSR's new report, "Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO)," the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of the satellite industry.
Renowned Crab Fishing Captain Sig Hansen, Featured In Popular TV Series, Selects FleetBroadband From Stratos
(19 November 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has successfully deployed the Inmarsat FleetBroadband 500 broadband satellite service for Sig Hansen, the renowned Seattle-based captain of the crab fishing vessel Northwestern.
Cassini's Big Sky: The View From The Center Of Our Solar System
(19 November 2009) When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.
SatcomsComtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins Advanced Satellite Modem Order For Asian Cellular Operator
(19 November 2009) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a satellite modem order for approximately US$ 1.0 million.
Eutelsat And Asia Broadcast Satellite Strike Strategic Agreement For Co-Operation At 75 Degrees East Position
(16 November 2009) Eutelsat Communications and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) today announced the execution of a strategic agreement for commercial co-operation at the 75 degrees East orbital location.
FleetBroadband From Stratos Supports First European Contract For Electronic Fishing Logbooks
(19 November 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it is part of a team that has won the first European contract to migrate fishing vessels from a paper logbook system to electronic recording and reporting.
Iridium Teams With Three New Partners To Expand Satellite Services Offering In Mexico
(18 November 2009) To accelerate growth in the Mexican market, Iridium Communications Inc. announces it has signed three additional distribution partners in Mexico.
NewCom International Brings 21st Century Communications To Rural Colombia With Rollout Of iDirect DVB-S2 Satellite Network
(17 November 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that NewCom International, a global communications provider, has rolled out an iDirect-based DVB-S2 broadband satellite service in Colombia to bring 21st century communications to key government and community facilities in remote locations.
Renowned Crab Fishing Captain Sig Hansen, Featured In Popular TV Series, Selects FleetBroadband From Stratos
(19 November 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has successfully deployed the Inmarsat FleetBroadband 500 broadband satellite service for Sig Hansen, the renowned Seattle-based captain of the crab fishing vessel Northwestern.
Spanish Contract For Avanti Communications
(18 November 2009) Avanti Communications Group plc., the broadband satellite operator, has signed a three year VNO contract with Digisat Media of Spain.
Thales Alenia Space Statement Concerning In Orbit Acceptance Review Of The Palapa-D Satellite
(16 November 2009) Thales Alenia Space announced that the Palapa-D communications satellite has successfully passed the In Orbit Acceptance Review.
U.S. Coast Guard Deploys KVH TracPhone V7 Satellite Communications On Two Cutter Classes
(17 November 2009) In an effort to expand its communications capacity and take advantage of affordable, emerging commercial satellite services, the United States Coast Guard is in the process of deploying the TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service from KVH Industries, Inc., on its 110 ft and 225 ft cutters.
Yahsat Signs Agreement With A Prominent European Service Partner For “YahClick” Satellite Broadband Service
(19 November 2009) Star Satellite Communications Company PrJsc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) today signed an agreement with IEC Telecom, an established provider of satellite-based internet services.
BroadcastAsiaSat 3S To Broadcast The East Asian Games 2009
(20 November 2009) Asia‟s leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has been awarded a contract by 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited to supply satellite capacity on AsiaSat 3S for live television coverage of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games (EAG) from December 5-13.
GlobeCast Signs Contract For Broadcast Delivery Of FIM Superbike World Championships
(18 November 2009) Content management and delivery company GlobeCast will provide contribution and world wide distribution of the FIM Superbike World Championships (WorldSBK) to broadcast rights holders for the next two years, following the extension of its relationship with the series promoter Infront Sports & Media.
GlobeCast’s Platform On Astra 4A Adds Canal 3 Benin To Community Of African Content
(16 November 2009) GlobeCast announced today that Canal 3 Benin has joined its platform on Astra 4A (Sirius 4) at 5ºE.
MYtv In Ukraine Deploys MaxBill Product Suite From LogNet Group
(16 November 2009) LogNet Group, a global provider of customer management and billing solutions for leading services providers, announced today that the company has deployed its MaxBill product suite for MYtv in Ukraine.
StarHub TV Launches New Complimentary Russian Channel
(19 November 2009) StarHub today announced that it will launch a new 24-hour English news channel, Russia Today, at 12am on 1 December.
Earth ObservationAstrium Signs A Partnership Agreement To Develop An Earth Observation Satellite System In Vietnam
(13 November 2009) Following the signature of the intergovernmental agreement on space co-operation that took place during François Fillon's visit to Vietnam, Astrium CEO François Auque has signed a partnership agreement with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) to develop an Earth observation optical satellite system.
CryoSat: Green Light For Launch Campaign
(20 November 2009) ESA’s ice mission CryoSat has completed its Flight Acceptance Review, confirming that all the components that make up the mission are ready for launch, which is planned for 25 February 2010 from Baikonur.
e-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) Wins ESA Contract To Supply High Resolution Optical And Radar Satellite Data For The GMES Programme
(19 November 2009) e-GEOS, the company jointly owned by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply optical and radar satellite data for the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) programme.
ENVI Image Processing And Analysis Software From ITT Now Supports RapidEye Sensors
(17 November 2009) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that ENVI 4.7, the latest release of ENVI software from ITT Visual Information Solutions, now supports RapidEye levels 1B and 3A data products.
Gore And Infoterra Co-Operate On Near Real Time Slick Mapping And Sampling For Offshore Petroleum Exploration
(17 November 2009) W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) and Infoterra Ltd are working co-operatively to offer oil slick mapping and sampling services for offshore petroleum exploration, providing offshore exploration companies with near-real-time satellite imaging data combined with the most sensitive and easy-to-use sampling and analysis technique to characterize slicks and identify seeps from petroleum systems.
Iridium Reports Progress On "Iridium NEXT" Hosted Payloads Initiative
(19 November 2009) Iridium Communications Inc. reports that it has completed numerous technical studies, working with independent technology partners, that demonstrate the feasibility of hosting earth observation and remote sensing payloads on its planned/proposed next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.
SMOS Satellite Instrument Comes Alive
(19 November 2009) The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally.
Sri Lanka Signs Agreement With SSTL For Space Capability
(16 November 2009) The Director General of the Sri Lankan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Priyantha Kariyapperuma and Professor Sir Martin Sweeting of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), signed a landmark agreement today.
Thales Alenia Space To Deliver Second Flight Model Very-High-Resolution Optical Imaging Instrument To EADS Astrium For European Pleiades Program
(19 November 2009) Thales Alenia Space has delivered the second flight model high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration, testing and validation in the Pleiades earth observation satellite in construction at Astrium facilities in Toulouse.
NavigationInauguration Of Site Of Galileo Station At Kourou
(20 November 2009) The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated on 19 November.
TrackingexactEarth Selects KSAT To Provide Satellite Ground Station Services
(17 November 2009) exactEarth Ltd., the data services subsidiary of Com Dev International Ltd., has established a major component of its ground-based infrastructure through a long-term agreement with Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT).
Military SpaceIntroducing New DoD-Standard IP Baseband Interface For MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem
(16 November 2009) ViaSat is offering a new Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface for the MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) that promotes Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) modem interoperability across Department of Defense (DoD) satellite networks and adds new feature updates as well.
SatMAX Completes ITT Installation -- Technology Patented By SatMAX Corp. Wins Acceptance Into Defense Communications Arena
(17 November 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 it has completed installation of three SatMAX Iridium satellite communications repeater systems for ITT Corporation.
Tampa Microwave Selected To Provide Next Generation X And Ku Band VSAT Terminal
(18 November 2009) Pacific Star Communications Inc. (PacStar) has selected Tampa Microwave to provide X and Ku Band Flyaway VSAT terminals in support of Department of Defense communications requirements.
AstronomyNASA's Wise Gets Ready To Survey The Whole Sky
(17 November 2009) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll.
StarsClose-Up Movie Shows Hidden Details In The Birth Of Super-Suns
(16 November 2009) The constellation of Orion is a hotbed of massive star formation, most prominently in the Great Nebula that sits in Orion's sword.
SupernovaTicking Stellar Time Bomb Identified
(17 November 2009) Astronomers find prime suspect for a Type Ia supernova.
Solar SystemCassini's Big Sky: The View From The Center Of Our Solar System
(19 November 2009) When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.
MoonGoodrich Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Cameras Help Determine Presence Of Water On The Moon
(13 November 2009) Images provided by innovative short wave infrared (SWIR) cameras from Goodrich Corporation's ISR Systems team in Princeton, N.J. provided preliminary data that NASA scientists used to determine the presence of water on the Moon.
NASA's LCROSS Impacts Confirm Water In Lunar Crater
(13 November 2009) Preliminary data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Thruster For Unmanned Lunar Lander
(17 November 2009) Using technology developed for the nation's ballistic missile defense system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturized thrusters to perform the descent and landing operation for a new generation of multi-use robotic lunar landers.
AsteroidsRestoration Of Asteroid Explorer, HAYABUSA's Return Cruise
(19 November 2009) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been studying measures to deal with the anomaly detected in one of the ion engines aboard the Asteroid Explorer “HAYABUSA” as reported on November 9, 2009.
Extra-Solar PlanetsDiscovery Of A Retrograde Or Highly Tilted Exoplanet
(16 November 2009) Two teams of astronomers have found that extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b, discovered in 2008, has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit.
Manned SpaceGoddard Team Develops New Carriers For Space Station
(13 November 2009) In a partnership that exemplifies One NASA, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. teamed up with engineers at NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers to design, build, and test five new ExPRESS Logistics Carriers, or ELCs, which will be delivered to the International Space Station.
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Headed For Delivery Stop At Space Station
(16 November 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space Shuttle Launched – Atlantis Carrying 14-Ton Payload To ISS
(16 November 2009) With the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center (Florida) on 16 November 2009 at 14:28 local time (20:28 Central European Time/CET), the orbiter has begun a twelve-day mission, STS-129, to the International Space Station.
STS-129 Launches On Logistics Mission To International Space Station
(16 November 2009) Space Shuttle Atlantis launched today on an 11-day mission to deliver 14 tons of supplies, science experiments and spare parts to the International Space Station as the outpost transitions from assembly to continuous scientific research.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #01
(16 November 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis launched at 1:28 p.m. CST on its way to store supplies onboard the International Space Station.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #02
(17 November 2009) With a picture-perfect launch day under their belts, Atlantis’ crew members will spend their first full day in space taking pictures of what they hope will be a perfect heat shield.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #03
(17 November 2009) Atlantis astronauts Tuesday inspected the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #04
(18 November 2009) The International Space Station is just a few hours away from receiving a shipment of spares that should help keep it going well into the future.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #05
(18 November 2009) The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 10:51 a.m. CST to deliver 14 tons of cargo that is essential for the continued operations of the orbiting laboratory.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #06
(18 November 2009) After a night spent camping out in the Quest airlock, Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher are awake and into the final preparations for the first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #07
(19 November 2009) Spacewalking Atlantis astronauts completed their planned work ahead of schedule Thursday and did a major additional task.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #08
(20 November 2009) Though it began a little later than planned, the STS-129 crew is awake and starting work on the day’s activities.
Tranquility Node And Cupola, Developed By Thales Alenia Space, Continue Their Path Towards Next Year Launch
(20 November 2009) Astronauts on board the International Space station are moving a step closer to getting extra living and working space as the Tranquillity Node and the Cupola continue their journey towards their scheduled delivery to the space station early next year.
Wyle Personnel Take Part In Important Studies Aboard The International Space Station
(16 November 2009) Medical and technical experts at Wyle are assisting two important NASA projects on the International Space Station.
TechnologyAerojet's 'Core Burning' Innovation Significantly Improves Scramjet Mission Capability
(16 November 2009) Aerojet, a GenCorp company, under contract to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), recently completed ground testing of an advanced Scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) engine combustor demonstrating a new thermal management approach.
Lockheed Martin Tests Carbon Nanotube-Based Memory Devices On NASA Shuttle Mission
(18 November 2009) A radiation-resistant version of NRAM carbon-nanotube-based memory, developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and Nantero, was tested on a recent Space Shuttle mission.
Technology TransferNASA Develops Algae Bioreactor As A Sustainable Energy Source
(18 November 2009) As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.
Launch ServicesThe Seventh Ariane 5 Of 2009 Is Delivered To Arianespace
(16 November 2009) Arianespace has received the seventh Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, which is scheduled for lift-off on December 9 with the Helios 2B French military reconnaissance satellite.
LaunchesShijian 11-01
Space Shuttle Atlantis ISS-31-ULF-3
Lotus S N1 (Cosmos 2455)
ReportsSatellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase Of Impressive Growth
(19 November 2009) According to NSR's new report, "Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO)," the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of the satellite industry.
BusinessLiberty Media Completes Split-Off And Merger With The DirecTV Group
(19 November 2009) Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") today announced that it has completed its previously announced split-off (the "Split-Off") of Liberty Entertainment, Inc. ("LEI") from Liberty Media and the business combination transaction between The DirecTV Group, Inc. ("DirecTV") and LEI (the "DTV Business Combination").
SES Invests In O3b Networks
(16 November 2009) Global satellite operator SES S.A. and Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3B Networks Limited (O3b), announced today that SES has made a minority investment in O3b to support the development of O3b’s satellite-based, global internet backbone designed to reach the “other three billion” people in the developing world who today do not have access to the internet.
TeleCommunication Systems Acquires Sidereal Solutions
(16 November 2009) TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical wireless communications, today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of privately-held Sidereal Solutions, Inc. (Sidereal), a satellite communications technology engineering, operations and maintenance support services company.
Vizada Americas Relocates Corporate Headquarters
(16 November 2009) Vizada, the leading independent satellite communications provider, announced today that is relocating its corporate headquarters for the Americas to a new facility within blocks of its current headquarters.
Products and ServicesL2 Consulting Services Inc. Amends B757 Iridium STC To Include Rockwell Collins IRT 2110 and IRT 2120 Model Iridium Transceivers
(16 November 2009) L2 Consulting Services, Inc. (L2) is pleased to announce that it has successfully amended the company’s existing B757 series Iridium Supplemental Type Certificate (ST10938SC), to now include the Rockwell Collins IRT 2110 and IRT 2120 model Iridium transceivers on B757 aircraft.
Stratos Expands Its MobileLink Fixed-To-Mobile Calling Services
(16 November 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today expanded its line of Stratos MobileLink fixed-to-mobile calling services.
EventsGroup On Earth Observations Meets In Washington To Strengthen Access To Data And Information On Biodiversity, Forest Carbon And Other Global Issues
(17 November 2009) The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is holding its annual Plenary meeting in Washington on 17-18 November to assess and promote progress towards making information about global environmental change readily available to policy-makers, managers and anyone else who needs it.
PeopleEchoStar Corporation Names Michael Dugan President And CEO
(18 November 2009) EchoStar Corporation announced today that Michael T. Dugan has been named the company's president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charles Ergen.
Spacenet Names Susan Miller To Lead Its Integrated Government Solutions Division
(16 November 2009) Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and one of the world’s leading providers of satellite networking solutions, today announced that Susan Miller has joined the company as CEO of its Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions division.
Utah State University Research Foundation Names Niel Holt Director Of Space Dynamics Laboratory
(16 November 2009) The Utah State University Research Foundation has named Niel Holt director of its Space Dynamics Laboratory.
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