24 January 2010Free ContentHerschel's HIFI Instrument Ready To Resume Operations
(18 January 2010) The HIFI instrument onboard ESA's Herschel observatory has been successfully switched on, after being inactive for more than 160 days due to an unexpected anomaly in the electronic system.
Nagravision And Dish Network Sign New Long-Term Agreement
(19 January 2010) Nagravision SA, a Kudelski Group company and the world's leading independent provider of value-added content protection solutions, today announced the execution of a Conditional Access System agreement with Dish Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of Dish Network Corporation.
Iridium Unveils Smaller, Lower-Cost Satellite Data Transceiver
(20 January 2010) Iridium Communications Inc. today unveiled its next-generation “Iridium 9602” satellite data transceiver at its annual Partners Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
Spacecraft Dockings Improve Car Assembly
(20 January 2010) The next car comes down the conveyor belt ready for the dashboard to be added.
SOFIA Telescope Assembly Activated In Flight
(20 January 2010) NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy completed a telescope assembly activation test during an almost six-hour flight Jan. 15.
SatcomsATCi Hong Kong Teleport Announces Joint Alliance With Solana HK To Deliver Low Cost Broadband Services
(17 January 2010) Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of commercial satellite communications systems and Solana HK, a Hong Kong based co-location facility, today announced from the PTC Conference in Honolulu its new co-operation agreement to jointly offer affordable, industry broadband satellite and fibre services to underserved markets throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
C2SAT Receives First Order From Orange Business Services
(14 January 2010) C2SAT, a supplier of maritime VSAT antenna systems, today announced that it in line with earlier communicated information regarding the distribution agreement with Orange, has received the first initial purchase orders from Orange, totalling eight (8) C2SAT 1.2 m Ku-band antennas as part of two different projects.
Cisco's Space Router Successfully Operates In Orbit
(19 January 2010) Cisco announced today that its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology has achieved a major milestone with the successful in-orbit test of the Cisco IOS Software's networking capabilities and the company's on-board router.
Federal Government Selects Ramtelecom, Omniglobe's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary For Iridium Satellite Services Contract
(19 January 2010) OmniGlobe Networks Inc, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, RAMTelecom has been awarded a three-year contract by the Government of Canada for the provision, maintenance and operation of comprehensive Iridium satellite services and terminal equipment.
Gilat Extends Service Agreements With Colombian Ministry Of Communications
(21 January 2010) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today announced that the Ministry of Communications in Colombia has extended and amended the agreements for the provision of services under the Rural Communitarian Telephony (Compartel II) and Telecentros projects for an additional one-year term, through December 2010.
KVH Expands Mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage For Internet And Voice To Africa
(19 January 2010) KVH Industries today announced the successful activation of its mini-VSAT Broadband service in Africa.
NSS-12 Satellite Of SES World Skies Goes Live
(18 January 2010) SES World Skies, a division of SES S.A., announces that the NSS-12 satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital location of 57 degrees East.
SES World Skies Announces Fleet Rebrand
(22 January 2010) Consistent with its role within SES as the provider of global and American satellite capacity, SES World Skies, a division of SES S.A., today unveiled its updated strategic satellite fleet development plan, as well as a new naming convention for future additions to the fleet that will leverage SES’ global reach and powerful brand.
Stratos Distributes New Harris Corporation BGAN Terminals
(18 January 2010) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has become a global distributor of Harris Corporation's new ruggedized BGAN terminals.
BroadcastEchoStar's ViP-TV Delivers HD Channels To BTC Broadband In Oklahoma
(20 January 2010) EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, announced today an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV video transport service to BTC Broadband, a provider of whole home telecommunications services in Oklahoma.
International Datacasting Corporation Wins US$ 5.3 Million Contract For Public Radio Satellite System Infrastructure Update
(19 January 2010) International Datacasting Corporation, a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced today that it has been awarded a US$ 5.3 million contract by National Public Radio (NPR) to update and refurbish the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS).
Multichoice Africa Cements Longstanding Relationship With Eutelsat Through A 20 Transponder Lease On The W7 Satellite
(22 January 2010) Eutelsat Communications today announced the signature of an historic contract with MultiChoice Africa, the pioneer in multi-channel pay-TV across sub-Saharan Africa.
Nagravision And Dish Network Sign New Long-Term Agreement
(19 January 2010) Nagravision SA, a Kudelski Group company and the world's leading independent provider of value-added content protection solutions, today announced the execution of a Conditional Access System agreement with Dish Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of Dish Network Corporation.
NPR Announces Major Refurbishment Of Public Radio Satellite System
(11 January 2010) NPR has launched a multi-year project to upgrade or replace certain hardware and software components of the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS).
NPR, IDC Reach Agreement On New Equipment For Public Radio Satellite System
(19 January 2010) NPR has reached agreement with International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for IDC to act as a supplier of equipment for the refurbishment of the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS).
Earth Observatione-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) And Lockheed Martin To Supply Satellite Data To The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (US)
(14 January 2010) The team consisting of the US firm Lockheed Martin and the Italian company e-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) has been awarded a contract worth up to US$ 85 million by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide data, products and services from the COSMO-SkyMed satellites.
Key Sensor Delivered To NPOESS Preparatory Project
(19 January 2010) The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation kicked off the new year with the delivery of a critical sensor, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).
TrackingPluspetrol Keeps Its Helicopter Pilots Safe With Blue Sky Network’s Portable GPS Tracking Transceivers
(21 January 2010) Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation assets, announced today that the largest oil and gas producer in Peru,Pluspetrol, is utilizing Blue Sky Network’s GPS-based aviation tracking devices to follow and stay in contact with its contracted helicopter fleets.
Military SpaceLockheed Martin Achieves Key Integration Milestones On First Mobile User Objective System Satellite
(20 January 2010) Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully mated the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite's high-performance communications system module with the propulsion core at its facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif.
ViaSat Awarded First Limited Production Order For MIDS JTRS Terminals
(21 January 2010) ViaSat Inc. has been awarded a Limited Production (LP) order valued at US$ 14.4 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals for the U.S. government.
AstronomyDRS Defense Solutions Infrared Sensor Modules Integrated Into NASA’s New Sky- Mapping Spacecraft
(13 January 2010) DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, is supplying all of the infrared sensor modules for NASA's new sky-mapping Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft, which launched in December from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Herschel Readies Itself For The Orion Nebula
(19 January 2010) ESA’s Herschel observatory is back to full operation following the reactivation of its HiFi instrument.
Herschel's HIFI Instrument Ready To Resume Operations
(18 January 2010) The HIFI instrument onboard ESA's Herschel observatory has been successfully switched on, after being inactive for more than 160 days due to an unexpected anomaly in the electronic system.
James Webb Space Telescope's First Primary Mirror Segment Meets Flight Specifications, Achieves Significant Milestone
(18 January 2010) The first primary mirror segment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has met flight specifications at ambient temperatures, the result of a process that has been six years in the making.
SOFIA Telescope Assembly Activated In Flight
(20 January 2010) NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy completed a telescope assembly activation test during an almost six-hour flight Jan. 15.
GalaxiesXMM-Newton Traces Dark Matter In Faint, Distant Galaxy Groups
(20 January 2010) Observations of faint and distant galaxy groups made with the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory have been used to probe the evolution of dark matter.
EarthMultiple Rifts In Earth's Magnetic Shield
(20 January 2010) The Earth's magnetic field protects our planet from most of the permanent flow of particles from the solar wind.
MarsRover Gives NASA An "Opportunity" To View Interior Of Mars
(21 January 2010) NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars.
Tooling Up ExoMars
(18 January 2010) ESA and NASA are inviting scientists from across the world to propose instruments for their joint Mars mission, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
AsteroidsNew Research Suggests That Near-Earth Encounters Can ‘Shake’ Asteroids And Opens The Door To Field Of Asteroid Seismology
(22 January 2010) For decades, astronomers have analyzed the impact that asteroids could have on Earth.
Manned SpaceMDA Contract Will Enable Robotic Capture And Mating Of Orbital's Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft To The ISS
(19 January 2010) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has received a US$ 2.4M contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide a critical interface that will enable capture and mating of the Cygnus cargo delivery spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).
USRA Scientists Participate In Inaugural Session Of Innovative Suborbital Scientist-Astronaut Training
(21 January 2010) The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is proud to announce the participation of three USRA scientists in the inaugural session of an innovative training course designed to provide scientist-astronauts with a wide variety of information and experiences involving various aspects of human suborbital spaceflight.
TechnologyAd Astra Rocket Company And MEI Technologies, Inc. Form Strategic Alliance
(15 January 2010) Ad Astra Rocket Company, a world leader in plasma rockets and MEI Technologies, Inc., a nationwide aerospace, defense and technology company, have joined forces creating a strategic alliance in support of Ad Astra's Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) rocket development.
Alphaport Completes Development Of Integrated Exciter-Igniter For Rocket And Jet Engine Propulsion
(21 January 2010) Alphaport, a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of advanced engineering services and applied technology, recently completed development of an integrated Exciter-Igniter ignition system for rocket and jet engine propulsion.
Technology TransferSpacecraft Dockings Improve Car Assembly
(20 January 2010) The next car comes down the conveyor belt ready for the dashboard to be added.
Launch ServicesCryoSat-2 Launch: Teams In Intense Preparation
(22 January 2010) With lift-off scheduled in just a few weeks, ESA's CryoSat-2 ground teams are in intensive training for the launch and early orbit phase - the critical first steps in the mission's life.
Globalstar Announces Launch Dates For Second-Generation Constellation Satellites
(19 January 2010) Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and consumers, today announced that the first 90-day window to launch six Globalstar second-generation satellites will open on July 5, 2010.
GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida
(15 January 2010) During the first three weeks in January, the latest in the series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites also known as GOES-P is being processed and prepped for launch.
LaunchesBeiDou-3 (Compass-G1)
BusinessBroadcast Facilities, Inc. Acquires Crawford Communications, Inc’s Satellite Services Division
(21 January 2010) Broadcast Facilities, Inc. (BFI), a media services company, announces its purchase of Crawford Communications, Inc’s Satellite Services division.
MTN Satellite Communications Expands Presence In The Gulf Of Mexico, Opens New Global Service Center In Houston, Texas
(18 January 2010) MTN Satellite Communications, a global provider of maritime VSAT communications, connectivity and content services, announced today it has expanded its worldwide presence by opening a new global service center in Houston, Texas.
New EMS Aviation Business Unit Formed
(20 January 2010) Building on the strategy that has made it a leading aero-connectivity company, EMS Technologies, Inc. announced today the formation of a new business unit, EMS Aviation.
SSTL Restructures Business For Strategic Growth
(20 January 2010) Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has restructured its business, forming two new business units to manage continuing growth in its Earth Observation and Science and Telecommunications missions.
Vislink Relocates UK Sales, Development And Manufacturing Operations Onto One Site
(21 January 2010) Vislink has combined its Chesham and Watford operations onto a single site and from January 11 is operating from Hemel Hempstead.
Products and ServicesComtech EF Data Introduces New High-Speed Trunking Modem That Combines DVB-S2, ACM And DoubleTalk Carrier-In-Carrier
(21 January) Comtech EF Data Corporation announced today the introduction and general availability of the CDM-750 High-Speed Trunking Modem.
Iridium Unveils Smaller, Lower-Cost Satellite Data Transceiver
(20 January 2010) Iridium Communications Inc. today unveiled its next-generation “Iridium 9602” satellite data transceiver at its annual Partners Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
KVH iPhone App Released For Groundbreaking TracVision HD7 Maritime Satellite TV System
(15 January 2010) Unveiled in late 2009, the TracVision HD7 from KVH Industries, Inc., set a new standard in maritime satellite TV design, offering boaters a DirecTV high-definition TV experience exactly like they enjoy at home thanks to simultaneous reception of two DirecTV Ka-band satellites and one Ku-band satellite.
On-line Portable Thuraya Monitoring, Decrypting And Logging Solution
(21 January 2010) Portable Thuraya monitoring System is designed to monitor Thuraya communications on the L-Band uplink and downlink channels, the system is completely passive and does not interfere with the normal communications.
World’s Fastest Rad-Hard PowerPC Processor Ready For Space
(21 January 2010) Broad Reach Engineering today announced completion of development and delivery of the aerospace industry’s fastest, highest performance radiation-hardened microprocessor.
PeopleCapRock Government Solutions Expands Customer Service Efforts; Announces Augustine Ponturiero As Director Of Operations
(19 January 2010) CapRock Government Solutions announced today it has selected Augustine Ponturiero to join its Fairfax, VA-based team as Director of Operations.
NASA Names New Wallops Flight Facility Director
(19 January 2010) NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named William Wrobel as director of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., and director of the center's Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects Directorate.
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