18 January 2009SatcomsComtech Telecommunications Corp. Obtains A US$ 1.2 Million Satellite Communications Equipment Order
(14 January 2009) Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a US$ 1.2 million order for satellite communications equipment that will be utilised to expand a network infrastructure in Asia.
EchoStar Delivers Transponder And Uplink Capacity For Vredes To Support Emergency Management And Oil And Gas Industries
(14 January 2009) EchoStar Corporation and its EchoStar Satellite Services division announced today an agreement with Vredes, Inc., to provide satellite services for emergency management and other remote location broadcast demands.
Eutelsat And SpeedCast Team With Furuno For Satellite-Based Communications At Sea In Ku-Band
(14 January 2009) Eutelsat Communications and SpeedCast announce a major commercial agreement with Furuno, one of the leading companies in the maritime equipment and service sectors.
Globalstar Becomes the First Mobile Satellite Services Provider to Utilise Its ATC Spectrum Authority
(12 January 2009) Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments, and individuals, today announced that Open Range Communications Inc. has closed on its equity financing of US$ 100 million from One Equity Partners (OEP), the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts From Various Government Agencies Valued At US$ 6.0 Million
(16 January 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services on a global basis, announced today that the Company has received multiple contract awards from various Government agencies valued at US$ 6.0 million.
ICO Approved For Ancillary Terrestrial Component Use By FCC
(15 January 2009) ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited today announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the application of its subsidiary, New ICO Satellite Services G.P., to utilise an ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) in conjunction with its mobile satellite services (MSS).
Orbital Selected By Intelsat To Design And Build New Dawn Commercial Communications Satellite
(14 January 2009) Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced today that it has been selected to design, manufacture and test a new commercial communications spacecraft known as New Dawn.
SES Astra Announces End Of Astra 5A Spacecraft Mission
(16 January 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announces that its satellite Astra 5A, the former Sirius 2 operating at 31.5 degrees East, experienced a technical anomaly leading to the end of the spacecraft’s mission.
Spacenet Provides Integrated End-To-End Digital Media Solutions To Enterprise Customers Through Strategic Alliance
(12 January 2009) Spacenet Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of satellite networking solutions, announced that Symon Communications, a global provider of digital signage solutions, joined its Digital Media Alliance.
BroadcastAll Sports Network HD To Be Added In Measat-3 High Definition Line-Up
(12 January 2009) Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Measat) announced today that an agreement had been signed to distribute the All Sports Network HD (ASN HD) channel via the Measat-3 satellite.
Animal Planet Commences Broadcasts At 1 Degree West
(12 January 2009) Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) today announced that Animal Planet HD is set to commence transmissions at 1 degree west on the 3rd February 2009, the latest HD channel to be offered by Canal Digital.
DISH Network Expands Local High Definition Markets
(15 January 2009) DISH Network Corporation, the nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition leader, today announced the addition of high definition local channels in seven markets: Abilene, Texas (KTAB CBS Ch. 32 and KRBC NBC Ch. 9); Joplin, Mo. (KODE ABC Ch. 12 and KSNF NBC Ch. 16); Little Rock, Ark. (KARK NBC 4); Louisville, Ky. (WDRB FOX Ch. 41); Springfield, Mo. (KOLR CBS Ch. 10 and KSFX FOX Ch. 27); Wichita Falls, Texas (KFDX NBC Ch. 3 and KJTL FOX Ch. 18); and Wilkes Barre, Penn. (WYOU CBS Ch. 22 and WBRE NBC Ch. 28).
French Digital TV Satellite Offer TNTSAT Tops One Million Households At End 2008
(12 January 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that TNTSAT, the French digital terrestrial free-TV offer via the Astra satellite system has further extended its reach.
IPTV Americas Launches First IPTV Satellite Distribution Platform For Latin America And The Caribbean Via SES New Skies’ NSS-806
(14 January 2009) The Hague, January 14th, 2009 - SES New Skies, an SES company announced today that it will host IPTV Americas on its NSS-806 satellite.
RRsat to Distribute Two Additional TV Channels Over Russia (CIS) Via Gascom's Yamal-201 Satellite
(15 January 2009) RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd., a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it has been chosen to distribute two additional Russian-speaking channels, Smile of Child and Bridge TV, over Russia via Gascom's Yamal 201 Satellite at 90 degrees East.
Earth ObservationHigh-Altitude Aircraft Help Unravel Complexities Of Atmosphere
(13 January 2009) Aircraft capable of flying 20 km above the surface of the Earth are being used to test instruments that could be carried on satellites to improve our understanding of how atmospheric chemistry and climate are linked.
Landmark Year Ahead For Earth Observation Science Missions
(16 January 2009) With three Earth Explorer satellites set to launch this year, another three under construction and up to three more about to be selected for feasibility study, 2009 promises to be a significant year for ESA's contribution to Earth science – paving the way to a clearer understanding of how our planet works.
Partnering With China: Beijing Earth Observation To Distribute RapidEye Products
(14 January 2009) RapidEye, Germany's only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate their own satellite constellation, announced today that Beijing Earth Observation, Inc. (BEO), a subsidiary of Eastdawn Group. Inc., will be their Chinese distributor.
Raytheon Sensor Passes Space Simulation Test
(16 January 2009) A sensor developed by Raytheon Company to increase understanding of how aerosols affect climate has shown in a test it would neither emit nor experience interference from electromagnetic impulses it might encounter in space.
Satellites Search Out South Pole Snowfields
(13 January 2009) As skiers across the world pay close attention to the state of the snow on the slopes, there are a different group of scientific snow-watchers looking closely at a South Pole snowfield this January.
The Human Factor: Understanding The Sources Of Rising Carbon Dioxide
(13 January 2009) Every time we get into our car, turn the key and drive somewhere, we burn gasoline, a fossil fuel derived from crude oil.
NavigationPositive Signals For Galileo
(12 January 2009) The in-orbit validation programme for Galileo, Europe’s global satellite navigation system, is celebrating three years since the first signal was broadcast by the GIOVE-A satellite.
Trackingflaik Inc. Launches GPS Satellite-Based Guest Locator System At Steamboat
(16 January 2009) Boulder location-based services company flaik Inc. has teamed up with the Steamboat Ski Resort & Corporation to provide its cutting-edge GPS satellite-based guest locator and resort amenity system across the nearly 3,000-acre Steamboat Ski Area this winter.
Satellite Helps Make Transportation Of Dangerous Waste Safer
(15 January 2009) A new tracking system is making use of satellite navigation data to ensure safe roads in Europe.
Military SpaceBoeing Awarded US$ 234 Million To Complete Production Of 6th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite
(15 January 2009) The Boeing Company today announced that the U.S. Air Force has authorized the Commonwealth of Australia's provision of US$ 234 million for Boeing to complete production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite.
Boeing Completes Critical Design Review For FAB-T Software-Defined Radio
(12 January 2009) The Boeing Company has successfully completed the system wide Critical Design Review (CDR) for its Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) satellite communications program, paving the way for implementation of a new data capability.
Contract Will Add GBS Terminal Operation To Joint IP Modem (JIPM)
(12 January 2009) ViaSat Inc. has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army, via contract prime Globecomm Systems Inc., to modify the Joint Internet Protocol Modem to enable it to operate as the network-centric modem for the Global Broadcast Service. GBS broadcasts Internet Protocol (IP) based, real-time video and large data files, similar to a multicast service such as direct-to-home satellite television, for U.S. military mission support.
Lockheed Martin Begins Key Test Of First SBIRS GEO Satellite With New Flight Software
(13 January 2009) Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite has entered a major test phase with the latest version of flight software designed to provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations.
AstronomyRadio-Astronomers Conduct Marathon Observation With World-Sized Telescope
(12 January 2009) Radio telescopes around the world will conduct a nearly continuous 33-hour observation of three quasars this week, tracking the extra-galactic objects as they rise and set with the rotation of the Earth.
StarsAstronomers Find Dust Around A Primitive Star, Shedding New Light On Universe's Origins
(16 January 2009) Astronomers have found evidence to suggest that during the early stages of the Universe, cosmic dust - the building block for the formation of planets and life throughout the cosmos - was partially created by the gradual death of carbon stars, dispelling theories that it comes solely from stars that have exploded.
‘Stellar Cannibalism’ Is Key To Formation Of Overweight Stars
(14 January 2009) Researchers have discovered that the mysterious overweight stars known as blue stragglers are the result of ‘stellar cannibalism’ where plasma is gradually pulled from one star to another to form a massive, unusually hot star that appears younger than it is.
XMM-Newton Measures Speedy Spin Of Rare Celestial Object
(13 January 2009) XMM-Newton has caught the fading glow of a tiny celestial object, revealing its rotation rate for the first time.
Solar SystemSwRI-Led IBEX Collecting Science Data, Building First All-Sky Map Of The Edge Of The Solar System
(13 January 2009) Following two months of commissioning, during which the spacecraft and sensors were tuned for optimum mission performance, the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft began gathering data to build the first maps of the edge of the heliosphere, the region of space influenced by the Sun.
MoonNASA Radar Provides First Look Inside Moon's Shadowed Craters
(16 January 2009) Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters.
EarthNASA To Study the Radiation Belts - Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Developing Twin Spacecraft
(8 January 2009) Following a successful confirmation review, NASA has given the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ( APL ) the go-ahead to continue development of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP mission.
MarsDiscovery Of Methane Reveals Mars Is Not A Dead Planet
(15 January 2009) A team of NASA and university scientists has achieved the first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars.
CometsLockheed Martin-Built Stardust Spacecraft To Flyby Earth Jan. 14
(13 January 2009) On Jan. 14, NASA’s Stardust-NExT spacecraft will fly by Earth during a gravity assist manoeuvre that will increase its velocity and sling shot the spacecraft into an orbit to meet up with comet Tempel 1 in February 2011.
Manned SpaceNASA Extends Shuttle And Space Station Spacesuit Contract
(15 January 2009) NASA has exercised an US$ 86 million, one-year contract option with Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International of Windsor Locks, Conn., for work on spacesuits used on the space shuttles and the International Space Station.
NASA Tests Engine Technology For Landing Astronauts On The Moon
(14 January 2009) A technology development engine that may help NASA safely return astronauts to the lunar surface has successfully completed its third round of testing.
TechnologyBHEL Achieves Major Landmark With The Supply Of Space Grade Solar Panels For First Satellite Export Project Of ISRO
(16 January 2009) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved a major milestone with the manufacture and supply of Space Grade Solar Panels to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for their first satellite export project for EADS-Astrium of Europe.
Technology TransferNew Aerospace Technology, 'Aerogel,' the Highest Insulating Material in Existence, Now Available to the Building Industry
(12 January 2009) With energy costs continually on the rise and taking its toll on the world population and the environment, the need for energy conservation has never been greater.
Launch ServicesHot Bird 10 Begins Its Checkout For Launch On Ariane 5's First Mission Of The New Year
(12 January 2009) The Eutelsat Hot Bird 10 satellite has started its pre-launch processing in preparation for this telecom spacecraft’s orbiting on the initial Ariane 5 flight of 2009.
Malfunctioning Component Delays Satellite Launch
(13 January 2009) Officials are delaying the launch of Tactical Satellite-3 - which was scheduled to occur later in January - until repairs to a spacecraft avionics component, critical to the system's operational capability, are complete.
MHI Receives Order For Launch Services Of Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3; First Satellite Launch Order Placed By Overseas Customer
(12 January 2009) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch the Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3 (KOMPSAT-3).
Space Systems/Loral Ships Telstar 11N Satellite to Launch Base
(12 January 2009) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, today announced that it shipped Telstar 11N to the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on the Land Launch system.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 On Launch Pad At Cape Canaveral
(12 January 2009) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced its Falcon 9 launch vehicle was successfully raised to vertical on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida - two days ahead of schedule.
BusinessEADS Astrium Acquires Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
(13 January 2009) EADS Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has acquired Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), the innovative University of Surrey spin-out company which specialises in the design and manufacture of small satellites and subsystems.
Norsat Establishes EMEA Headquarters
(14 January 2009) Norsat International Inc., a leading provider of intelligent satellite solutions, today announced the establishment of a presence in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sirius Shareholders Issue Demand For Review Of Books And Records Under Delaware Law Statute 220
(14 January 2009) Pursuant to Statute 220 of Delaware Law, the following documents are being requested by Michael Hartleib on behalf of SaveSirius.org for the benefit of Sirius XM Satellite Radio shareholders.
Products and ServicesMitsubishi Electric Announces Sale Of Ka Band Plastic Package Low Noise GaAs HEMT
(12 January 2009) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) announced today that it has developed a Ka band plastic package low noise GaAs high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), the MGF4963BL, which is highly suitable for low noise amplifiers in 18-20 GHz band direct broadcast satellite (DBS) reception systems and very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems.
TrainingGVF Launches Training Programme For Offshore Sector Installation Of Stabilised Satellite Earth Stations
(12 January 2009) As offshore interests seek the most cost-effective means of deploying communications solutions in support of their operations, the international satellite industry, in co-ordination with Schlumberger – a leading supplier of turn-key offshore communications solutions – is providing IT professionals with the skills required to optimize the installation and maintenance of satellite systems worldwide.
PeopleATK Appoints Blake Larson To Lead Space Systems Group, Mike Kahn Named Executive Vice President
(14 January 2009) Alliant Techsystems announced today that the company's Board of Directors has elected Blake Larson to be Senior Vice President and President, ATK Space Systems.
SNOLAB Announces the Appointment of a New Director
(12 January 2009) SNO Institute Board of Management Chair Dr. William McLatchie announced today that Dr. Nigel Smith has been appointed as the new Director of the SNOLAB International Underground Science Facility, effective June 1, 2009.
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