5 April 2009
SatcomsAlcatel-Lucent To Develop Satellite Base Station Sub-Systems For SkyTerra And TerreStar To Support 3G Satellite Communications
(1 April 2009) SkyTerra and TerreStar Networks jointly announced an agreement today for the development of innovative mobile network technology that integrates Qualcomm's EV-DO-based satellite communications technology into an Alcatel-Lucent base station.
ATCi Completes Advanced Cellular/Internet Communications System For Ninetel
(2 April 2009) NCTA Cable Show - Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced at the Cable Show in Washington D.C. that with the collaboration of SES Newskies, the companies have installed an advanced cellular and internet communications satellite system for Ninetel Telecommunications, one the leading providers of broadband telephone services.
BB SAT Begins Japan Satellite Broadband Service
(31 March 2009) BB SAT Co., Ltd. (Japan) today announced the commencement of its satellite broadband service in Japan.
Com Dev USA Awarded Full Contract On TDRS Program
(31 March 2009) Com Dev USA, LLC, a subsidiary of Com Dev International Ltd., today announced that it has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to supply passive microwave components for the next generation of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS).
DISH Network Reaches Agreement To Deliver Univision, TeleFutura And Galavision To DISH Network Customers
(1 April 2009) DISH Network Corporation, a leading distributor of Spanish-language programming in the United States, today announced a multi-year agreement with Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.
Dolby's 3D Color Correction Solution Licensed To International Datacasting Corporation For 3D Live Events
(30 March 2009) At ShoWest 2009 today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and International Datacasting Corporation announced they have signed a licensing agreement to incorporate Dolby's 3D color correction solution into IDC's 3D live decoder hardware for live 3D content delivery to movie theatres.
Globecomm Systems Launches Service For GCI Village Cellular Network In Alaska
(30 March 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services on a global basis, announced today the start-up of cellular service for rural villages across Alaska served by General Communications Inc. (GCI), Alaska's leading integrated communications provider.
Hughes Announces Agreement With SkyTerra And TerreStar To Implement GMR1-3G Satellite Air Interface On Chipset For Wireless Handsets
(2 April 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services today announced an agreement to develop and implement software that will power the satellite capability in SkyTerra's and TerreStar Network's next-generation integrated device chipsets.
Infineon, SkyTerra And TerreStar Announce Agreement To Develop The World's First Satellite-Cellular Mobile Platform Based On SDR Technology
(1 April 2009) Infineon Technologies, SkyTerra, and TerreStar today jointly announced the world's first multi-standard mobile platform based on Infineon's innovative software-defined-radio (SDR) technology.
NSS-9 Satellite Of SES Americom-New Skies Goes Live
(31 March 2009) SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., announces that the NSS-9 satellite today entered commercial service at the orbital location of 183 degrees East.
NSSL Celebrates Promotion To Inmarsat Distribution Partner Status
(30 March 2009) NSSL, the global satellite communications provider, is celebrating following confirmation that it has been granted the much coveted status of Distribution Partner by Inmarsat, the world’s largest MSS operator.
Orbcomm And Telenor Connexion Announce Agreement To Enable Global Low-cost Connectivity Solutions For M2M Communications
(2 April 2009) Orbcomm Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on providing Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions and Telenor Connexion, a leading global connectivity provider, today announced an agreement that will enable Orbcomm to offer an innovative satellite/GSM-based M2M solution.
Stratos Executes New Distribution Contracts With Inmarsat
(30 March 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has executed new distribution contracts with Inmarsat, thus further expanding its commitment to providing vital communications services to its customers.
Telesat's Telstar 11N Satellite Begins Commercial Service
(31 March 2009) Telesat, the world's fourth-largest fixed satellite service operator, announced today that it has begun commercial service on its state-of-the-art Telstar 11N satellite.
TerreStar Networks, EB (Elektrobit) Deliver Wireless Innovation With Enhancements To Its Satellite-Terrestrial Smartphone Reference Design
(1 April 2009) TerreStar Networks, a satellite terrestrial mobile broadband network provider and a majority owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation and EB, Elektrobit Corporation, a leading developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, have enhanced the usability and industrial design of their integrated satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design.
ViaSat Awarded Broadband Gateway Contract For New Eutelsat Ka-Band KA-SAT Satellite
(31 March 2009) ViaSat Inc. has received an US$ 18 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications for broadband gateway earth stations for the previously announced high-capacity KA-SAT Ka-band satellite system.
BroadcastCountdown For Europe's First S-Band Mobile Satellite Services
(30 March 2009) Final preparations have begun for the launch of Eutelsat's W2A satellite by an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Deutsche Welle Renews Distribution Deal With SES Americom-New Skies
(2 April 2009) Extending a distribution agreement built on more than a decade of trust, SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced Deutsche Welle has signed a new three-year contract for U.S. delivery of its highly acclaimed news coverage from around the world.
Eutelsat And GlobeCast Renew Long-Term Collaboration At The Hot Bird Video Neighbourhood
(30 March 2009) Eutelsat Communications announced today that GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company has renewed to 2016 five transponders leased from the flagship Hot Bird neighbourhood for broadcasting in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Gulfcom Fills Caribbean Cable Programming Gap With SES Americom-New Skies
(1 April 2009) With its footprint in the sand on virtually every Caribbean island, SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced Gulfcom has signed a five-year distribution agreement to meet the niche programming needs of cable operators serving the tropical region.
Premiere Increases HD Capacity On Astra
(1 April 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that the German pay-TV channel Premiere has contracted one and a half additional transponders on Astra`s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.
SES Astra Enters Croatian Market
(30 March 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with CME group for the launch of the first Croatian channel on Astra.
XStreamHD Showcases Revolutionary Whole-Home HD Entertainment Solution At The Satellite 2009 Show
(25 March 2009) XStreamHD, an emerging leader in the delivery and distribution of Full 1080p HD entertainment direct to the home, via satellite, will be giving live demonstrations of the XStreamHD whole-home solution at the Satellite 2009 show.
Earth ObservationAeroGRID Teams Up With DigitalGlobe
(1 April 2009) AeroGRID has signed an agreement with DigitalGlobe to resell their high-resolution satellite imagery.
DigitalGlobe Announces Singapore Ground Station As Direct Access Program Partner, Expands Access To World Imagery
(1 April 2009) DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of world imagery solutions, today announced that it has signed a direct access agreement with the National University of Singapore to allow the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) to receive high-resolution imagery from its WorldView-1 satellite and WorldView-2 upon its launch in the third quarter of 2009.
East View Cartographic Named Authorized Reseller Of DigitalGlobe Products
(1 April 2009) East View Cartographic (EVC), a leader in geospatial data acquisition and GIS production services, has signed an agreement with DigitalGlobe to be an Authorized Reseller of DigitalGlobe’s high resolution commercial imagery.
New ‘Current Mapping’ Satellite Technique Garners ONR Research Funding
(31 March 2009) Working closely with the University of Miami's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS), Associate Professor of Applied Marine Physics, Dr. Roland Romeiser, has been awarded a US$ 500,000 grant by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Northrop Grumman Completes NPOESS Space Segment Critical Design Audit
(26 March 2009) Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the Critical Design Audit of the Space Segment for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).
Ready For Russia: German Satellite Imagery Provider RapidEye Partners With Russian Distributor Sovzond
(2 April 2009) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate their own constellation of Earth observation satellites, announced today their partnership with the Moscow based company Sovzond.
Satellite Snow Maps Help Reindeer Herders Adapt To A Changing Arctic
(1 April 2009) Arctic reindeer herders are facing the challenges of adapting to climate change as a warmer Arctic climate makes it harder for herds to find food and navigate.
TMD Technologies Powers Ground Mapping Radar
(31 March 2009) A prototype power supply from TMD Technologies for ground mapping radar is proving successful in trials conducted by EADS Astrium.
NavigationLockheed Martin GPS III Team Maintains Schedule Performance, Achieving Key Milestones In Preliminary Design Review Phase
(30 March 2009) The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, continues to meet or exceed key milestones on schedule in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase of the program.
NavCom Technology, Inc. Partners With Astrium Services
(30 March 2009) NavCom Technology, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deere & Company, and Astrium Services, part of Astrium have formed a strategic partnership to deliver precise positioning solutions throughout Europe.
Military SpaceDataPath Receives US$ 35 Million Order To Supply Ka Band Equipment For U.S. Army JNN/WIN-T Terminals
(31 March 2009) DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, has been awarded US$ 35 million by the U.S. Army for Ka band spares kits for DataPath Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs).
Government Of Canada Announces Location Of Satellite Reception Ground Stations For Polar Epsilon
(30 March 2009) The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, announced today the locations of the two satellite reception ground stations for the Polar Epsilon project, marking the start of the second phase of this vital Arctic surveillance project.
Impeva Labs' Global Sentinel Satellite Tag Receives HERO Certification From The US Department Of Defense
(30 March 2009) Impeva Labs, Inc., the leading supplier of continuous global asset tracking, monitoring and security solutions, announced today that its Global Sentinel Satellite Tag has been awarded Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) certification by the US Department of Defense (DOD).
Raytheon Submits Final Proposal For U.S. Air Force Global Broadcast Service Transition Contract
(31 March 2009) Raytheon Company , the 11-year Global Broadcast Service solution provider, has submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force GBS Satellite Broadcast Manager Defense Enterprise Computing Center Transition contract.
AstrophysicsDissecting A Stellar Explosion
(3 April 2009) Integral has captured one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen.
MoonGoogle Lunar X Prize Contender Odyssey Moon Partners With Paragon Space Development Corporation To Grow First Plant On The Moon
(30 March 2009) The first Moon flower will become a reality when private lunar expedition partners Odyssey Moon and Paragon Space Development Corporation deliver a biological greenhouse to the lunar surface.
SaturnNASA Scientists Identify Unknown Substance On Surfaces Of Saturn's Moons
(31 March 2009) For more than 30 years, scientists have been observing an unknown substance on the dark surfaces of objects far beyond the Earth in the outer solar system.
AsteroidsNASA Team Finds Riches In Meteorite Treasure Hunt
(30 March 2009) Just before dawn on Oct. 7, 2008, an SUV-sized asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded harmlessly over the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan.
Extra-Solar PlanetsHubble Finds Hidden Exoplanet In Archival Data
(1 April 2009) A powerful, newly refined image-processing technique may allow astronomers to discover extrasolar planets that are possibly lurking in over a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope archival data.
Manned SpaceAstronauts May Need More Intense Workouts To Maintain Muscle Fitness In Space
(2 April 2009) A new study in the The Journal of Applied Physiology, suggests that astronauts need to modify their workouts to avoid extensive muscle loss during missions onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Ball Aerospace Wins Ares Flight Computer Contract
(1 April 2009) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by The Boeing Company as the contractor for the Ares I Instrument Unit Assembly (IUA) Flight Computer (FC) and Command Telemetry Computer (CTC).
NASA And Orion Industry Team Successfully Test Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Thruster System
(1 April 2009) Alliant Techsystems, NASA, and industry partners Lockheed Martin Corporation and Orbital Sciences Corporation have successfully performed a ground test firing of a sub-scale attitude control motor thruster system for the launch abort system (LAS) of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV).
NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Starts Move To Launch Pad At 4 A.M. Tuesday
(30 March 2009) Space shuttle Atlantis' rollout to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been rescheduled to begin at 4 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 31, as preparations for the STS-125 mission move forward.
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Glides Home After Successful Mission
(28 March 2009) Space shuttle Discovery and its crew landed at 3:14 p.m. EDT Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a 13-day journey of more than 5.3 million miles.
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis At Launch Pad For Hubble Mission
(31 March 2009) After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis now awaits lift-off for its target May 12 STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Russian-European Crew Starts 'Mars Mission'
(31 March 2009) Earlier today, a crew of six, including two ESA-selected participants and four Russians, embarked on a simulated mission to Mars.
STS-119 MCC Status Report #24
(27 March 2009) The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery will spend today getting themselves and their ship ready to wrap up their mission with a Saturday afternoon landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
STS-119 MCC Status Report #25
(27 March 2009) The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are preparing to spend what is planned to be their final night in orbit, with wake up set for 4:13 a.m. Saturday to ready for a 12:39 p.m. landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
STS-119 MCC Status Report #26
(28 March 2009) Discovery's crew of seven is preparing for a 12:39 p.m. CDT landing today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
STS-119 MCC Status Report #27
(28 March 2009) After boosting the International Space Station to full power, the seven member crew of Discovery returned to Earth today, threading the weather needle for a landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
TechnologyHarris Corporation Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Contract By NASA To Develop Interoperable Radio Architecture For Future Space Missions
(30 March 2009) Harris Corporation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have embarked on a co-operative effort to advance a common, software-defined radio architecture for future space missions.
Raytheon Introduces Rapidly Deployable Space Payload Design
(2 April 2009) Raytheon Company today unveiled Responder, an innovative payload design concept featuring a suite of interchangeable mission-specific sensors that could be deployed rapidly to meet immediate customer needs.
Launch ServicesHerschel And Planck Launch Update
(2 April 2009) The verification of operations procedures for Herschel and Planck at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has now positively concluded.
SpaceX To Launch ATSB's Razaksat
(30 March 2009) Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that the launch window for ATSB's RazakSAT on Falcon 1 Flight 5, is currently scheduled to open Monday, April 20th at 4:00 p.m. (PDT)/7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Launch Services - W2A
Eutelsat's W2A Satellite On Track For 3 April Proton Launch From The Baikonur Cosmodrome
(31 March 2009) Eutelsat Communications confirms that its W2A satellite has begun final preparations for its upcoming launch by an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Eutelsat's W2A Satellite Blasts Off From The Baikonur Cosmodrome
(3 April 2009) The W2A satellite of Eutelsat Communications was successfully lofted into orbit today by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS.
ILS Proton Successfully Launches W2A Satellite; The 50th ILS Proton Launch
(3 April 2009) International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial space industry, successfully carried the W2A satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton.
Launch Services - WGS-2 United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches AF WGS-2 Satellite
(3 April 2009) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Air Force's second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into orbit at 8:31 p.m. EDT, today.
USAF Successfully Launches Satellite To Enhance Military Communications
(3 April 2009) The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a new-generation military communication satellite from here today at 8:31 p.m. (EDT) when an Atlas V rocket carried a Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite into space.
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ReportsSpace Foundation's The Space Report 2009 Reveals Industry Growth To US$ 257 Billion In Global Space Revenues For 2008
(30 March 2009) Despite the tumultuous world economy, 2008 was a year of extraordinary events and economic growth for the space industry, according to The Space Report 2009: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity.
BusinessAGI And Space Dynamics Laboratory Form Business Partnership
(30 March 2009) Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), the producer of commercial off-the-shelf software for analysis of space, defense and intelligence assets, and Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a non-profit research corporation focused on defense and science objectives, announced their new business partnership today.
DataPath Signs Merger Agreement
(1 April 2009) DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, today announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Establishes New Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory
(30 March 2009) Lockheed Martin announced today that it has established a new Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to enable a more efficient and reliable process for space vehicle component and flight software integration.
Rockwell Collins To Acquire DataPath
(1 April 2009) Rockwell Collins, Inc. today announced its intent to acquire DataPath, Inc., a global leader in creating satellite-based network communication solutions.
Scientist Blew Whistle On Faulty Military Satellite Parts; Northrop Grumman Pays US$ 325 Million To Settle Case
(2 April 2009) TRW Inc.'s efforts to stop a scientist from revealing his research findings about faulty electronic components the company sold to the government for military and intelligence-gathering satellites were the basis for a whistleblower lawsuit that Northrop Grumman Corp., which acquired TRW, settled today for US$ 325 million.
Sierra Nevada Corporation Forms Space Systems Business Area From MicroSat Systems And SpaceDev Acquisitions
(30 March 2009) The newly formed Space Systems business area of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) will debut at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs March 30th.
Products and ServicesBlue Oceans Satellite Systems Monitors Explosive Magazine Storage Facilities With New Product
(1 April 2009) Blue Oceans Satellite Systems has engineered a new product to monitor access entry into explosive storage magazines.
Hughes Launches Managed Services Offering For The Electric Utilities Market To Aid In Smart Grid Efforts
(30 March 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services and a leading managed services provider, today announced the availability of Hughes Utilities Solutions for the electric utility industry.
Trimble Introduces Tiny GPS Timing Receiver To Keep Systems In Sync
(1 April 2009) Trimble introduced today a new embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for timing applications--the Trimble(R) Resolution-SMT GPS receiver.
Vizada Launches Skyfile Weather Software For Merchant Shipping & Fishing Companies
(2 April 2009) Vizada, the world’s leading provider of global satellite communications, has launched SkyFile Weather, a software package for the shipping and fishing industry, which enables users to receive up-to-date and customized meteorological information regardless of the vessel’s location.
EventsEurope's Largest Space Debris Conference Kicks Off
(30 March 2009) The ESA-hosted 5th European Conference on Space Debris began today with over 280 international experts taking part.
Key Findings From The 5th European Conference On Space Debris
(2 April 2009) During the 5th European Conference on Space Debris, 30 March to 2 April 2009, held at the European Space Agency, Darmstadt, Germany, experts from a wide spectrum of disciplines communicated their research results through 100 oral presentations and more than 40 poster presentations.
TrainingNetHope Facilitates Advanced Practical VSAT Installation And Troubleshooting Training In Nairobi
(31 March 2009) NetHope, the US based global information technology alliance of 26 of the world's largest aid agencies, in partnership with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and african eDevelopment resource centre (AeRC), launched the second advanced practical VSAT training in Nairobi today.
PeopleGlobecomm Systems Appoints Andrew Silberstein As Vice President, Hosted Services
(3 April 2009) Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services on a global basis, today announced that the Company has appointed Andrew Silberstein as Vice President, Hosted Services for Globecomm Network Services.
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