26 July 2009
SatcomsBP Corporation Inc. Signs Contract Extension With HUGHES
(20 July 2009) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services and a leading managed network services provider, today announced that it has signed a contract extension with BP Corporation Inc. to continue providing HughesNet Managed Network Services connecting BP's retail locations in the United States and in the European countries of the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Germany.
EB-Designed Satellite-Terrestrial Smartphone Successfully Completes First Ever Handset-To-Handset VoIP Call Over Satellite Network
(21 July 2009) EB, Elektrobit Corporation, a leading developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, proudly announced today, that earlier this week, two of its all-IP enabled, integrated satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference designs were used by TerreStar Networks, to successfully complete an end-to-end voice over IP (VoIP) phone call over TerreStar-1, the world's largest, most advanced commercial communications satellite.
Globecomm Systems Awarded A US$ 5.7 Million Infrastructure Contract From A Major Media & Entertainment Company In Asia
(23 July 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 received a contract from a major media & entertainment company in Asia valued at US$ 5.7 million.
Globecomm Systems Receives Contract Modification From A Global Multilateral Organization Valued At US$ 3.6 Million
(21 July 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 received a contract modification from a global multilateral organization under a previously announced blanket indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) valued at US$ 3.6 million.
Globecomm Systems Receives Contract Modification From A Major Financial Institution In The United States Valued At US$ 1.2 Million
(23 July 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 received a contract modification from a major financial institution in the United States valued at US$ 1.2 million.
MTN Signs Capacity Deal With SES Americom-New Skies To Expand Maritime Service Across Indian Ocean Region
(20 July 2009) Keeping people connected anywhere in the world, SES Americom-New Skies, a division of SES S.A., today announced MTN Satellite Services has signed a multi-year capacity agreement to meet growing demand for connectivity and content aboard cruise liners, military ships, yachts and other vessels operating throughout the Indian Ocean region.
NASA Tracking And Data Relay Satellite Mission Passes Major Review
(22 July 2009) NASA's desire to provide outstanding communications support for the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other unmanned spacecraft moved closer to this goal in July when agency officials approved critical elements for the next generation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, TDRS K and TDRS L.
QSAT Chooses iDirect Platform To Launch Satellite Broadband Service In Middle East
(21 July 2009) VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems) today announced that QSAT, a leading satellite service provider based in Qatar, has launched a next-generation iDirect Evolution network covering Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe.
Spectrum's SDR-4000 To Support The Inmarsat BGAN Waveform From Gatehouse
(22 July 2009) Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima ("Spectrum"), an advanced communications equipment supplier, announced today that GateHouse Communications, a leader in satellite communications software, has selected Spectrum's flexComm SDR-4000 software defined radio (SDR) transceiver platform to port their Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) SDR waveform.
TerreStar Successfully Completes Call Over TerreStar-1 With TerreStar Handsets
(20 July 2009) Mobile communications provider TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar), a majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, announced today the successful completion of an end-to-end phone call over TerreStar-1, the world's largest, most advanced commercial communications satellite.
Yabutz.com Introduces HughesNet Satellite Internet Service At Pocono Raceway Bluegrass Festival
(23 July 2009) Yabutz.com, a search engine within the motorsports racing industry, is introducing HughesNet broadband satellite Internet service to its mostly rural professional and amateur motorsports drivers, teams, and fans at a bluegrass concert at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania the first weekend in August.
BroadcastAscent Media Provides End-To-End Solutions For Life Inspired
(23 July 2009) Ascent Media Group, a leading provider of fully integrated, end-to-end services for the global digital media supply chain, today announced a multi-million dollar, multi-year deal with Li TV International Limited, to provide post production, network origination, and uplink services for Li, Asias first regional lifestyle channel in HD on Measat.
Entropic Communications' Advanced Silicon Tuner Deployed In EchoStar's Over-The-Air Module
(21 July 2009) Entropic Communications, Inc., a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced today that its RF4400 ATSC Silicon Tuner has been selected by EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, for inclusion in its high-definition over-the-air (OTA) module for select HD set-top boxes.
German Free TV Group Of ProSiebenSat1 Media AG To Launch Three HD Channels On HD+
(20 July 2009) SES Astra, an SES company, has closed a contract with ProSiebenSat1 Media AG for its German group of channels, German Free TV Group, for the transmission of three free TV programmes in High Definition (HD).
GlobeCast Taps Tandberg Television HD Compression To Bring The Ashes Cricket Series Back To Australia
(21 July 2009) Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, announced today that GlobeCast Australia has selected the company’s encoders and decoders for all its high definition Contribution & Distribution requirements, which includes the distribution of premium sports like the 2009 Ashes Series Test Cricket to the Southern Hemisphere.
Earth ObservationBoeing To Build Spin Mechanism For Earth-Observing NASA Spacecraft
(20 July 2009) The Boeing Company on July 8 received a contract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to provide a subsystem for a new spacecraft that will help scientists understand the effects of global warming on water systems and crop yields.
ESA And EUMETSAT Sign GMES Framework Agreement
(23 July 2009) ESA and EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, signed on 20 July a Framework Agreement on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Programme.
Northrop Grumman-Built NPOESS Instrument Achieves Key Milestone; ATMS Approved For Manufacturing And Production
(20 July 2009) An instrument being built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has completed a key production milestone, Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR).
NavigationRaytheon Selected To Deliver GPS-Aided Indian Air Navigation System
(20 July 2009) The Indian Space Research Organization has awarded an US$ 82 million contract to Raytheon Company to modernize the Indian air navigation system.
Military SpaceIntegral Systems Europe Enters Multi-Year Contract With Thales To Provide Network Management System (NMS) To The Norwegian And Netherlands Navies
(22 July 2009) Integral Systems Europe (ISE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., has been chosen to provide advanced network monitoring and management systems to the Norwegian Navy's fleet of NANSEN class frigates and Netherlands Navy NAVSAT class frigates.
NRL's ANDE-2 Launches Aboard STS-127
(15 July 2009) The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), launched aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 15, 2009.
New Lockheed Martin-Built Military Communications Satellite Completes Environmental Testing
(20 July 2009) The first of a new generation of military communications satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities.
U.S. Air Force Accepts Second Lockheed Martin SBIRS HEO System For Operations
(24 July 2009) The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) announced today that the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications have been accepted for operations by the U.S. Air Force, paving the way for U.S. Strategic Command's formal certification of the HEO-2 system next month.
AstronomyHerschel And Planck Pass In-Orbit 'Exam'
(24 July 2009) Herschel and Planck have both passed an important 'exam' they were to take before they could go about doing what space telescopes and observatories do.
NASA's Northrop Grumman-Built Chandra X-Ray Observatory Marks 10th Anniversary On-Orbit
(22 July 2009) Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA's flagship mission for X-ray astronomy built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, was launched into orbit by the Space Shuttle 10 years ago on July 23, 1999 and almost immediately began to expand the frontiers of astronomy.
Solar SystemNew Findings On The Birth Of The Solar System
(20 July 2009) A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.
MoonAstrobotic Technology Inc. Unveils Robot For Apollo 11 Visit That Survives The Moon's Boiling-Hot Temperatures
(19 July 2009) Astrobotic Technology Inc. today released details of a lunar robot that can survive the blistering heat at the Moon's equator, which is the robot's destination in May 2011 when it will visit the Apollo 11 site.
JupiterJupiter Pummelled, Leaving Bruise The Size Of The Pacific Ocean
(21 July 2009) Something slammed into Jupiter in the last few days, creating a dark bruise about the size of the Pacific Ocean.
New NASA Images Indicate Object Hits Jupiter
(20 July 2009) Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
SaturnSaturnian Moon Shows Evidence Of Ammonia
(22 July 2009) Data collected during two close flybys of Saturn's moon Enceladus by NASA's Cassini spacecraft add more fuel to the fire about the Saturnian ice world containing sub-surface liquid water.
Tiny Saturn Moon Could Be Targeted In Search For Extraterrestrial Life
(22 July 2009) Plumes spewing from a tiny moon of Saturn – a moon roughly the width of Arizona – are filled with molecules that suggest that the moon, Enceladus, is likely another place in the solar system to look for life, Cassini scientist Jonathan Lunine of The University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory said.
Manned SpaceATK And NASA Unveil Ares I First Stage Five-Segment Solid Rocket Booster
(20 July 2009) NASA and Alliant Techsystems marked a major milestone on the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, signifying the next steps in space travel to the moon and beyond, as they unveiled the first completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster.
NASA Ares I First Stage Motor To Be Tested August 25
(20 July 2009) NASA and ATK unveil the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster today in Promontory, Utah.
Manned Space -STS-127
STS-127 MCC Status Report #06
(18 July 2009) The third and final piece of Japan’s Kibo laboratory will be assembled on orbit Saturday, a symphony of robotic and spacewalking performances by the 13 member orchestra aboard the International Space Station complex.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #07
(18 July 2009) In a complex and choreographed activity, the crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station installed the Exposed Facility on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory today, the top priority for the mission, and completed the first of five spacewalks planned.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #08
(19 July 2009) The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station complex will take a break from spacewalking today, but continue their robotics work to prepare for the following day’s excursion.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #09
(19 July 2009) The Space Shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station crews were successful in their robotic arm tasks today, but encountered a problem with one of the bathrooms on the station.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #10
(20 July 2009) A day of spacewalking and plumbing repair are in store for the Endeavour and Expedition 20 crews aboard the International Space Station.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #11
(20 July 2009) The crews aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour honoured the legacy of Apollo 11 by conducting a spacewalk on the same day that 40 years ago captured the world’s attention when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon for the first time.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #12
(21 July 2009) With two of five spacewalks and some of the most challenging robotics operations of the mission complete, the pace will let up briefly today for the international crews of STS-127 and Expedition 20.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #13
(21 July 2009) The combined efforts of the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour crews were successful in installing the Japanese Logistics Module-Exposed Section using two robotic arms.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #14
(22 July 2009) The third spacewalk of the STS-127 mission is scheduled to start at 9:58 a.m. CDT today and focus on the first set of battery replacements for the oldest solar array assembly on the International Space Station.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #15
(22 July 2009) The third spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended after five hours, 59 minutes when a potential problem occurred with the carbon dioxide scrubbing device on one of the spacewalker’s suits concerned flight controllers in Mission Control.
STS-127 MCC Status Report #16
(23 July 2009) Japan’s Koichi Wakata will inaugurate the use of Kibo’s robotic arm for scientific purposes today to install a trio of components on the station’s new “front porch.”
STS-127 MCC Status Report #17
(23 July 2009) On its inaugural operational use, the Japanese robotic arm installed the first experiments and hardware on Kibo’s new porch at the International Space Station.
Space TourismXCOR Aerospace Tests Lynx Aerodynamic Design In USAF Wind Tunnel
(24 July 2009) XCOR Aerospace, Inc., announced today that it has finished a series of wind tunnel tests of the aerodynamic design of its Lynx suborbital launch vehicle.
Launch ServicesArianespace To Launch HYLAS
(22 July 2009) Avanti Communications Group plc, has chosen Arianespace to launch the HYLAS telecommunications satellite.
Earth Observation Satellite UK-DMC2 Ready For Launch
(23 July 2009) SSTL’s UK-DMC2 satellite has successfully completed pre-launch tests and is integrated with a Dnepr launch vehicle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in readiness for launch on Wednesday, 29th July 2009 at 18:46 UTC, 19:46 BST.
Optus D3 Is Delivered To French Guiana For Arianespace's Next Ariane 5 Launch
(21 July 2009) Optus D3 is unloaded from a chartered jetliner that airlifted the Orbital Sciences Corporation-built payload from its U.S. manufacturing facility to Cayenne’s Rochambeau International Airport.
Pre-Launch Preparations Are Underway With Optus D3 For Ariane 5's Next Mission
(23 July 2009) The Optus D3 telecommunications satellite is undergoing its pre-launch checkout at Europe’s Spaceport in preparation for an August lift-off on Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2009.
Soyuz Rail Network And Kerosene Propellant Delivery System Is Validated At The Spaceport
(23 July 2009) The ground infrastructure at the Spaceport’s new Soyuz launch site is the center of attention as preparations advance for Arianespace’s 2010 introduction of this legendary medium-lift vehicle to its family of launchers.
LaunchesParus, Sterkh
Progress M-67 (ISS 34P)
BusinessAmericom Government Services Completes Acquisition Of AOS, Inc.
(20 July 2009) Satellite solutions provider Americom Government Services (AGS) announced today that it completed the acquisition of AOS, Inc.
European Space Agency Launches UK Centre
(24 July 2009) Leading industrialists and academics from across the world have witnessed the launch of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s first ever UK base at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus (HSIC).
Sencore And Wegener Enter Into Letter Of Intent Regarding Potential Acquisition Of Wegener
(21 July 2009) Sencore, Inc. and Wegener Corporation, today announced they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding a possible acquisition of Wegener by Sencore.
Products and ServicesNew Version Of Stratos Dashboard Provides Improved User Interface For Easier Control Of Mobile Broadband Costs
(23 July 2009) Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today introduced a new version of its Stratos Dashboard application that features an improved graphical interface to increase ease-of use.
SPOT Unveils Next Generation Satellite GPS Messenger At Outdoor Retailer
(21 July 2009) SPOT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. and a leader in personal satellite messaging and emergency communications, today introduced its new SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger.
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