WBMSAT News Bits for September 11, 2009
GeoEye wins $50m National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract extension.
[Satellite Today – 09/11/2009]
NASA and Alliant Techsystems conduct successful stationary firing test of the five-segment solid development motor for the first state of the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle in development for the Constellation program.
[R&D Magazine – 09/11/2009]
Artel leases four full Ku-band transponders from SES World Skies on Astra 3B to be launched next year.
[Satellite Today – 09/11/2009]
Japan’s H-2B rocket successfully launches an H-2 Transfer Vehicle, Japan’s first unmanned cargo vehicle, designed to transport supplies to the International Space Station.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
Globecast leases occasional use capacity from Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
Expand Networks enhances Clear Satellite managed service offerings with its WAN optimization technology.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates will provide RADARSAT-2 satellite imagery to the European Space Agency to provide information on ice and disaster mapping in support of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security program.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
Thales Alenia Space and Indosat announce successful placement of the Palapa-D satellite into geostationary orbit; solar panels and antennas have been deployed and In Orbit Testing will begin.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
NHK Global Media Services signs multi-transponder, multiyear renewal and expansion contract with Intelsat.
[SatNews – 09/10/2009]
First Advance Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin for U.S. Air Force begins final test phase at Lockheed’s Sunnyvale, California facilities.
[Reuters – 09/10/2009]
Eutelsat Communications Receives Award as Fixed Satellite Services Operator of
the Year by Euroconsult for Second Consecutive Year.
[Reuters – 09/10/2009]
Faster more affordable broadband satellite services attract backup, mobile, and continuity applications, and U.S. government announces joint military/civilian agency purchase of estimated $5b worth of commercial satellite services over next five years.
[Network World – 09/10/2009]
U.S. and Canada sign framework to collaborate on activities for peaceful exploration and use of outer space.
[SatNews – 09/09/2009]
SpaceX Falcon-1e wins launch contract with Astrium to launch an Earth observation satellite.
[Satellite Today – 09/09/2009]
Telespazio Brasil selects Gilat for 1,200-site broadband satellite communications network to serve major financial institutions.
[Reuters – 09/09/2009]
NASA award contract modification to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems for further development engineering in support of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy mission (SOFIA).
[SatNews – 09/09/2009]
Harris Corporation receives ‘Type Approval’ certification from Inmarsat for new RF-7800B Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals to provide Global high-speed IP based communications.
[Reuters – 09/09/2009]
Nagravision conditional access system to be used by HD PLUS GmbH, and SES ASTRA company, to support its new HD offering in Germany
[SatNews – 09/09/2009]
Recent Hubble telescope repair is called "an extreme makeover" and the telescope "now is significantly more powerful than ever, well-equipped to last into the next decade."
[SatNews – 09/09/2009]
SIRIUS XM announces SIRIUS FM-5 satellite has been placed into service, increasing broadcast power and delivering improved reception to SIRIUS subscribers.
[Reuters – 09/09/2009]
STM announces its subsidiary, STM Norway AS, will build a new SatLink DVB-RCS hub for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting.
[SatNews – 09/09/2009]
U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing successfully launches a government communications satellite from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.
[Patrick Air Force Base News – 09/08/2009]
[SatNews – 09/08/2009]
Globecast contracts with Eutelsat for two 36 Mhz transponders on the ATLANTIC Bird 1 and W2A satellites for three years.
[SatNews – 09/08/2009]
Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group will host three-day conference in Cannes, France for satellite interference problem solving discussions.
[SatNews – 09/08/2009]
Argentina’s ARSAT-1 payload will be built by Thales Alenia Space.
[SatNews -09/08/2009]
Harris Corporation adds broadband satellite capability to Falcon III(R) RF-7800M multiband manpack radio, extending its range through integration with the Harris RF-7800B BGAN satellite terminals.
[Reuters – 09/08/209]
SES rejects idea of building dedicated broadband satellite, saying terrestrial broadband rollout will challenge viability of satellite broadband in the long run.
[RapidTVNews – 09/08/2009]
SES WORLD SKIES – the new name for SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES is announced.
[SatNews – 09/07/2009]
Eutelsat announces signing of contract with International Launch Services for mid-November 2009 launch of W7 satellite, following notification by Sea Launch that it would be unable to meet the required time frame for the launch.
[Reuters – 09/07/2009]
Baltimore native leads University of Vermont team in development of thrusters on a chip (using steam) for maneuvering future NASA ‘nanosatellites’ (10 – 20 lb satellites).
[Baltimore Sun – 09/07/2009]
SES sees stimulus plans as threat to satellite Internet service, giving the edge to terrestrial technology.
[Financial Times – 09/07/2009]
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