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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_1.html<br /><br />ND SatCom supplies Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Rehabilitation Project<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_2.html<br /><br />Sirius Satellite Radio Reaches 500,000 Subscribers<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_3.html<br /><br />Spacenet Brings Broadband to 250 Wendy’s Restaurants US-wide<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_4.html<br /><br />Telenor Doubles Teleport Services With New Skies<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_5.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />UN Uses Ikonos Satellite to Assess Illegal Heroin and Cocaine Trade<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_6.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />ESA Considers the Next Step in Assessing the Risk from Near-Earth Objects<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_7.html<br /><br />NASA Selects Two "New Frontiers" Mission Concepts for Further Study<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_8.html<br /><br />Termination of Operation of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_9.html<br /><br />Launch Services:<br /><br />ILS Proton to Launch Another Satellite for DirecTV<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_10.html<br /><br />In Orbit:<br /><br />Integral Systems to Provide the Satellite Control System for JCSAT-10<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_11.html<br /><br />Telstar 18 Reaches Proper Orbital Position<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_12.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />Aura<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_13.html<br /><br />Anik F2<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_14.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />ATK to Acquire PSI Group<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_15.html<br /><br />Blackstone Purchase of New Skies Satellites Granted Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_16.html<br /><br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />Conexant Introduces Low-Power Satellite Tuner for Growing Free-to-Air Market<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_17.html<br /><br />Maxwell Technologies Expands Line of Radiation-Hardened, High Performance, SDRAM Memory Components<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_18.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />Telkonet Appoints Blair Gilbert as VP, Satellite Networks<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Gilat Signs Agreement with Leading Angolan Telecom Operator, MSTelcom<br /><br />(14 July 2004) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd has signed a contract with the leading Angolan ISP and a telecom operator, MSTelcom. The agreement initially calls for the deployment of up to 1,000 sites of the satellite-based DialAw@y IP and FaraWay VSAT networks. While the DialAw@y IP network will service rural telephony applications throughout the country, the FaraWay network will provide data and telephony services to MSTelcom’s ministerial and corporate clients. The installation of the hubs and the remote sites is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2004.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_1.html<br /><br />ND SatCom supplies Kazakhstan Electricity Transmission Rehabilitation Project<br /><br />(14 July 2004) ND SatCom has been awarded a multi million US dollar contract to provide the national electric power company in Kazakhstan with a satellite-based communications network to improve its infrastructure. The VSAT network, will be financed by a loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development - EBRD.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_2.html<br /><br />Sirius Satellite Radio Reaches 500,000 Subscribers<br /><br />(14 July 2004) Sirius has passed the 500,000 subscriber mark. The company expects to have 1 million subscribers by the end of the year.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_3.html<br /><br />Spacenet Brings Broadband to 250 Wendy’s Restaurants US-wide<br /><br />(13 July 2004) Spacenet Inc. has been selected by WendCentral Corp. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to a minimum of 250 Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburger restaurants<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_4.html<br /><br />Telenor Doubles Teleport Services With New Skies<br /><br />(15 July 2004) New Skies Satellites NV has signed a new agreement with Telenor Satellite Services to expand its teleport gateway services out of New Skies' Perth, Australia mediaport.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_5.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />UN Uses Ikonos Satellite to Assess Illegal Heroin and Cocaine Trade<br /><br />(13 July 2004) Space Imaging's high-resolution Ikonos satellite imagery is being used by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to survey the cultivation of illicit crops in Afghanistan, Laos, Myanmar and Bolivia.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_6.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ESA Considers the Next Step in Assessing the Risk from Near-Earth Objects<br /><br />(14 July 2004) On 9 July 2004, the Near-Earth Object Mission Advisory Panel recommended that ESA place a high priority on developing a mission to actually move an asteroid. The conclusion was based on the panel’s consideration of six near-Earth object mission studies submitted to the Agency in February 2003.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_7.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA Selects Two "New Frontiers" Mission Concepts for Further Study<br /><br />(16 July 2004) NASA has selected two proposals for detailed study as candidates for the next mission in the agency's New Frontiers Program. The proposals are missions that would drop robotic landers into a crater at the south pole of the moon and return samples to Earth, and a mission that would orbit Jupiter from pole to pole for the first time to conduct an in-depth study of the giant planet.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_8.html<br /><br />Termination of Operation of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)<br /><br />(16 July 2004) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has agreed to the proposal from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to terminate the operation of the Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite which was launched on 28 November 1997 by an H-II launch vehicle.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_9.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launch Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ILS Proton to Launch Another Satellite for DirecTV<br /><br />(13 July 2004) International Launch Services (ILS) will launch the DirecTV 8 satellite in the spring of 2005 on a Proton M/Breeze M vehicle, under a new contract with DirecTV. Financial details were not disclosed.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_10.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />In Orbit<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Integral Systems to Provide the Satellite Control System for JCSAT-10<br /><br />(14 July 2004) Integral Systems, Inc has announced a contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) that expanded Integral's existing JCSAT-9 satellite control system contract to include the JCSAT-10 satellite. LMCSS was able to take advantage of EPOCH'S flexible design to offer a low-cost, no-risk solution for the JCSAT-10 satellite control system that will be fully integrated with the JCSAT-9 system.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_11.html<br /><br />Telstar 18 Reaches Proper Orbital Position<br /><br />(13 July 2004) Telstar 18, launched June 28, 2004 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket, has successfully reached its in-orbit testing position at 142° East.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_12.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Aura<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_13.html<br /><br />Anik F2<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ATK to Acquire PSI Group<br /><br />(12 July 2004) ATK has agreed in principle to acquire the PSI Group, which includes Pressure Systems Inc., Programmed Composites Inc., and Able Engineering Company, Inc. PSI Group is a leading manufacturer of satellite components and propellant tanks. PSI provides mission-critical components for the emerging needs of the US military, including next-generation global positioning, navigation and communication satellites. The acquisition will strengthen ATK's core space-based capabilities by increasing the company's content on missions, thereby expanding market opportunities.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_15.html<br /><br />Blackstone Purchase of New Skies Satellites Granted Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period<br /><br />(14 July 2004) New Skies Satellites NV and The Blackstone Group have announced that they have received early termination of the required waiting period under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for Blackstone's acquisition of New Skies.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_16.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Conexant Introduces Low-Power Satellite Tuner for Growing Free-to-Air Market<br /><br />(12 July 2004) Conexant Systems, Inc has introduced a low-power radio frequency (RF) satellite tuner for free-to-air (FTA) satellite set-top box receivers. The CX24113 satellite tuner was developed to address the demand for low-cost, high-performance tuners in emerging digital television markets in Europe, India and Asia Pacific. Its highly integrated design allows manufacturers to reduce bill of material costs (BOM) while saving valuable board space and simplifying product design.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_17.html<br /><br />Maxwell Technologies Expands Line of Radiation-Hardened, High Performance, SDRAM Memory Components<br /><br />(12 July 2004) Maxwell Technologies, Inc has added 21 additional form factors and configurations to its line of high-performance, radiation-hardened, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) components for space applications, dramatically increasing the options for aerospace engineers requiring higher density memory to keep up with the escalating computing demands of space applications.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/18July2004_18.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Telkonet Appoints Blair Gilbert as VP, Satellite Networks<br /><br />(12 July 2004) Telkonet, Inc, a leader in commercial powerline communications (PLC), has announced the appointment of Blair Gilbert as Vice President of Satellite Networks.<br />
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