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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_1.html<br /><br />ARINC and Telenor Complete Successful Ground Testing of In-Flight GSM Mobile Phone System<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_2.html<br /><br />CapRock Selects Intelsat to Provide Satellite Services in North America<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_3.html<br /><br />Com Dev to Work on Three Boeing Ka Band Satellites<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_4.html<br /><br />Gilat Announces First SkyEdge Contract with Australia’s Optus<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_5.html<br /><br />Globecomm Awarded Chinese Ethnic Broadcasting Contract From Atlanta DTH<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_6.html<br /><br />Home2US Brings The Asia Network to America via SES Americom<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_7.html<br /><br />Intelsat Becomes Lead Provider of North American Satellite Capacity to SkyPort International<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_8.html<br /><br />International Passengers Want Mobile Phones in Flight, Research by ARINC and Telenor Shows<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_9.html<br /><br />ORF and SES Astra Sign Agreement on Additional Transponder Capacity<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_10.html<br /><br />SES Astra Clinches ITV Deal for Two Additional Transponders<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_11.html<br /><br />SES Astra Increases UK DTH Position with Major Channel 4 Deal<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_12.html<br /><br />SES Astra Welcomes ntl to Client List<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_13.html<br /><br />Worlds Largest Flyaway Earth Station Delivered to Solo Satellite Communications<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_14.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />ITT Industries to Work on Next Generation GOES Weather Satellite Instrument<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_15.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />Universal Avionics Selects Thales SkyNav GG12W OEM GPS Boards<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_16.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />Aerojet Upper Stage Engine Technologies Contract Expanded by Air Force<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_17.html<br /><br />National Guard Selects SkyPort International and iDirect as Satellite Solution for Emergency Response Communications System<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_18.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Huygens Test Successful<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_19.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />Kennedy Space Center Recovers From Hurricane Frances<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_20.html<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Awarded NASA Contract for Space Exploration Studies<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_21.html<br /><br />NASA Awards Extravehicular Activity Systems Contract<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_22.html<br /><br />Technology:<br /><br />NASA's Desert "Rats" Test New Gear<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_23.html<br /><br />SpaceDev Delivers Rocket Motors for X-Prize Attempt<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_24.html<br /><br />Watery Load for Ariane 5 ECA<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_25.html<br /><br />Woomera Test Ahead of Scramjet Flights<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_26.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />General Dynamics Acquires TriPoint Global Communications<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_27.html<br /><br />Intelsat to End Participation in Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_28.html<br /><br />iSECUREtrac Completes US$ 1.25 Million Financing<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_29.html<br /><br />SiRF Joins iNavSat Consortium in Euro 2.2 Billion Galileo Concession Bid<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_30.html<br /><br />Space Imaging to Sell its Federal Civil/Commercial Solutions Business Unit to Geo360 Corporation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_31.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />HNS Introduces Satellite-based Virtual Private Network Solution<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_32.html<br /><br />ND SatCom introduces SkyRAY Compact 1500<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_33.html<br /><br />SkyWave Mobile Introduces Two Inmarsat D+ Terminals<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_34.html<br /><br />Stratos Introduces Next-Generation StratosOne<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_35.html<br /><br />Events:<br /><br />Europe's MSG Weather Satellite Serves Scientists as Well as Forecasters<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_36.html<br /><br />ITE Group and World Teleport Association Announce Co-operation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_37.html<br /><br />SiRF Technology and GPS World Magazine Co-Sponsor GNSS Summit at ION-GNSS<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_38.html<br /><br />Small Satellites at International ESA/CNES Symposium<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_39.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Names New Chief Financial Officer<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Alcatel Signs Contract For Express AM33 And AM44 Payload Modules<br /><br />(17 September 2004) Alcatel has signed a new contract with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) to develop and deliver the payloads for the Express AM33 and AM44 communications satellites. The two payloads - electronic equipment which specifies the satellite mission - will be manufactured in Alcatel Space's Toulouse plant and then integrated into "Express-AM" platforms produced by NPO- PM in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_1.html<br /><br />ARINC and Telenor Complete Successful Ground Testing of In-Flight GSM Mobile Phone System<br /><br />(16 September 2004) In an industry breakthrough, ARINC Incorporated and Telenor today announced they have successfully completed ground tests of a new mobile phone technology for use by passengers on commercial airlines.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_2.html<br /><br />CapRock Selects Intelsat to Provide Satellite Services in North America<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Intelsat has signed a new long term contract for capacity on the IA-6TM satellite with CapRock Communications, a leading satellite communications service provider focused on remote industrial markets - including oilfield, construction, maritime, mining, and disaster relief. CapRock has over two decades of experience delivering business class communications, including secure corporate networking and telephony services to companies with operations in hard to reach places.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_3.html<br /><br />Com Dev to Work on Three Boeing Ka Band Satellites<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Com Dev International has received a Cdn$ 10 million Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) from El Segundo, California based Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) against a Cdn$ 28 million contract to provide development and manufacturing of switch and multiplexer products, on a three - Ka Band - broadcast satellite program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_4.html<br /><br />Gilat Announces First SkyEdge Contract with Australia’s Optus<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd is to supply Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, SingTel Optus, with a SkyEdge hub and remote sites for the expansion of Optus’ already existing Gilat networks, which will be upgraded to SkyEdge as well. SkyEdge is Gilat’s recently announced revolutionary, unified platform supporting a variety of applications and topologies including mesh, star and multi-star.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_5.html<br /><br />Globecomm Awarded Chinese Ethnic Broadcasting Contract From Atlanta DTH<br /><br />(16 September 2004) Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a multi-year Chinese ethnic broadcasting service contract valued at approximately US$ 3.4 million from Atlanta DTH, Inc. (ADTH).<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_6.html<br /><br />Home2US Brings The Asia Network to America via SES Americom<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Dedicated to providing an open, satellite distribution platform designed to meet insatiable appetites for news and entertainment programming in any language across the melting pot of America, SES Americom has announced that Home2US Communications is distributing The Asia Network, TAN-TV, over its AMC-4 satellite to Korean Pay TV audiences throughout the United States.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_7.html<br /><br />Intelsat Becomes Lead Provider of North American Satellite Capacity to SkyPort International<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Intelsat has announced that Houston-based SkyPort International, Inc., with the purchase of two long-term capacity leases on the IA-7 satellite over North America, has made Intelsat its lead provider of satellite capacity to serve the specialised needs of oil and gas companies, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as government agencies and other businesses with high security requirements. SkyPort is a licensed provider of managed, secure, broadband satellite communications services.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_8.html<br /><br />International Passengers Want Mobile Phones in Flight, Research by ARINC and Telenor Shows<br /><br />(13 September 2004) Nearly half of all international business fliers would prefer to travel on airlines that allow the use of mobile phones in flight. That is the emphatic conclusion from a survey of 1,200 international business and leisure travellers at two of the world's busiest airports London Heathrow and Gatwick. The research was conducted for Telenor and ARINC Incorporated.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_9.html<br /><br />ORF and SES Astra Sign Agreement on Additional Transponder Capacity<br /><br />(13 September 2004) SES Astra and ORF have signed a long-term agreement on the use of additional Astra transponder capacity by Austria's leading public broadcaster.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_10.html<br /><br />SES Astra Clinches ITV Deal for Two Additional Transponders<br /><br />(14 September 2004) SES Astra has clinched an important two-transponder deal with ITV, the UK's biggest commercial television network.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_11.html<br /><br />SES Astra Increases UK DTH Position with Major Channel 4 Deal<br /><br />(16 September 2004) SES Astra has further strengthened its position as the UK's leading direct-to-home (DTH) satellite company with a major two-transponder contract with Channel 4.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_12.html<br /><br />SES Astra Welcomes ntl to Client List<br /><br />(15 September 2004) SES Astra has announced its first transponder contract with the Broadcast division of communications giant ntl. The agreement gives ntl additional capacity in the rapidly expanding UK market for small channel launches.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_13.html<br /><br />Worlds Largest Flyaway Earth Station Delivered to Solo Satellite Communications<br /><br />(17 September 2004) Satellite service providers, Solo Satellite Communications Ltd. have chosen IBC 2004 for the launch of their 3.7m flyaway service.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ITT Industries to Work on Next Generation GOES Weather Satellite Instrument<br /><br />(14 September 2004) NASA has selected ITT Industries, Inc. (NYSE:ITT) Space Systems Division for a US$ 359 million contract to develop, manufacture and test an advanced Imager for the next generation of geostationary weather satellites operated and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_15.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Universal Avionics Selects Thales SkyNav GG12W OEM GPS Boards<br /><br />(15 September 2004) Universal Avionics Systems Corporation (UASC) is to use the Thales SkyNav GG12W OEM GPS boards in the company's new generation flight management systems, designed for business jets around the world.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_16.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Aerojet Upper Stage Engine Technologies Contract Expanded by Air Force<br /><br />(15 September 2004) Aerojet has announced the exercise of options on a contract initially awarded nine months ago by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Edwards AFB, California, for two follow-on phases of computational capability improvements in advanced upper stage engine technologies.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_17.html<br /><br />National Guard Selects SkyPort International and iDirect as Satellite Solution for Emergency Response Communications System<br /><br />(15 September 2004) SkyPort International and iDirect Technologies have announced that the National Guard has selected their joint satellite solution to provide an emergency communications network to National Guard teams designed to assist civilian agencies during crisis management events and terrorist threats.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_18.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Huygens Test Successful<br /><br />(17 September 2004) ESA’s Huygens probe, now orbiting Saturn on board the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft, is in good health and successfully passed its fifteenth ‘In-Flight Checkout’ on 14 September 2004.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_19.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Kennedy Space Center Recovers From Hurricane Frances<br /><br />(16 September 2004) Approximately 14,000 people returned to work at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) this week, following an 11-day closure due to Hurricane Frances.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_20.html<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Awarded NASA Contract for Space Exploration Studies<br /><br />(15 September 2004) Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for space exploration concept studies by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on September 1.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_21.html<br /><br />NASA Awards Extravehicular Activity Systems Contract<br /><br />(16 September 2004) NASA's Johnson Space Center has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to be the prime contractor for its Extravehicular (EVA) Systems, which includes the spacesuit, all related tools and crew aids, training support and on-site engineering.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_22.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA's Desert "Rats" Test New Gear<br /><br />(13 September 2004) Arizona's high desert isn't quite as tough on equipment as the moon or Mars, but few places on Earth can give prototype spacesuits, rovers and science gear a better workout.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_23.html<br /><br />SpaceDev Delivers Rocket Motors for X-Prize Attempt<br /><br />(13 September 2004) SpaceDev after recently completing work on a full duration, maximum energy, ground test firing of a more powerful version of the rocket motors destined for SpaceShipOne, SpaceDev has assembled and shipped the rocket motors that will be used for the upcoming historic attempt by SpaceShipOne to win the US$ 10 million Ansari X-Prize. The hybrid rocket motors burn rubber and
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_24.html<br /><br />Watery Load for Ariane 5 ECA<br /><br />(17 September 2004) When the Ariane 5 ECA qualification flight lifts off in October, one of the ‘passengers’ will be 33.5 litres of water. Onboard will be the experimental Sloshsat-FLEVO satellite, designed to help European scientists find out more about the movement of water in microgravity and its effects on satellites.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_25.html<br /><br />Woomera Test Ahead of Scramjet Flights<br /><br />(14 September 2004) University of Queensland scientists will fly a baby rocket at Woomera, South Australia in early October this year to test new systems ahead of next year’s full-scale scramjet engine experimental flights.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_26.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />General Dynamics Acquires TriPoint Global Communications<br /><br />(17 September 2004) General Dynamics has completed its acquisition of TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a privately held provider of ground-based satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications world-wide. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_27.html<br /><br />Intelsat to End Participation in Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings<br /><br />(16 September 2004) Intelsat has decided to end its 51% participation in Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings Limited of Hong Kong, whose subsidiary Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited provides local and international pay-TV programming to the Hong Kong market.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_28.html<br /><br />iSECUREtrac Completes US$ 1.25 Million Financing<br /><br />(15 September 2004) iSECUREtrac Corp., an industry leader in secure GPS tracking solutions, has completed a US$ 750 thousand private placement at US$ 0.23 per share and an inventory lease financing for US$ 500 thousand to support the manufacturing and delivery of GPS monitoring products for additional customer orders.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_29.html<br /><br />SiRF Joins iNavSat Consortium in Euro 2.2 Billion Galileo Concession Bid<br /><br />(16 September 2004) Extending its horizon beyond GPS, SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and software location platforms, has joined the iNavSat Consortium in its bid to secure the estimated Euro 2.2 billion concession to deploy and operate Europe's Galileo advanced satellite navigation system.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_30.html<br /><br />Space Imaging to Sell its Federal Civil/Commercial Solutions Business Unit to Geo360 Corporation<br /><br />(15 September 2004) Space Imaging has reached an agreement to sell its Federal Civil/Commercial Solutions business unit to Denver-based Geo360 Corporation. The group provides mapping and GIS services to federal, state and local government customers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_31.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />HNS Introduces Satellite-based Virtual Private Network Solution<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), provider of satellite broadband solutions, which it markets under the DirecWay brand, has introduced a satellite-based virtual private network (VPN) acceleration technology.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_32.html<br /><br />ND SatCom introduces SkyRAY Compact 1500<br /><br />(13 September 2004) ND SatCom has announced the introduction of its new Antenna Subsystem SkyRAY Compact 1500. The ND SatCom SkyRAY Compact series is the latest generation of aerodynamic SNG antenna subsystems on the market.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_33.html<br /><br />SkyWave Mobile Introduces Two Inmarsat D+ Terminals<br /><br />(14 September 2004) SkyWave Mobile Communications has announced the availability of two new satellite terminals. The new DMR200D and DMR200L terminals provide increased integration of powerful remote monitoring and control functions, and improved signal reception for low-elevation and marine applications.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_34.html<br /><br />Stratos Introduces Next-Generation StratosOne<br /><br />(16 September 2004) Stratos Global Corp., a leading global communications provider and the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, has launched its next-generation StratosOne service, an all-in-one messaging solution that provides a low-cost, efficient and reliable platform for satellite-based maritime messaging and communications.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_35.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Events<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Europe's MSG Weather Satellite Serves Scientists as Well as Forecasters<br /><br />(15 September 2004) The first Meteosat Second Generation meteorological satellite is today in operational service as Meteosat-8. The data it streams down from 36,000 km over Africa's Gulf of Guinea assist not just European weather forecasters but also numerous scientific teams.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_36.html<br /><br />ITE Group and World Teleport Association Announce Co-operation<br /><br />(14 September 2004) Emerging market exhibition organisers ITE Group PLC and the World Teleport Association (WTA) have announced their planned co-operation across forthcoming major telecoms exhibitions and conferences in Russia with following further generic co-operation in Kazakhstan and Turkey scheduled later this year and 2005.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_37.html<br /><br />SiRF Technology and GPS World Magazine Co-Sponsor GNSS Summit at ION-GNSS<br /><br />(16 September 2004) SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and software location platforms, is to co-sponsor with GPS Magazine a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Summit at the ION-GNSS Conference on Thursday, September 23, 2004.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_38.html<br /><br />Small Satellites at International ESA/CNES Symposium<br /><br />(15 September 2004) More than 200 experts from 25 countries meet next week to discuss small satellites and what can be achieved with them, at the ESA/CNES Small Satellite Systems and Services Symposium in France.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/19September2004_39.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Names New Chief Financial Officer<br /><br />(13 September 2004) DigitalGlobe, provider of high resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products, has named a new chief financial officer (CFO) to its executive team.<br />
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