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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/ratecard.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Contents<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms:<br /><br />Alcatel's "DSL in the Sky" Chosen in Europe, Tunisia, the Middle East and China<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_1.html<br /><br />Brandeis Machinery & Supply Selects GlobalTRACS Solution<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_2.html<br /><br />Eagle Broadband's SatMAX Added to SAIC's GSA Schedule<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_3.html<br /><br />Mobile Phones Take Flight as ARINC and Telenor Demonstrate Cellular System for Airlines<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_4.html<br /><br />Norsat Supplies Equipment for Broadband Project in China<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_5.html<br /><br />ORG Telecom Uses SESAT 2 Satellite to Support Expansion of GSM Network in Afghanistan<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_6.html<br /><br />Satellite Phones Ease Hurricane Communications Crisis<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_7.html<br /><br />VSAT Systems Assists Florida Hurricane Recovery Efforts<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_8.html<br /><br />WTA Issues Results of Survey<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_9.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Helps Alaska Inventory Forests, Assess Practices and Evaluate Forest Health and Impact of Disease<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_10.html<br /><br />ESA Gives Green Light to Funding for GMES<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_11.html<br /><br />Radarsat-2 Science and Operational Applications Research (SOAR) Program<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_12.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />ESA Checks Over First Galileo Experimental Satellite Model<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_13.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration Under DARPA Falcon Program<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_14.html<br /><br />U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Team Contract To Build Mobile User Objective System<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_15.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Atacama Rover Helps NASA Learn to Search For Life On Mars<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_16.html<br /><br />Genesis Mishap Investigation Board Status Report #1<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_17.html<br /><br />NASA Selects Contractor for First Prometheus Mission to Jupiter<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_18.html<br /><br />Rover Missions Renewed as Mars Emerges from Behind Sun<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_19.html<br /><br />Technology:<br /><br />CapRock Supports Louisiana Students' Launch of Experimental Satellite<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_20.html<br /><br />NASA, SpaceDev to Collaborate on Future Space Transportation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_21.html<br /><br />Technology Transfer<br /><br />High Speed Space-Tech Cooling Creates New Era in Cosmetics<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_22.html<br /><br />Launch Services:<br /><br />PanAmSat Selects Sea Launch for Galaxy 16 Mission<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_23.html<br /><br />SpaceDev Begins Work on ''Dream Chaser'' Space Vehicle<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_24.html<br /><br />In Orbit:<br /><br />Integral Systems to Provide Satellite Control Software for Optus<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_25.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />Edusat-1 (GSAT-3)<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_26.html<br /><br />Cosmos 2408, Cosmos 2409<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_27.html<br /><br />Cosmos 2410<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_28.html<br /><br />Reports:<br /><br />Nearly 500 HDTV Channels to be Carried by Commercial Satellites Globally in 2009<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_29.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />Automotive Capital Group Completes Acquisition of Navicom Wireless GPS<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_30.html<br /><br />EchoStar Announces US$ 1 Billion Debt Offering<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_31.html<br /><br />Eutelsat Shareholders Approve Streamlined Corporate Governance Structure<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_32.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />ATCi Introduces VSAT Transceiver Product Line<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_33.html<br /><br />Equant Launches Satellite VPN Solutions in Partnership with Intelsat and iDirect<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_34.html<br /><br />MeterSmart Launches Remote Meter Reading Via Satellite<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_35.html<br /><br />NovAtel Launches EuroPak and First Commercially Available L5 Receiver<br />Solar2000 V2.24 Model Release<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_36.html<br /><br />Solar2000 V2.24 Model Release<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_37.html<br /><br />Symmetricom Launches New Options for XLi GPS Time and Frequency Receiver<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_38.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />SpaceDev Announces Vice President of Engineering<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Alcatel's "DSL in the Sky" Chosen in Europe, Tunisia, the Middle East and China<br /><br />(24 September 2004) After winning a contract from Divona Telecom in Tunisia, Alcatel Space announced the selection of its "DSL in the Sky" system by a major Middle-East operator, as well as the launch of commercial service by Satlynx S.A., a supplier of high-speed two-way network services via satellite for Europe. The system has already been chosen by other operators, notably in Asia.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_1.html<br /><br />Brandeis Machinery & Supply Selects GlobalTRACS Solution<br /><br />(20 September 2004) Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company, a subsidiary of Bramco LLC and one of the largest distributors of mining and construction equipment in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee, plans to outfit its entire rental fleet with the GlobalTRACS equipment management solution.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_2.html<br /><br />Eagle Broadband's SatMAX Added to SAIC's GSA Schedule<br /><br />(22 September 2004) Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has received approval from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to add Eagle Broadband's Satellite Media Access Extender (SatMAX) non-line-of-sight satellite communications repeater system to SAIC's GSA Schedule.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_3.html<br /><br />Mobile Phones Take Flight as ARINC and Telenor Demonstrate Cellular System for Airlines<br /><br />(21 September 2004) ARINC Incorporated and Telenor have unveiled a new technology that makes in-flight mobile phone service a reality. The two companies are giving a live demonstration of their in-cabin GSM mobile phone solution this week at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) conference in Seattle, Washington.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_4.html<br /><br />Norsat Supplies Equipment for Broadband Project in China<br /><br />(19 September 2004) Dynamic Engineers Inc. has placed an order for US$ 940,000 of Norsat satellite transceivers. Half of this order, valued at US$ 470,000, will be shipped in the fourth quarter of 2004, with the balance being shipped in 2005.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_5.html<br /><br />ORG Telecom Uses SESAT 2 Satellite to Support Expansion of GSM Network in Afghanistan<br /><br />(22 September 2004) ORG Telecom Ltd has signed a long-term agreement with Eutelsat to develop the market for extending cellular coverage via satellite.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_6.html<br /><br />Satellite Phones Ease Hurricane Communications Crisis<br /><br />(24 September 2004) The wrath of hurricanes Charlie, Frances and Ivan has left a wake of communications problems in its path throughout the Caribbean and Southern United States, making relief efforts challenging and slow, various aid agencies report.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_7.html<br /><br />VSAT Systems Assists Florida Hurricane Recovery Efforts<br /><br />(20 September 2004) Satellite Internet service provider VSAT Systems has deployed their latest technology to the hurricane-ravaged State of Florida. VSAT Systems made their Emergency Mobile Communications System available to Florida's Department of Financial Services on very short notice. The system includes vehicle-mounted satellite technology that delivers encrypted broadband access anywhere the specially equipped van parks.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_8.html<br /><br />WTA Issues Results of Survey<br /><br />(13 September 2004) The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced its first annual rankings of the top teleport operating companies world-wide.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_9.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Helps Alaska Inventory Forests, Assess Practices and Evaluate Forest Health and Impact of Disease<br /><br />(22 September 2004) The State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite imagery for forest inventory management, practice assessments and health and disease assessments. The DNR Division of Forestry selected QuickBird products because of the superior resolution compared to other available satellite imagery products, and has commissioned QuickBird data through DigitalGlobe for the past three years.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_10.html<br /><br />ESA Gives Green Light to Funding for GMES<br /><br />(23 September 2004) ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board met at the Eden Project in Cornwall on 21 and 22 September. An agreement was reached at this meeting among ESA's Member States to release a total of Euro 80 M to fund the next stage of the ESA component of the European GMES initiative.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_11.html<br /><br />Radarsat-2 Science and Operational Applications Research (SOAR) Program<br /><br />(23 September 2004) The December 30th, 2004 submission deadline is approaching for Letters of Intent for the Radarsat-2 Science and Operational Applications Research (SOAR) program. Private sector, academic institutions and research organisations that are interested in participating in the SOAR program are invited to submit an On-line Letter of Intent by this date.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_12.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ESA Checks Over First Galileo Experimental Satellite Model<br /><br />(23 September 2004) The structural model of the first of two experimental Galileo satellites to be launched in 2005, is currently being tested at the European Space Agency’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (NL). Over the coming weeks ESA will assess the design worthiness of this satellite model from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_13.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration Under DARPA Falcon Program<br /><br />(21 September 2004) Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been awarded US$ 8M by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force to demonstrate highly responsive, affordable launch capability. This supports broader interest by the Defense Department and Air Force in a launch capability that can rapidly add satellite coverage when needed.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_14.html<br /><br />U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Team Contract To Build Mobile User Objective System<br /><br />(24 September 2004) A team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has won the competition to build the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system that will provide significantly improved and assured communications for the mobile warfighter.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_15.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Atacama Rover Helps NASA Learn to Search For Life On Mars<br /><br />(24 September 2004) A dedicated team of scientists is spending the next four weeks in northern Chile's Atacama Desert. They are studying the scarce life that exists there and, in the process, helping NASA learn more about how primitive life forms could exist on Mars.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_16.html<br /><br />Genesis Mishap Investigation Board Status Report #1<br /><br />(20 September 2004) The NASA Genesis Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) arrived at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), Utah, September 10, to take charge of the investigation.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_17.html<br /><br />NASA Selects Contractor for First Prometheus Mission to Jupiter<br /><br />(20 September 2004) NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected Northrop Grumman Space Technology, as the contractor for co-designing the proposed Prometheus Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) spacecraft, an electric propulsion vehicle powered by a nuclear fission reactor. The contract award is for approximately US$ 400 million, covering work through mid-2008.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_18.html<br /><br />Rover Missions Renewed as Mars Emerges from Behind Sun<br /><br />(21 September 2004) As NASA's Spirit and Opportunity resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_19.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />CapRock Supports Louisiana Students' Launch of Experimental Satellite<br /><br />(24 September 2004) Satellite communications provider CapRock is sponsoring the University of Louisiana at Lafeyette's Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment (CAPE) Project<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_20.html<br /><br />NASA, SpaceDev to Collaborate on Future Space Transportation<br /><br />(20 September 2004) NASA Ames Research Center and SpaceDev are collaborating on developing new low-cost space launch vehicles to help achieve the goals of the nation's Vision for Space Exploration.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_21.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology Transfer<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />High Speed Space-Tech Cooling Creates New Era in Cosmetics<br /><br />(21 September 2004) Cool your product from 22º C to 2º C in just two minutes with no electricity, simply by 100% natural evaporation, using an advanced simulation technique from Europe's Ariane launcher.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_22.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launch Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />PanAmSat Selects Sea Launch for Galaxy 16 Mission<br /><br />(22 September 2004) Sea Launch has been selected to launch PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communication satellite from its equatorial launch site on the Equator. The agreement provides for Sea Launch to lift the 4700-kg spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit in 2006.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_23.html<br /><br />SpaceDev Begins Work on ''Dream Chaser'' Space Vehicle<br /><br />(20 September 2004) SpaceDev has begun designing a reusable, piloted, sub-orbital space ship that could be scaled up to safely and economically transport passengers to and from low earth orbit, including the International Space Station. The name of the vehicle is the "SpaceDev Dream Chaser."<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_24.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />In Orbit<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Integral Systems to Provide Satellite Control Software for Optus<br /><br />(23 September 2004) SingTel Optus has awarded Integral Systems a contract to expand the Optus C1 satellite control system to include support of the Optus D1 and D2 satellites. Under this contract, Integral will provide the primary and backup control centre software that will be used to operate the Optus D1 and D2 satellites. These satellites are currently under construction by Orbital Sciences Corp. and are based on their STAR 2 BUS platform.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_25.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Edusat-1 (GSAT-3)<br /><br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_26.html<br /><br />Cosmos 2408, Cosmos 2409<br /><br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_27.html<br /><br />Cosmos 2410<br /><br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_28.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Reports:<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Nearly 500 HDTV Channels to be Carried by Commercial Satellites Globally in 2009<br /><br />(21 September 2004) In its recently released study, Global Assessment of Satellite Demand: A Demand-Driven, Region-Specific Analysis of the Commercial Geostationary Satellite Transponder Market for 2003-2009, Northern Sky Research (NSR) has outlined in depth its view of how growth in HDTV (High Definition Television) will impact the commercial satellite transponder market and describes the potential for HD transmissions to increase revenues for the industry.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_29.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Automotive Capital Group Completes Acquisition of Navicom Wireless GPS<br /><br />(23 September 2004) Automotive Capital Group, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Navicom Wireless GPS. Automotive Capital Group, Inc. acquires over 1,100 current active accounts that are billed monthly for GPS services.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_30.html<br /><br />EchoStar Announces US$ 1 Billion Debt Offering<br /><br />(20 September 2004) EchoStar Communications Corporation subsidiary, EchoStar DBS Corporation, is offering approximately US$ 1 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A. The proceeds of the offering are intended to be used for general corporate purposes.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_31.html<br /><br />Eutelsat Shareholders Approve Streamlined Corporate Governance Structure<br /><br />(24 September 2004) At its Annual General Meeting in Paris, Eutelsat's shareholders approved the company's accounts for its 2003/2004 financial year and decided to streamline its corporate governance structure by replacing the 15-member Supervisory Board and four-member Management Board with a single Board of Directors composed of ten members.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_32.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ATCi Introduces VSAT Transceiver Product Line<br /><br />(21 September 2004) Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems and services, has introduced its new family of Solid State C and Ku band VSAT Transceivers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_33.html<br /><br />Equant Launches Satellite VPN Solutions in Partnership with Intelsat and iDirect<br /><br />(20 September 2004) Equant, Intelsat and iDirect Technologies have formed a partnership to globally launch a set of fully managed, satellite-based, Wide Area Network (WAN) services.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_34.html<br /><br />MeterSmart Launches Remote Meter Reading Via Satellite<br /><br />(20 September 2004) MeterSmart has announced what may be the utility industry's most innovative meter data collection service. The new MeterSmart offering allows utilities to collect accurate meter data across the globe, including rural and remote areas, via a deployed constellation of more than 25 orbiting satellites.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_35.html<br /><br />NovAtel Launches EuroPak and First Commercially Available L5 Receiver<br /><br />(22 September 2004) NovAtel Inc., a precise positioning technology company, has announced the launch of its latest Euro-3M and Euro-L5 receivers. Designed for system integrators, these receivers address evolving customer needs for increased accuracy in dynamic and challenging environments.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_36.html<br /><br />Solar2000 V2.24 Model Release<br /><br />(20 September 2004) Space Environment Technologies released the SOLAR2000 v2.24 Research Grade (RG) and Professional Grade (PG) (observed) models.<br /><br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_37.html<br /><br />Symmetricom Launches New Options for XLi GPS Time and Frequency Receiver<br /><br />(22 September 2004) Symmetricom, a leading world-wide supplier of atomic clocks and network synchronisation and timing solutions, has introduced four new hardware option modules for its XLi high-precision GPS synchronised time and frequency receiver which allow customers to make measurements of external timing signals relative to the XLi.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/26September2004_38.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />SpaceDev Announces Vice President of Engineering<br /><br />(22 September 2004) SpaceDev has announced that Frank Macklin has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Macklin was
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