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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_1.html<br /><br />Ecuavisa Internacional Debuts on DirecTV Para Todos Programming Service<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_2.html<br /><br />First Vietnamese-language Channel on DirecTV Programming Service<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_3.html<br /><br />Gilat Announces Lottery Agreement with Ukrainian National Lottery<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_4.html<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Awarded Contract to Reconstruct Communications Infrastructure in Afghanistan<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_5.html<br /><br />New Skies Authorised to Provide International and Domestic Services in Japan<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_6.html<br /><br />OpenTV and Austar Extend License Agreement<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_7.html<br /><br />"Prosiebensat1 Produktion" and SES Astra with First HDTV/SDTV Simulcast in Commercial Free-TV<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_8.html<br /><br />Satlynx Approves Multiple VPN Over Satellite Solutions<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_9.html<br /><br />WCC Primary Supplier of Iridium 9500 Satellite Phones Through 2004<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_10.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />OmniTracs Service Coverage Extended to Alaska and Hawaii<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_11.html<br /><br />Orbital Wins US$ 3 Million Transportation Management Contract<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_12.html<br /><br />Schneider National to Deploy Qualcomm's T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_13.html<br /><br />Trimble Partners with Command Alkon for the Construction Materials Market<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_14.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />DISA Certification Makes Swe-Dish FA150T Mil (AN/USC-67) World's Smallest Tri-band Terminal<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_15.html<br /><br />Radarsat International Signs $2.35 Million US in Defense Contracts<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_16.html<br /><br />US Department of Defense Assigns Military Nomenclature to Swe-Dish Satellite Terminals<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_17.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Primary Instrument Delivered for ESA's Cryosat Mission<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_18.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />Rocketplane and Incredible Adventures to Offer Suborbital Flights<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_19.html<br /><br />SpaceShip One Wins X Prize<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_20.html<br /><br />Space Race Pilots Wore CarbonX Flame-Resistant Flight Suits<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_21.html<br /><br />Technology:<br /><br />BAE Systems Uses Galaxy Design Platform for Radiation-Hardened Space-Qualified ASICs<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_22.html<br /><br />NASA Software Enables Satellite Self-Service Options in Space<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_23.html<br /><br />QinetiQ to Study Space Weather to Protect Galileo<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_24.html<br /><br />Significant Step Forward Towards AlphaBus for UK and Spain's High Power Electric Propulsion<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_25.html<br /><br />Launch Services:<br /><br />Arianespace to Launch 50 Nanosatellites<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_26.html<br /><br />Sea Launch Completes Investigation of In-Flight Anomaly<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_27.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />Andrew Corporation Revises Product Group Structure<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_28.html<br /><br />Financing the OrbView-5 Satellite<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_29.html<br /><br />iDirect Technologies Secures US$ 5 Million Line of Credit From Silicon Valley Bank<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_30.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />New Security Features for OmniTracs<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_31.html<br /><br />Qualcomm Announces T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_32.html<br /><br />RT Logic Announces the TDRSS Cross Link Simulator (TSIM)<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_33.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />iDirect Technologies Hires CFO to Lead Corporate Growth Opportunities<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_34.html<br /><br />NASA Chief Engineer Announces Retirement<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Connexion by Boeing and NTT DoCoMo to Launch In-flight Roaming Service<br /><br />(6 October 2004) Connexion by Boeing and NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan's leading mobile communications company, have announced the launch of a roaming service to enable users of NTT DoCoMo's popular Mzone wireless LAN service to connect to the Connexion by Boeing high-speed Internet service in flight, beginning October 22.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_1.html<br /><br />Ecuavisa Internacional Debuts on DirecTV Para Todos Programming Service<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Continuing to expand the diversity of its Spanish-language programming line-up, DirecTV, Inc. and Alterna'TV, an integral part of Satmex have announced that Ecuavisa Internacional, the number one television station in Ecuador, will debut in the United States on the DirecTV Para Todos programming platform September 28, 2004.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_2.html<br /><br />First Vietnamese-language Channel on DirecTV Programming Service<br /><br />(5 October 2004) DirecTV, Inc., provider of the nation's leading digital multichannel television service, and International Channel Networks (ICN) have announced that Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (SBTN), the first and only 24/7 Vietnamese-language channel originating in the United States, is now available on the new DirecTV VietnameseDirect service. Created by a joint venture involving International Channel Networks and Saigon Broadcasting Network, Inc., SBTN will now be available for the first time US-wide to the more than 1.8 million Vietnamese Americans living in the United States.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_3.html<br /><br />Gilat Announces Lottery Agreement with Ukrainian National Lottery<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has announced an agreement to supply the Ukrainian National Lottery (UNL) with a satellite-based VSAT network based on its Skystar Advantage VSAT platform for immediate delivery. The network will serve lottery kiosks across the country.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_4.html<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Awarded Contract to Reconstruct Communications Infrastructure in Afghanistan<br /><br />(5 October 2004) Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a US$ 3.6 million contract to reconstruct communications infrastructure in Afghanistan from the Ministry of Communication of the Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan (MoC).<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_5.html<br /><br />New Skies Authorised to Provide International and Domestic Services in Japan<br /><br />(8 October 2004) New Skies Satellites N.V. has been awarded a Radio Station License by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This license, in combination with the Telecom Business Registration granted to New Skies in July of this year, enables New Skies to offer international and domestic satellite services directly to both Japanese and non-Japanese companies for links to, from and within Japan.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_6.html<br /><br />OpenTV and Austar Extend License Agreement<br /><br />(4 October 2004) OpenTV Corp., one of the world's leading interactive television companies, and Austar United Communications, a leading subscription television provider in Australia, have signed a network license agreement allowing OpenTV to continue to supply its broad range of interactive television applications and products, and in addition, will develop and license a suite of broadcast associated applications.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_7.html<br /><br />"Prosiebensat1 Produktion" and SES Astra with First HDTV/SDTV Simulcast in Commercial Free-TV<br /><br />(4 October 2004) ProSiebenSat1 Produktion and SES Astra have announced a first in European commercial free-to-air television. On October 14th, ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion will, for the very first time, simultaneously broadcast a high-resolution HDTV (High Definition Television) signal in parallel with the traditional digital standard-resolution via Astra 19.2° East.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_8.html<br /><br />Satlynx Approves Multiple VPN Over Satellite Solutions<br /><br />(7 October 2004) Satlynx S.A. has approved multiple VPN (Virtual Private Networks) solutions as part of their general program of monitoring and product testing. The VPN solutions come from a number of vendors (Encore, Mentat, Tellitec, Udcast) who offer a range of products to provide SME and SOHO customers with enhanced performance VPN over satellite. Satlynx now recommends the use of these solutions on its networks across Europe.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_9.html<br /><br />WCC Primary Supplier of Iridium 9500 Satellite Phones Through 2004<br /><br />(5 October 2004) World Communication Center (WCC) is the primary Iridium service provider, value-added reseller and value-added manufacturer with in-house inventory of new Iridium 9500 Satellite Series Phones. WCC's availability of phones is timely due to an unexpected increase in demand of global satellite phones and Iridium's upcoming launch of the 9505A satellite phone model.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_10.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />OmniTracs Service Coverage Extended to Alaska and Hawaii<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Qualcomm Inc's OmniTracs mobile communications solution now has service in Alaska and Hawaii, extending its coverage footprint to all 50 U.S. states and the NAFTA region. The OmniTracs solution will provide wireless monitoring service to trucks transporting freight within Alaska and along the Alcan Highway.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_11.html<br /><br />Orbital Wins US$ 3 Million Transportation Management Contract<br /><br />(5 October 2004) Orbital Sciences Corporation's Transportation Management Systems division has been selected by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) to provide an onboard Automated Stop Annunciation (ASA) system for its fleet of transit buses. Orbital will equip TriMet's entire fleet of 639 fixed route buses with its ASA system, beginning with an initial deployment of 282 vehicles that will be completed by July 2006. The contract is valued at approximately US$ 3 million.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_12.html<br /><br />Schneider National to Deploy Qualcomm's T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Schneider National Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and related services, has purchased Qualcomm's T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution and has begun implementing the technology across its fleet of more than 48,000 trailers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_13.html<br /><br />Trimble Partners with Command Alkon for the Construction Materials Market<br /><br />(5 October 2004) Trimble Mobile Solutions, Inc. (TMS) has signed an agreement to partner with Command Alkon Incorporated to further expand its wireless mobile resource management (MRM) solutions in the construction materials market.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />DISA Certification Makes Swe-Dish FA150T Mil (AN/USC-67) World's Smallest Tri-band Terminal<br /><br />(5 October 2004) The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has certified the Swe-Dish FA150T Mil Fly-Away terminal (AN/USC-67) for X band. This makes the FA150T the world's smallest tri-band terminal.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_15.html<br /><br />Radarsat International Signs $2.35 Million US in Defense Contracts<br /><br />(6 October 2004) Radarsat International has signed four contracts, worth a total of US$ 2.35 million, with three long-standing defence clients. The contracts include Radarsat-1 network station downlink renewals and a large-volume Radarsat-1 data sale.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_16.html<br /><br />US Department of Defense Assigns Military Nomenclature to Swe-Dish Satellite Terminals<br /><br />(5 October 2004) The US Department of Defense has assigned the AN/USC-67 designation to the Swe-Dish FA150T Mil Fly-Away system and the AN/USC-68 designation to the Swe-Dish IPT Mil Suitcase.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_17.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Primary Instrument Delivered for ESA's Cryosat Mission<br /><br />(6 October 2004) Due for launch next spring, ESA's ice mission CryoSat marked an important milestone last week when the innovative SAR/Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) instrument was delivered to the prime contractor EADS Astrium GmbH for integration into the satellite.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_18.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Rocketplane and Incredible Adventures to Offer Suborbital Flights<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Incredible Adventures, the Sarasota, Florida-based company best known for offering supersonic MiG flights and Rocketplane Limited, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation dedicated to revolutionising space travel, have signed a marketing agreement. Both companies will begin taking reservations for Rocketplane's suborbital spaceflight experience, slated to launch in 2007.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_19.html<br /><br />Space Race Pilots Wore CarbonX Flame-Resistant Flight Suits<br /><br />(8 October 2004) What did SpaceShipOne pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie wear when they made their historic private manned missions into space to clinch the coveted Ansari X Prize and US$ 10 million? The answer is CarbonX, the most advanced technology in fire-resistant fabric. Chapman Innovations, makers of CarbonX, teamed up with Corvo Industries to create custom flight suits and gloves for the winning team.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_20.html<br /><br />SpaceShip One Wins X Prize<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Scaled Composite's SpaceShip One successfully climbed to an altitude of over one hundred kilometres for the second time in less than a week to claim the US$ 10 million Ansari X Prize.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_21.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />BAE Systems Uses Galaxy Design Platform for Radiation-Hardened Space-Qualified ASICs<br /><br />(4 October 2004) BAE Systems used Synopsys Inc's Galaxy Design Platform to achieve success on 24 radiation-hardened space-qualified ASICs. Galaxy's predictive timing closure, as well as its tightly integrated flow, was instrumental in the design success of the complex chips.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_22.html<br /><br />NASA Software Enables Satellite Self-Service Options in Space<br /><br />(7 October 2004) NASA scientists recently successfully radioed artificial intelligence (AI) software to a satellite. They tested the software's ability to find and analyze errors in the spacecraft's systems. Normally, troubleshooting is done on the ground.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_23.html<br /><br />QinetiQ to Study Space Weather to Protect Galileo<br /><br />(4 October 2004) QinetiQ's Merlin space weather monitor has been selected to fly on European Space Agency's (ESA) Galileo Satellite Test Bed (GSTB-V2/A), a test satellite which will assist in the final development of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. Galileo will become operational later in this decade. This test satellite is being built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) on behalf of the European Space Agency and is planned for launch in 2005.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_24.html<br /><br />Significant Step Forward Towards AlphaBus for UK and Spain's High Power Electric Propulsion<br /><br />(4 October 2004) The European Space Agency (ESA) has already initiated pre-developments of high-power electric propulsion to prepare for the top-range of advanced satellites, based on AlphaBus, the new large European communications satellite platform.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_25.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launch Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Arianespace to Launch 50 Nanosatellites<br /><br />(6 October 2004) During this year's International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress in Vancouver, Canada, Arianespace, the Russian Space Agency with the support of the Russian space industry and IAF, in partnership with the leading space agencies from around the world, are proposing to commemorate the first satellite launch in 1957, by orbiting a cluster of 50 nanosatellites, each representing a different country.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_26.html<br /><br />Sea Launch Completes Investigation of In-Flight Anomaly<br /><br />(7 October 2004) The Sea Launch Independent Review Board (IRB) has concluded its review of the Telstar 18 mission on June 28, which released the satellite short of its intended target apogee. Sea Launch is now ready to return to flight.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_27.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Andrew Corporation Revises Product Group Structure<br /><br />(7 October 2004) Andrew Corporation, a global communications systems equipment supplier, has created a product group focused entirely on satellite communications, while combining antennas and cable products into a single organisation.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_28.html<br /><br />Financing the OrbView-5 Satellite<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Orbimage Inc. has released a statement regarding financing for its planned OrbView-5 satellite after it was awarded a contract on September 30th, by the U.S. Government, through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), for the development and launch of the satellite under NGA's NextView Second Vendor Program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_29.html<br /><br />iDirect Technologies Secures US$ 5 Million Line of Credit From Silicon Valley Bank<br /><br />(6 October 2004) John Kealey, CEO of iDirect Technologies, a privately held company that designs, develops, and markets the fastest, most reliable bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions using Internet protocols, has announced that the company has secured a US$ 5 million line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_30.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />New Security Features for OmniTracs<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Qualcomm Inc has announced the availability of new security features for the OmniTracs satellite mobile communications solution. The new features include the availability of a Vehicle Immobilisation Device and a Security Integration Package.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_31.html<br /><br />Qualcomm Announces T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution<br /><br />(4 October 2004) Qualcomm Inc has announced the commercial release of its T2 Untethered TrailerTRACS Asset Management Solution for private fleets and for-hire carriers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_32.html<br /><br />RT Logic Announces the TDRSS Cross Link Simulator (TSIM)<br /><br />(7 October 2004) RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., has announced the availability of their Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Cross Link Simulator (TSIM).<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_33.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />iDirect Technologies Hires CFO to Lead Corporate Growth Opportunities<br /><br />(6 October 2004) Jorge Raul Forgues has joined iDirect Technologies as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/10October2004_34.html<br /><br />NASA Chief Engineer Announces Retirement<br /><br />(4 October 2004) NASA's Chief Engineer Theron Bradley, Jr., has announced his plan to retire, effective November 1, 2004.<br />
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