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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_1.html<br /><br />Addvalue Selects GMPCS for Distribution of Inmarsat BGAN Terminals<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_2.html<br /><br />Boeing Awards Ka Band Antenna Project for DirecTV Satellites to Harris Corporation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_3.html<br /><br />BT Broadcast Services Signs First BT Satnet Customer in the United States<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_4.html<br /><br />Globecomm Signs VoIP Reciprocal Services Agreement with Afghan Telecom<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_5.html<br /><br />HNS Supplies JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems with DirecWay Broadband<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_6.html<br /><br />SAT Corporation Satellite Carrier Monitoring System Helped Hellas Sat Support Olympics<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_7.html<br /><br />Space Systems/Loral and Intelsat Finalise Design of Intelsat Americas-9<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_8.html<br /><br />Broadcast:<br /><br />Bouquet of Russian Programming Available Throughout Australia via PanGlobal TV<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_9.html<br /><br />New Czech Parliament Channel “24.cz” to Start Free-to-Air via Astra 19.2° E<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_10.html<br /><br />PanAmSat Welcomes NFL Network to HD Neighbourhood<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_11.html<br /><br />SES Americom Initiates Service on AMC-11<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_12.html<br /><br />Star Choice Customers Rewarded with Expanded TV Channel Selections<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_13.html<br /><br />Starz Hosts First Satellite Transmission Using OCAP Platform<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_14.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />Finland and Canada Agreed on Use of Radar Satellite Data<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_15.html<br /><br />MSG-4 Contract Means Sunny Outlook For European Weather Forecasting<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_16.html<br /><br />Norway Pre Pays for US$ 2.8 Million Worth of Radarsat-1 Data and Products<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_17.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />Navteq Plays Critical Role in Planned Launch of Galileo<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_18.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Team To Build MUOS Using Latest Cellular Technology<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_19.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />New NASA Satellite to Study Black Hole Birth and Gamma Ray Bursts<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_20.html<br /><br />The Day of Descent<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_21.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />NASA Grows Ice For Space Shuttle Tests<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_22.html<br /><br />Technology:<br /><br />Hamilton Sundstrand to Provide Key Technology for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_23.html<br /><br />NASA's Columbia Supercomputer is World's Fastest<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_24.html<br /><br />Launch Services:<br /><br />Construction Begins for Vega at Europe's Spaceport<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_25.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />ZY-2<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_26.html<br /><br />GPS 2R-13<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_27.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Increases Existing Facility to US$ 16.5 Million<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_28.html<br /><br />Sale of New Skies Satellites to Affiliates of Blackstone Group Completed<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_29.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />G2 Satellite Solutions Launches Managed Network Solution Service<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_30.html<br /><br />Globecomm Introduces New Auto-Explorer Flyaway Satellite Terminal<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_31.html<br /><br />Go!nternet - New Satellite Internet Access Service Available for Poland<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_32.html<br /><br />iDirect and Netcom Africa Launch Major Satellite Network Over Africa<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_33.html<br /><br />RaySat Unveils Two Inch In-Motion Satellite Antenna<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_34.html<br /><br />SatManage - Parallel's New Satellite Management Suite<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_35.html<br /><br />Events:<br /><br />TIGER Workshop Puts Focus on Space for African Water Management<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_36.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />RaySat Names Executive Team<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_37.html<br /><br />Space Foundation Names New Vice President and Directors<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ACeS Extends Its Reach to China<br /><br />(5 November 2004) ACeS has reached an agreement with China Satellite Broadcasting Corporation (China SatCom) to offer ACeS technology to provide rural communications in the Peoples Republic of China.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_1.html<br /><br />Addvalue Selects GMPCS for Distribution of Inmarsat BGAN Terminals<br /><br />(1 November 2004) Addvalue Communications (AVC), have appointed GMPCS Personal Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, as Master Distributor for its Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_2.html<br /><br />Boeing Awards Ka Band Antenna Project for DirecTV Satellites to Harris Corporation<br /><br />(3 November 2004) Harris Corporation, a leading supplier of satellite communications systems and broadcast communications solutions for government and commercial applications, has been awarded a two-year contract by Boeing Satellite Systems, El Segundo, California to provide primary spot-beam communications antennas for the next three DirecTV satellites being built by Boeing.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_3.html<br /><br />BT Broadcast Services Signs First BT Satnet Customer in the United States<br /><br />(1 November 2004) BT Broadcast Services, the Americas, the media and satellite solutions arm of BT, today announces that WVEN-TV, owned and operated by Entravision Communications Corporation, has purchased a BT Satnet unit, BT's fully automated satellite network system. WVEN-TV, serving the Orlando, Florida market, has purchased the BT Satnet unit to manage all their live news gathering needs.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_4.html<br /><br />Globecomm Signs VoIP Reciprocal Services Agreement with Afghan Telecom<br /><br />(4 November 2004) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, has entered into a one-year broad-based voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) reciprocal services agreement with Afghan Telecom to provide international voice origination and termination.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_5.html<br /><br />HNS Supplies JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems with DirecWay Broadband<br /><br />(2 November 2004) Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), a leading provider of broadband satellite solutions, which it markets under the DirecWay brand, has announced an expansion of its relationship with JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems (UkrSat), a leading Ukrainian satellite services company.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_6.html<br /><br />SAT Corporation Satellite Carrier Monitoring System Helped Hellas Sat Support Olympics<br /><br />(4 November 2004) SAT Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., has released details of a contract awarded earlier this year with Hellas Sat for delivery of a turnkey MonicsNet based Satellite Carrier Monitoring System at the Hellas-Sat 2 Satellite system ground stations in Athens and Cypress.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_7.html<br /><br />Space Systems/Loral and Intelsat Finalise Design of Intelsat Americas-9<br /><br />(1 November 2004) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that, pursuant to the contract entered into in March 2004, it has reached agreement with Intelsat LLC for the design of Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9), a high-power, C and Ku band satellite that will provide service to North America, Central America and the Caribbean. SS/L has been authorised to proceed on the manufacture of IA-9 immediately.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_8.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Broadcast<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Bouquet of Russian Programming Available Throughout Australia via PanGlobal TV<br /><br />(3 November 2004) GlobeCast Australia have signed an agreement with Horizon World Plus TV Pty Ltd to distribute a bouquet of four Russian television channels on the PanGlobal TV direct-to-home satellite platform in Australia. The Channels RTVi, Teleklub/Detski Mir, Nashe Kino and RTR Planeta will utilise capacity on the PanGlobal TV platform located on the Ku band Australia Beam of PanAmSat's PAS 8 Pacific Ocean Region satellite.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_9.html<br /><br />New Czech Parliament Channel “24.cz” to Start Free-to-Air via Astra 19.2° E<br /><br />(3 November 2004) SES Astra and Region Media, a company based in Olomouc, Czech Republic, have concluded an agreement for the free-to-air digital distribution of the new Czech Parliamentary Channel “24.cz” via Astra 19.2° East.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_10.html<br /><br />PanAmSat Welcomes NFL Network to HD Neighbourhood<br /><br />(3 November 2004) PanAmSat Corporation has signed a transponder agreement with NFL Network to host the channel's High-Definition transmissions of National Football League games and football-related programming.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_11.html<br /><br />SES Americom Initiates Service on AMC-11<br /><br />(5 November 2004) With service turned up early Thursday morning aboard AMC-11 in its orbital position 22,000 miles above North America, cable programmers are now in a better position than ever before to meet growing consumer demand for high-definition television (HDTV) entertainment.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_12.html<br /><br />Star Choice Customers Rewarded with Expanded TV Channel Selections<br /><br />(4 November 2004) Star Choice Communications Inc. today announced the expansion and enhancement of its channel line-up. This was made possible by the successful launch of Canada's most powerful satellite, Anik F2, in July 2004. Now in-orbit 37,000 kilometres above the Earth, Anik F2 will offer Star Choice customers an expanded selection of new programming services in both standard and HDTV formats.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_13.html<br /><br />Starz Hosts First Satellite Transmission Using OCAP Platform<br /><br />(1 November 2004) The first satellite transmission of an OpenCable Applications Platform (OCAP) application was successfully completed from the headquarters of Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz). The broadcast was downlinked and verified by CableLabs.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Finland and Canada Agreed on Use of Radar Satellite Data<br /><br />(4 November 2004) Radarsat International and Finnish Institute of Marine Research have signed a contract for the use of Radarsat data in 2004-2008. The agreement was brokered by Tekes, the National Technology Agency of Finland. Tekes started bilateral co-operation with Canada, in the field of space technology one year ago.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_15.html<br /><br />MSG-4 Contract Means Sunny Outlook For European Weather Forecasting<br /><br />(2 November 2004) The contract for a fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) spacecraft has been signed, ensuring continuity of European meteorological satellite services with the delivery of data for weather forecasting, climate and the environment for many years into the future.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_16.html<br /><br />Norway Pre Pays for US$ 2.8 Million Worth of Radarsat-1 Data and Products<br /><br />(3 November 2004) Norway (through the Norwegian Space Centre) has pre-purchased US$ 2.8 million worth of Radarsat-1 data and products for the 2004 - 2006 period from Radarsat International. This is an extension of a Radarsat-2 agreement worth US$ 10 million which was signed in January of 2003.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_17.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navteq Plays Critical Role in Planned Launch of Galileo<br /><br />(3 November 2004) Navteq, a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has been selected to supply its products to both the Eurely and iNavSat Consortia which are bidding to become the Galileo concessionaire.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_18.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Team To Build MUOS Using Latest Cellular Technology<br /><br />(2 November 2004) A Lockheed Martin-led team will employ third-generation (3G) commercial cellular technology to build the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), an advanced narrowband tactical satellite communications system that will provide significantly improved and assured communications for U.S. warfighters.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_19.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />New NASA Satellite to Study Black Hole Birth and Gamma Ray Bursts<br /><br />(1 November 2004) By the end of this day, somewhere in the visible universe a new black hole will have formed. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most distant and powerful explosions known, are likely the birth cries of these new black holes.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_20.html<br /><br />The Day of Descent<br /><br />(4 November 2004) When ESA’s Huygens probe plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on 14 January 2005, telescopes on Earth will be watching the remote world.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_21.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA Grows Ice For Space Shuttle Tests<br /><br />(5 November 2004) NASA is simulating conditions typical of Space Shuttle launch days to see what kinds of ice and frost form on the foam insulation of the super-cooled External Tank. Engineers are trying to understand better how much ice can safely accumulate on the tank without becoming a debris hazard. The tests are under way at NASA's Stennis Space Center.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_22.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Hamilton Sundstrand to Provide Key Technology for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter<br /><br />(1 November 2004) When NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced September 20 it had selected Northrop Grumman to co-design the proposed Prometheus 1 spacecraft for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission, it was very good news for Hamilton Sundstrand. JIMO would be the first mission in NASA's Project Prometheus.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_23.html<br /><br />NASA's Columbia Supercomputer is World's Fastest<br /><br />(26 October 2004) Silicon Graphics (SGI) with NASA has confirmed that NASA's new Intel Itanium 2 processor-based Columbia supercomputer is the most powerful computer in the world. Only days after NASA completed installation of Columbia - and using just 16 of Columbia's 20 installed systems - the new supercomputer achieved sustained performance of 42.7 trillion calculations per second (teraflops), eclipsing the performance of every supercomputer operating today.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_24.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launch Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Construction Begins for Vega at Europe's Spaceport<br /><br />(4 November 2004) The construction site for the ground segment of Vega, the small European launcher, was opened at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana last month. Vega is due to be launched at the end 2007 and will complement the European mid-class Soyuz and heavy-class Ariane 5 launchers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_25.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />ZY-2<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_26.html<br /><br />GPS 2R-13<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_27.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Increases Existing Facility to US$ 16.5 Million<br /><br />(3 November 2004)Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that it has entered into a loan modification agreement with Silicon Valley Bancshares, increasing Globecomm's existing working capital line of credit from US$ 10.5 million to US$ 16.5 million.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_28.html<br /><br />Sale of New Skies Satellites to Affiliates of Blackstone Group Completed<br /><br />(2 November 2004) New Skies Satellites N.V. has announced the completion of the sale of the company to affiliates of The Blackstone Group, a leading private investment firm.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_29.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />G2 Satellite Solutions Launches Managed Network Solution Service<br /><br />(3 November 2004) G2 Satellite Solutions (G2), the government-focused integrator and wholly owned subsidiary of PanAmSat Corporation, has launched a new managed network solution service built around the popular iDirect technology. As such, it is an IP-based data communications platform that fully enables high-speed, private satellite networking for government agencies and their partners alike. The G2 service supports nearly any global virtual private network (VPN) device without sacrificing traffic speeds or application functionality. With this secure network, customers are able to provide quality of service on any or all network applications, routes and terminals.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_30.html<br /><br />Globecomm Introduces New Auto-Explorer Flyaway Satellite Terminal<br /><br />(2 November 2004) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, has introduced a new auto-explorer flyaway terminal for a broad range of Government applications.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_31.html<br /><br />Go!nternet - New Satellite Internet Access Service Available for Poland<br /><br />(4 November 2004) SES Astra and Go!nternet have announced a new satellite Internet service for Poland via Astra 19.2° East. The return path for the one-way satellite service will be provided by PTK Centertel, the operator of Idea Centertel mobile telephony.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_32.html<br /><br />iDirect and Netcom Africa Launch Major Satellite Network Over Africa<br /><br />(4 November 2004) iDirect Technologies, a privately held company that designs, develops, and markets bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, and Netcom Africa, a Nigeria based provider of video, data, and voice over wireless, have announced the launch of a major satellite network over Africa. The Netcom Africa network will support both C and Ku bands enabling Internet access, private networks, auto tracking and mobile applications to customers throughout Africa.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_33.html<br /><br />RaySat Unveils Two Inch In-Motion Satellite Antenna<br /><br />(2 November 2004) RaySat, Inc., a leading supplier of in-motion antennas and communications solutions, has introduced the first ultra low profile in-motion antenna to receive live satellite television.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_34.html<br /><br />SatManage - Parallel's New Satellite Management Suite<br /><br />(4 November 2004) The SatCon 2004 exhibition in New York marked the global launch of Parallel's satellite network management suite, SatManage.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_35.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Events<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />TIGER Workshop Puts Focus on Space for African Water Management<br /><br />(3 November 2004) A TIGER Initiative offer to make ESA satellite data available for monitoring African water resources sparked an enthusiastic take-up by researchers across the continent and beyond it. Some 95 proposals have been received, 65 of which are accepted for discussion during next week's annual TIGER Workshop in Pretoria, South Africa.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_36.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />RaySat Names Executive Team<br /><br />(2 November 2004) RaySat, Inc., a leading supplier of in-motion antennas and communications solutions, has named the top executives to lead the company in the booming field that allows SUVs, RVs, trucks and other passenger vehicles to receive rear- seat television and music programming via satellite.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/7November2004_37.html<br /><br />Space Foundation Names New Vice President and Directors<br /><br />(5 November 2004) The Space Foundation has announced the naming of a new vice president and selection of four new directors chosen to fill newly created and expanded positions.<br />
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