Microcom's Space Newsfeed 14 November 2004<br />Space Industry News from Around the World<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Web resources from Microcom Systems:<br /><br />Satellite Industry Links: the largest satellite and space industry directory on the web
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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_1.html<br /><br />DISH Network Business Solutions and Helius Form Technology Partnership<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_2.html<br /><br />GlobalSantaFe Selects Stratos and iDirect for World-wide Remote Broadband Communications<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_3.html<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts from Global Multilateral Organisation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_4.html<br /><br />India Satcom Joins HighStreet Networks' Solutions Partner Program<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_5.html<br /><br />Virgin Technologies Selects Encore Networks for Broadband VPN Solutions<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_6.html<br /><br />Broadcast:<br /><br />SCM Ships First 50,000 Digital TV Security Modules to Digiturk<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_7.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />Australian Capital Territory Online Mapping Tool Incorporates DigitalGlobe Imagery<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_8.html<br /><br />Satellite View Highlights Europe’s Changing Landscape<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_9.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />Alcatel and SFR Unveil First Galileo-Based Application in Europe<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_10.html<br /><br />United States Coast Guard Approves Satamatics' Ocean Alert<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_11.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight Structure for First AEHF Military Comsat<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_12.html<br /><br />Raytheon and Bofors Successfully Conduct World's First GPS Guided 155mm Artillery Shell Flight Test<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_13.html<br /><br />Raytheon Transitions GBS Satellite Broadcast Manager to Full Simulcast in Pacific<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_14.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />NASA Advances Water Recycling for Space Travel and Earth Use<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_15.html<br /><br />Launch Services:<br /><br />Successful Test for Ariane 5 Booster<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_16.html<br /><br />In Orbit:<br /><br />Hellas Sat Takes Control of its Satellite After 16 Months of Smooth Operations by SES Astra<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_17.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />Soyuz 2-1A<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_18.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />iSECUREtrac Obtains US$ 925,000 Private Placement<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_19.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />Spacenet Adds Hybrid VSAT/DSL Services to Its Connexstar Networking Solutions<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_20.html<br /><br />Stratos Announces "Come Sail Away" Savings on Inmarsat Fleet Hardware<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_21.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />NASA Names Space Veteran as Deputy for Exploration Operations<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 Selects Teleglobe for Pacific Region<br /><br />(9 November 2004) Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd and The Boeing Company have agreed to arrangements enabling the Connexion by Boeing business unit to provide satellite uplink and downlink ground station services to enable in-flight, high-speed Internet access service throughout the Pacific region.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_1.html<br /><br />DISH Network Business Solutions and Helius Form Technology Partnership<br /><br />(8 November 2004) Helius, Inc. and DISH Network Business Solutions (DNBS), a division of EchoStar Communications Corporation, have formed a technology partnership that will deliver integrated Internet Protocol technologies and custom product offerings to DNBS customers.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_2.html<br /><br />GlobalSantaFe Selects Stratos and iDirect for World-wide Remote Broadband Communications<br /><br />(10 November 2004) Stratos Global Corp., a leading global communications services and solutions provider, has announced a three-year contract to install and support a broadband data and voice communications system for approximately 60 GlobalSantaFe Corporation offshore drilling rigs and remote offices world-wide.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_3.html<br /><br />Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts from Global Multilateral Organisation<br /><br />(8 November 2004) Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded multiple contracts from an existing customer valued at approximately US$ 1.7 million.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_4.html<br /><br />India Satcom Joins HighStreet Networks' Solutions Partner Program<br /><br />(11 November 2004) HighStreet Networks, a provider of next-generation management and control systems for Infrastructure Management, has announced that India Satcom Limited based in Bangalore, India has joined HighStreet Networks' Xpress Partner Program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_5.html<br /><br />Virgin Technologies Selects Encore Networks for Broadband VPN Solutions<br /><br />(8 November 2004) Virgin Technologies Inc., a leading Canadian satellite telecommunications and installation company, has selected Encore Networks' complete line of security appliances and VPN routers for their enterprise satellite network solutions. Virgin Technologies will sell, install and service Encore's BANDIT security appliances and the VSR family of VPN routers to provide end-to-end, broadband IP VPN solutions across their satellite service offerings.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_6.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Broadcast<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />SCM Ships First 50,000 Digital TV Security Modules to Digiturk<br /><br />(11 November 2004) SCM Microsystems, Inc. has shipped the first 50,000 digital TV security modules to Turkish operator Digiturk, under its agreement with Digital Platform A.S. of Istanbul. The modules are used to decrypt premium sports content for Digiturk subscribers both in Turkey as well as across Europe.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_7.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Australian Capital Territory Online Mapping Tool Incorporates DigitalGlobe Imagery<br /><br />(8 November 2004) The Department of Urban Services in Canberra, Australia uses QuickBird satellite imagery in its Internet mapping service, called Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Locate. The tool is used by urban planners, developers and resource managers for various mapping and spatial information applications pertaining to Canberra, Australia’s capital.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_8.html<br /><br />Satellite View Highlights Europe’s Changing Landscape<br /><br />(12 November 2004) A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use our landscape. Seen from the ground these changes appear gradual, but viewed from above they are often dramatic.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_9.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Alcatel and SFR Unveil First Galileo-Based Application in Europe<br /><br />(8 November 2004) For the launch of its third-generation wireless services, French operator SFR asked Alcatel to present applications based on Europe’s planned Galileo satellite navigation system.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_10.html<br /><br />United States Coast Guard Approves Satamatics' Ocean Alert<br /><br />(11 November 2004) Satamatics, the operator of satellite- based asset tracking and remote monitoring services, reports that its Ocean Alert Ship Security Alert System has received approval by the US Coast Guard. Following an in-depth evaluation, the US Coast Guard recognises Ocean Alert as being in full compliance with the technological and operational requirements of its Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars, and that the system meets all the relevant IMO standards contained within the ISPS Code. As a result, Satamatics' Ocean Alert
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_11.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight Structure for First AEHF Military Comsat<br /><br />(9 November 2004) Lockheed Martin has delivered on-schedule the flight structure and key payload support equipment to Northrop Grumman for assembly of the first space vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_12.html<br /><br />Raytheon and Bofors Successfully Conduct World's First GPS Guided 155mm Artillery Shell Flight Test<br /><br />(11 November 2004) In a first-of-a- kind test earlier this month, the Raytheon Missile Systems and Bofors Excalibur team successfully fired a global positioning satellite-guided 155mm artillery shell, which guided to a target aim point 20 kilometres down range. The shell hit less than 11 feet from the aim point, well within the performance specification of Excalibur.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_13.html<br /><br />Raytheon Transitions GBS Satellite Broadcast Manager to Full Simulcast in Pacific<br /><br />(9 November 2004) Raytheon Company's Global Broadcast Service Satellite Broadcast Manager in Wahiawa, Hawaii, transitioned to full simulcast operations in the Pacific on October 12, 2004. This marks the full operation of the Enhanced Architecture System that supports legacy receive suites and next-generation Internet protocol receive suites for the Joint Service warfighters in the Pacific.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA Advances Water Recycling for Space Travel and Earth Use<br /><br />(12 November 2004) Would Columbus have reached the New World if his ships could not carry enough water for their crews? Would Lewis and Clark have made it to the Pacific if they had no fresh water along the way?<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_15.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launch Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Successful Test for Ariane 5 Booster<br /><br />(12 November 2004) On 9 November 2004 the Ariane-5 booster’s solid rocket motor was test fired in the Booster Engine Test Stand at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This test is part of ESA’s Ariane research and technology support programme, better known as ARTA.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_16.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />In Orbit<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Hellas Sat Takes Control of its Satellite After 16 Months of Smooth Operations by SES Astra<br /><br />(9 November 2004) Control of the Hellas-Sat 2 satellite has been successfully handed-over from the SES Astra control centre in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, to the Hellas Sat control centre in Athens, Greece.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_17.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Soyuz 2-1A<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_18.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />iSECUREtrac Obtains US$ 925,000 Private Placement<br /><br />(10 November 2004) iSECUREtrac Corp, an industry leader in secure wireless GPS tracking solutions, has completed a US$ 925,000 private placement at US$ 0.23 per share. The private placement was made with an investment group which included iSECUREtrac's Chairman Roger Kanne and Board members Martin Halbur, Robert Badding, and Ronald Muhlbauer. The additional capital will be used to support the company's growth objectives.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_19.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Spacenet Adds Hybrid VSAT/DSL Services to Its Connexstar Networking Solutions<br /><br />(8 November 2004) Spacenet Inc. has added commercial-grade, hybrid VSAT/DSL services to its Connexstar family of broadband connectivity solutions.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_20.html<br /><br />Stratos Announces "Come Sail Away" Savings on Inmarsat Fleet Hardware<br /><br />(11 November 2004) Stratos Global Corp., a leading global communications provider and the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, has announced the opportunity for fishing vessel operators and other maritime customers to "Come Sail Away" with savings of up to US$ 2000 on Inmarsat Fleet F33 and F55 maritime satellite terminals.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/14November2004_21.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA Names Space Veteran as Deputy for Exploration Operations<br /><br />(12 November 2004) NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has appointed astronaut C. Michael Foale as Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Operations reporting to both NASA's Associate Administrators for Exploration Systems and Space Operations.<br />
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