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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_1.html<br /><br />Preparing Worldsat 2 For Launch<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_2.html<br /><br />SES Americom Delivers Internet to 1500 Schools in Puerto Rico<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_3.html<br /><br />SES Astra Contracts Worldsat Capacity for Geographic Expansion into Africa<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_4.html<br /><br />Shin Satellite Chooses Tandberg Television to Upgrade Video Distribution and DTH Network<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_5.html<br /><br />SkyWave Receives FCC License Extension to Expand Commercial Operations in US<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_6.html<br /><br />Xantic Appointed BGAN Interconnect Partner<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_7.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />Ball Aerospace Meeting Short Schedule on WorldView<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_8.html<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Wins Contract to Update USDA Orthoimagery<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_9.html<br /><br />Envisat Tracks 'Son of B-15' Iceberg's Odyssey Around Antarctica<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_10.html<br /><br />NASA Satellites Detect "Glow" of Plankton in Black Waters<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_11.html<br /><br />NASA Scientists Develop Tools For Carbon Management<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_12.html<br /><br />Orbimage Appoints Antrix Corporation and NRSA Exclusive Representatives in India<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_13.html<br /><br />Tuyuan Technologies' Surveyor Satellite Constellation<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_14.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />Eye in the Sky Launched to Monitor Offenders in UK<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_15.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Team Provides Next-Generation MUOS Solution for US Military<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_16.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />NASA To Capture Fiery Genesis Re-Entry With 'Eyes In The Sky'<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_17.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />A Room With a View for the International Space Station<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_18.html<br /><br />NASA Selects Contractors for Exploration Studies<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_19.html<br /><br />Technology:<br /><br />BAE Systems' Processors Travel Aboard Messenger to Mercury<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_20.html<br /><br />Guinness World Records Recognises NASA Speed Record<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_21.html<br /><br />PSI Evaluating Maxwell Technologies Single Board Computer<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_22.html<br /><br />In Orbit:<br /><br />Lockheed Martin-Built A2100 Satellite Fleet Achieves 100 Years in Orbit<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_23.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />FSW-3<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_24.html<br /><br />NROL-1<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_25.html<br /><br />Reports:<br /><br />Research Report on Satellite Access in Africa to be Launched at ACT 2004<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_26.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />Comsat International Acquires Vicom<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_27.html<br /><br />Eutelsat Acquires Rambouillet Teleport<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Astra and GlobeCast Partner to Target Multicultural Audiences in Spain and France<br /><br />(1 September 2004) SES Astra and GlobeCast have announced an agreement to offer access to the Astra Satellite System at 19.2° East to multicultural TV channels, targeting Spain and France. The GlobeCast satellite multiplex located in Madrid and linked to Globecast’s world-wide ATM fibre ring will ensure secured access to the Astra platform.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_1.html<br /><br />Preparing Worldsat 2 For Launch<br /><br />(3 September 2004) The Worldsat 2 communications satellite, for which Alcatel Space is prime contractor, is undergoing final integration at Alcatel Space's Cannes facility in preparation for transfer to the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_2.html<br /><br />SES Americom Delivers Internet to 1500 Schools in Puerto Rico<br /><br />(30 August 2004) On an island where terrestrial-based, conventional Internet access is often cost prohibitive and unreliable for educators, SES Americom's satellite-delivered broadband service has been selected by the Puerto Rico Department of Education to connect more than 1500 Puerto Rico schools to the Internet.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_3.html<br /><br />SES Astra Contracts Worldsat Capacity for Geographic Expansion into Africa<br /><br />(3 September 2004) SES Astra and Worldsat, two SES Global companies, have announced the conclusion of an agreement that positions SES Astra to extend the provision of state-of-the-art satellite services to the entire African continent.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_4.html<br /><br />Shin Satellite Chooses Tandberg Television to Upgrade Video Distribution and DTH Network<br /><br />(2 September 2004) Tandberg Television has been selected by Thailand's Shin Satellite to provide its evolution 5000 compression system to carry Shin Satellite’s video distribution across the Asia Pacific region. The hotly contested contract has been awarded to Tandberg Television because the company is able to deliver the industry’s highest performance compression solutions, supported with a long history of pioneering development in the satellite broadcasting market.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_5.html<br /><br />SkyWave Receives FCC License Extension to Expand Commercial Operations in US<br /><br />(31 August 2004) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a 15-year license for SkyWave to expand operations into the United States. SkyWave offers both D+ satellite terminals and network airtime, enabling customers in the marine, land mobile and fixed site industries to acquire asset intelligence and exception reporting anytime, anywhere.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_6.html<br /><br />Xantic Appointed BGAN Interconnect Partner<br /><br />(30 August 2004) Xantic has been selected by Inmarsat to become one of the two suppliers for the interconnection between the terrestrial network carriers and mobile satcom users. The company will provide BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) voice interconnect services to carriers wishing to deliver the new BGAN services from their networks to the Inmarsat destinations.<br />
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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_8.html<br /><br />DigitalGlobe Wins Contract to Update USDA Orthoimagery<br /><br />(30 August 2004) DigitalGlobe has been awarded a contract to update the orthoimagery base program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The award was issued by the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2004 Alaska Orthoimagery Project - and represents the first time satellite imagery has been used in the USDA's program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_9.html<br /><br />Envisat Tracks 'Son of B-15' Iceberg's Odyssey Around Antarctica<br /><br />(31 August 2004) A new Envisat viewing mode means that icebergs can be routinely tracked on their long trek around Antarctica, with regularly updated images of polar regions now available to highlight ice movements.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_10.html<br /><br /><br />NASA Satellites Detect "Glow" of Plankton in Black Waters<br /><br />(31 August 2004) For the first time, scientists may now detect a phytoplankton bloom in its early stages by looking at its red "glow" under sunlight, due to the unique data from two NASA satellites. According to a study conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, this phenomenon can forewarn fishermen and swimmers about developing cases of red tides that occur within plumes of dark-coloured runoff from river and wetlands, sometimes causing "black water" events.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_11.html<br /><br />NASA Scientists Develop Tools For Carbon Management<br /><br />(2 September 2004) NASA scientists have recently unveiled Internet software tools that will aid in the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_12.html<br /><br />Orbimage Appoints Antrix Corporation and NRSA Exclusive Representatives in India<br /><br />(31 August 2004) Orbimage Inc. has signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation of Bangalore, India to represent Orbimage for distribution and resale of its satellite imagery products in India. The agreement gives Antrix, the commercial arm of India's Department of Space and NRSA, the National Remote Sensing Agency of India, exclusive rights to sell Orbimage products in their country. Antrix and NRSA will be the primary contact in India for sales, customer support, value added services and training relating to Orbimage imagery products.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_13.html<br /><br />Tuyuan Technologies' Surveyor Satellite Constellation<br /><br />(25 August 2004) A unique and entirely commercial “Surveyor” SAR satellite constellation comprising 5 low-cost medium C Band sensors has been placed under a global design competition by Tuyuan Technologies for launch in 2007.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Eye in the Sky Launched to Monitor Offenders in UK<br /><br />(2 September 2004) Satellite tracking will keep close tabs on offenders in three areas of the UK in an initiative launched by David Blunkett, the Home Secretary.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_15.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Lockheed Martin Team Provides Next-Generation MUOS Solution for US Military<br /><br />(1 September 2004) A team led by Lockheed Martin has offered the U.S. Navy a network-centric solution for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. The Lockheed Martin solution provides the warfighter with the latest mobile technology such as simultaneous voice, video and data, as well as improved service to legacy users of the Navy's Ultra High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) system.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_16.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA To Capture Fiery Genesis Re-Entry With 'Eyes In The Sky'<br /><br />(1 September 2004) Scientists expect to get the most detailed look at a hypervelocity re-entry when NASA uses an aerial laboratory to observe the fiery return of the Genesis sample return capsule from interplanetary space.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_17.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />A Room With a View for the International Space Station<br /><br />(30 August 2004) Development phase completion of the European-built observation module, or "cupola", for the International Space Station will be marked by a ceremony at the Alenia Spazio facility in Turin, Italy on Monday 6 September.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_18.html<br /><br />NASA Selects Contractors for Exploration Studies<br /><br />(1 September 2004) NASA has awarded the first contracts to conduct preliminary concept studies for human lunar exploration and the development of the crew exploration vehicle. Eleven companies were selected.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_19.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Technology<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />BAE Systems' Processors Travel Aboard Messenger to Mercury<br /><br />(31 August 2004) BAE Systems' radiation-hardened RAD6000 computers and solid state recorder assemblies headed for the planet Mercury August 3.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_20.html<br /><br />Guinness World Records Recognises NASA Speed Record<br /><br />(30 August 2004) Guinness World Records has recognised the world speed record set by NASA's hypersonic X-43A aircraft earlier this year in an experimental flight over the Pacific Ocean. Using a scramjet engine, the unpiloted, 12 foot-long aircraft achieved Mach 6.83 - almost seven times the speed of sound - or nearly 5,000 mph, in a March 27 flight.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_21.html<br /><br />PSI Evaluating Maxwell Technologies Single Board Computer<br /><br />(30 August 2004) Maxwell Technologies, Inc. has delivered two prototype SCS750 single board computers to Planning Systems Inc. (PSI) for evaluation as a fault-tolerant computing platform in systems that PSI is developing for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Deployable Structures Experiment (DSX) space science mission.<br />
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http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_23.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />FSW-3<br /><br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_24.html<br /><br />NROL-1<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_25.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Reports:<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Research Report on Satellite Access in Africa to be Launched at ACT 2004<br /><br />(3 September 2004) ‘Open and Closed Skies: Satellite Access in Africa’, a major new report which examines the application of satellite-based communications systems to the bridging of the ‘Digital Divide’ across the continent of Africa, is to be launched at ACT 2004, 7-10 September 2004, Le Meridien, Mauritius.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_26.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Comsat International Acquires Vicom<br /><br />(31 August 2004) Comsat International, Inc., a full-service provider of voice and data communications throughout Latin America, has acquired Vicom Ltda., a provider of satellite services and metropolitan fibre circuits in Brazil, from Net Servicos de Comunicacao S/A. Under the agreement, which was signed following regulatory approval by Anatel, Comsat has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Vicom, as well as use of certain fibre optic infrastructure owned by NET.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_27.html<br /><br />Eutelsat Acquires Rambouillet Teleport<br /><br />(2 September 2004) Eutelsat has announced the signature of a contract with France Telecom for the acquisition of its teleport in Rambouillet, France which accommodates one of Europe's most established ground stations for satellite communications, and where Eutelsat has developed infrastructure and facilities for satellite control, tests and monitoring, as well as for turnkey broadband and mobile services.<br />
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