Microcom's Space Newsfeed 17 October 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/ratecard.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Contents<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms:<br /><br />C-COM Satellite Systems and iDirect Technologies Deliver Mobile Solutions into Vehicles<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_1.html<br /><br />NDS to Provide Synamedia IPTV Content Protection System to Intelsat<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_2.html<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />Japan and Finland Sign US$ 3.44 Million Worth of Radarsat 1 and 2 Data and Services<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_3.html<br /><br />Navigation:<br /><br />Trimble GPS to Power Energie AG's Surveying Operations in Austria<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_4.html<br /><br />Military Space:<br /><br />DoD Exercises Iridium Satellite Contract Option<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_5.html<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />NASA's Genesis Mishap Board and Researchers Both Report Progress<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_6.html<br /><br />Manned Space:<br /><br />Room With an Out-Of-This-World View Arrives at NASA<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_7.html<br /><br />In Orbit:<br /><br />PanAmSat Expands Contracts With Integral Systems<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_8.html<br /><br />Launches:<br /><br />Soyuz TMA-5 ISS 9S<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_9.html<br /><br />AMC-15<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_10.html<br /><br />Business:<br /><br />L-3 Communications to Acquire Northrop Grumman's Canadian Navigation Systems and Space Sensors System Business<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_11.html<br /><br />Loral and Creditors' Committee Finalise Revised Terms of Reorganisation Plan<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_12.html<br /><br />Products and Services:<br /><br />Conexant Introduces Single-Chip Set-Top Box Solution for Entry-Level Free-to-Air Satellite Market<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_13.html<br /><br />Leading Demodulator Chip for Digital Satellite TV Now Available as Tested Bare Die<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_14.html<br /><br />STMicroelectronics Adds Single-Chip DVB-S2 Silicon Tuner to its Set-top Box IC Family<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_15.html<br /><br />Events:<br /><br />Space Tourism Initiative Announces Summit and Conference<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_16.html<br /><br />People:<br /><br />Iridium Satellite Names New Executive VP for Sales, Marketing and Business Development<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_17.html<br /><br />NASA Names Rex Geveden New Chief Engineer<br />
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http://www.satelliteonthenet.co.uk/bookshop.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Satcoms<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />C-COM Satellite Systems and iDirect Technologies Deliver Mobile Solutions into Vehicles<br /><br />(13 October 2004) C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. has adapted its iNetVu Mobile Platform to work seamlessly with iDirect Technologies NetModem II products. iDirect Technologies designs, develops, and markets the fastest, most reliable bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions using Internet protocols.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_1.html<br /><br />NDS to Provide Synamedia IPTV Content Protection System to Intelsat<br /><br />(12 October 2004) NDS is providing Intelsat with its Synamedia system in order to evaluate the latest IPTV technology. The NDS solution will enable Intelsat to test the operational and performance aspects of IPTV technology.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_2.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Earth Observation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Japan and Finland Sign US$ 3.44 Million Worth of Radarsat 1 and 2 Data and Services<br /><br />(15 October 2004) With the signing of US$ 3.44 million worth of Radarsat 1 and 2 data and services, the Government of Finland and ImageOne Co. Ltd. of Japan, continue their strong commitment to Canada's Radarsat satellite program.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_3.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Navigation<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Trimble GPS to Power Energie AG's Surveying Operations in Austria<br /><br />(13 October 2004) Energie AG, a leading power supply company in Austria, has purchased Trimble's advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying systems, reference station receivers and Virtual Reference Station (VRS) network software. The equipment will be used for high-precision surveying to collect accurate position data for mapping Energie AG's power supply infrastructure.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_4.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Military Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />DoD Exercises Iridium Satellite Contract Option<br /><br />(12 October 2004) The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has exercised an option on its airtime contract with Iridium Satellite LLC. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) manages the contract under the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) Service Manager's Office. The contract gives unlimited airtime to warfighters and other approved users who use the Iridium network for mobile voice, data and paging capabilities.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_5.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Science<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />NASA's Genesis Mishap Board and Researchers Both Report Progress<br /><br />(14 October 2004) As scientists begin to unpack more than 3,000 containers of samples of the sun brought to Earth by NASA's Genesis mission, the Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) has identified a likely direct cause of the failure of
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_6.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Manned Space<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Room With an Out-Of-This-World View Arrives at NASA<br /><br />(12 October 2004) The world's ultimate observation deck, a control tower for robotics in space, and a sunroom like no other, has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC). It is bound for the International Space Station.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_7.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />In Orbit<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />PanAmSat Expands Contracts With Integral Systems<br /><br />(13 October 2004) Integral Systems, Inc. has announced a contract with PanAmSat Corporation to expand their existing Epoch IPS satellite control system to take over operations of their two Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) FS1300 satellites (PAS 7 and 8) and for the operations of their new SS/L FS1300 Omega bus satellite (G16).<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_8.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Launches<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Soyuz TMA-5 ISS 9S<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_9.html<br /><br />AMC-15<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_10.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Business<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />L-3 Communications to Acquire Northrop Grumman's Canadian Navigation Systems and Space Sensors System Business<br /><br />(14 October 2004) L-3 Communications has entered into an agreement to acquire Northrop Grumman's Canadian navigation systems and space sensors system division business for approximately US$ 65 million, payable in cash. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2004.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_11.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Loral and Creditors' Committee Finalise Revised Terms of Reorganisation Plan<br /><br />(15 October 2004) Loral Space and Communications Ltd. and the Creditors' Committee appointed in the chapter 11 cases of Loral and certain of its subsidiaries have reached an agreement on revised economic terms of a proposed plan of reorganisation. Loral expects to file a revised Plan and a Disclosure Statement with the Bankruptcy Court by October 22, 2004. It expects to exit chapter 11 under current management in the first- quarter of 2005.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_12.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Products and Services<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Conexant Introduces Single-Chip Set-Top Box Solution for Entry-Level Free-to-Air Satellite Market<br /><br />(11 October 2004) Conexant Systems has announced a digital video broadcast satellite (DVB-S) compliant set-top box (STB) system solution for the basic, entry-level free-to-air (FTA) market. The FTA market includes basic STBs that can receive unencrypted content from international satellite broadcasters at no charge, and advanced STBs which allow users to view additional premium content for a small incremental cost.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_13.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Leading Demodulator Chip for Digital Satellite TV Now Available as Tested Bare Die<br /><br />(12 October 2004) Zarlink Semiconductor's QPSK (quadrature phase shift keying) demodulator for digital satellite TV systems is now available as a fully tested bare die product, or KGD (known good die). Introduced in August 2004, the ZL10313 chip remains available as a fully packaged product.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_14.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />STMicroelectronics Adds Single-Chip DVB-S2 Silicon Tuner to its Set-top Box IC Family<br /><br />(14 October 2004) STMicroelectronics has announced the availability of a new Set-Top Box (STB) silicon tuner - the STB6100 - complying with the stringent requirements of the new DVB-S2 specification for satellite broadcasts.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_15.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Events<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Space Tourism Initiative Announces Summit and Conference<br /><br />(11 October 2004) The Space Tourism Initiative, a new organisation chartered with the growth of the emerging space tourism industry: privately funded spaceships dedicated to carrying commercial passengers on space flights, announced the Space Tourism Summit, a trade-only event for professionals in the emerging space tourism industry, and the Space Tourism Conference, an event for would-be space tourists. Both annual events kick off in 2005.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_16.html<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />People<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br /><br />Iridium Satellite Names New Executive VP for Sales, Marketing and Business Development<br /><br />(12 October 2004) Iridium Satellite LLC has announced the appointment of Greg Ewert as executive vice president for sales, marketing and business development.<br />
http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/17October2004_17.html<br /><br />NASA Names Rex Geveden New Chief Engineer<br /><br />(14 October 2004) NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has named Rex Geveden as the agency's chief engineer and director of the independent technical authority, effective November 1, 2004.<br />
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