News About Satellite Constellations 15-MAY-08 en-us Fort Lee NJ (SPX) May 09, 2008 - Orbcomm Inc has signed a next generation satellite constellation contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to build 18 new Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites with an option to purchase up to 30 additional OG2 satellites to augment and upgrade Orbcomm's existing satellite constellation.]]> ]]> Miami FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - Avionica is pleased to announce that Continental Airlines has successfully accomplished the world's first ever ACARS (Aircraft Communications and Reporting System) communications in regular commercial passenger service over the Iridium satellite network.]]> Miami FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2008 - Avionica is pleased to announce Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 STC availability for satLINK, the Iridium satellite-based voice and data communications alternative. FAA STCs ST03529AT and ST03529AT have been granted to Avionics Support Group (ASG), who now offer our mutual customers both kit fabrication and installation for this product. Avianca, the second oldest airline in the world, was the launch customer.]]> Bethesda MD (SPX) Feb 01, 2008 - Iridium Satellite and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a meeting at the Royal Society in London on January 22, 2008. The meeting, "Exploiting the New Earth Observation Paradigm," organized by Trident Sensors Ltd., was a follow-up to the GEO IV Plenary and Ministerial Summit in Cape Town last November.]]> ]]> Reston VA (SPX) Jan 02, 2008 - SkyTerra Communications, Inc, Inmarsat plc, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. report that that the companies have reached a comprehensive cooperative agreement for L-Band operations in North America.]]> Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2007 - The State of Idaho recently awarded a contract to World Communications Center (WCC) to provide Iridium satellite voice and data products and services for government agencies throughout the state.]]> La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2007 - Blue Sky Network announced that VIH Helicopters has chosen Blue Sky Network tracking equipment for its global fleet. Over the coming year, Canada-based VIH will install over fifty Blue Sky Network D1000C and ACH1000 kits on its entire aircraft fleet to aid in tracking requirements and aircraft communications across remote regions and worldwide helicopter operations.]]> Advertise in this newsletter or website click for advertising kit - PDF File ]]> Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 05, 2007 - Iridium Satellite is pleased to announce that its military sector business continues to show outstanding growth with cumulative Department of Defense (DoD) subscribers reaching 31,000. Military traffic through Iridium's satellite network is up more than nine percent (an increase of almost ten percent over last year). This growth is 300 percent more than what Iridium planned for this market segment at the outset of the year.]]> Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2007 - Four Globalstar telecommunications satellites blasted off Sunday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan atop a Russian Soyuz rocket and were successfully placed into orbit, an Arianespace spokesman said.]]> Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 03, 2007 - Russia is preparing to launch four U.S. Globalstar satellites into orbit on board a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 25, the space agency said Thursday.]]> ADVERTISEMENT

Kelly Space & Technology Launches Eco-Friendly Wireless Lighting Control Technology


Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. launched an eco-friendly wireless lighting control technology known as WiseLight. WiseLight automatically enables commercial and government municipal users to save energy and costs. This green energy saving system automates scheduling, monitoring and control of outdoor lighting applications such as recreational fields, parking lots, billboards and other venues. The WiseLight system eliminates timer and photosensor inefficiencies and malfunctions and allows direct feedback to identify failed components, such as bulbs and fixtures, and initiates real-time customer-defined notifications for prompt repair.

The WiseLight hardware is installed between a lighting fixture and its power supply and operates lights only when needed or desired. The centralized command and control feature of the system enables users to monitor energy usage and control a single lamp or any combination of lamps via machine-to-machine wireless communications from a secure internet web site.

Field results prove that the patent-pending wireless lighting control system allows customers to save up to fifty (50%) percent in energy costs, while aiding organizations to achieve carbon-neutrality goals by reducing energy demand and generation.

The proprietary communications architecture behind the WiseLight technology is the core innovation. Because of its universal applicability to control and monitor virtually any sensor system, Kelly Space is applying this technology to several of its product lines, including ballistic protection, laser and detection system applications.

KST has established the Aerospace Research & Development Center (ARDC) at its modernized facilities to incubate and commercialize leading-edge technologies. ARDC programs are of national significance and have attracted key government interest to meet the nation's priorities in the field of aerospace and homeland security. KST is cooperating with entrepreneurial companies on joint technology developments.

For more information, visit www.kellyspace.com or contact Jason Lee, Director of Operations at (909) 382-2010; jlee@kellyspace.com

]]> ]]> Brussels (AFP) Aug 22, 2007 - The European Commission proposed Wednesday a single EU-wide licencing process for mobile satellite communications services, which would do away with the current patchwork of national permits.]]> Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 04, 2007 - Iridium Satellite announces it has released a Request for Information (RFI) to potential partners interested in participating in the design, development and deployment of "Iridium NEXT," the company's next-generation satellite communications network. The Iridium RFI is the company's first official step toward the procurement of the NEXT system. Today's Iridium constellation provides the only mobile satellite communications service covering the entire earth, with no service gaps, supplying voice and data communications for a wide range of users worldwide.]]> Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 18, 2007 - Avionica has won orders from Continental Airlines to outfit nine B737-800 passenger aircraft with advanced Iridium satellite systems to provide global, low-cost voice and data communications. The Continental aircraft will be equipped with Avionica's new satLINK Iridium system, including antenna, wiring, structural elements and a control panel.]]> Advertise in this newsletter or website click for advertising kit - PDF File

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