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CanalDigitaal And TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet On ASTRA For Dutch And Belgian Markets Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008 
SES ASTRA has announced the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on ASTRA targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. As of this month, Dutch satellite TV provider, CanalDigitaal, and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, broadcast their new HDTV package via the ASTRA satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position. The capacity for the new offer, namely two transponders, was already ... read more |
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Poland And ESA Sign The Plan For European Cooperating State
Warsaw, Poland (ESA) May 06, 2008On 28 April 2008 Poland reinforced its relations with ESA by signing the Plan for European Cooperating State Charter. This is a direct follow up to the signing of the European Cooperating State Agreement in April 2007. The Plan for European Cooperating State (PECS) Charter was signed in Warsaw by Rafal Baniak, Secretary of State in the Polish Ministry of Economy, and Chris de Cooker, Head of the ... more Malaysian Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardizes Services On iDirect Platform 
Herndon VA (SPX) May 05, 2008iDirect has announced a new contract with ScopeTel. The contract includes the purchase of an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Hub, Web Optimizer and multiple iNFINITI 3000 and iNFINITI 5000 Series Satellite Routers. ScopeTel will consolidate its current customer networks onto iDirect's satellite communications platform in an effort to increase bandwidth efficiency and simplify network management. ... more Aviation And Space Leaders To Focus On Building The Aerospace Workforce Of Tomorrow 
Reston VA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is pleased to announce Inside Aerospace -- An International Forum for Aviation and Space Leaders, at which invited leaders from government, industry, and academia will focus on "Working Together to Build the Aerospace Workforce of Tomorrow." The forum, organized by AIAA in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association ... more UAE To Launch Joint Remote-Sensing Satellite With GCC Countries 
Abu Dhabi, UAE (XNA) Apr 30, 2008A senior official of the Defense Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the ministry plans to launch a joint remote-sensing satellite with other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), local newspaper Gulf News reported on Tuesday. The plan was revealed by Brigadier Khalifa Mohammad Al Rumaithi, Chief of Military Works of the UAE Armed Forces, at the Defense ... more SSC Contracted To Control SES ASTRA's Telecom Satellite ASTRA 5 
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Apr 30, 2008SES ASTRA has chosen the Swedish Space Corporation to control their telecommunication satellite ASTRA 5A, formerly known as SIRIUS 2 and operated by SES SIRIUS at the 5 degrees east orbital position. The satellite has recently been handed over to SES ASTRA and moved to 31.5 degrees east where it serves audiences in Eastern Europe and Middle East with DTH services. Since 1986, SSC has ... more |
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Fairfax VA (SPX) Apr 23, 2008QinetiQ North America has announced its Missions Solutions Group (MSG) has been awarded a five-year, $190 million contract with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration. Under this contract, QNA will provide a wide range of environmental test and integration services to support projects at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Such projects include the Hubble Space Telescope, the ... more Space Systems/Loral Selected To Provide Satellite To DISH Network 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2008Space Systems/Loral has announced that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) for DISH Network. The new satellite, which is based on SS/L's space-proven 1300 platform, will support the expansion of DISH Network's programming and services. EchoStar XV is planned for launch in 2010. It will be the eighth SS/L satellite built for EchoStar. "Both DISH Network and ... more NASA Selects Contractor For Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2008NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. Under the terms of the $116,306,179 delivery order, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will be responsible for the design and fabrication of the LDCM spacecraft bus, integration of the government furnished instruments, satellite-level testing, on-orbit ... more Recruitment And Assignment Of Directors At ESA 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 18, 2008Meeting in restricted session yesterday at ESA's Head Office in Paris, the Council of the European Space Agency appointed the new Directors that will assist the Director General in the coming years, following a process of selection that started in November 2007. Five positions were opened at that time ... more RRsat Increases Its North American Customer Service Through Intelsat's Galaxy Fleet 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Apr 22, 2008Intelsat has announced that RRsat Global Communications Network has signed a multi-year contract on Intelsat's Galaxy 25 satellite to expand RRsat's services into the North American region. RRsat contracted for capacity on Intelsat's Galaxy 25 satellite for content broadcasting throughout North America. The Galaxy 25 satellite located at 97 degrees West within Intelsat's valuable Galaxy ... more |
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Paris (AFP) April 18, 2008Wanted: men and women between the ages of 27 and 37 with solid background in science, exceptional human qualities such as team spirit and fluent English, to become Europe's new astronauts. The European Space Agency on Friday launched a recruitment drive for four new astronauts who could take part in space missions starting in 2012 or 2013. Applications are open to citizens from the space ... more Kelly Space And Technology Opens East Coast Operation In Rhode Island 
San Bernardino CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2008Kelly Space and Technology has announced it is establishing an East Coast Operation in Rhode Island. To capitalize on the successful progress being made with its lightweight ballistic protection armor technology at its Aerospace Research and Development Center, Kelly Space is seeking to commercialize this technology for watercraft applications. "Rhode Island's great marine and defense ... more New Russian Telecoms Satellite Starts Work 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 16, 2008Russia's new Express-AM33 telecommunications satellite that was orbited in late January has started operations, the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) said on Tuesday. The satellite, designed by the Reshetnev Applied Mechanics Science and Production Association to provide TV and satellite communications all over Russia, was launched on board a Proton-M carrier rocket from the ... more Boeing Awarded Launch Services Contract For Second WorldView Satellite 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 17, 2008Boeing, through its commercial launch business, Boeing Launch Services, has been awarded a contract to launch DigitalGlobe's second WorldView Earth-imaging satellite on a Delta II launch vehicle. DigitalGlobe is the provider of the world's highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products. Boeing successfully launched the first satellite in the series, WorldView ... more B-SAT Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For BSAT-3b Satellite 
Newtown PA (SPX) Apr 16, 2008Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite. Designated BSAT-3b, the satellite will provide high-definition (HD) direct broadcast services throughout Japan following its scheduled launch the third quarter of 2010 aboard an Arianespace launch vehicle. BSAT-3b will ... more
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