SkyBitz Can Fill You In On Your Cargo And Your Trailer
Two new products have been added to the SkyBitz tracking and information product suites. The first is Cargo Sensor and the second is Tractor/Trailer ID.
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ESA Looks… And Finds Galileo Avionica
Galileo Avionica has recently been awarded three important contracts by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the creation of special coatings with very high performance levels to be applied on components to be installed onboard optical systems in upcoming ESA missions. The company’s Vacuum Technologies center at Carsoli carries on Research and Development activity as well as specialized production in optical coatings.
Read MoreSRI Sim Excites As Well As Tests
The SE-4257 Flight Telemetry RF Exciter & Test Signal Simulator from Summation Research, Inc. (SRI) combines a state-of-the-art high data rate digital wideband waveform modulator with a high performance radio frequency (RF) upconverter to produce transmission-ready signals in the Baseband, Upper L-, Lower L-, and both Transmit and Receive S-Band frequency bands.
Read MoreBAE Delivers Truly RAD Command & Control
Two BAE Systems RAD750 radiation-hardened single-board computers are managing the command and control functions onboard the WorldView-1 satellite, launched September 18th aboard a Delta II rocket. WorldView-1 was built by Ball Aerospace and is owned and operated by DigitalGlobe in Colorado.
Read MoreTrimble’s Fleet Flexibility Heads Into Europe
Trimble [NASDAQ: TRMB] has now launched its wireless fleet productivity solutions for the European commercial vehicle market. The company provides Global Positioning System (GPS) based fleet management products for a variety of industries.
Read MoreGlobalstar Constellation Course Continues Coverage Creation
Globalstar, Inc. [NASDAQ:GSAT] has announced the scheduled launch date for four of their firstgen ground spare satellites — October 21st. These four satellites, in conjunction with the four satellites launched on May 30th, will be used to augment the company's current first-generation LEO (low earth orbit) satellite constellation.
Read MoreLockheed Martin GPS Launch Goes Good
As you may have read in our October 17th news story entitled Lockheed Martin Has No Blockage for IIR-M… Launch Set”, such has come to pass. A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II launch vehicle.
Read MoreChina’s Chang’e I Ready For Moon Visit
The ShanghaiDaily.com online news website is reporting that the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in Sichuan Province in southwest China, will be the site of the nation’s first lunar satellite launch, set for October 26th. Named “Chang’e”, the satellite has been given the name of the Chinese goddess who flew to the moon.
Read MoreLockheed Martin Has No Blockage For IIR-M… Launch Set
The fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on October 17th from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreNAVTEQ To Help Deliver The Mail and Improve Microsoft’s Location Awareness
NAVTEQ [NYSE:NVT] is a global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation and the company has just been selected by Intelligent Direct to provide map data for use in its CASS-certified US Postal Carrier Route Boundaries.
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