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Based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) tracking technology, the newly developed Mobile Asset Information Acquisition (MAIA) system from QinetiQ delivers a highly flexible, worldwide service on multiple assets to single or multiple terminals. This is also the first solution in this sector to be announced following QinetiQ becoming a Value Added Developer (VAD) for Iridium’s satellite communications infrastructure earlier this summer.
Read MoreOn behalf of the German Federal Office For Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB), Rheinmetall Defence live fire tested their Corect guidance module with great success. Two test rockets were guided to a target 20 km away using the company’s new, satellite-supported flight path guidance modules.
Read MoreiDirect, Inc., a company of Vision Technologies Systems [VT Systems], has three innovations on display at the IBC2007 Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam. First up is their Series 12000 universal 4-slot hub. This compact 4-slot hub chassis delivers functionality comparable to iDirect’s larger hub solutions, such as integrated IP (Internet Protocol) routing, TCP/IP acceleration, encryption and Group QoS (Quality of Service).
Read MoreND SatCom, an SES ASTRA company, is exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam (booths 1.351 and OE320 and they’ve gleefully announced they have sold more than 200 SkyRAY series antenna subsystems. ND SatCom integrates members of the SkyRAY series in both satellite news gathering (SNG) vehicles and mobile communication vans for broadcast, government and enterprise customers.
Read MoreThe President and CEO of JSAT Corporation, Kiyoshi Isozaki, reported the failure of the attempted launch of its JCSAT-11 communications satellite and an in-depth investigation Is underway to determine the cause. He added, “This satellite was launched as a successor to an in-orbit backup satellite.
Read MoreIn a communication system, transmission lines are usually the most common failure point. Cables and antennas are constantly exposed to the elements and they degrade over time. Mix in poorly tightened connectors or seals, and intermittent outages all the way to utter failure could be the result. Agilent Technologies [NYSE: A] to the rescue.
Read MoreScheduled to fly later this month is a European Space Agency (ESA) student project that will find a space tether performing a capsule deorbit maneuver. Parts of Africa, the Middle East, South America (below 55 degrees S), Antarctic Peninsula (above 82 degrees South), Eastern Russia and Western Alaska (above 170 degrees East) should find the tether visible.
Read MoreAccording to the Hindustan Times online site, seven geo-stationary satellites are going to be built by India. According to India’s Secretary in the Department of Space (and the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)), G. Madhavan Nair, the design of the satellites is more or less complete and they are in the process of building the first prototype model.
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Read MoreActivities are now underway by a team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LTM] to reconfigure a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite. Included in this project will be a new demo payload to temporarily transmit a third civil signal following a successful review by the U.S. Air Force.
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