INSAT-4CR To Go Aloft On September 1st
NEW DELHI, INDIA: August 22, 2007—Satnews Daily—The latest communication satellite from India is scheduled to launch on September 1st from Sriharikota spaceport’s Satish Dhawan Space Center.
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GPS Law Suit No Small Potato
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA: August 22, 2007—Satnews Daily—A small, but significant, industry using GPS technology is the farming community. In fact, the global market for agricultural GPS technology is increasing.
Read MoreChinese Compressed By Newtec
BEIJING, CHINA: August 20, 2007—Satnews Daily—For use on a new Chinese satellite is a number of product units from Newtec.
Read MoreChinese Compressed By Newtec
BEIJING, CHINA: August 20, 2007—Satnews Daily—For use on a new Chinese satellite is a number of product units from Newtec.
Read MoreBall Aerospace Has Successful Adventures With Acronyms…
DAYTON, OHIO: August 20, 2007—Satnews Daily—Hang on for a slew of acronyms… Increment 2 In-Process Review (IPR-2); Integrated overhead Non-Imaging Infrared (ONIR); Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TPED) Systems (IOTS)—phew, what a mouthful!
Read Moreitty-bitty cubesats = BIG TIME RESULTS… Just Ask Boeing
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: August 18, 2007—Satnews Daily—One always feels so accomplished when completing a project, no matter how big or small in size, especially a project that’s challenging and potentially rewarding. The Boeing Company now is able to celebrate the completion of the first phase of their nano-satellite research and experimentation of the CubeSat TestBed 1 (CSTB1) mission.
Read MoreEveryone’s Gone To The Moon? No, But Japan Will Shortly…
JAPAN: August 16, 2007—Satnews Daily—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reported a rescheduling for the launch of the lunar Orbit Explorer KAGUYA to September 13, 2007.
Read MoreLow Cost Lunar Orbiter Study Contract To SSTL
GUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—The study phase of a potential U.S.-U.K. lunar orbiter mission named Magnolia has resulted in a contract for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) from Mississippi State University (MSU).
Read MoreU.S.A.F.’s GPS Fleet Transition Upgrade
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA: August 14, 2007—Satnews Daily—Transitioning the Global Positioning System (GPS) ground segment to the new Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP) has the U.S. Air Force (USAF) completing their final plan for this event.
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