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Ariane 5’s readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle is now one step further ahead, thanks to the successful re-ignition of the upper stage engine during its most recent mission. Additionally, during the October 17th through 18th 2007 meeting in Paris, the ESA’s Space Science Advisory Committee selected the new candidates for possible future scientific missions.
Read MoreSES SIRIUS, a SES ASTRA company, has delivered the SIRIUS 4 satellite to the Baikonour Cosmodrome.
Read MoreFour… that’s correct, four… satellites were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle, and Globalstar Inc. is delighted to be able to augment the earlier four satellites launched in May of this year.
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read MoreGalileo 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 MoreThe 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 MoreTwo 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 [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, 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 MoreAs 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.
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