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The e2v CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensors developed under CNES contract and selected by Thales Alenia Space to equip the high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument, for integration into the CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) Pleiades Earth observation satellite (which includes two e2v device types for panchromatic and multispectral imaging), have delivered a performance that exceeds the original specification.
Read MoreMITEQ brings an Outdoor TWT Amplifier and two SSPA/Transmitter products to the light of day.
Read MoreParadise Datacom has released their PowerMAX family of Solid State Power Amplifiers.
Read MoreAgilent Technologies has announced their free, orderable CD that covers the seven presentations from the Company's recently completed seminar, 2008 Innovations in Satellite Payload Test Seminar.
Read MoreLinear Acoustic has started shipping the compact AERO.one™ DTV audio/loudness manager and is announcing a special pricing offer through June 12, 2009.
Read MorePatriot Antenna Products has been on the march preparing for Satellite 2009 with some new products — the new 1.2m Inclined Orbit Tracking Antenna System and 1.2m Back-Pack Flyaway System.
Read MoreEngineers at Paradise Datacom have pioneered a host of features designed specifically for Cellular Operators that use satellite links to backhaul Abis traffic, with features such as the Quad-E1 Interface that allows operators to backhaul as many as four full or fractional E1 channels at a BTS site with a single modem.
Read MoreParadise Datacom recently announced the release of PCMA-70 following the completion of a partnership with ViaSat to gain access to their patented Paired Carrier Multiple Access (PCMA) bandwidth-saving technology.
Read MoreSanswire-TAO, the airship development and manufacturing joint venture equally owned by Sanswire Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SNSR), and TAO Technologies GmbH, have started the 2009 spiral development schedule of their Lighter Than Air (LTA) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program for 2009.
Read MoreNASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter properly followed commands on March 11th to shut down and restart, a strategy by its engineers to clear any memory flaws accumulated in more than five years since Odyssey's last reboot — the procedure also restored Odyssey's onboard set of backup systems, called the spacecraft's "B side," allowing its use in the future when necessary.
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