Moving On Up @ Orbital Sciences… General Hamel (USAF, Ret) Joins Company
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) has announced that Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel (U.S. Air Force, retired) has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development. Full Story
A New Dawn For Arianespace
New Dawn Satellite Company Ltd. (“New Dawn”), a joint venture between Intelsat and a South African investor group led by Convergence Partners, has awarded Arianespace the launch contract to deliver the Intelsat New Dawn satellite into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) — the new contract is the 6th signed in 2009 by Arianespace with major satellite operators. Full Story
Galaxy Broadband Says Encore to Bandits In Space
Canada’s Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. has selected Encore’s BANDIT line of industrially hardened routers for their satellite networks, systems and solutions throughout Canada enabling Galaxy customers to create end-to-end VPN’s across both satellite and terrestrial networks. Full Story
Cassini’s Crater Contemplation
A large crater on Saturn’s tiny moon Janus is distinctly visible in this Cassini spacecraft image. Full Story
Multiplatform Programmers Set to Soar
—Sky Report - 4/13/2009
With this year’s upfront TV market negotiations rapidly approaching, leading cable nets are widely expected to outpace broadcasters. Growth for the top tier programmers isn’t likely to be explosive. Indeed, buyers suggest that the winners will see just upticks of just a few percentage points in cost per thousand (CPM in ad parlance). But that’s expected to beat the broadcasters as falling audience numbers are hardly wowing the advertisers. Full Story
SWE-DISH SATCOMs Satisfy
SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath? company, has been granted U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for the SWE-DISH Drive-Away CCT120 and Suitcase? CCT120 SATCOM terminals. Full Story
digiGO! — NAB: International Datacasting Bringing Everything But The Kitchen Sink
International Datacasting Corporation, (TSX:IDC) who provides advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced it will be showcasing its expanded product line at NAB. Full Story
Disasters Receive Help In Many Formats — Enter TSF
Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) has once again offered their assistance, and is providing standby support to aid groups after the devastating earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy. Full Story
Here’s Looking @ Earth: Lava + Ash Sally Forth From La Cumbre Volcano
In early April 2009, La Cumbre Volcano on Isla Fernandina in the Galapagos Islands erupted. Full Story
MLB Network Doubles Down The Line With Saturday Night Package
—Multichannel News - Mike Reynolds, April 9, 2009
Taking an aggressive stance at the programming plate, MLB Network has added a Saturday night slate of games, beginning with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 11. Full Story
China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Gobbles China Satellite Communications
Despite a reform drive it was announced that China Satellite Communications Corp. (China SATCOM) is now a fully owned subsidiary company of the China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. Full Story
Choppers Working With Blue Sky
Blue Sky Network has announced Belgian Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) selected Blue Sky Network’s satellite tracking and communication solution for use aboard its work and transport helicopters, which include Dauphin, Explorer and Calibri models. Full Story
Intelsat Liberates Liberty Sports Group
Get ready to sit in your comfy chair and cheer on your favorite team. Full Story
Batter-Up! Intelsat Hits a Home Run
Intelsat, Ltd. announced that World Baseball Classic Inc. (WBCI) used Intelsat’s satellite, fiber and teleport infrastructure to transmit the world feed coverage of the 2009 World Baseball Classic to its broadcast rightsholders throughout Asia, Latin America, North America and the Caribbean. Full Story
Nice Timing for Spike
—Sky Report - 4/13/2009
With Captain Richard Phillips freshly rescued from a pirate-manned lifeboat off the coast of Somalia, Spike TV is riding a wave of good timing. Full Story
Crawford’s New Asian Connections
Crawford Satellite Services has launched All Sports Network (ASN) in HD to fans in Asia who crave 24-hour American and international sports coverage. Full Story
Stellar STEREO Study Of Moon’s Origins To Start Soon
Two identical NASA spacecraft are preparing to enter a point in the universe that may eventually answer the question of how our moon was born — they were launched in 2006 into Earth’s orbit around the sun to obtain stereo pictures of the sun’s surface and to measure magnetic fields and ion fluxes associated with solar explosions. Full Story
Trio Of Launch Vehicles Now Residing At Spaceport In French Guiana
Another Ariane 5 launch vehicle has been delivered to French Guiana, underscoring Arianespace’s ability to support a sustained mission pace with its workhorse heavy-lift launcher. Full Story
SatLink Signals Snag Sub Saharan Customers
SatLink Communications Ltd. has acquired its own capacity covering sub-Saharan Africa on ASTRA’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite located at 5 degrees East. Full Story
FCC Approves Transfer Of DirecTV Satellite, Earth Station Licenses To Liberty Entertainment
—Multichannel News - John Eggerton, April 9, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission Thursday approved the transfer of DirecTV’s satellite and earth station licenses to Liberty Entertainment. Full Story
digiGO! NAB — Harris Speaks Out
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has several technical experts from the company who have been selected as speakers for the new, three-day summit to examine advanced video technologies for defense and emergency response providers. The Military and Government Summit is being held April 21-23 during the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Full Story
Colem Gets Smart With Wireless Intelligent Button Control
Colem will be showcasing its recently launched Wireless Intelligent Button Control at NAB. Full Story
This Cassini Image Is Definitely An Award Winner
Back in 2006, Cassini managed to capture a really unusual view of Earth from Saturn, with this image among those presented for viewer votes for IMAGE OF THE DAY awards. Full Story
A Most Energetic Spatial Croissant
Researchers studying data from NASA’s twin STEREO probes have found that ferocious solar storms called CMEs (coronal mass ejections) are shaped like a French pastry. The elegance and simplicity of the new “croissant model” is expected to dramatically improve forecasts of severe space weather. Full Story
More Programming: DIRECTV Adds ION West; CNN Sets Spin
—Sky Report - 4/13/2009
ION West has now joined ION East on DIRECTV’s standard def line ups. The east coast feed joined the DBS lineup in late March, offering a mix of television series, theatrical and made-for-TV movies and specials. Full Story
AEHF Thermally Vacuumed By Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, a major program milestone that proves spacecraft performance and functionality in a complete test-like-you-fly environment. Full Story
James Webb Telescope Gets A Cold Reception At Marshall Space Flight Center
The first mirror segment that will fly on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has completed its first series of cryogenic temperature tests in the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. To give engineers absolute certainty the mirrors can withstand the rigors of space, they will be polished more and tested again. Full Story
MakaLani’s Mahalo Nui Loa
MakaLani, LLC of Hawaii has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with RapidEye AG of Brandenburg, Germany, to be the distributor in the United States of RapidEye satellite based optical data and services to the United States Government, focusing on the Defense and the Intelligence Community. Full Story
VSAT Victory For Globecomm
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has received a three-year VSAT access service contract from a U.S. Government Agency valued at $3.4 million. Full Story
NFL Network Remains On Dish’s Classic Silver 200 Package After Settlement
—Multichannel News - Mike Reynolds, April 11, 2009
Dish Network and NFL Network, which have been knocking helmets in court over positioning for the pro football service, said they have reached an out-of-court settlement. Full Story
Qual-Pro Protégé Picked For DoD’s Nunn-Perry Award
The California Space Authority (CSA) congratulates Qual-Pro on being awarded the 2009 Department of Defense (DOD) Nunn-Perry Award for their exceptional growth and technological expansion under the Department of Defense Mentor-Prot?g? Program (MPP). Full Story
San Diego Is Host Location For ISCe 2009
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. announced the conference program and keynote speakers for the 8th annual ISCe Conference. Full Story
Moving On Up …at AGI
AGI announces that Joe Sheehan has been selected as president. Full Story
Northrop Grumman Brings UAVs and More To Latin American Show
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a wide range of naval and airborne capabilities at the 2009 Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Full Story
Newspapers Continue Downward Slide
—Sky Report - 4/13/2009
Will there be any newspapers by 2011? Full Story
UAVs To Become Wind Warriors With Vortex 2 Tornado Study
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) is the largest and most ambitious field experiment in history to explore tornadoes. Full Story
Hours + Hours Of ISR Success With ScanEagle UAS
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc., last week flew its 150,000th hour in service with the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces, U.S. Navy, U.S. Special Operations Command, Australian Army and Canadian Forces. Full Story
digiGO! — NAB SuperStops: ATEME, Annova Systems, ATEME, Bright Systems, Camera Corps, Cinergy, Dimetis, EyeHeight, FOR-A, Fujitsu, Globecast, Latens, Lawo, Nagravision, Omnia, OMVC, Pixel Power, Rohde & Schwarz, SGT, SintecMedia, Telairity, Telos, Triveni Digital, WEGENER, WTA
If you are planning to attend the National Association of Broadcasters annual event in Las Vegas from April 20th through April 23rd, there are a number of SATCOM and MILSATCOM companies who will be presenting their latest wares for your immediate edification. Additionally, SatNews Publishers is an official Media Sponsor for the NAB’s Military + Government Summit, so we would be delighted to meet you during the show to discuss your company and your products. Here are some of the leading presentations you can expect to experience at NAB… Full Story
digiGO! — NAB Surround Yourself With Sound Made Easier By Linear Acoustic and Cobalt Digital
Ah! The economic pinch is felt in all areas of life forcing even broadcasters to work with shrinking budgets while engineers and executives are demanding audio processing systems that feature more robust functionality in preparing legacy media assets for 5.1 delivery. Full Story
DirecTV Offers Ion West Feed
—Multichannel News - Staff Staff, April 13, 2009
DirecTV has added an Ion West feed to better serve its customers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Full Story
digiGO! — NAB: Wegener Into Localization
Wegener Corporation — Booth SU7913 — The Company (Nasdaq: WGNR) will introduce CompelConnect.com, a web-based network control system for media networks, at NAB. Full Story
digiGO! NAB: Rohde & Schwarz Doing Demos
Rohde & Schwarz — Booth C1933 — will conduct live ATSC Mobile DTV and Single Frequency Network (SFN) demonstrations during NAB. Full Story
Nagravision’s PayTV Solutions For SatOps + More…
Nagravision — Booth SU5017 —the Company offers visitors the opportunity to see and discuss their wide range of solutions, for Pay TV operators, that are ready-to-deploy over satellite, terrestrial, hybrid and mobile networks. Full Story
digiGO! — NAB: ATEME’s Content Beliefs
ATEME — Booth SU6326 — the Company will be demo’ing its latest solutions for the delivery of on-demand and live delivery of content, including HD content encoding, ATSC & DVB? head-ends, broadcast VOD, multimedia mobile and Web 2.0. Full Story
Satellite Operators Could Benefit From Loosened Cuban Restrictions
—Multichannel News - John Eggerton, April 14, 2009
Satellite operators will be among those benefitting from the Obama Administration’s decision to loosen restrictions on U.S. relations-personal and business with Cuba. Full Story
digiGO! — NAB: Annova Systems Links Media Creation
Annova Systems — Booth SU10224A — will introduce version 3.6 of OpenMedia at NAB. Full Story
digiGO! — Moving Content With Alacrity Is An Artel Goal
Artel Video Systems has released three new modules for the DL4000 Digital Video Transport System. Full Story
Low Bit Rates In New SD Encoders From Telairity
Telairity has debuted Series 9000, a new line of standard-definition (SD) H.264/AVC encoders offering unequaled video quality at bit rates as low as 500Kbps. Full Story
Intelsat, Liberty Sports Group Connect On Distribution Pact
—Multichannel News - Mike Reynolds, April 14, 2009
Intelsat, Ltd. has signed a multiyear contract under which the satellite company will distribute three regional sports network owned by Liberty Sports Group. Full Story
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