Satellite News

SES Astra announced a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D television and broadcasting.
Other Posts:Public-Private Partnerships Makes High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Available To UniversitiesDirecTV Installation TipsWhy Cable TV Subscribers Love High DefinitionRussia launches military satellite into HEOSES creates consolidated engineering divisionEutelsat W3B moved from CZ to Ariane 5GD awarded US$4 million for Landsat Data Continuity Mission integrationINSAT-4CR placed in intermediate orbit

Every time NASA reported decreasing power levels for their Mars rovers caused by dust deposits on their solar arrays, I felt tempted to (jokingly) ask why NASA just didn’t equip them with some converted windscreen wipers. Now, scientists have come up with a high-tech solution to the problem: self-dusting solar panels that could also prove useful on Earth.
Other Posts:Kepler recovers from fourth safe modeUpdate: MDA to provide components for two new Ekspress satellitesBusiness as usual: Angara further delayedMerrimac To Supply Components For Military SatelliteGerman Company To Develop Core Of Satellite Radio System For OndasSSC and KARI sign contract for S-band serviceThe DirecTV Group, Inc. results Q3 2006Globecomm Systems Gains Additional $2 Million For Long-Term Infrastructure Project

The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation has recognised the updated and revised 4th Edition Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado as a certified Space Imagination Product.

Astrium has been selected by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to develop an Earth Observation (EO) Hub at the new International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
Other Posts:Norsat Reports Consecutive Quarterly ProfitHughes claims to offer fastest consumer satellite Internet access plans everKopin awarded NASA solar cell development contractTacSat 2 launch put off because of software glitchCommercial Arab satellite operator announcedCapRock Finalizes Acquisition of ArrowheadLoral Skynet Brings Satellite Services To Remote British IslandAsiaSat, Indiasign To Launch Platform On AsiaSat 2

Astrium Services wholly owned subsidiary, Infoterra Ltd, has secured a further three year contract from the Farnborough Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility (UK-MM-PAF) on behalf of the European Space Agency.