Satellite News

The first use of the ‘bundle’ protocol in space has been demonstrated with the UK-DMC satellite built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). Sensor data was successfully delivered from the satellite using this disruption- and delay-tolerant networking protocol designed for the Interplanetary Internet.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced its third quarter financial results for the three-month period ending 31 July 2008.

The Indian government has approved the GPS satellite-based augmentation system GAGAN (Geostationary Augmentation and Navigation), which is maily to be used for air traffic.

OHB-System AG, a subsidiary of the European space technology group OHB Technology AG, has been awarded a contract by the Science Directorate of the European Space Agency ESA for the execution of an assessment study for the “Marco Polo” asteroid mission.

Russia’s Khrunichev Space Center said it continued to build the Ekspress-MD1 satellite, scheduled for launch at the end of this year.

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-65 (Progress P30); Date: 10 September 2008, 1950 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft was due to arrive at the ISS on 12 September, but docking has been delayed because NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas/USA was closed because of an approaching storm.

At the annual World Satellite Business Week event in Paris, Eutelsat Communications was today given the award for ‘Best Satellite Operator of The Year’ for growth and profitability by Euroconsult. Hughes Network Systems, LLC received Euroconsult’s 2008 Award as Broadband Satellite Operator of the Year for the “Best Development of a Broadband Satellite System.”

Turksat said it plans to launch two satellites, Turksat 4A and Turksat 5A, in six years, Anatolia news agency reported.