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SES’ VP of Software Engineering Tom Nowak showing President and CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh some of the capabilities of the new Princeton SOC. Photo: SES [Via Satellite 07-31-2014] SES has moved the operations for 23 satellites — roughly half the company’s fleet — to a new Satellite Operations Center (SOC) in Princeton, N.J. Satellite controllers…
Alain Charmeau, head of operations at space systems, Airbus Defence and Space. Photo: Airbus [Via Satellite 07-31-2014] Airbus Group and Safran have selected a chief executive officer and outlined the board of directors for their new 50-50 joint European launch venture. Alain Charmeau the current head of operations at space systems for Airbus Defence and…
Digital model of the Orbital Test Bed 2. Photo: Surrey Satellite US [Via Satellite 07-31-2014] SSTL subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology US announced it is pursuing a second Orbital Test Bed (OTB) mission for 2016. The first OTB mission, also planned for 2016, is slated to carry payloads from NASA, the Air Force and others to…
Rocket: Ariane 5 ES; Payload: ATV 5 "Georges Lemaître"; Date: 29 July, 2347:38 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane 5 delivered a record payload performance in successfully lofting this fifth and final ATV spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA), which resupplies the International Space Station (ISS). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014073000
ESA’s billion-star surveyor, Gaia, is now ready to begin its five-year science phase, but the commissioning also uncovered some unexpected anomalies. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014073001
ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has climbed to a new orbit following its aerobraking experiment, and will now resume observations of the planet for at least a few more months. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014073002
SES announced it is now controlling nearly half of its growing fleet from a new satellite operations centre at its commercial sales and satellite engineering office in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014073003 Pensionados la dosis viagra mujeres sociedad en general, en todo el país. Durante un período de ocho semanas cuantas clases de viagra existen…
Eutelsat Communications and MultiChoice Africa have inked a far-reaching agreement that will ensure the continuing expansion of the DStv pay-TV platform over the coming 15 years. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014073004
Asia at Night. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory [Via Satellite 07-30-2014] The number of Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers in Asia is set to nearly double between 2013 and 2018. This was one of the key findings of a major new report by Media Partners Asia (MPA). MPA predicts that DTH numbers in Asia will reach 110 million…
Digital Rendering of Eutelsat 36C. Photo: Airbus Defence and Space [Via Satellite 07-30-2014] MultiChoice Africa has purchased the entire 15 Ku-band transponder payload on Eutelsat’s upcoming satellite Eutelsat 36C. The satellite is scheduled to launch in 2015. MultiChoice plans to use the capacity for Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) channels, along with in-orbit…