| Topics: BESIDES... | BUSINESS | FAILURES | FEEDS & LINKS | LAUNCHES | NAMES | SATELLITES |
| BESIDES... |
| NASA creates web site for first Ares test flight |
| 03 Jul 2008 As the first test flight of the Ares I spacecraft (currently scheduled for spring 2009) approaches, NASA has set up a web site with latest information about that launch.
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| BUSINESS |
| Nine more days for WorldSpace to pay debt |
| 01 Jul 2008 WorldSpace Satellite Radio said creditors have agreed to again defer the company's obligation to pay almost US$20 million.
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| FAILURES |
| Malfunction wipes out more than half of Galaxy 26 capacity |
| 02 Jul 2008 Galaxy 26 has lost more than half of its capacity after what seems to be a partial failure of its power system. The problem looks identical to that experienced by its "sister satellite" Galaxy 27 more than three years ago.
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| FEEDS & LINKS |
| Essel contracts New Skies Capacity for HITS platform |
| 01 Jul 2008 SES New Skies announced a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with the Essel Group for the provision of C-band satellite capacity to support the digitalisation of India's cable infrastructure.
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| LAUNCHES |
| Update: Jason 2 in good health after launch from Vandenberg |
| 02 Jul 2008 The Delta II rocket that put the Jason 2 oceanography satellite in orbit did not underperform as initial reports suggested.
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| Update: Proton-M to launch third Inmarsat I4 satellite in August |
| 01 Jul 2008 The launch of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite on board a Proton M/Briz M rocket has been scheduled for 13 August (UTC).
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| NAMES |
| Luigi Pasquali appointed President, CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy |
| 04 Jul 2008 Luigi Pasquali has been appointed President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy, replacing Carlo Alberto Penazzi. He will also take on international responsibilities in the parent company as Deputy to the CEO of Thales Alenia Space, Reynald Seznec.
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| SATELLITES |
| Second European navigation satellite completes in-orbit testing |
| 04 Jul 2008 EADS Astrium said that its Giove-B navigation satellite performed excellently during the In-Orbit Test (IOT) phase that was completed yesterday. The satellite was launched in April 2008 after a two-year delay.
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| Americom satellite to carry military piggyback payload |
| 03 Jul 2008 The U.S. Air Force plans to fly a piggyback payload aboard a commercial satellite.
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| Rosetta closing in on its first target |
| 03 Jul 2008 Spacecraft controllers have awoken Rosetta from hibernation to prepare for its encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September. ESA's comet chaser will study the asteroid as it flies by on its way to comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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| SS/L to build Hispasat 1E? |
| 03 Jul 2008 The long-delayed Hispasat 1E will reportedly be built by Space Systems/Loral. However, no official announcement has been made yet.
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| NASA considers development of student-led satellite initiative |
| 02 Jul 2008 NASA is considering the development of a university-based, student-led satellite development initiative.
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| ProtoStar I, Badr 6 pre-launch details |
| 02 Jul 2008 Arianespace will boost two direct TV broadcast satellites into orbit on its fourth launch of the year: ProtoStar I for U.S. operator ProtoStar Ltd. and Badr 6 for Middle-East operator Arabsat -- although with a three-day delay.
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| Boeing GPS IIF satellite completes environmental tests |
| 01 Jul 2008 Boeing said has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, which confirm the mechanical integrity of the spacecraft. The programme is on track to deliver the first satellite to the U.S. Air Force this year.
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| EU Commission kicks off Galileo procurement process |
| 01 Jul 2008 The European Commission today launched the process to award contracts connected to the operation of its Galileo satellite navigation system, with the first contracts to be let by mid-2009 to allow for deployment of the system by 2013.
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