Satnews Daily Current Satellite News   
September 02, 2010

Globalstar... Trio To Travel (Launch)
[SatNews] Three more for the company, as additional 2G satellites are delivered to the launch site for constellation inclusion.   Full Story

Boeing... A Grand GOES Acceptance (SATCOM)
[SatNews] With acceptance by NASA and NOAA for full service, the 8th GOES satellite has graduated from on-orbit testing.   Full Story

PCI Geomatics... Tool Trade Up (Imagery)
[SatNews] When it comes to correcting raw satellite imagery, one of the tools used is PCI Geomatic's GeoImaging Tools.   Full Story

Globecomm Systems... PoPping Off (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Connectivity requirements around the world have now been simplified with an increase in the number of this company's facilities.   Full Story

VISLINK Launches The Advent Of A NewsLite (SatCom)
[SatNews] VISLINK News and Entertainment announces the unveiling of the new Advent NewsLite at IBC 2010.   Full Story

Newtec... CETel Africa Upgrades Trunking Service — Elephants Need Not Apply
[SatNews] CETel has put Newtec Elevations modulators, shapers and encapsulators to work thus enhancing its IP trunking services to Africa and the Middle East.   Full Story

Romantis GmbH... Saving Space Saves Costs (Router)
[SatNews] There's a new version for the EASTAR(tm) satellite router from this company.   Full Story

Stratos Global... A Mountainous Project (SATCOM)
[SatNews] At an elevation of more than 29,000 feet, the deployment of an Inmarsat BGAN mobile broadband SATCOM service is a communications feat of elevated proportions.   Full Story

Cassini Captures... Cool Crescent (NASA—Imagery)
[SatNews] A thin crescent of cratered terrain is illuminated on Saturn's third largest moon, Dione.   Full Story

European Space Agency... Absolutely MAVelous (SatNav)
[SatNews] An unmanned aircraft system guided by satellite navigation has been developed within ESA’s Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones — the planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia fight land erosion.   Full Story

Eutelsat... 3DTV Is A Racket @ IFA (Content)
[SatBroadcasting] Capacity on the EUROBIRD(tm) 9A satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been selected by Eurosport to transmit the TENNIS US Open in 3D for demonstrations at IFA, the consumer electronics show held in Berlin from September 3rd to the 8th.   Full Story

Chandra Collections... A Galaxy Cluster (NASA—Imagery)
[SatNews] This is a composite image of the northern part of the galaxy cluster Abell 1758, located about 3.2 billion light years from Earth, showing the effects of a collision between two smaller galaxy clusters.   Full Story

SatBroadcasting™ — Info For Broadcasting + Related Industries...
— Cinegy — Harmonic — Snell — Strategy Analytics D.I.S. Consulting —   Full Story

VISLINK Goes Over The Wall To China (Joint Venture)
[SatNews] VISLINK announces the formation of VISLINK (China) Limited.   Full Story

COM DEV... Moving On Out...
[SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has commenced the search for a new Chief Executive Officer, following the decision by the Company to replace Mr. John Keating.   Full Story

SIA... An Updated Exam (Report)
[SatNews] The Satellite Industry Association’s 2010 State of the Satellite Industry Report (prepared by Futron Corporation) now shows improved U.S. employment numbers for year-end 2010.   Full Story

COMSYS... Volumes + Volumes Of VSAT Info (Event)
[SatNews] In just two weeks time, at VSAT2010, the leading innovators in the VSAT market will deliver their views on the needs of customers and the development of new applications and platforms.   Full Story

Inmarsat... A Honorable Happening? (Award)
[SatNews] FleetBroadband 505 Emergency Calling has been shortlisted for an the Lloyd's List Global Award in the innovation category.   Full Story