Satnews Daily Current Satellite News   
July 23, 2008

PBLSat Serves Up Wimbledon
PBLSat, specialists in Occasional Use satellite services, have successfully delivered transmission services throughout this year's Wimbledon Championships for four of their international clients.   Full Story

Kenneth A. Miller, In Memory...
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) announces with great sadness the passing of its President Kenneth A. Miller on July 20th.   Full Story

Sending Those Martian Soils Home—Working Group Defines Requirements
The first robotic mission to return samples to Earth from Mars took a further step toward realization with the recent publication of a mission design report by the iMARS Working Group.   Full Story

The Envelope Please, NASA Software of the Year Awards . . .
Serious Software is another possible name for the award winning computer programs designed to; define safety margins for fiery spacecraft re-entries; and help detect planets outside our solar system.   Full Story

MSG-4 Satellite Signing By EUMETSAT + ARIANESPACE
Lars Prahm, Director-General of EUMETSAT, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman & CEO of Arianespace, have signed a launch Service & Solutions contract for the MSG-4 meteorological observation satellite.   Full Story

SAR-Lupe Fifth's Success
The fifth German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite was successfully launched from the Russian space center Plesetsk south of Archangelsk during the morning hours of July 22nd.   Full Story

NASA Views Fires With Smoking Website
NASA satellites, aircraft, and research know-how have created a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle this summer's wildfires (Smokey the Bear would be proud).   Full Story

ORBITZ — Engage Communications — XM Satellite Radio —
— Engage Communications — XM Satellite Radio —   Full Story