Satnews Weekly This Week's Satellite News   
July 14, 2008 — July 20, 2008

Eutelsat Loses Four Transponders
You may well recall that sometime during the evening of June 16th to the 17th, a "technical incident" occurred to the Eutelsat's W5 satellite's power generation subsystem. Full Story

USN Chopper Chat Made Possible By Echo SatCom
Echo Satellite Communications, Inc. (Other OTC:ECSC) has shipped its first order to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for a HeliSAT3 customized Iridium repeater system. Full Story

ORBITZ — Agilent — Globecomm Systems — NSSL + Thuraya — Telenor Pakistan —
— Agilent — Globecomm Systems — NSSL Thuraya — Telenor Pakistan — Full Story

NASA Space Flicks Fight California Fires
A remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor flew over much of California earlier this week. The aircraft collected information that will be now used to help fight more than 300 wildfires burning across the state. The Ikhana aircraft is imaging almost 4,000 square miles from Santa Barbara north to the Oregon border. Full Story

Sea Launch Successfully Delivers EchoStar XI to Orbit
Sea Launch Company has successfully launched the EchoStar XI broadcast satellite from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its fourth successful mission of 2008 and its third mission for DISH Network. Full Story

Global MilSatCom 2008
If you need an update on operational strategies, technologies, regulatory changes and challenges in the 'battlefield', Global MilSatCom is the place to be this coming November 3-5, at Millennium Conference Centre, London, England. Full Story

Saab Has Out Of This World Sale
It's been up on the blocks for sale, since November 2007, in fact. Full Story

BAE Goes RAD To Measure Gamma Rays
Seven of BAE System’s RAD750™ computers will now enable a new NASA satellite to examine gamma rays, the most intense and elusive form of radiation in the universe. Full Story

Thuraya Says Stream Away With New Offering
A new A-5 sized, 444 kbps broadband terminal, with advanced video streaming capability has debuted from Thuraya. Full Story

Magellan Aerospace On A Roll...
Magellan Aerospace has announced the successful, formal delivery acceptance of the CASSIOPE small satellite bus by Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Vancouver. Full Story

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