WBMSAT News Bits 02/20/09

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Satellite Industry News Bits February 20, 2009

Debris from satellite collision may force NASA to scrub shuttle launch - may limit life of Hubble telescope.
[Fox News - 09/20/2009]

Congress shedules hearings next week for satellite regulations with regard to allowing import of distant network signals to viewers who cannot receive similar local signal and retransmission of broadcast signals by satellite in general.
[Broadcasting & Cable - 02/20/2009]

Looking for a Traffic Cop in space - Miller-McKune interviewed Robert Bell hours before the Iridium - Russian satellite collision which created tens of thousands of pieces of space junk.
[Miller-McKune - 02/19/2009]

Pradman Kaul named Via Satellite's 2008 Satellite Executive of the Year.
[Satellite Today - 02/19/2009]

Discarded NASA photos reviewed by researchers indicate oil bubbling up naturally from ocean floor.
[R&D Magazine - 02/19/2009]

EMS wins $35.7m contract form Northrop Grumman to continue work on EHF military satellite communications for B2 bomber.
[Military & Aerospace Electronics - 02/19/2007]

TCS receives additional $5.6m funding to develop additional SIPR and NIPR Access Point VSAT systems for Iraq and Afghanistan.
[TradingMarkets - 02/19/2009]

Iridium announces re-launch of popular "Trade-Up to Iridium" program offering price incentives for customers trading up from Globalstar to Iridium handsets and services.
[Satnews - 02/19/2009]

Japanese Government grants JSAT Mobile BGAN, FleetBroadband radio license.
[Satellite Today - 02/19/2009]

Japan's new H-2B rocket built by Mistubishi Heavy Industries is initially slated to carry up to 6 tons of supplies per year to the International Space Station.
[R&D Magazine - 02/18/2009]

Spot LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc, receives Good Housekeeping award for Satellite GPS Messenger.
[msnbc - 02/18/2009]

GlobeCast will announce launch of new African DTH satellite platform.
[Satnews - 02/18/2009]

SkyTrac launches new full featured SATCOM transceiver, ISAT-200.
[Satnews - 02/18/2009]

Sea Launch halts preparations for launch of SICRAL 1B built by Thales Alenia Space at request of customer.
[Satnews - 02/18/2009]

SRI Lanka announces plans for launch of two satellites, the first in 2009.
[Satellite Today - 02/18/2009]

Secure World Foundation proposes creation of International Civil Space Situational Awareness system to prevent satellite collisions during the 46th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
[Satnews - 02/18/2009]

Stratos rolls out free application to optimize BGAN, FleetBroadband, and SwiftBroadband mobile satellite services.
[Satellite Today - 02/18/2009]

ATCi offers 3 cents-per-minute advance cellular communications satellite systems to countries across Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
[Satellite Today - 02/18/2009]

Satellite Crash: Who's to blame? - the difficulty of tracking and avoiding space debris.
[Space.com - 02/17/2009]

European Space Agency begins program to monitor space debris and set up uniform standards to prevent future collisions like the recent accident involving an Iridium satellite and a defunct Russion communications satellite.
[R&D Magazine - 02/17/2009]

Sirius XM, on the brink of bankruptcy, avoids both bankruptcy and a takeover by Charlie Ergen (Echostar) in a deal with John Malone of Liberty Media, who will invest $530m in Sirius.
[CED Magazine - 02/17/2009]

Americom Government Services delivers broadband DAMA satellite terminal to U.S. Navy command ship.
[Business Wire - 02/17/2009]

Numerex and Savi to launch GlobalTag service combining GPS, RFID, and satellite communications.
[PR Newswire - 02/17/2009]

KVH and ViaSat expand mini-VSAT broadband coverage to Persian Gulf
[PR Newswire - 02/17/2009]

Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 9 satellite enters commercial service
[PR Newswire - 02/17/2009]

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