WBMSAT News Bits 07/31/09

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Satellite Industry News Bits July 31, 2009

Bermuda based ProtoStar Limited, including its five affiliates, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and searches for buyers for their two satellites in court supervised auction.
[SatNews - 07/31/2009]

Continental Airlines joins most U.S. discount airlines as it brings satTV to its passengers.
[SatNews - 07/31/2009]

Boeing announces plans to bid as prime contractor for Exploration Ground Launch Services program for NASA's next-generation space-exploration initiative "Constellation."
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

SKY+HD, the U.K.'s only HD service currently capable of broadcasting 3D services, increases subscribership to 1.213 million.
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

SSTL expands capability of the only space-based disaster monitoring system; successful launch of UK-DMC2 and Deimos-1 satellites enhance the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC).
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

Compressco, a leader in the oil/gas compression sector, commissions Skymira LLC, a provider of satellite and cellular technology solutions, to provide a monitoring solution utilizing over 4,000 Skywave DMR 800D satellite terminals.
[BusinessWire - 07/30/2009]

Asia's first lifestyle HD channel becomes 7th channel on MEASAT-3 HD distribution platform under muliti-year agreement between LITV INTERNATIONAL LIMITED and MEASAT.
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

U.S. Air Force authorizes continued development of the Operationally Responsive Space program using Goodrich Corporation's ORS Sat-1 satellite to provide color pictures of regions selected by ground force commanders.
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

German satellite service provider InSat contracts with SES ASTRA for one transponder on ASTRA 2C to provide IP backbone services to enterprises in Middle East and Caucasus region.
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

With its 2,730th and final such test, Pratt & Whitney successfully completes hot-fire test of a Space Shuttle Main Engine, the world's only reusable liquid hydrogen engine designed for human space flight, capping off a 34 year legacy.
[SatNews - 07/30/2009]

Orbcomm reaches agreement to provide services through a wireless network provider in the US, expanding its terrestrial and dual mode wireless services to include CDMA.
[VoN - 07/30/2009]

Space Shuttle Endeavour departs Space Station for scheduled return to Earth Friday July 31.
[SatNews - 07/29/2009]

GSA and DISA will join forces in future commercial satellite communications procurements in project to foster cooperation among federal agencies.
[FederalComputerWeek - 07/29/2009]

ABI Research study finds that in addition to TerraStar Networks and SkyTerra Communications offering dual-mode satellite and cellular services, three million satellite-capable smartphones are likely to be shipped in North America in 2012.
[WirelessEvolution - 07/29/2009]

Raytheon is awarded $24m of what could be $155m military contract to develop MAINGATE technology to link disparate military wireless networks connecting tactical ground, airborne, and satellite communications terminals together.
[Ethiopian Review - 07/29/2009]

GlobeCast contracts with Eutelsat for one transponder to broadcast Romanian public broadcaster TVR channels to Romanian expatriates across Europe.
[PRNewswire - 07/29/2009]

Virgin Galactic partners with Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments in strategic move to develop launch vehicle for small satellites.
[Space.com - 07/28/2009]

ND SatCom, and SES ASTRA company, receives "Seventh Annual Duke's Choice Award" in the category "Java Technology in Network Solution" for its Satellite Communication Management Software.
[SatNews - 07/28/2009]

First full-disk visible image of Earth from Goes-14, launched on June 17, 2009, is seen on July 27.
[SatNews - 07/28/2009]

Odyssey Moon Limited venture plans to deliver commercial payloads to the moon within 5 years.
[CosmicLog - 07/28/2009]

Russia launches a secret military satellite, Sterkh 1, and a civilian search and rescue satellite, on Kosmos 3M rocket July 21.
[Satellite Today - 07/27/2009]

CapRock is awarded contract by Genting Oil Kasuri Pte Litc. in West Papua province, Indonesia, to connect seismic and drilling sites using its VSAT solutions.
[Houston Business Journal - 07/27/2009]

TerreStar wants its newly launched TS-1 satellite to be used by the masses - in cars, computers, and phones.
[Forbes - 07/27/2009]

KVH INdustries expects to go live with their mini-VSAT Broadband coverage in Australia and New Zealand in August 2009, following successful service testing on Intelsat IS-2.
[SatNews - 07/27/2009]

Hughes to supply next generation broadband satellite platform, the HX system which can double throughput performance using DVB-S2 and ACM, to SKY Perfect JSAT corporation.
[PRNewsWire - 07/27/2009]

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