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Optus Shoots Into Space

Relevance Score: 8.523    2009-08-21 18:05:28

Optus confirmed today that its state-of-the-art D3 satellite is scheduled for launch from French Guiana on Saturday, 22 August 2009 AEST.   Paul Sheridan, Director of Optus Satellite informed, "We are excited and looking forward to the launch of Optus D3. The Optus D3 Satellite will increase Optus' total ...

Optus D3 Launch Advances Sat Services For Australia And New Zealand.

Relevance Score: 6.760    2009-09-02 20:56:59

Optus' latest state-of-the-art satellite, Optus D3, was successfully propelled into orbit following an impressive lift-off from French Guiana on August 22nd. Paul O’Sullivan, Optus Chief Executive stated, “What an exciting day for Australia. This morning we witnessed the spectacular rocket launch of Optus’ newest satellite, Optus D3. Optus launched Australia’s ...

Optimizing Optus D3 For Dual Drive Into Orbit.

Relevance Score: 6.297    2009-08-04 15:37:40

The Optus D3 telecommunications satellite is undergoing its pre-launch checkout at Europe’s Spaceport in preparation for an August liftoff on Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2009.   Following its delivery to French Guiana on Tuesday, Optus D3 was transferred to the S5C hall in the Spaceport’s S5 payload ...

Launch Preparations Are Underway With Optus D3

Relevance Score: 6.151    2009-08-01 16:07:07

The Optus D3 telecommunications satellite is undergoing its pre-launch checkout at Europe's Spaceport in preparation for an August liftoff on Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2009. Following its delivery to French Guiana on Tuesday, Optus D3 was transferred to the S5C hall in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility. ...

Doing D3 And JCSAT-12 Preparation Work Is Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 5.457    2009-08-18 15:22:35

The final phase of payload preparations has been initiated for Arianespace’s next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission, which is set for later this month with the Optus D3 and JCSAT-12 as satellite passengers.   This activity includes Optus D3’s propellant loading, which occurred in the S5A fueling and integration hall of the ...

Orbital Sciences Delivers Bundle Of Joy To Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 5.380    2009-08-03 18:55:26

Not necessarily a bouncing bundle of joy — but certainly an accomplishment — a major feat as Optus D3 was delivered making it the second of two satellite payloads for Arianespace's mid-August Ariane 5 mission in French Guiana, moving this heavy-lift launch campaign into full swing.   Optus D3 is unloaded ...

Orbital Sciences Delivers Bundle Of Joy To Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 5.364    2009-07-28 17:24:14

Not necessarily a bouncing bundle of joy — but certainly an accomplishment — a major feat as Optus D3 was delivered making it the second of two satellite payloads for Arianespace's mid-August Ariane 5 mission in French Guiana, moving this heavy-lift launch campaign into full swing.   Optus D3 is unloaded ...

SYLDA Step Sequesters Satellites Soon.

Relevance Score: 4.823    2009-08-24 00:45:48

The first of two telecommunications satellite payloads for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission has been installed atop its launcher as preparations move into their final phase for the flight.   Optus D3 was integrated on Ariane 5's core stage during activity performed inside the launcher Final Assembly Building at the ...

SYLDA Step Sequesters Satellites Soon

Relevance Score: 4.660    2009-08-14 10:11:47

The first of two telecommunications satellite payloads for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission has been installed atop its launcher as preparations move into their final phase for the August 21 flight.    Optus D3 was integrated on Ariane 5's core stage during activity performed inside the launcher Final Assembly Building at ...

Ariane 5 Launches JCSAT-12 And Optus D3.

Relevance Score: 2.993    2009-08-29 22:38:51

Arianespace reinforced its position as the world's commercial launch services provider of choice with the fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2009, which orbited two Asia-Pacific telecommunications satellites on August 21 on the 32nd consecutive mission success of this workhorse vehicle.   Lifting off from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone in French ...

Getting JCSAT-12 Set As 4th Ariane 5 Taking Center Stage.

Relevance Score: 2.920    2009-08-03 17:36:45

Arianespace has received its fourth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, while the first of two payloads for this upcoming mission is now at the Spaceport for final preparation.   The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA was delivered to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building by EADS Astrium — the launch vehicle's industrial ...

Getting JCSAT-12 Set As 4th Ariane 5 Taking Center Stage

Relevance Score: 2.918    2009-08-07 14:45:13

Arianespace has received its fourth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, while the first of two payloads for this upcoming mission is now at the Spaceport for final preparation.   The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA was provided to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building by EADS Astrium — the launch vehicle's industrial ...

Getting JCSAT-12 Set As 4th Ariane 5 Taking Center Stage

Relevance Score: 2.908    2009-07-28 16:57:33

Arianespace has received its fourth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, while the first of two payloads for this upcoming mission is now at the Spaceport for final preparation.   The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA was delivered last Friday to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building by EADS Astrium — the ...

Ariane 5 Launcher And Payload Preparations Ready

Relevance Score: 2.894    2009-08-01 15:01:26

Arianespace has received its fourth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, while the first of two payloads for this upcoming mission is now at the Spaceport for the last step of preparation.  The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA was delivered to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building by EADS Astrium - the launch ...

GlobeCast Australia Has A New DTH Manager

Relevance Score: 2.550    2009-09-02 22:43:56

GlobeCast Australia has announced changes to its Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite services management team. Tony Thornton has been appointed to the position of DTH Manager, reporting to GlobeCast Australia’s’ DTH Director Mark Lobwein. Mr Thornton has more than 30 years experience in broadcasting and will replace Nitish Gawde, who has decided ...

Two-Timing Streamlined Workhorse For Ariane 5.

Relevance Score: 2.205    2009-08-19 13:37:55

Dual payloads of telecommunications' satellites are undergoing preparations as the fifth Ariane 5 this year readies for launch having completed its initial build-up for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions.   During activity in the Launcher Integration Building at Europe's Spaceport, this heavy-lift Ariane 5 was fitted with its ESC-A ...

Broadband and satelite suprise from Australia

Relevance Score: 2.193    2009-04-07 10:52:30

The Sydney Morning Herald raport Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announced an A$43 billion (US $30.6 billion) project to create a nationwide high speed broadband network. The goal's to get 90 percent of homes and business up to 100Mbps speeds with fiber optic connection, with a less impressive 12Mbps wireless ...

Two-Timing Streamlined Workhorse for Ariane 5

Relevance Score: 2.143    2009-08-04 11:37:57

Dual payloads of telecommunications' satellites are undergoing preparations as the fifth Ariane 5 this year readies for launch having completed its initial build-up for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions. (In the photo at right, the ESC-A upper stage/vehicle equipment bay unit is moved toward Ariane 5 for its ...

ITV To Use GlobeCast Australia For Reality Show.

Relevance Score: 1.991    2009-11-12 18:13:05

GlobeCast Australia engineers and equipment will be on location throughout November and December for one of the biggest live reality television show broadcasts in the world. The team will deploy on Monday, November 2nd, to work on the ninth season of Granada’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” ...

ITV To Use GlobeCast Australia For Reality Show.

Relevance Score: 1.984    2009-11-10 17:03:05

GlobeCast Australia engineers and equipment will be on location throughout November and December for one of the biggest live reality television show broadcasts in the world.   The team will deploy on Monday, November 2nd, to work on the ninth season of Granada’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of ...

TerreStar-1 Put Into Orbit Via Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA.

Relevance Score: 1.885    2009-07-06 23:57:45

Arianespace successfully put into geostationary transfer orbit the largest commercial satellite ever launched, TerreStar-1, for North American operator TerreStar Networks Inc.   Ariane 5 is the only launcher available in the market that can ensure a large number of missions, as it launches the heaviest commercial satellites into geostationary orbit and ...

List of satellite operators

Relevance Score: 1.416    2000-04-06 01:21:43

ACeS - ASIA Cellular Satellite Air Force Space and Missile System Center Air Force Space Command AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation APT Satellite - APT Group Holding Arabsat Asia Broadcast Satellite Asia Cellular Satellite Asia Satellite Communications Asiasat Assuresat Astrolink AstroVision Avanti Communications Binariang Satellite Systems BQT Solutions Broadcasting Satellite ...

Veteran gets benefits of broadband network.

Relevance Score: 1.267    2009-06-03 00:20:13

AS THE Federal Government grapples with the reality of building its monumental $43 billion national broadband network, this man is probably the only person in Australia who experienced what does it mean to succeed. Jonathan Spring has lived and breathed fibre-to-the-home broadband for more than a decade and, as the architect ...

Largest-Ever Telecommunications Satellite Launched

Relevance Score: 1.227    2009-07-03 12:07:31

The Ariane 5's 31st consecutive mission success was another record-setting flight for this workhorse Arianespace launcher - lofting the world's largest commercial satellite, TerreStar-1, from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Lifting off from the ELA-3 launch zone on a rare afternoon departure, the Ariane 5 deployed TerreStar-1 into geostationary transfer orbit ...

GVF And UK-EMP Bring Around Another Oil & Gas Communications Conference.

Relevance Score: 0.374    2009-09-04 20:12:59

The organizers of the Oil & Gas Communications Conference Series, Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and UK Event Management Partners (UK-EMP), have informed that the 2nd Annual Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia Conference: Redefining the Digital Oilfield Onshore, Offshore, Deep & Ultra-Deepwater Conference (O&GCSEA2009) taking place at the Kuala ...

Acquiring Minds Want To Know AGS And AOS.

Relevance Score: 0.353    2009-08-04 16:11:34

Americom Government Services has completed its acquisition of network mobility and communications solutions provider AOS Inc.   Satellite communications provider AGS acquired AOS in a move to meet the evolving U.S. government satellite-based defense and civilian requirements. AOS will become a division of AGS. Officials say the AGS and AOS team ...

USAF Launches Satellite To Enhance Military Communications

Relevance Score: 0.342    2009-12-31 14:12:01

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a new-generation military communications satellite from here at 8:47 p.m. (EST), when a Delta IV rocket carried a Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) into space. WGS satellites are designed to provide high-capacity communications to U.S. military forces. They will augment and eventually replace the Defense Satellite ...

Agreement Between Fisher Communications And DIRECTV Seattle Reached.

Relevance Score: 0.342    2009-12-08 21:38:45

Fisher Communications, Inc informed that they have achived an agreement for continued carriage of Fisher's television stations on the DIRECTV satellite TV service."   Fisher's programming is carried locally on DIRECTV in Seattle, Portland, Boise, Eugene, Bakersfield, and Yakima.   About Fisher Communications   Fisher Communications, Inc. is a Seattle-based ...

Avanti Communications wins £40,000 contract

Relevance Score: 0.327    2009-04-22 16:58:13

Avanti Communications from the UK wins a 400 000 £ contract. This deals is between Avonline Plc, Broadbandwherever, Coview Solutions and KBR IT & Networking.   Chief of Avanti Communications believe that these deals could improve the possibility of satellite broadband providing services to around ten per cent of the UK population, ...

USAF launches telecom satellite

Relevance Score: 0.323    2009-12-09 11:29:13

U.S. military officials say they have successfully deployed a next generation battlefield communications satellite.   Maj. Mark Hadley, mission manager of the Air Force's third Wideband Global SATCOM communications spacecraft, known as WGS-3, said Saturday's launch of the satellite from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was a success, the Orlando (Fla.) ...

 

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