Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Ground and Space Applications Workshop 2010
02 Feb 2011
Final Presentation: DVB-S2 Satellite Experiment 2010
02 Feb 2011
Static sparks testing on solar arrays
21 Dec 2010
"Telecommunication satellites in geostationary orbit experience high levels of electrical charging as they are exposed to a variety of charged particles like electrons and protons,"…
Industrial and commercial agreement between Alcatel Space and Astrium for AlphaBus
15 Dec 2010
The two major satellite manufacturers Alcatel Space and Astrium, made the announcement jointly from the European Space Agency (ESA) pavilion of the Paris event. Pascale…
Picture perfect with DVB-S2
09 Dec 2010
DVB-S2 is version 2 of the satellite delivered Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) standard. Introduced in 2003, DVB-S2 offers an increased data rate compared to the…
Successful test campaigns for DVB-S2
06 Dec 2010
In-depth and extensive verification and optimisation by satellite of the many new features present in the DVB-S2 standard were performed. These new features include among…
Hylas-1 in orbit brings Europe broadband from space
29 Nov 2010
Owned and operated by Avanti Communications plc of the UK, and with its key payload constituents developed by EADS Astrium in the framework of ESA’s…
Aviation stakeholders begin scrutinising system design options
17 Nov 2010
The Review Board will be scrutinising whether the designs proposed by the ANTARES team are technically sound, and whether ANTARES is sufficiently mature to start…
New website for Hylas-1 launch
16 Nov 2010
Other special areas include information about the Hylas-1 mission, about the launch itself and a section for images of the Hylas-1 spacecraft. You can visit…
Development of Alphabus, the new line of platforms for high-power satellites
28 Oct 2010
The contract was signed by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space. It marks the start…