Harnessing the Norse gods to banish “not spotsâ€
29 Aug 2012
Called ForsONEway, the service uses a combination of satellites and existing terrestrial infrastructure to enable IP communication. Satellites are used for a high speed downlink…
Satellite capacity from a different angle
29 Aug 2012
Capacity from such satellites is typically sold at a fraction of the cost, but tracking these satellites can get expensive due to the added complexities…
Triple Play victory with ESA´s support
29 Aug 2012
The new Sat3Play system will be used with Astra 2E, Astra 2F and Astra 2G satellites, to be launched between 2012 and 2014. In satcom,…
Belgium’s science minister tours Redu
28 Aug 2012
The minister, impressed by the variety of space missions carried out from this corner of the Ardennes, confirmed investments of some €4 million to consolidate…
Small GEO satellite platform lands at ESA
28 Aug 2012
When these tests are completed, it will be moved to ESTEC’s Large Space Simulator for thermal testing. The simulator is Europe’s single largest vacuum chamber…
Euronews airs 50 years via satellite
21 Jul 2012
This year marks 50 years since the first image was beamed through space and back to Earth again via satellite. In 1962 satellite TV itself…
EDRS makes room for Hylas-3
12 Jul 2012
EDRS is being built through a public–private partnership between ESA and Astrium Services, using payloads carried by two satellites in geostationary orbit, 36 000 km…
ESA launches new initiative for Satellite Applications Platforms
10 Jul 2012
The initiative being launched by ESA Telecom is called the Charter for Applications Platforms or C4AP. It is aimed at projects with or intending to…
SAGAN project team to make Final Presentation
10 Jul 2012
Originally known as “Web-based Satellite Capacity Management System and now called SAGAN, the project’s goal was to alleviate satellite capacity problems by decreasing dependence on human…
IF@BO 2002
10 Jul 2012