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Issue #37 - October 18-23, 2002 |
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Soyuz Rocket Fails 29 Seconds Into LaunchMilitary Space Contracts in FY02 Totaled $4.2 BillionOrbital Successfully Launches Target Vehicle for U.S. Missile Defense AgencyNews Corp. Acquisition of DirecTV Likely to Win ApprovalFrontier Airlines Adds DirecTV Through LiveTVHughes Software Partners With MontaVista SoftwareGlobecomm Gets $2.3 Million ContractGilat to Provide VSAT Network to 3,200 Sites in BrazilBlack Box Corporation Test Market DIRECWAY in Minneapolis |
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Soyuz Rocket Fails 29 Seconds Into LaunchA Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a European research satellite exploded 29 seconds after blast-off, killing a 20-year-old serviceman. The failed launch from Russia's Plesetsk cosmodrome, is the first failure of a Soyuz booster in eleven years. Military Space Contracts in FY02 Totaled $4.2 BillionMilitary Space unclassified contract actions announced by the Pentagon during FY02 totaled $4.22 billion, up from $1.56 billion during FY01, a Teal Group analysis reveals. These military space contract actions were awarded to 32 companies, 31 company subsidiaries and other organizations, including joint ventures. The contract actions ranged widely in size, from as small as a $10,000 increment al award to ADC International to a $2.15 billion award to Lockheed Martin Space Systems for restructuring the Space Based Infrared Systems High component engineering, manufacturing and development. Orbital Successfully Launches Target Vehicle for U.S. Missile Defense AgencyOrbital Sciences successfully launched a target rocket in support of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system's flight test program. The launch, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, is the sixth missile defense mission this year by Orbital. The company's Orbital/Suborbital Program Target Launch Vehicle (OSP TLV) was launched at approximately 10 p.m. (EDT), which initiated the flight sequence for MDA's Integrated Flight Test-9 (IFT-9). The OSP TLV, which deployed a mock reentry vehicle and decoys, was successfully intercepted over the Pacific Ocean by an exoatmospheric kill vehicle that was carried aboard a booster vehicle launched from the Ronald Reagan Missile Test Site in the Marshall Islands. The success marks the fourth interception in the last four tests. "We are once again very proud to support MDA's Integrated Flight Test program with our OSP target vehicle and we congratulate the entire team on the success of the test," said Mr. Ronald J. Grabe, Orbital's Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Launch Systems Group News Corp. Acquisition of DirecTV Likely to Win ApprovalAlthough some consumer groups are already protesting the idea, antitrust attorneys believe a News Corp. purchase of DirecTV would win full regulatory approval. Frontier Airlines Adds DirecTV Through LiveTVFrontier Airlines has signed a purchase and long-term services agreement with LiveTV to install satellite receiving equipment that will bring DirecTV Airborne satellite TV programming to every seatback in its Airbus fleet. Hughes Software Partners With MontaVista SoftwareHughes Software Systems (HSS) formed a partnership with Sunnyvale, Calif.-based MontaVista Software. HSS, a unit of Hughes Electronics based in New Delhi, India, is serving an increasing number of network equipment providers who are demanding carrier-grade Linux platforms for their next-generation infrastructure products," according to Manoranjan Mahopatra, COO at HSS. The availability of HSS protocol stacks for MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition will reduce development cost and time-to-market for these OEMs. Globecomm Gets $2.3 Million ContractGlobecomm Systems, a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, earned a $2.3 million contract to provide follow-on equipment and services to expand the capacity of the previously announced Multi-Service IP Network for Tonga's Shoreline Communications Ltd. Gilat to Provide VSAT Network to 3,200 Sites in BrazilGilat Satellite has been selected by Brazil's Communications Ministry to provide two-way, satellite Internet service to 3,200 sites nationwide, in a contract worth US $23 million. The satellite communications network, based on Gilat's Skystar 360E(TM) VSAT product, will serve Brazil's new GESAC program that was established to provide Internet access to millions of citizens in 3,200 communities nationwide. It is the first government program of its kind in Brazil. Mr. Juarez Quadros, Brazil's Minister of Communications said, "GESAC is a major undertaking that will help bridge the digital divide in Brazil. The program brings Internet access and computer usage to citizens with little or no purchasing power. Gilat has successfully deployed similar services worldwide that have proven to be dependable and easy to maintain." Black Box Corporation Test Market DIRECWAY in MinneapolisBlack Box Corporation has signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to provide DIRECWAY(R) satellite broadband solutions. The service will be test marketed in the greater Minneapolis, MN area and based on the results, may roll out DIRECWAY satellite solutions throughout the United States. "Our customers want complete communications solutions from one source," says Stuart Gilbert, Regional General Manager for Black Box Minnesota. "DIRECWAY gives our customers satellite communications that are both high speed and low cost. It's a great complement to the broad range of network services we already provide." The agreement gives Black Box the opportunity to expand its services to existing customers, as well as broaden its current customer base. "This is the first time Black Box will offer satellite communications solutions, and we are pleased that they chose HNS," says Emil Regard, Vice President of Marketing for HNS. |
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