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A new way to track geostationary orbiting satellites

A new system for the orbit determination of satellites in geostationary orbit has been successfully developed.

Alphasat experiences heaven on Earth

Tucked away in a vacuum chamber for several months, Europe´s largest telecom satellite has faced the harsh conditions it will deal with once it is launched into space this summer.

Iris Information Event presentations available for download

More than 70 representatives of the aviation, telecom and space industries, as well as institutional stakeholders gathered in Salzburg, Austria this week to attend the third Information Event on ESA´s Iris Programme.

Key Hispasat-AG1 Redsat component now ready

The Redsat onboard processor, a key to providing next-generation broadband through far better signal quality and speed at lower cost, is ready to be added to the first SmallGEO satellite platform for launch next year.

Closed ITT status table now available

Telecom.esa.int will now be providing information on the status of closed Invitation To Tenders (ITTs) issued for ARTES 1 and ARTES 5.1 activities.

Small Geostationary Platform product line

The Small Geostationary Satellite initiative is aimed at the development of a general purpose small geostationary satellite platform which will enable European industry s to compete effectively in the commercial telecom market for small platforms.

Far-out space navigation from sideways satnav signals

ESA´s retired GIOVE-A navigation mission has become the first civilian satellite to perform GPS position fixes from high orbit.

Presentations for the Telecom Applications Workshop 2006 now online

Presentations from the recently completed 2006 Telecom Applications Workshop held at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk the Netherlands are now available on-line. Each of the twenty-six presentations can be downloaded for your reference.

Commercially viable 2G/3G satellite backhauled connectivity for remote communities

A product using bandwidth and power efficiently to connect remote communities to the rest of the world has caught the attention of ESA and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The Netherlands joins the Iris Programme

On 26 February, the Netherlands became the 14th Member State to support the ARTES 10 Iris Programme for Air Traffic Management.