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The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013
Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 February 2014 About FAA \ NOTICE ###i# £\£\ ###ii# Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 1 YEAR AT A GLANCE ..............................................2 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW ........5 7 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES .....................................21 3 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES ...............................47 33 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES AND PLATFORMS ............................57 LAUNCH SITES .................................................65 COMMERCIAL VENTURES BEYOND EARTH ORBIT ...................79 44 REGULATION AND POLICY .......................................83 3 5 3 53 3 8599: : : ;55: 9 < 5; < 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS ..........89 4 3 4 : ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...............................186 2013 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS .....................192 DEFINITIONS ..................................................196 ###iii# £\£\ LIST OF FIGURES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW = =999 =99 = =3> =:9;> LAUNCH SITES = :< 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS =944 =4 =?4;9 =99493 =3 =:5= =< =;=9 =95;@3 =A =;=9 A 3 =994?: =9999 ? =54 =359 =:5 3 =<999= ? =99=5 ?3 =;>>99: =99 ? 3 ==9 ? 3: =3 =>3 =?: =3?: =:? : ###iv# LIST OF TABLES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW 99 : 3< :9=99< <99 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES 99 99 59595 593 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES 3 :5933 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES -
In SPACE November 2012
Aerospace Review Mandated by the Government of Canada Volume 2 Reaching Higher: Canada’s Interests and Future in SPACE November 2012 www.aerospacereview.ca Cover satellite image: ©MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) For additional copies of this publication, please contact: Publishing and Depository Services Public Works and Government Services Canada Ottawa ON K1A 0S5 Telephone (toll-free): 1-800-635-7943 (Canada and U.S.) Telephone (local): 613-941-5995 TTY: 1-800-465-7735 Fax (toll-free): 1-800-565-7757 (Canada and U.S.) Fax (local): 613-954-5779 Email: [email protected] Website: publications.gc.ca This publication is available upon request in accessible formats (Braille and large print). Contact: Multimedia Services Communications and Marketing Branch Industry Canada Email: [email protected] This publication is also available online at aerospacereview.ca Permission to Reproduce Except as otherwise specifically noted, the information in this publication may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from Industry Canada, provided that due diligence is exercised in ensuring the accuracy of the information reproduced; that Industry Canada is identified as the source institution; and that the reproduction is not represented as an official version of the information reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, Industry Canada. For permission to reproduce the information in this publication for commercial redistribution, -
→ Space for Europe European Space Agency
number 153 | February 2013 bulletin → space for europe European Space Agency The European Space Agency was formed out of, and took over the rights and The ESA headquarters are in Paris. obligations of, the two earlier European space organisations – the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) and the European Launcher Development The major establishments of ESA are: Organisation (ELDO). The Member States are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Canada is a Cooperating State. ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany. In the words of its Convention: the purpose of the Agency shall be to provide for ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. and to promote, for exclusively peaceful purposes, cooperation among European States in space research and technology and their space applications, with a view ESAC, Madrid, Spain. to their being used for scientific purposes and for operational space applications systems: Chairman of the Council: D. Williams (to Dec 2012) → by elaborating and implementing a long-term European space policy, by recommending space objectives to the Member States, and by concerting the Director General: J.-J. Dordain policies of the Member States with respect to other national and international organisations and institutions; → by elaborating and implementing activities and programmes in the space field; → by coordinating the European space programme and national programmes, and by integrating the latter progressively and as completely as possible into the European space programme, in particular as regards the development of applications satellites; → by elaborating and implementing the industrial policy appropriate to its programme and by recommending a coherent industrial policy to the Member States. -
Spatiotemporal Continuous Impervious Surface Mapping by Fusion of Landsat Time Series Data and Google Earth Imagery
remote sensing Article Spatiotemporal Continuous Impervious Surface Mapping by Fusion of Landsat Time Series Data and Google Earth Imagery Rui Chen 1,2, Xiaodong Li 1,* , Yihang Zhang 1, Pu Zhou 1,2, Yalan Wang 1,2, Lingfei Shi 3 , Lai Jiang 4, Feng Ling 1 and Yun Du 1 1 Key Laboratory for Environment and Disaster Monitoring and Evaluation of Hubei, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430077, China; [email protected] (R.C.); [email protected] (Y.Z.); [email protected] (P.Z.); [email protected] (Y.W.); [email protected] (F.L.); [email protected] (Y.D.) 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 3 Henan Agricultural University School of Resources and Environment, Zhengzhou 450002, China; [email protected] 4 Hubei Water Resources Research Institute, Hubei Water Resources and Hydropower Science and Technology Promotion Center, Wuhan 430070, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel./Fax: +86-27-6888-1075 Abstract: The monitoring of impervious surfaces in urban areas using remote sensing with fine spatial and temporal resolutions is crucial for monitoring urban development and environmental changes in urban areas. Spatiotemporal super-resolution mapping (STSRM) fuses fine-spatial-coarse- temporal remote sensing data with coarse-spatial-fine-temporal data, allowing for urban impervious surface mapping at both fine-spatial and fine-temporal resolutions. The STSRM involves two main steps: unmixing the coarse-spatial-fine-temporal remote sensing data to class fraction images, and Citation: Chen, R.; Li, X.; Zhang, Y.; downscaling the fraction images to sub-pixel land cover maps. -
Out There Somewhere Could Be a PLANET LIKE OURS the Breakthroughs We’Ll Need to find Earth 2.0 Page 30
September 2014 Out there somewhere could be A PLANET LIKE OURS The breakthroughs we’ll need to find Earth 2.0 Page 30 Faster comms with lasers/16 Real fallout from Ukraine crisis/36 NASA Glenn chief talks tech/18 A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS Engineering the future Advanced Composites Research The Wizarding World of Harry Potter TM Bloodhound Supersonic Car Whether it’s the world’s fastest car With over 17,500 staff worldwide, and 2,800 in or the next generation of composite North America, we have the breadth and depth of capability to respond to the world’s most materials, Atkins is at the forefront of challenging engineering projects. engineering innovation. www.na.atkinsglobal.com September 2014 Page 30 DEPARTMENTS EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK 2 New strategy, new era LETTER TO THE EDITOR 3 Skeptical about the SABRE engine INTERNATIONAL BEAT 4 Now trending: passive radars IN BRIEF 8 A question mark in doomsday comms Page 12 THE VIEW FROM HERE 12 Surviving a bad day ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK 16 Demonstrating laser comms CONVERSATION 18 Optimist-in-chief TECH HISTORY 22 Reflecting on radars PROPULSION & ENERGY 2014 FORUM 26 Electric planes; additive manufacturing; best quotes Page 38 SPACE 2014 FORUM 28 Comet encounter; MILSATCOM; best quotes OUT OF THE PAST 44 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 46 Page 16 FEATURES FINDING EARTH 2.0 30 Beaming home a photo of a planet like ours will require money, some luck and a giant telescope rich with technical advances. by Erik Schechter COLLATERAL DAMAGE 36 Page 22 The impact of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict extends beyond the here and now. -
Early Analysis of Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Imagery of Volcanic Activity
Remote Sens. 2014, 6, 2282-2295; doi:10.3390/rs6032282 OPEN ACCESS remote sensing ISSN 2072-4292 www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing Article Early Analysis of Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Imagery of Volcanic Activity Matthew Blackett Centre for Disaster Management and Hazards Research, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +44-2476-887-692 Received: 18 October 2013; in revised form: 21 February 2014 / Accepted: 10 March 2014 / Published: 12 March 2014 Abstract: The Landsat-8 satellite of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission was launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in April 2013. Just weeks after it entered active service, its sensors observed activity at Paluweh Volcano, Indonesia. Given that the image acquired was in the daytime, its shortwave infrared observations were contaminated with reflected solar radiation; however, those of the satellite’s Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) show thermal emission from the volcano’s summit and flanks. These emissions detected in sensor’s band 10 (10.60–11.19 µm) have here been quantified in terms of radiant power, to confirm reports of the actual volcanic processes operating at the time of image acquisition, and to form an initial assessment of the TIRS in its volcanic observation capabilities. Data from band 11 have been neglected as its data have been shown to be unreliable at the time of writing. At the instant of image acquisition, the thermal emission of the volcano was found to be 345 MW. This value is shown to be on the same order of magnitude as similarly timed NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer thermal observations. -
Year in Review—2013
MSM DEC 2013 cover SATCOM For Net-Centric Warfare December 2013 MilsatMagazine YEARYEAR ININ REVIEW—2013REVIEW—2013 MilsatMagazineDecember 2013 Publishing Operations Senior Contributors Silvano Payne, Publisher + Writer Mike Antonovich, ATEME Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Bert Sadtler, Boxwood Executive Search Pattie Waldt, Executive Editor Richard Dutchik Jill Durfee, Sales Director, Editorial Assistant Tony Bardo, Hughes Simon Payne, Development Director Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Donald McGee, Production Manager Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Bob Gough, Carrick Communications Jos Heyman, TIROS Space Information David Leichner, Gilat Satellite Networks This Issue’s Authors Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Mark A Baird, Colonel, USAF Ian Canning Hartley Lesser Jose Lujano, III, Corporal, USMC Michael Mantz Rafael Martie, Petty Officer, 1st Class, USN Susan Miller Elliot Holokauahi Pulham John Ratigan Scott Scheimreif Pattie Waldt Amy Walker Published 11 times a year by SatNews Publishers 800 Siesta Way Sonoma, CA 95476 USA Phone: (707) 939-9306 Fax: (707) 838-9235 © 2013 SatNews Publishers We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet our content guidelines, as well as for grammar or to move articles to an alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or Cover and Table of masthead Image... removed due to space restrictions. Submission of content does not Staff Sgt. Shelby Johnson, a squad leader with the 4th Brigade constitute acceptance of said material by SatNews Publishers. Edited Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), observes the materials may, or may not, be returned to author and/or company area around Forward Operating Base Torkham, Afghanistan, while for review prior to publication. -
SATELITES POSICION ORBITAL BANDA FRECUENCIAS RD FECHA Up1: 13.75-14.50 GHZ, 1 SOLUCIONES SATELITALES S.A.-ARSAT ARSAT-1 71.8° L.O
SATELITES POSICION ORBITAL BANDA FRECUENCIAS RD FECHA up1: 13.75-14.50 GHZ, 1 SOLUCIONES SATELITALES S.A.-ARSAT ARSAT-1 71.8° L.O. Ku RD 441 26.03.2015 dwn1: 11.45-12.20 GHz up1: 5925-6425 MHz, ARSAT-2 81° L.O. C RD1880 02.11.2016 dwn1: 3700-4200 MHz up1: 13.75- 14.50 GHz, Ku RD 1880 02.11.2016 dwn1 : 11.45-12.20 GHz up1: 14.0-14.5 GHz, 2 TELESAT CANADA ANIK F1 107.3° L.O. Ku RD 1202 21.08.2015 dwn1: 11.7-12.20 GHz up1: 5925-6425 MHz, ANIK G1 107.3° L.O. C RD 1202 21.08.2015 dwn1: 3700-4200 MHz up1: 14.0-14.5 GHz, Ku RD 1202 21.08.2015 dwn1: 11.7-12.7 GHz up1: 14.0-14.50 GHz, TELSTAR 12 15° L.O. Ku RD 1202 21.08.2015 dwn1: 11.70-12.20 GHz up1: 13.75-14.50 GHz , TELSTAR 12 VANTAGE 15° L.O. Ku dwn1: 10.95-11.20 GHz, RD 1202 21.08.2015 dwn2: 11.70-12.20 GHz TELSTAR 14R ESTRELA DO up1: 13.75-14.50 GHz, 63° L.O. Ku RD 1202 21.08.2015 SUL 2 dwn1: 11.45.12.20 GHz up1: 1626.5-1660.5 MHz 3 INMARSAT GLOBAL LIMITED INMARSAT-3 F5 (I3-F5) 54° L.O. L RD 1173 23.08.2017 dwn1: 1525-1559 MHz up1: 1626.5-1660.5 MHz INMARSAT-4 F3 (I4-F3) 98° L.O. -
APSCC Monthly E-Newsletter JANUARY 2017
APSCC Monthly e-Newsletter JANUARY 2017 The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) e-Newsletter is produced on a monthly basis as part of APSCC’s information services for members and professionals in the satellite industry. Subscribe to the APSCC monthly newsletter and be updated with the latest satellite industry news as well as APSCC activities! To renew your subscription, please visit www.apscc.or.kr/sub4_5.asp. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with a title “Unsubscribe.” News in this issue has been collected from 1 to 31 December 2016. INSIDE APSCC APSCC Session at PTC'17, What do End Users Actually Want? 16 January 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, www.ptc.org/ptc17 While new technology is good, as are lower prices, are we actually meeting end user needs in the Pacific? Why/why not? What is being provisioned now and future? What gaps we must fill? Where does the satcom model fall short? The session, “What do End Users Actually Want?” would discuss end user needs across various applications and markets. Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast Richard Swardh, SVP, Comtech EF Data Imran Malik, RVP, O3b Networks Jacques-Samuel Prolon, General Manager, Kacific Broadband Satellites Moderated by Chris Baugh, President, NSR APSCC members can enjoy discounted rate when PTC’17 registration. Gregg Daffner Elected as APSCC President Gregg Daffner (CEO, GapSat) was elected and inaugurated as the President of APSCC at the 2016 APSCC General Assembly held on 13 December 2016. As the main representative of APSCC, Gregg will be responsible for setting the policies and goals of APSCC in consultation with the APSCC Board of Directors, Vice Presidents and Executive Director. -
Neterra Contract W Logo BG Ver.3
Бул. Андрей Сахаров 20 А, гр. София 1784, България тел.: +359 2 975 16 16, факс: +359 2 975 34 36 www.neterra.net Tender for supply of Optica cable Ref.№20087/07.08.2020 I. Introduction 1. About Neterra Neterra is an independent telecom operator for standard and complex services and projects in Europe for more than 20 years – www.neterra.net 2. Project Name: "Construction of Passive fiber-optic telecommunication infrastructure on the territory of Sofia" 3. A contract for Supply of optical cable for Stage 1 of the project - Construction of core network layer will be signed with the selected contractor. 4. Contacts: 4.1. Technical contact – Dimitar Kesov, dkesov @neterra.net , +359 887 57 54 26 4.2. Commercial contact – Daniel Genchev, [email protected], + 359 886 407 388 4.3. Version Version Date Description 1.0 07-08-2020 Valid version II. General information for the project 5. Neterra is building a passive fiber-optic infrastructure on the territory of the city of Sofia in order to expand its current coverage. The network consists of the following main elements: 5.1. Core layer - main / trunk routes of optical cables, serving as the backbone of the network and connecting all primary points. 5.2. Distribution layer - optical cables, providing coverage from the core network to all areas with concentration of Subscribers. 5.3. Access layer – last mile optical cables providing connectivity between the distribution layer and the Subscribers. III. Optical cable and delivery requirements 6. Application: underground, duct 7. Cable type – please provide two options: 7.1. -
Internet Access and Backbone Technology
3/30/15 AIS 2015 1 Internet access and backbone technology Henning Schulzrinne Columbia University COMS 6181 – Spring 2015 03/30/2015 3/30/15 AIS 2015 2 Key objectives • How do DSL and cable modems work? • How do fiber networks differ? • How do satellites work? • What is spectrum and its characteristics? • What is the difference between Wi-Fi and cellular? 3/30/15 AIS 2015 3 Broadband Access Technologies FBWA or 4G FTTHome BPL FTTCurb DSL 4G Fiber PON HFC Digital Fiber -- Passive Fixed Broadband 4G/LTE Subscriber Line Optical Network Wireless Access • Cellular operators • Telco or ILEC • Telco or ILEC • Wireless ISP • 5-10 Mbps (100 kph) • 10s of Mbps • ~75 Mb/s • WiMAX or LTE: • Entertainment, data, voice • Futureproof? -10s of Mbps • Satellite: few Mbps Hybrid Fiber Coax Broadband Power Line • CableCo (MSO) • PowerCo • Entertainment, data, voice • Data, voice • 10s of Mbps • ~few Mbps Paul Henry (AT&T), FCC 2009 3/30/15 AIS 2015 4 FTTx options Alcatel-Lucent 3/30/15 AIS 2015 5 Available access speeds 100 Mb/s marginal 20 Mb/s VOIP 10 Mb/s 5 Mb/s 1 Mb/s avg. sustained throughput 20% 80% 90% 97%100% of households (availability) 3/30/15 AIS 2015 6 Maximum Theoretical Broadband Download Speeds Multiple Sources: Webopedia, bandwidthplace.com, PC Magazine, service providers, ISPs, Paul Garnett, CTIA, June 2007 Phonescoop.com, etc. 3/30/15 AIS 2015 7 Access costs • Fiber à GPON 200 Mb/s both directions • $200-400 for gear • Verizon FiOS < $700/home passed -- dropping • $20K/mile to run fiber • Wireless LTE/WiMAX • 4-10 Mb/s typical • 95% of U.S. -
De Satélites Geoestacionarios 2.3
"2015 - )!.ño áe{ (]3icentf!}}ario áe{ klJ!loreso áeIos PueMos £i6res" ".. 1. CA~":i'J"'.AD2DIPUTADOS : 0:= L ,\ h!AC.!Ói~ MESA I)E ENTRADA : i 1 3 y ""1(é ork/; l i, !-,.q,J j I~ ""I">"C' r!O /11 IJonA/6l1í I ~I:.S ,~.f. 1 rvr..~........ CD=153/15 Buenos Aires, 7 de octubre de 2015. Al señor Presidente de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación. Tengo el honor de dirigirme al señor Presidente, a fin de comunicarle que el Honorable Senado, en la fecha, ha sancionado el siguiente proyecto de ley que paso en revisión a esa Honorable Cámara: "EL SENADO Y CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS, etc. LEY DE DESARROLLO DE LA INDUSTRIA SATELITAL TÍTULO I DE LOS SATÉLITES GEOSTACIONARIOS DE TELECOMUNICACIONES CAPÍTULO I DE LA INDUSTRIA SATELITAL Artículo 1º- Declárase de interés nacional el desarrollo de la ~ndustria satelital como política de Estado y de prioridad nacional, en .10 que respecta a satélites geoestacionarios de telecomunicaciones. CAPITULO II DEL PLAN SATELITAL GEOESTACIONARIO ARGENTINO 2015-2035 Art. 2º~ Apruébase ~l 'Plan Satelital 6eoestacionario Argentino 2015-2035', que como Anexo I forma parte integrante de la presente ley. Art. 3º- Declárase .de interés público nacional el 'Plan Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino 2015-2035', aprobado mediante el artículo 2º de la presente ley. Art. 4º- El Poder Ejecutivo nacional, por intermedio de la Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima x I "2015 - ;J.ño de{ (]3icentenario de{ Congreso de ÚJs!Pue6ÚJs£i6res" '2 CD=153/15 AR-SAT, ejecutará las acciones necesarias a fin de implementar el 'Plan Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino 2015-2035'.