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IPETRONIK announces IPEspeed, a robust GPS receiver with a high update rate of 20 Hz. IPEspeed passes GPS data continuously to the CAN bus and offers great flexibility with a wide variety of measurement systems.

Spirent Communications today announced the availability of test systems with support for China’s BeiDou-2 (also known as Compass) Navigation Satellite System in addition to GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. Spirent has been shipping BeiDou-2-ready test systems to customers since 2012. The solution will now be upgraded to full BeiDou-2 capability using the information from the recently-released first full issue of the BeiDou-2 Signal-In-Space Interf...

Sofradir announces today that ISRO/SAC, the Indian Space Research Organization’s Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad has awarded Sofradir a 2.5 year infrared detector contract. Under the contract, Sofradir will develop large format infrared detector prototypes for testing and will deliver numerous flight models. The value of the contract is undisclosed.

International Rectifier today introduced a series of high current, ultra-low dropout RAD-Hard hybrid linear voltage regulators available in Standard Microcircuit Drawings for space applications including satellites and launch vehicles. The new Defense Logistics Agency, Land and Maritime certified voltage regulators are also included in IR’s Radiation Hardness Assurance program certified by DLA Land and Maritime division that guarantees the devi...

Manutech Europe have today the introduction of Sub D Pi Filter Connectors and an AC Mains IEC Filtered Power Lead. These new high performance pi filter D Sub filter connectors are specially designed for the aerospace industry, military applications, satellites & space systems, radar and sensors installations, various weapon controls and precise targeting systems.

Astrium, has employed a sophisticated portable FTIR gas analyser as part of a test programme for satellite launch systems. The analyser, a 'Gasmet DX4030', was supplied by Quantitech. Astrium Propulsion Test & Launch Services Manager, Greg Richardson, says: Many of the satellites that we design, build and launch are worth millions of Euros, so our test methods have to be extremely rigorous.

Agilent Technologies today announced that its Signal Studio for Global Navigation Satellite Systems software (N7609B) has been enhanced with real-time and basic mode capabilities designed to allow engineers to simulate Galileo signals for receiver testing and to address the needs of the manufacturing test market.

Tyco Electronics Ltd. received shareholder approval at yesterday's Annual General Meeting to change the company name to TE Connectivity Ltd. The name change is subject to Swiss regulatory approval, which the company expects to receive by March 25, 2011. The NYSE ticker symbol (TEL) will remain the same.

HiRel connector maker, Harwin has announced that the Delfi-C3 nano satellite – which uses the company’s 2mm pitch Datamate series to connect to solar cells and other instrumentation – has now been launched and is orbiting about 630km above the earth, successfully achieving its mission having sent back over 270000 telemetry frames to date.

Aeroflex has announced commercial availability of its Synthetic Multifunction Adaptable Reconfigurable Test Environment (SMART^E) 5200 Series, a new, synthetic Satellite Payload Test Environment that includes hardware, software, test practices and support required by customers for a complete test solution.