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Saft is at the International Paris Air Show to launch its new VES16 lithium-ion (Li-ion) space cell specifically developed and qualified for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite missions.

To further the development of the Quazi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) program, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent Communications’ testing solutions to verify performance of its satellite receivers. Responsible for the development of initial QZSS receivers, JAXA is using Spirent's GSS8000 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator to verify QZSS receiver performance.

u-blox, a leading fabless semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions has purchased Spirent’s multi-GNSS solution to demonstrate the performance of its new Galileo chipset. Using Spirent’s GSS6700 Multi-Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) constellation simulator system, u-blox showcased the attributes of its latest GPS/Galileo receiver to a number of its Japanese customers.

u-blox, a leading semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets, is pleased to announce that small-outline AMY-5M GPS receiver module has been chosen as the GPS receiver for the new Globalstar next-generation SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger.

The recent launch of the Optus D3 communications satellite marks the first flight of Saft’s newest lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology. The VES 180 cells provide an additional 30 percent of energy (40 Wh), in the same package size, as the previous version (VES 140). Saft developed the VES 180 cell with the help of the European Space Agency and The Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to offer the highest energy and energy density cells availab...

Cypress Semiconductor introduced the industry’s first radiation-hardened 72-MBit QDR II SRAMs. The new SRAMs employ Cypress’s patented RadStop technology, which enables uncompromised functionality in the face of radiation doses of up to 300 kRads. The radiation hardened QDRII SRAMs also deliver outstanding performance, with clock speeds up to 250 MHz and throughput up to 36 gigabits per second (Gbps). These memories enable Cypress to support...

Today from the INTERGEO 2010 trade fair and conference in Cologne, Germany, Hemisphere GPS announced the release of R320 - the first GNSS receiver built on Hemisphere GPS' new Eclipse II OEM board.

The first high resolution satellite imagery has been released from NigeriaSat-2 - a 300kg class earth observation satellite manufactured by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd for the Nigerian space agency. Benefiting from a high performance Camera with optical components manufactured by Optical Surfaces Ltd (Kenley, UK) - the satellite has been able to capture stunning 2.5m resolution images enabling detailed analysis of ground structures, aircraft...

Measurement Specialties confirmed today that their space qualified temperature thermistors are part of the SAM suite investigation contained in the MSL analytical laboratory on board the Mars Curiosity Rover. The primary mission of SAM is to investigate the capability of Mars to have supported life in the past, if it can support life now and in the future.

Keithley Instruments extends its congratulations to Drs. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, scientists at the University of Manchester in England who were just awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on graphene, a single-atom-thick form of carbon with outstanding physical, electrical, and chemical properties. In their research, Geim and Novoselov employed several Keithley Instruments products, including the Model 2400 Source...