PARIS — The French space agency, CNES, has begun providing archived images from its Spot Earth observation satellites to relief teams in Sri Lanka helping victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and resulting tsunami, CNES announced Dec. 31.
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PARIS — The Arianespace launch consortium expects to report a slight profit on revenues of about 700 million euros ($948 million) for 2004 and has eliminated its corporate debt following a capital infusion by its shareholders, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Jean-Yves Le Gall said Jan. 4.
Private-Equity Ownership, Ka-Band Topped list for 2004
PARIS — Whether the purchase by private-equity investors of several big satellite-fleet operators is good or bad for the industry’s long-term health was Topic A in the commercial space industry in 2004.
After a Four-Year Wait, Eutelsat Successfully Goes Public
Satellite-fleet operator Eutelsat Communications successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) of stock Dec. 2, entering the Paris-based Euronext market five weeks after an initial attempt was withdrawn.
Design Flaw May Be Cause of IS-804 Failure
BOSTON – Satellite fleet operator Intelsat Ltd. said early indications are that the failure of one of its satellites in January was caused by a design flaw that could affect three of its other spacecraft, but added that the company’s in-orbit fleet is sufficiently robust to prevent a serious business loss even if another mishap occurs.
Court Approves Loral’s Exit from Bankruptcy
L oral Space and Communications Ltd. has won its bankruptcy court’s approval for a reorganization that leaves Loral’s equity shareholders with nothing, but permits Loral’s new owners to start afresh with a satellite plant brimming with new orders and a satellite-services business ready to expand into new markets, Loral Chairman Bernard L. Schwartz said July 29.
Eumetsat Begins Planning 3rd Generation Meteosat Satellites
Europe’s weather satellite organization, Eumetsat, has begun planning for its third generation of Meteosat meteorological satellites even as it copes with delays in the second-generation Meteosat series.
Companies Compete To Integrate NATO Missile Defense Systems
Industry teams are gearing up for a competition to help NATO integrate the various missile defense systems that its member nations might bring to a future fight.
Senior French Official Questions Future Need for Ariane 5
A change in the French government’s budget-approval process will force legislators to measure the success of French space policy and opens the once-taboo possibility that France could scuttle the Ariane 5 rocket in favor of reliance on Russia’s Soyuz vehicle, French government officials said.