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  WOUK2000: Contact Matra Marconi Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MATRA MARCONI SPACE is a pioneer in the consolidation of European space activities.
MATRA MARCONI SPACE is the prime contractor for the Polar Platform spacecraft for the European environmental mission, ENVISAT.
MATRA MARCONI SPACE is the prime contractor for the spacecraft itself and the user ground segment for all three countries.
www.bnsc.org /wouk/html/contacts/mms.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Matra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Matra Espace was the space division of Matra which merged with the space operations of GEC (Marconi Space Systems) in 1989 to form Matra Marconi Space.
Matra also developed a close partnership with Simca in the 1970s, producing Simca-engined sports cars such as the Bagheera, the Murena and the Rancho, an early type of SUV - albeit that it was two-wheel-drive - which was based on the Simca 1100 pick-up bodyshell.
Matra is also the name of a commune of the Haute-Corse département in France, on the island of Corsica.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Matra.htm   (603 words)

  
 Appendix B: Matra-Marconi Space UK Ltd.
Matra Defense Espace has a 51% ownership share and GEC Marconi has a 49% share.
(Matra is a $5 billion per year company with 22,000 employees; GEC, $15 billion and 108,000.) The former GEC Marconi had experience in payloads that was complemented by Matra's satellite bus capabilities.
It was felt by Matra Marconi that the key advances in the Inmarsat III program are the development of a totally new system approach which can be used on future missions and the ability to achieve high RF power levels with low mass.
www.wtec.org /loyola/satcom/ab_matra.htm   (1718 words)

  
 Matra Marconi Space
Matra Marconi Space (MMS) was a Franco-British aerospace company.
It was established in 1990 as a joint venture between the space and telecommunication divisions of the Lagardère Group (Matra Espace) and the GEC group (Marconi Space Systems).
In 2000, it was merged with the space division of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) to form Astrium.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/matra_marconi_space   (156 words)

  
 SkyREPORT.COM Headlines
Matra Marconi Space will partner with Motorola in the development of Celestri, Motorola's planned global broadband satellite communications network.
Matra Marconi Space will help design and manufacture the Celestri platform under a contract valued at more than $1 billion.
Matra Marconi Space also said it intends to participate financially in the Celestri operating venture when it is formed.
www.adec.edu /user/skyreport/1997/sky10-30.html   (388 words)

  
 ROCSAT 2 - Summary
NPSO has signed a contract with France's Matra Marconi Space on November 29, 1999, to build the ROCSAT 2 satellite, after canceling a contract with a German consortium because of pressure from mainland China.
Matra Marconi Space is responsible for the satellite's payload and bus, with the rest of the project to be completed by six Taiwanese companies, including Acer, Tatung, Shihlin Electric and Engineering and Tay Yung Engineering Co. to supply components such as flight software, S-band antennae and other computer equipment for the project.
Matra Marconi Space was the losing bidder in the original round, and has been able to secure French government approval for an export sale.
www.spaceandtech.com /spacedata/logs/2003/rocsat-2_sum.shtml   (317 words)

  
 Euro rocket back on the pad - Oct. 12, 1999
The rocket manufacturing unit is heavily involved in constructing the International Space Station, while the launch unit is a partner in the European Ariane consortium, the world's largest rocket-launch company.
     Matra Marconi Space was formed in 1990 and is 49 percent controlled by Britain's Marconi -- which officially changed its name from GEC Monday -- and 51 percent owned by France's Aérospatiale-Matra.
Marconi stock gained 2.2 percent and Aérospatiale-Matra was down 0.7 percent.
money.cnn.com /1999/10/12/europe/dasa_space   (390 words)

  
 High Performance Metallised Composite Antenna Feeds and Microwave Components
Under a separate ESA contract with Matra Marconi Space, a quadruplexer, which is a filter for separating closely spaced transmit and receive bands, was designed, manufactured and tested in both aluminium and invar.
Matra Marconi Space (UK) acted as consultants for an activity to realise and test the same design in carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic.
It was tested by Matra Marconi Space to determine its stability during thermal cycling and to see if there would be long-term changes in response.
esapub.esrin.esa.it /pff/pffv5n4/crov5n4.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Matra - The Matrix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Matra entered Formula 1 in 1968 and Jackie Stewart became world champion driving a semi-official Cosworth-powered Matra entered by the British Tyrrell team in 1969.
By merging with various companies Matra CEO Jean-Luc Lagardère built a very diversified group around Matra which is now named the Lagardère Group.
Matra is now a brand of the Lagardère Group.
www.infoshop.org /octo/matrix/index.php?title=Matra&printable=yes   (194 words)

  
 British Aerospace Space Systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Aerospace Space Systems Ltd was a subsidiary of British Aerospace.
In 1994 it was sold to Matra Marconi Space, which acquired Ferranti Satcomms at the same time.
In 2000, Matra Marconi was merged with the space division of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) to form Astrium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Aerospace_Space_Systems   (126 words)

  
 UK Space Agencies
During the 1960's the UK was an early and active participant in space activities, fielding its first national satellite in 1962 and conducting its first (and only) space launch in 1971.
However, for a variety of reasons, support for space programs in the UK has waned steadily for the past two decades, and current funding is concentrated on Earth observation science and data processing.
British Aerospace Space Systems Ltd. specialized in scientific spacecraft, communications, and satellite subsystems, while Matra Marconi Space UK, formed in 1990 along with Matra Marconi Space France during the merger of Matra Espace and Marconi Space Systems, is a complete space system and ground station design and manufacturing firm.
www.globalsecurity.org /space/world/uk/agency.htm   (598 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | Ariane Launch Report | Flight 124 cargo: French Helios 1B spy satellite
The primary passenger aboard Arianespace Flight 124 is Helios 1B, a European optical reconnaissance spy satellite built by Matra Marconi Space.
The Helios 1A and 1B spacecraft are based upon Matra Marconi Space's Spot 4 Earth-observing satellite.
Matra Marconi Space - European satellite manufacturer and builder of Helios 1B.
spaceflightnow.com /ariane/v124/991201satellites.html   (430 words)

  
 Matra Marconi Space, Nortel Networks to Offer Interactive, Broadband Satellite Networks
Matra Marconi Space, one of the most prominent names in the industry, will contribute its considerable experience and expertise in telecommunications, broadcast and military satellite programs.
Nortel Networks and Matra Marconi Space will work together on joint satellite communications projects to complement terrestrial systems, and to help meet the capacity required for continued exponential growth in multimedia services.
Nortel Networks and Matra Marconi Space have several joint development projects already underway, including the network architecture for a broadband satellite Network Control Center for the European Space Agency (ESA).
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-03-1999/0000861850&EDATE=   (428 words)

  
 Frontiers - Feature
Matra Marconi Space (MMS), jointly owned by GEC in the UK and Lagardere in France, is Europe’s leading satellite manufacturer and is a major player in the global communications satellite market.
Over the past 35 years, MMS has built up a depth of expertise in all major aspects of space engineering, including building spacecraft platforms (the basic satellite mechanical and electrical systems supporting the scientific instruments), designing and developing payload instruments and control systems, and integrating all the components for a successful mission.
In the 1980s, MMS in Bristol, then part of British Aerospace, was prime contractor to the European Space Agency (ESA) for designing and assembling the Giotto spacecraft, which travelled 700 million kilometres to intercept and study Halley’s Comet in 1986, and Comet Grigg-Skjellerup six years later.
www.pparc.ac.uk /frontiers/archive/feature.asp?id=2F4&style=feature   (1060 words)

  
 Delta II SKYNET 4D Launch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Matra Marconi Space built the satellite, Skynet 4D.
"Matra Marconi Space is pleased to have Boeing launch, on Delta, the Skynet 4D spacecraft which will provide a significant improvement in flexibility of communications for the British Armed Forces," he said.
Matra Marconi Space is a joint-venture company formed by the LAGARDERE of France and the GEC of the UK.
www.boeing.com /news/releases/1997/news_release_971231p.html   (315 words)

  
 Taiwan Awards Matra-Marconi Satellite Contract
Huang Chen-tai, chairman of the National Science Council which oversees the island's space program, said the contract with Matra was agreed on November 29.
DASA Dornier beat Matra earlier this year with a 2.71 billion Taiwan dollar bid but the deal was scuttled on November 5 after the German firm failed to obtain the required export license.
Taiwan is to award French company Matra-Marconi Space a satellite contract after the German government refused to issue the required export license, a report said Monday.
www.spacedaily.com /news/taiwan-99b.html   (367 words)

  
 Microcom's Space Newsfeed - 13 February 2000
Matra Marconi Space UK Limited and Comsat will jointly develop hardware, software and firmware for customised aircraft applications.
In addition, KOMPSAT is carrying a space physics sensor that includes a high-energy particle detector and an ionosphere measurement sensor.
The M-V-4 rocket and its payload was launched from the Kogoshima Space Centre on the southern tip of the Japanese island of Kyushu on February 10.
www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk /2000/13Feb2000.html   (4710 words)

  
 Hotbird 3 -- Geosynchronous Ku-Band DBS Satellite Transponder Bandwidth Technical Launch Specifications -- Eutelsat
HOT BIRD 3, designed and manufactured by Matra Marconi Space for EUTELSAT, will be launched from Kourou in French Guyana, by the 99th Ariane Launcher at the beginning of September.
Compared to previous generations in the late 80s, the number of repeaters has been increased 5-fold, from 4 to 20, the lifetime has doubled, from 7 to 15 years, and, in addition, digital compression techniques will allow the number of channels per repeater to be increased from one to 8.
MATRA MARCONI SPACE, awarded the prime contract for the HOT BIRD 2, 3, 4 and 5 satellites by EUTELSAT, is also the supplier of the communications payload for HOT BIRD 1.
www.geo-orbit.org /easthemipgs/hotbrd3specp.html   (477 words)

  
 Globecomm Systems Acquires Division of Matra Marconi Space UK Limited
Matra Marconi's Civil Ground Segment Division is based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom.
Seven Matra Marconi staff responsible for marketing and business acquisition in the area of commercial user terminals will transfer to Globecomm Systems.
As Matra Marconi stands to benefit from the incentive clauses in the agreement, we will also look forward to the possibility of collaborating with them on future projects.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-20-1999/0000985033&EDATE=   (491 words)

  
 Aerospatiale Matra
Comprising five subsidiaries - Aerospatiale Matra Airbus, Aerospatiale Matra ATR, Socata, Sogerma and Eurocopter – it covers all aspects of this sector : civilian aircraft from 4 to nearly 400 seats, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), civil and military helicopters (Eurocopter) and combat aircraft.
Matra Bae Dynamics also has a 30% share of LFK, a DaimlerChrysler Aerospace subsidiary which is the German leader in this sector.
Matra Marconi Space is a joint venture company formed by Aerospatiale Matra (France) and Bae Systems (UK).
www.sovereign-publications.com /aeromatra.htm   (548 words)

  
 EDGE, On & About AT&T: Satellite News: Teledesic, Motorola, Boeing, Matra Marconi Space to Partner on ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Commercial space is a key focus for the new Boeing, and Teledesic is a terrific business opportunity." In April 1997, Boeing committed to invest $100 million in Teledesic.
Matra Marconi Space's Carlier said, "A global system with global benefits deserves true global participation.
Matra Marconi Space, the joint venture company formed by Lagardere of France and GEC of the United Kingdom, is Europe's leading satellite manufacturer.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0UNZ/is_1998_May_25/ai_50116372   (1189 words)

  
 From 9 to 21 Feb 98   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Matra Marconi Space and Aerospatiale teams then continued preparing and assembling the solar array and carrying out the final mechanical operations with their related checks (securing the mirrors of the two HRVIR instruments, removal of the HRVIR and Vegetation nitrogen drying systems).
After preparing the assembly jig for hoisting and aligning the solar array, the Aerospatiale team did the mechanical and electrical integration, checked that the primary deployment mechanism was opening correctly and then tightened the nuts on the rods attaching the panels to the satellite.
The solar array drive mechanism (SADM) which arrived at the French Guiana Space Centre on 29 January was removed from its container and installed on its vertical assembly jig to check the electrical wiring.
spot4.cnes.fr /spot4_gb/news_4.htm   (629 words)

  
 Hotbird 4 -- Geosynchronous KU-Band DBS Satellite Transponder Bandwidth Technical Launch Specifications -- Eutelsat
HOT BIRD 4, designed and manufactured by Matra Marconi Space for EUTELSAT, is scheduled for launch from Kourou in French Guyana, on an Ariane 4 launcher on 27th February 1998.
Compared to previous generations in the late 80s, the number of repeaters has been increased 5-fold, from 4 to 20, the lifetime has doubled, from 7 to 14 years, and, in addition, digital compression techniques will allow the number of channels per repeater to be increased from one to 8.
With a launch mass of 2.9 tonnes, HOT BIRD 4, its platform as well as its payload, is built entirely by Matra Marconi Space in its facilities in France and the UK.
www.geo-orbit.org /easthemipgs/hotbrd4specp.html   (580 words)

  
 Sat-ND, 29.10.97
Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Matra Marconi Space would design and manufacture the satellite bus, or platform, to be used in the Celestri System, satellites that are being designed and built by Motorola.
Matra Marconi Space, a joint venture company formed by Lagardere (France) and GEC (U.K.), is Europe's leading satellite manufacturer.
Furthermore, Matra Marconi Space intends to participate financially in the Celestri operating venture when formed.
www.sat-net.com /listserver/sat-nd/msg00372.html   (1712 words)

  
 UK Initiative for Space Applications of Nanotechnology
The application of MST and nanotechnology in the space industry is growing rapidly, in particular in the USA.
The AMSTAP partnership of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Matra Marconi Space, Cranfield University and the University of Southampton, aims to exploit these strengths and enable the UK to take a world lead in the development of space applications of nanotechnology.
AMSTAP is a team comprising Matra Marconi Space, Cranfield University (College of Aeronautics and School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, the University of Southampton (Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics) and the CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Central Microstructure Facility and Space Science and Technology Department.
www.nanotech.rl.ac.uk /uk_initiative.htm   (575 words)

  
 Mars Express Opens New European Space Age   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mars Express will allow European space scientists to investigate whether there is, or ever was, life on the red planet.
Major space missions can take up to 11 years from concept to launch -- and there was little more than six years to go before the positioning of the planets in 2003 would offer the shortest travel time to Mars with the highest payload.
"European space industry is now sufficiently mature, thanks largely to previous experience with ESA missions, to take on these aspects of Mars Express as well as the associated risks", says Rudolf Schmidt, ESA Mars Express Project Manager.
www.marsdaily.com /news/marsexpress-99b.html   (785 words)

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