http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 6:47:57 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] Inmarsat, a provider of mobile satellite communications services, has announced it will be partnering with Satcom Direct, a provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions, to take its GX Aviation proposition to the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41233.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] ORBCOMM, a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions has announced the launch of new asset tracking and monitoring devices targeted for the transportation and logistics market. The product... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41234.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] Rocket motor producer ATK has completed the first U.S.-based testing of the high performance green propulsion thruster technology for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The testing was conducted at ATK Defense Group's test facility in Elkton, Md., in April of 2013... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41236.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] International Datacasting a global digital content distributor for the radio and television broadcasters, has announced the sale of its market-leading digital cinema products to CinecolorSAT, a digital cinema content distribution network in Latin America which is a part of Grupo... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41237.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Norsat's President and CEO Amiee Chan  Courtesy of Norsat  [Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] An expanded product line and greater international focus are key points of Canadian-based Norsat International’s plan to bounce back from sluggish first quarter 2013 earnings. Amiee Chan, president and... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/feature/41238.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] Eutelsat Communications and MultiChoice Africa have announced May 17 the return of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards for 2013. The award is aimed at motivating innovative thinking among secondary and high school students in Africa. According to Nico Meyer, chief executive of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41211.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] SES announced on May 17 its earnings had fallen during the first quarter of 2013 by 2.1 percent with a decline of €32 million.   “The impact of the German analogue switch-off at the end of April 2012 was, as expected, the major factor influencing the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41212.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Telespazio VEGA Deutschland for the development of the ExoMars Mission Control System (MCS). The MCS will be used to monitor and control the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter satellite system, which will start orbiting Mars in 2016. ExoMars is... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41213.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ORBCOMM, a global provider of satellite and cellular-based Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, has announced the availability of the ORBCOMM GT 1100, a self-powered M2M asset tracking and monitoring device targeted for markets such as... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/stbriefs/41214.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Representation of the Boeing satellite that ViaSat-2 will be based on. Image credit: Boeing [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ViaSat announced May 16 that Boeing will build ViaSat-2, a landmark deal for ViaSat that has been eagerly anticipated after years of delay. Company officials, however, say it will be worth... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/feature/41223.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT