Year: 2014
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space to Build Cosmo Skymed-CSO Interface for $3.2 Million
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Thales Alenia Space will create a Common Interoperability Layer (CIL) between France’s Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) military system and Italy’s civil/military Second-Generation Cosmo-SkyMed (CSG) satellite constellations. The […]
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Finance
Roscosmos Inspects Construction at Vostochny Cosmodrome
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Oleg Ostapenko, the head of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, recently visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region of Russia. During his visit he evaluated progress […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Using HoPS IDIQ to Normalize Hosted Payload Use
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] The United States Air Force is keen to use the $495 million Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to begin consistently including hosted […]
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Government/Military
Three Hosted Payloads to Fly on Ball Aerospace GPIM Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] The Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), a collaborative demonstration project between NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Ball Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne, will now carry three military hosted payloads. […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat to Broadcast OUTtv across Europe
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] OUTtv has selected Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to expand its broadcast range throughout Europe. The channel is currently present in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden, however demand […]
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Finance
Zero2infiniti Announces Bloostar Launch Vehicle, More than $200 Million Pre-Booked Sales
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] Spain-based Zero2infiniti has unveiled a hybrid balloon-rocket launch system intended to serve the small satellite market and has signed customers totaling more than $200 million in sales, […]
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Connectivity
Satcom Direct Opens Office at Dassault Falcon’s Delaware Facility
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] Satcom Direct has established a new office at Dassault Aircraft Services’ Wilmington, Del. location, from which the company will be able to assist Dassault Falcon Jet and […]
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Finance
ISRO Launches IRNSS C Navigation Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] On Oct. 15 2014 the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) aboard a Polar Satellite Launch […]
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Connectivity
Milano Teleport Shifts Primary Focus to VSAT Business
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] Milano Teleport, the largest independent teleport in Italy, has undertaken a drastic shift in the focus of its business. Built in 2002 around an uplink to one […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Issues RFI for Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] The United States Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support (CLOIS) contract. The purpose of the RFI […]
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Government/Military
Sierra Nevada Corporation Wins DoD Satellite Contract
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), manufacturer of Orbcomm’s Second Generation (OG2) satellites, has received a contract to build the STPSat 5 demonstration satellite for the United States military. NASA’s […]
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Finance
KARI Moves Forward on CubeSats Deal
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has selected Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS) for the launch of multiple CubeSats through ISIS’ ISILaunch services for small satellites. ISIS […]
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Technology
James Rosenberg Returns to Wavestream as CTO
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] Wavestream, a provider of Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems, has appointed its past President and Co-Founder James Rosenberg as CTO. […]
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Finance
CNES to Provide More Than $15 Million to French Guiana
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] CNES, the French space agency, has renewed a six-year bilateral agreement with 17 Guianese municipalities. From 2014 to 2020, the agency will provide approximately $15.5 million for […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Begins Marketing Rotary-Specialized Waveform
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Hughes has progressed on the development and implementation of a new waveform specialized for rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) satellite communications (satcom). First introduced last year, the company […]
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Connectivity
SES Partners with Academic Institutions for eLearning Project
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] SES has revealed its Live Interactive Classroom application for use in an eLearning project called KUganda. The platform will connect the Catholic University Eichstätt – Ingolstadt in […]
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Government/Military
Boeing-built GPS 2F7 Satellite Enters Service for Air Force
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] The seventh Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite has completed in orbit checkout and control has been transferred to the United States Air Force, according to Boeing. […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast to Provide Satcom for Offshore Construction Fleet
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] EMAS AMC, the subsea construction services division of the EMAS Group, has selected SpeedCast International to provide satellite communications for a fleet of 12 vessels. Both EMAS […]
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Connectivity
iSat Africa Makes C-Band Capacity Purchase on Measat’s Africasat 1a
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based iSat Africa has selected Measat’s Africasat 1a satellite to provide C-band coverage over Africa and Europe. The satellite enables iSat Africa to bolster […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Unveils Landshield GPS Anti-Jam Technology
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Raytheon has released its most enhanced anti-jamming capability for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Named Landshield, the new system simultaneously provides anti-jam capability for the L1 and […]
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Connectivity
Onlime to ‘Go Local’ in New Africa Expansion Strategy
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Onlime, a business communications provider located in Germany, has made several notable capacity purchases this year in preparation for a big push into Africa. The company, which […]
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Government/Military
US Army Prepares to Test Exelis SideHat Radio
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Exelis has received a task order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for a limited quantity of SideHat Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) applique radios based on an […]
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Technology
SES Opens Office in Dubai
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] SES has established a regional office dedicated to the Middle East region in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first employees at the new site are comprised […]
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Technology
Measat Promotes Yau Chyong Lim to Chief Commercial Officer
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Yau Chyong Lim, formerly vice president of business development and strategic planning at Measat has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Lim started working with Measat […]
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Government/Military
NASA Chooses 10 CubeSat Proposals for Europa Mission
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] NASA is seeking ways to complement a conceptual mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa with small satellites that could fly with a primary spacecraft as auxiliary payloads. The […]
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Connectivity
Wally Moran to use Delorme inReach for 2014 ICW Snowbird Rally
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Writer and cruise-veteran Wally Moran has selected DeLorme’s inReach satellite communicator to use during the six week Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Snowbird Rally. Starting Nov. 1, he will […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Responds to Kerrisdale Report
[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] In a conference call to address the targeted and strongly worded claims of Kerrisdale Capital against Globalstar, company CEO Jay Monroe, along with John Dooley, founder and […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Completes Round of Testing for Military and Commercial Aircraft Satellite Antenna
[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) […]
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Connectivity
Telemedia, Gazprom Space Systems Broadcasting Angolan TV Channels
[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] South Africa-based Telemedia and Russia’s Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) have begun broadcasting two television channels for Televisão Publica De Angola (TPA), an Angola government TV organization. The […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics Completes Four-Day MUOS Airborne Satcom Demonstration
[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, recently completed a four-day satellite communications (satcom) demonstration using AN/PRC-155 radios over the United States Navy’s Mobile […]





























