Year: 2014

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] Honeywell’s latest passenger survey on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) shows just how much the mindset toward flying connected has changed. Led by Kelton, a market research group, the […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected SSL to build flight hardware capable of taking a variety of small missions to space aboard the […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded SES Government Solutions a firm-fixed-priced Pathfinder contract for commercial satellite communications. The contract, worth more […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] Telekomunikasi Indonesia TbK (Telkom) has selected Thales Alenia Space to build a new 3,500 kg satellite named Telkom 3S for HD broadcasts and Global System for Mobile […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] Northern Sky Research (NSR) has released the 11th edition of the “Global Satellite Capacity Supply and Demand” report, which finds the growing amount of available capacity will […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2014] STMicroelectronics’ JANSR+ series of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) transistors has been qualified for use in U.S. products. The series is comprised of 100krad JANSR high-dose-rate bipolar transistors with an […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Orbcomm’s long-awaited launch of second-generation satellites (OG2) has cast the company in a positive light by several leading analysts. On July 14, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 vehicle carried […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] O3b Networks reports that its four new Medium Earth Orbiting (MEO) satellites have begun on-orbit testing and that customers are already trialing the service. The latest four […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Following the completed manufacturing of the first five main mission antennas (MMAs) for Iridium NEXT, Iridium has tasked Thales Alenia Space with ramping up production for the […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch Sentinel 1B, the second radar satellite in the Copernicus program. The launch is planned […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] China and Brazil have agreed to continue the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) program with an additional satellite, CBERS 4A. Xu Dazhe, China’s minister of science, technology […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Indian Direct-to-Home satellite service provider Videocon d2h has chosen Broadcom’s integrated satellite Set-Top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) device to increase its High Definition (HD) television services. Videocon […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] Satellite companies on the Future Space 2014 event panel  “Return of Wicked Cool Space Technology,” wasted no time in their discussions of advanced satellite manufacturing and launch […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), prime contractor for Orbcomm’s OG2 satellites, has established communication with the first six spacecraft launched July 14, 2014. The company is working with […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] African telco and IP provider Liquid Telecom has expanded its preexisting contract with Eutelsat for additional capacity over Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the new multi-transponder agreement, Liquid Telecom […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) earned approximately $580 million in new contracts during the second quarter 2014 from the electronics arm of its business. The company reported […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] International Rectifier has introduced the M3G120 series of 40W radiation-hardened 120V input DC-DC converters. Based on the M3G series that has been in use since 1998, the […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] Macom has released the MADL-011014 L-band power limiter, designed for use in air traffic management and radar systems. The 200 W CW limiter operates at 1 to […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] To replace the Russian-built RD-180 engine it would take the United States government a minimum of eight years and approximately $2 billion, said Alan Estevez, principal deputy […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] SES has ordered the company’s largest high throughput satellite (HTS), SES 12, to increase capacity available in the Asia Pacific region. Airbus Defence and Space is contracted […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] RigNet has shifted the roles of several top regional executives to further the integration of Inmarsat’s enterprise energy broadband business, respond to heightened business activity, and for […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] Roscosmos has installed a Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) site at Brazil’s Computer Centre (CPD), the Centre for Technological Development (CDT) on the campus of the University […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] Inmarsat has signed a new strategic agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to offer high-speed Ka-band broadband connectivity to the U.S. government. The agreement enables Airbus Defence […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received an order for two communications satellite subsystems from an undisclosed customer. MDA said the contract is valued at more than […]

Satellite launch services providers are re-examining vessel management, engine design, and diversity of manifests, among other strategies, to lower costs and remain competitive. We take a deeper look at how […]

Spacecraft manufacturers are jockeying for position in a fast-changing market driven increasingly by customer interest in on-orbit flexibility, reduced costs and faster production times. Spacecraft manufacturers are jockeying for position […]

Europe’s Investment in Earth Observation (EO) Satellites Sentinel 1A, the first of Europe’s Sentinel EO satellites, was successfully launched in April 2014. This is the first of a constellation of […]

Government and large enterprises worldwide have ever-expanding needs for both fixed and mobile satellite services, and the need to adhere to the strictest security; whether the user is an entrepreneur, […]

“If we don’t adapt, we might find ourselves wiped out as an industry in 20 years,” said Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), at the recent CASBAA Satellite Industry […]