Year: 2014

Mark Dankberg is one of the foremost entrepreneurs in the satellite sector and his company ViaSat has been pushing boundaries in the industry over the last three decades. We take […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Though more prominently known for its suborbital spaceflight business, Virgin Galactic has also been working on a dedicated small satellite launch system known as LauncherOne. Speaking to Via Satellite, George […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Eutelsat has signed new customers Newslux and Altice Group’s MCS TV on the Eutelsat 70B satellite. The agreement is a gateway to the Southeast Asian market for […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] India-based Aniara has awarded Dauria Aerospace orders for two small geostationary communications satellites. Each is expected to weigh less than one ton and support up to 16 […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Inspired by the United Kingdom’s push to grow its space industry, Lockheed Martin has opened a new office at the U.K. Space Gateway in Harwell, Oxford. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Spaceflight Inc. and NanoRacks are assisting Planet Labs in the launch of 28 CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a joint teaming agreement. […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Based on agreements with AltegroSky and RuSat, Gogo has been granted regulatory approval to provide Ku-band satellite connectivity for flights crossing eastern and western parts of Russia. […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] On July 14, 2014 Northrop Grumman broke ground at the site for its new Maryland Space Assembly and Test (M-SAT) building. Northrop Grumman has invested $20 million […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] SpaceX has completed the long-awaited launch of Orbcomm’s first batch of second-generation satellites. After repeated delays, the launch took place from Cape Canaveral Air Force station using […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Arabsat has entered a strategic commercial agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for the lifetime use of a multi-Ku-band transponder payload on ABS 3A. ABS plans to […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] The U.S. Air Force is working with Raytheon to transition from ground-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) to satellite ADS-B. Larger Air Force aircraft such as bombers, […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Hispasat is working with Spain’s Complutense University of Madrid to provide a satellite link for summer classes. The Complutense University’s production house (UCMTV) is using the Hispasat […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Canada-based MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has acquired a U.S. company with expertise in radar and information sensors for an undisclosed amount. The terms of the agreement […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Shortly after winning the U.S. Air Force competition on the Family of Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T), Raytheon is preparing to deliver on its $298 million […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] SpaceX has confirmed the Air Force certified the Falcon 9 rocket as meeting the three-launch prerequisite for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The company expects […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) used NovelSat’s satellite modulators to broadcast three World Cup matches in Ultra-HD, including the Final game between Germany and Argentina. For all […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] On Sunday July 13, 2014 Orbital Sciences completed the second resupply mission for the International Space Station as part of the company’s $1.9-billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] ExactEarth has released a new satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) product called exactAIS Density Maps that enables customers to view millions of ship AIS messages through exactAIS. […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Satcom Direct has expanded its Savannah, GA, office to provide additional classrooms for training maintenance technicians, corporate flight attendants and pilots on aircraft cabin satellite communications. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] O3b Networks, the company dedicated to reaching “the other three billion” with high-speed satellite connectivity, yesterday completed the launch of its second batch of four Ka-band satellites. […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Skybox Imaging has obtained the first images from its recently launched SkySat 2 Earth observation (EO) satellite. The satellite is the company’s second spacecraft, launched July 8, […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has selected Emerging Markets Communications’ (EMC) Satcom Technologies division to provide a satellite connectivity solution for online banking and internal applications. EMC’s solution […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Eutelsat Communications chose Yohann Leroy to succeed Raphaël Mussalian as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Mussalian will continue to work with Eutelsat as Special Advisor on Technology Strategy. […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] Iridium has selected a new billing and revenue management solution provided by Oracle Communications in advance of the launch of Iridium NEXT. In the past, Iridium added […]

[Via Satellite 07-11-2014] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Global Eagle Entertainment has, effective immediately, appointed Dave Davis as the company’s new CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Global Eagle […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Meeting with top European Union (EU) officials at Digital Venice 2014, SES CEO Karim Sabbagh and European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Secretary General, Aarti Holla highlighted the […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] The Lockheed Martin-built third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite finished environmental testing at the company’s Dual Entry Large Thermal Altitude chamber. Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Ball Aerospace confirmed it received the Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) instrument built by Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Division on June 17. CERES will be integrated […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) are working together to build a new Earth observation satellite: Alsat 1B. The new satellite builds […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Globecomm has begun offering Mobile Virtual Network operator (MVNO) services worldwide. The company is handling all back-end operations using its own infrastructure and the Globecomm MBOX platform […]