Year: 2016
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Government/Military
GAO: NOAA Needs to Establish More Accurate Satellite Docs
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs to ensure its timelines for launching and obtaining satellite information are accurate, clear and fully documented, according to […]
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Government/Military
SES Reveals Balloon-lifted Tactical Persistent Surveillance Product
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] SES has unveiled its first Government+ product offering: Tactical Persistent Surveillance (TPS), an inflatable aerostat-technology capable of hosting a variety of advanced Electro-Optical (E/O) sensor and communications […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Announces Winners of 4K Film Festival
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] Hispasat has revealed the six award winners of the company’s second 4K International Festival. The competition evaluated short films shot and post-produced in 4K format from more […]
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Government/Military
EUMETSAT Relocates Meteosat 8 Over Indian Ocean
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) has shifted Meteosat 8, the first satellite in the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) series of meteorological satellites, to 41.5 […]
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Technology
Boeing’s Craig Cooning Retires
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] President of Boeing Network & Space Systems Craig Cooning is retiring from his position after 11 years at the company, Boeing announced Sept. 22. Jim Chilton will […]
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Government/Military
DOD Heightens Importance of Cybersecurity in Future Ground Systems
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) wants to make sure its future ground system for government satellites, known as the Enterprise Ground Segment (EGS), makes cybersecurity a […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Prepares for Q4 Satellite Launch, Makes OTT Investment
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has certified the EchoStar 21 satellite ready to ship ahead of a fourth quarter 2016 launch. The communications satellite — to be located […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Expands German Satellite Manufacturing Plant
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Airbus Defence and Space is constructing a new four-story, 4,200 square meter Integrated Technology Center (ITC) in Friedrichshafen, Germany for satellite manufacturing. The building will be an […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force Taps Lockheed Martin for Two Additional GPS 3 Satellites
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the GPS 3 satellites, has received an order for two additional GPS 3 satellites from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat’s 4K-Sat Channel to Broadcast XTreme Video
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] XTreme Video, a company that creates television programs around extreme sports and activities, has contracted with AsiaSat to broadcast content on the 4K-Sat channel on AsiaSat 4. […]
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Technology
Kymeta Partners With Tecom to Bring New Antennas to Aviation
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] Kymeta, manufacturer of the meta-materials-based mTenna, has formed a new aviation partnership with antenna solutions supplier Tecom. The two companies will merge Kymeta’s flat-panel satellite antenna technology […]
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Finance
Wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base Coming Under Control
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] Fire officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California reported as of 11:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Sept. 20th that the boundary of the wildfire […]
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Finance
ESA, CNES Test Fire Ariane 5 Booster
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES completed a test firing of the Ariane 5’s solid-propellant booster on Sept. 8 in Kourou, French […]
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Technology
C-Com Customers Place $1.2 Million in New Antenna Orders
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] C-Com Satellite Systems reports it has received $1.2 million in orders in the last 30 days from resellers in Europe, South America and Asia. Some of the […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Releases Maritime Email Solution with GTMaritime
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] SpeedCast International has launched a new maritime email communication solution called SpeedMail+ based on GTMaritime’s new maritime email platform. SpeedMail+ combines SpeedCast’s global VSAT and L-band network […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Open to Partnerships on LEO Broadband Constellation
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Boeing is interested in having partners to join the company as it seeks to create a new Non-Geosynchronous (NGSO) satellite constellation for broadband services using V-band. The […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins HTS Contract from TIM Brasil
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] TIM, one of the largest mobile communications operators in Brazil, has entered an agreement to use Intelsat EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services in its network infrastructure, providing […]
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Technology
Macom Releases Two New Low Noise Amplifiers
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAAL-011129 and MAAL-011130, two new low noise amplifiers for customers in test and measurement, satellite communications, aerospace, defense and Industrial, Scientific and Medical […]
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Connectivity
Cloud Constellation Gains SolarCoin as Customer for Forthcoming SpaceBelt Network
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Cloud Constellation has entered into an agreement with The SolarCoin Foundation (SCF) whereby SCF will purchase orbital storage capacity on Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt network. SCF intends to […]
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Government/Military
KBR Closes Acquisition of Honeywell Government Services Provider, HTSI
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] KBR announced Sept. 19 it has completed the acquisition of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), the government services division of Honeywell. Funded through KBR’s existing line of […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Awarded US Government Protected Satcom Demonstration Contract
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] ViaSat has received a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract worth $33,291,975 from the U.S. government to provide wideband jamming-proof communications to tactical users across both government and commercial satellites. The […]
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Connectivity
Harris CapRock Adds Long Range Wireless Radio to Product Portfolio
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Harris CapRock has launched OnePath, a long-range wireless radio service for customers in the cruise, energy and commercial maritime industries. The company says OnePath is complementary to […]
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Technology
Spain Taps Indra to Build Space Radar System
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Indra contracts to deploy a space surveillance and tracking system known as S3T for objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). […]
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Finance
Seventh Vega Mission Orbits Terra Bella SkySats and PeruSAT 1
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Arianespace completed its first fully commercial mission with the Vega light lift launch vehicle Sept. 15, orbiting four SkySat satellites for Terra Bella, a Google company, and […]
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Government/Military
Inmarsat, Hughes and SpeedCast Become Skynet Partners
[Via Satellite 09-19-016] Airbus Defence and Space, owner and operator of the Skynet X-band satellite system, has struck up partnerships with Inmarsat Government, Hughes Network Systems, and SpeedCast to offer […]
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Connectivity
SES Training Satellite Dish Installers with Cable Channels Nigeria
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] SES has formed a four-day “Elevate” training program together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) that will teach more than 50 people how to install a satellite […]
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Finance
Clay Mowry Leaves Arianespace, Joins Blue Origin
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Clayton “Clay” Mowry, president of Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary Arianespace Inc., has joined Blue Origin. He joins the Kent, Washington-based company around the same time it announced New […]
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Connectivity
X2nSat Offering Healthcare Communications Products
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] X2nSat has revealed SatBlue, a line of proprietary communications solutions for the healthcare industry. Offering both voice and data services, SatBlue allows hospitals and medical office buildings […]
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Technology
Satellite Manufacturers Bet on Software to Redefine Production
[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] Satellite manufacturers anticipate that flexible, software-defined spacecraft will be easier to produce than today’s highly specialized units, which is good because manufacturers don’t expect the same business […]
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Government/Military
NOAA Selects GeoOptics and Spire for Commercial Weather Satellite Data Purchase
[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded GeoOptics and Spire data purchase contracts under its Commercial Weather Data Pilot program. This is the first time NOAA […]



























