Year: 2016
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)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Finance
ILS Announces New Proton Line of Cost-Effective Launch Vehicles
[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] International Launch Services (ILS) has announced a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable GEO market for cost-effective...