Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] NASA revealed Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and SpaceX as the winners of the long-awaited Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS 2) contract on Jan. 14. With […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] International Launch Services (ILS) is scheduled to launch the Eutelsat 9B satellite on Jan. 28 aboard a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Built by Airbus Defence […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] The United States First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has issued its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the deployment of its nationwide public safety broadband network intended to […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] Arqiva has received a contract from UK Power Networks to build a new satellite communications network that collects critical data from 700 remote sites across the electricity […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] Honeywell’s acquisition of Com Dev International’s electrical and optical components and subsystems equipment businesses, announced Nov. 5, 2015, is closer to completion. Two key conditions, the receipt […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] UltiSat, a satellite communications provider with facilities in the Washington, D.C. area and Denmark, is looking forward to growing government activity after a “perfect storm” of sequestration […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] The Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded SpaceX and Orbital ATK with the first two Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) for shared […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems‘ has successfully provided voice and data communications with on-orbit Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites during a recently concluded government test of the […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] RR Media has announced an upgraded contract renewal with fashion, entertainment and lifestyle broadcaster Fashion One television network, to provide content management and global delivery services for […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] Globalstar appointed David Kagan as the company’s new president and Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective Jan. 13. Kagan is responsible for all functions in support of the company’s revenue […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MH) hopes the successful launch of Telesat’s Telstar 12 Vantage satellite on the H-2A rocket will be the precursor to more international business. Ko […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] SES announced the transmission of a record number of TV channels on board its satellite fleet as of Dec.31, 2015. SES reports its TV channel count grew […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Satellite Internet, a specialist satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP), is supporting the Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) plan as a registered supplier. The scheme provides grants to help […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman to supply its LN-200S fiber-optic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for the LM 300 satellite bus. The LN-200S is a small, lightweight […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Qualcomm and TDK announced an agreement to form a joint venture to enable delivery of RF Front-End (RFFE) modules and RF filters into fully integrated systems for […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] 2015 was a busy year for O3b Networks as the company announced a number of deals in its first year of commercial operation. It also ended the […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] At the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Toyota is displaying a research vehicle based on the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, which is equipped with satellite […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Moriba Jah, a spacecraft navigator for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Odyssey and other NASA missions to Mars, is joining the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering and […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] ReportLinker has released a new study titled “Analysis of the U.S. Government Commercial Satellite Market.” This study analyses the U.S. government commercial satellite market, providing a look […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Harris Corporation has placed a series of orders with Cobham for RF microelectronics that support an electronic warfare program valued at approximately $35 million. The San Jose, […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) has been mentioned in almost as many conversations as small satellites over the last 12 months. It is a hot buzzword as […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] IHS and Airbus Defence and Space have announced a three-year partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Airbus Defence and Space will provide newly acquired imagery from its Pleiades, […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] Kymeta has closed a $62 million Series D financing. The funds will support the company’s efforts to build antennas to bring high-speed and high-bandwidth satellite connectivity to […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] Comtech Xicom Technology has received an order for $3.4 million for Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to be used in an airborne, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) application. This order […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] U.K. water provider Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) has selected Globalstar Europe Satellite Services’ Spot Gen3 safety device to track and protect lone and remote workers. The initial […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] South African airlines are seeing growth on the horizon, but the continent still operates with relatively sparse air traffic surveillance. With the South African Air Navigation Service […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has awarded Anaren a $7 million contract for an advanced beamforming assembly to be deployed on the Eutelsat Quantum Satellite program, which Airbus […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] SiTune Corporation, developer of semiconductor tuners, transceivers, and wireless radios, announced the STN6528, a tuner capable of supporting the new Advanced Wide Band Digital Satellite Broadcasting Standard […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract fro more than CA$20 million ($14.1 million) with Thales Alenia Space, prime contractor for the O3b Networks constellation, […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] HughesNet Gen4 satellite broadband service ranked first among all major Internet service providers for delivering on advertised performance promises in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) fifth annual […]