EADS Taps Arianespace For Spirale Launch
EADS Astrium announced Oct. 17 that Arianespace will launch a pair of Spirale micro satellites into orbit. The two technology demonstrators will be auxiliary passengers on an Ariane 5 mission...
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Datapath Nabs $96 Million U.S. Army Contract
Datapath Inc. announced Oct 17 that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command awarded the company a $96 million sole source contract to deliver 157 trailer-based satellite terminals to support the Army’s...
Channel 4 Leases Additional Transponder From SES Astra
SES Astra announced Oct. 17 an agreement with U.K.’s Channel 4 for the lease of a third transponder on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 degrees East. Channel 4 will...
Transcore Unveils Globalwave Upgrade
Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications...
TCS Selects Wavestream For Power Amplifier
Telecommunications Systems Inc. (TCS) is integrating Wavestream Corp.’s 25-watt Powerstream Deck Power Amplifier into TCS’ Swiftlink DVM-90 Ku-band VSAT deployable communications system, Wavestream announced. The DVM-90 is a man-portable broadband...
Arianespace Launches Galaxy 15, Syracuse 3A
Arianespace delivered the Panamsat Galaxy 15 spacecraft and the French Syracuse 3A military satellite to orbit Oct. 13 via an Ariane 5G launch vehicle. The rocket lifted off from Arianespace’s...
Coast Guard Seeks Improved Satcom Capabilities
U.S. Coast Guard contractor Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) issued a Broad Industry Announcement Oct. 12 seeking improved capabilities for satellite communications in support of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater modernization...
Worldspace Expands Service To 7th Indian City
Worldspace Satellite Radio said Oct. 13 its subscription satellite radio service is now available in Pune, India. Pune, with an estimated market of 3.5 million people, is the seventh Indian...
NASA Targets November Date For Calipso, Cloudsat Mission
NASA has not yet determined a date for the launch of the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (Calipso) and Cloudsat satellites, the agency said. NASA is targeting a...
Arianespace Launches Galaxy 15, Syracuse 3A
Arianespace delivered the Panamsat Galaxy 15 spacecraft and the French military satellite Syracuse 3A into orbit Oct. 13 via an Ariane 5G launch vehicle. The rocket lifted off from Arianespace’s...