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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...