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[Via Satellite 01-04-201] British small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is marking the 10-year anniversary of in-orbit operations for its GIOVE A satellite, the pathfinder mission for Europe’s […]

[Via Satellite 01-04-201] Following the deployment of all onboard antennas, the Russian Satellite Communications Company’s (RSCC) Express AMU1 satellite was oriented toward the Earth on Jan. 1. A team of […]

[Via Satellite 01-04-201] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be opening a 100-acre space park in Bangalore, according to reports. Private industry players will be able to use the […]

[Via Satellite 01-04-201] Nagra, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group, has unveiled intuiTV, a new “all-in-one” TV experience, at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] Yahsat is keen to carve a niche in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. The Middle-East-based operator, which signed a deal with Etihad Airways in November to trial […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] European Space Propulsion (ESP), a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, successfully completed testing of a five-kilowatt Hall Thruster with a Power Processing Unit (PPU) supplied by Thales […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has contracted Orbital ATK to provide large-size composite structures to be used for the Atlas 5 and Delta 4 vehicles in support of […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne for a public-private partnership to mature the design of the 1-Newton GR-1 monopropellant thruster, which uses a green propellant known as AF-M315E. […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] China Great Wall Industries Corporation (CGWIC) has announced Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) as the winner of a bidding process to provide In-Orbit test (IOT) and carrier Spectrum […]

[Avionics Today 12-29-2015] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) is becoming ubiquitous with air travel, and doing so at a rapid clip. In the world of aviation, where progress is often glacial at […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-2015] PT Telkom Indonesia has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) to provide the next communications satellite Telkom 4, which will be used for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-2015] China has launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen 4, as part of the country’s High-Definition (HD) Earth observation project, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua. […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-2015] Rovi Corporation, a digital entertainment technology provider, has expanded its entertainment discovery patent license agreement with Shaw Communications, a major Canadian cable and satellite service provider serving […]

[Via Satellite 12-30-2015] The Department of Land Resources at India’s Ministry of Rural Development has accepted a proposal from the Chandigarh Administration for using satellites to map city properties, according […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2015] South Korean satellite operator KT Sat, owned by Korea Telecom, has not given up ambitions to become a global presence in the satellite industry. The operator currently […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2015] SpeedCast International has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of NewCom International, a satellite communications service provider specializing in the South and Central American regions. With […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2015] Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, responsible for the integration of the Geostationary Satellite of Defense and Strategic Communications (SGDC) system in Brazil, announced the completion of a key program milestone. On Dec. […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2015] Avanti Communications is deploying Gilat Satellite Networks’ Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to provide the fast broadband Internet access to rural households throughout the United Kingdom. Avanti […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2015] DataPath has appointed Carsten Drachmann has as vice president and general manager for DataPath’s portable satellite terminals business unit based in Sweden, and George Tong as DataPath’s vice president of […]

[Via Satellite 12-28-2015] Slovenia-based Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) is preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), having grown significantly as a privately owned business to continue seeking new business opportunities. […]

[Via Satellite 12-28-2015] The French defense procurement agency Direction Generale de l’Armement (DGA), part of the French Defense Ministry, has selected the consortium formed by Thales Alenia Space (65 percent) […]

[Via Satellite 12-28-2015] ABS has extended its agreement for teleport services with Batelco in Bahrain. Under the agreement, signed in 2011, Batelco provided ABS with a full suite of telecom […]

[Via Satellite 12-28-2015] Vanguard Space Technologies has delivered the first set of three primary components for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) program to Orbital ATK. Vanguard was responsible for […]

[Via Satellite 12-28-2015] Etisalat has partnered with Thuraya Telecommunications to launch its new AnA Emarati mobile proposition, offering its mobile post-paid customers a bundle of Thuraya Telecommunication’s satellite-enabled calling minutes […]

[Via Satellite 12-24-2015] Inmarsat has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract to build the first two mobile communications satellites for Inmarsat’s sixth-generation fleet (I-6). The contract, valued in the […]

[Via Satellite 12-24-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Dec. 23 that the company had ordered additional RD-180 engines for Atlas 5 missions to serve existing and potential civil and commercial […]

[Via Satellite 12-24-2015] Smart Rural, a specialist agricultural Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, has signed a contract with Avanti Communications, to provide Ka-band satellite capacity for farmers in Spain […]

[Via Satellite 12-24-2015] Telesat has procured its next satellite, Telstar 18 Vantage/Apstar 5C, from SSL. The satellite will operate from 138 degrees east and will support both Telesat and partner […]

[Via Satellite 12-24-2015] The supervisory board of OHB System AG, a subsidiary of OHB SE, has appointed Guy Perez to its management board as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and head […]

[Via Satellite 12-23-2015] CalAmp, a communications specialist for Mobile Resource Management (MRM) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) markets, experienced a boost in revenues from its satellite division, though the company expects this […]