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Technology
PSSI Hires Rick Ball for Operational Support
[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] PSSI Global Services has hired Rick Ball to assist with operational support and contribute to the company’s growth. Ball has more than 25 years of experience in […]
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Connectivity
Gogo Offers 70 Mbps for In-Flight Connectivity With New 2Ku Service
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has unveiled its new technology development: 2Ku. Designed to complement the company’s Air To Ground (ATG) solution, 2Ku uses two Ku-band antennas provided […]
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Connectivity
Canal + Overseas to Offer DTH Programming in Caribbean via Intelsat
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Canal + Overseas renewed and expanded its existing agreement with Intelsat to enhance its high definition, Direct-to-Home (DTH) programming in the Caribbean. Canal + Overseas has decided […]
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Technology
UrtheCast Unveils First Earth Imagery Taken From ISS
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] UrtheCast released its first images of Earth captured by the company’s medium-resolution camera (MRC) on the International Space Station (ISS). The image features the city of Moneague, […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat, BT, Ericsson, Newtec and Sony Unite for 4K Demonstration
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Intelsat and partners BT, Ericsson, Sony and Newtec are displaying a new 4K Ultra-HD television, which is transmitting end-to-end over satellite to the 2014 NAB Show in […]
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Connectivity
Gogo’s Aircell Group Expands In-Flight Connectivity Services to Canada
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Gogo’s business aviation group, Aircell, launched Gogo Biz in-flight Internet and voice services to aircraft in Canada. The service was introduced to market in 2009 and is […]
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Connectivity
SES Deploys ViXS Decoder in First UHD Broadcast at SES Industry Days
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] ViXS has partnered with SES in an end-to-end satellite broadcast of Ultra-HD content, demonstrated during the seventh SES Industry Days in Luxembourg. SES displayed this Ultra-HD content […]
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Technology
GT-SAT Deploys MaxLinear FSC SoC in New DLNB
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] GT-SAT deployed MaxLinear’s Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) MxL862 in a new Digital Low-Noise Block (DLNB), which will assist European and Latin American satellite operators to make the move […]
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Connectivity
Delorme Breaks Into Alaskan Satellite Communicator Market With eSRS Approval
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] The Alaska Flight Services branch of the United States Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has certified Maine-based Delorme’s inReach satellite communicator for its Enhanced Special Reporting Service (eSRS). […]
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Connectivity
RRsat, Intelsat to Expand into North American DTH Market
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] Intelsat has signed a multi-year agreement with RRsat under which RRsat will use Intelsat capacity to expand and enhance the company’s access to the North American Direct-to-Home […]
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Finance
Sea Launch Relocates Headquarters to Nyon, Switzerland
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] Sea Launch is relocating its corporate headquarters from Bern to Nyon, Switzerland, in the canton of Vaud. “This move allows Sea Launch to take advantage of Nyon’s […]
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Finance
Orbital Sciences SmallSat Launch Vehicle to Carry NASA Earth Science Mission
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] NASA has granted Orbital Sciences a contract to launch the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) multi-satellite mission on board the Pegasus XL rocket. Orbital’s Stargazer L […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Ka-band Aeronautical Terminal Reaches 125 Shipments
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] ViaSat’s Ka-band aeronautical terminal has passed 125 total units shipped. This low-profile terminal enables in-flight Internet access and is the first to sustain a continuous link to […]
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Technology
European Space Imaging Partners with Skybox Imaging in High-Res Challenge
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] European Space Imaging (EUSI) has partnered with Skybox Imaging to support their High-Res Challenge, now called the “European Space Imaging and Skybox High-Res Challenge.” Skybox is launching […]
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Connectivity
Aireon’s Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance Sees Increased Attention Following Flight 370
[Via Satellite 04-04-0214] Iridium’s subsidiary Aireon has received much more attention for its global aircraft surveillance program in light of the recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370. Once over […]
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Connectivity
ASBU Selects Eutelsat 21B as Broadcast Exchange Gateway
[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for Ku-band capacity on the Eutelsat 21B satellite covering the Middle East, North […]
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Connectivity
MTN, Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines Extend Four-Year Relationship
[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines has decided to increase the breadth of communications, content services and support provided by MTN Communications. This partnership includes an onboard suite of connectivity […]
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Connectivity
Pashto 1 TV Begins Broadcasting on AsiaSat 7
[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) has announced that Pashto 1, Pakistan’s Pashto entertainment channel, has started broadcasting on the AsiaSat 7 satellite. The Free-to-Air (FTA) channel offers general […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force Selects Lockheed Martin for Next GPS 3 Satellites
[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] The United States Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin with a contract to complete production of the next two GPS satellites in its GPS 3 system. The […]
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Connectivity
ITU, ABI Research Launch Initiative to Improve Cybersecurity
[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] ITU and ABI Research have presented the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), an initiative to measure the levels of cybersecurity in countries around the world. The goal is […]
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Connectivity
NovelSat’s “Free Bandwidth” Product Gaining Traction
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Israel-based NovelSat is offering to provide broadcasters with free bandwidth, per se, through its newest product: FreeBand. According to NovelSat CEO Itzik Wulkan, the product enables live […]
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Technology
Tempus Global Data STORM Instrument to Provide Commercial Space-Based Weather Data
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Tempus Global Data has opened operations in Utah in order to deliver next generation weather data to commercial and government customers. The company will provide weather data […]
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Connectivity
Azerspace 1 Satellite to Broadcast Ukrainian TV Channels
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Azerbaijani satellite operator Azercosmos has signed an agreement with Ukrainian company Ukrkosmos to broadcast a package of Ukrainian TV channels via its Azerspace 1 satellite. The package […]
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Technology
Tata Elxsi Announces HEVC Ultra-HD Decoder
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Tata Elxsi has announced the successful interoperability of its high efficiency video coding (HEVC) decoder with streams encoded using Harmonic encoding technology. These Ultra-HD HEVC decoders are […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Intelsat has appointed Robert Callahan, chairman of media, Internet and technology advisory firm Longueview to its board of directors. Callahan joins as an independent member of the […]
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Government/Military
User Testing Begins on Third AEHF Satellite
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] The third Lockheed Martin-produced Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has started transmitting via its protected communications payload. Along with two other satellites undergoing the system test […]
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Government/Military
ESA’s Sentinel 1A Satellite Ready for Launch
[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its Thales Alenia Space-built Sentinel 1A satellite is ready to be launched. This satellite is the first in the […]
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Government/Military
Government Spending on Space Down for First Time in Nearly 20 Years
[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] Euroconsult’s recent research report “Profiles of Government Space Programs,” has revealed a decline in global budgets for space programs, decreasing from $72.9 billion in 2012 to $72.1 […]
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Finance
Sea Launch Delays Launch of Eutelsat 3B Satellite
[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] Sea Launch has advised Eutelsat Communications to delay their planned April 15 launch of the Eutelsat 3B satellite. Sea Launch confirmed that during the final roll-out phase […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat to Provide Capacity for HD Coverage of Pope Canonization
[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] Eutelsat Communications’ satellites will be a core component of the broadcast infrastructure mobilized to deliver live worldwide coverage of the canonization ceremony of Popes John XXIII and […]


























