Technology

[Via Satellite 08-08-2014] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech Systems has been awarded a $2.3 million contract to upgrade a troposcatter system for an undisclosed international oil company. Through the contract, Comtech...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Small satellite launch company Firefly Space Systems has recruited General Astronautics to join the startup’s strategic team. In this role, General Astronautics will help guide Firefly to...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Com Dev International has been awarded an Authorization and Proceed (ATP) contract for C- and Ku-band multiplexers and coaxial and waveguide switches for a customer’s high throughput...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Norsat earned $9.6 million in revenue during the second quarter of 2014, up 11 percent from $8.6 million the same time last year. Non-military revenues increased 17...

[Via Satellite 08-7-2014] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAGX-001214-650L00; a gold-metalized pre-matched Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) transistor designed for pulsed radar applications. Assembled in a high-performance ceramic...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Generation Orbit Launch Service successfully completed a captive-carry test flight for its Flight Bed Experiment (GO-FET) from Florida’s Cecil Spaceport. The three-hour test met all primary and...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] Google’s acquisition of satellite imagery startup Skybox Imaging has officially closed. According to Skybox, the deal was completed on Aug. 1, 2014. In June Google purchased Skybox...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] Iridium has received the first satellite-engineering model for the upcoming Iridium NEXT constellation. The company reports that the model arrived at Iridium’s Technical Support Center (TSC) on...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] Space Systems Loral (SSL) received a contract from Intelsat to build the company’s next satellite, Intelsat 36. The spacecraft, to be built on the SSL 1300 bus,...

[Via Satellite 08-04-2014] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) CEO Matt Perkins is confident that applying Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) technology to satellite will continue to revolutionize satellite design over...