Technology

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] In a move to capture the ever-growing small satellite market, Lockheed Martin resurrected the Athena rocket family to provide dedicated small satellite launches. Constructed by Lockheed Martin...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Kymeta is now transitioning toward mass-producing its meta-material-based antennas. Speaking at the Washington Business Space Roundtable event, Vern Fotheringham, CEO of Kymeta, announced a partnership with Sharp...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Executives from Com Dev International said they are using the explosive growth of the company’s subsidiary exactEarth to compensate for the continued slump in U.S. defense sales....

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) selected Nimbus Data Systems’ Gemini all-flash arrays (AFA) as the storage foundation for the company’s computing infrastructures. SNC selected Nimbus Data after testing...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2014] Macom released a new three-stage low noise amplifier (LNA) for point-to-point applications. The LNA covers 22 to 38 GHz applications, and features a small quad flat no-leads...

[Via Satellite 06-05-2014] Space Angels Network signed a partnership with delta-V, Australia’s first space 2.0 accelerator, to support early-stage space ventures, connect the companies to investment capital and facilitate growth...

[Via Satellite 06-04-2014] After getting a boost during panels and conversations at the SATELLITE 2014 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. last March, in-orbit satellite servicing seems to be moving...

[Via Satellite 06-04-2014] Northrop Grumman released two new high power gallium nitride (GaN) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers for Ka-band satellite terminals and point-to-point digital communication links. The...

[Via Satellite 06-04-2014] API Technologies introduced a new line of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) power conversion and control products for extreme temperature ranges and radiation exposure. This new line of products includes...

[Via Satellite 06-04-2014] MtronPTI unveiled a new series of oscillators that allows customers to stay online everywhere they go and provides high quality battlefield imagery. The XO5500 series low g-sensitivity...