Technology

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Thales Alenia Space signed an agreement with Snecma to use the company’s PPS 500 plasma thruster as standard equipment on the new Spacebus platform, making for a...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Lockheed Martin made a definitive agreement with Astrotech Corporation to acquire the company’s Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) business for $61 million. The transaction is expected to close...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Macom has added three discrete mixers to its product portfolio for use in applications for test and measurement, electronic warfare, point-to-point wireless and more. The mixers will...

[Via Satellite 05-28-2014] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) released its 17th annual report recapping how the industry faired for the past year. The study, performed by the Tauri Group, found...

[Via Satellite 05-27-2014] NovelSat finished installing Carrier ID (CID) on its latest products, bringing the interference mitigating system to 100 percent of its satellite communication equipment. The process was completed...

[Via Satellite 05-27-2014] C-Com Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with ViaSat to develop a low profile, Ka-band mobile antenna system for the emerging communications-on-the-move market. C-Com will manufacture and...

[Via Satellite 05-27-2014] The University of Maryland (UMD) created a Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research (CODER) for addressing issues in orbital space debris, which often pose a threat...

[Via Satellite 05-27-2014] Sharp, a Japanese consumer electronics company, has chosen the ViXS XCode 6400 System on Chip (SoC) to power the company’s Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) 4K Recorder TU-UD1000...

[Via Satellite 05-23-2014] Airbus Defence and Space and BAE Systems have partnered to target commercial, United States government and select international customers with Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) products from X-band Synthetic...

[Via Satellite 05-23-2014] Exelis is working closely with Australia’s Victorian Coalition Government to build a new research and development (R&D), testing and systems integration facility. The company’s new regional presence...