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[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] Thuraya Telecommunications has partnered with AT&T to provide Thuraya users throughout the United States with outbound GMS roaming and data services, the company announced March 19. Launched […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] Virgin Media has selected Harmonic‘s ProMedia integrated software solutions to power its new multiscreen service Virgin TV Anywhere, the video delivery infrastructure company announced March 19. Virgin […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) will serve as an Inmarsat Distribution Partner for FleetBroadband services, the company announced March 18. AST has been serving the global maritime market […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] STM Group has developed the SatLink 2910 VSAT indoor unit, tripling the throughput of the SatLink 2900 VSAT, the company announced at the Satellite 2013 Conference March […]

Tags: Science, Space and Technology Committe, near-Earth asteroids, NASA Publication: Space.com Publication Date: 03/19/2013 Artist’s illustration of recent Russian space rock explosion and same day close flyby of an asteroid Image […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] Globalstar Canada Satellite has signed a three-year manufacturing, airtime and distribution agreement with Nupoint Systems to expand its M2M data communication service offerings to exceed the reach […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] SingTel has appointed Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as financial advisors for its review of its Optus Satellite business aiming to optimize shareholder value, the parent company […]

How do you take a century-old technology provider to government agencies and commercial entities and arm it with media assets strong enough to secure top-tier coverage? How do you grab […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] According to the $105,868,182 cost-plus incentive-fee and fixed-price incentive-firm contract, Lockheed Martin will provide logistics support for a U.S. Air Force missile warning and defense satellite system […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ subsidiary SAT Corporation (SAT) has launched an updated version of its RF Interference (RFI) Geolocation product satID, the national security solutions provider […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] ViaSat is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Exede Internet service, reaching more than 285,000 subscribers on ViaSat-1 within the Exede residential broadband service’s first year of […]

Tags: ISRO, GPS, Galileo, BeiDou Publication: IBTTimes.co.in Publication Date: 03/17/2013 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the first operational launch vehicle of ISRO Image credit: ISRO India aims to launch the first […]

Tags: NASA, Laser Communications, LADEE Publication: SpaceDaily.com Publication Date: 03/18/2013 Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) components integrated onto the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft. Image credit: NASA […]

Egyptian cabinet agrees to reassess 2011 ban on issuing permits for new privately-owned satellite channels.

It is a perennial problem in military operations that there is never enough satellite capacity to satisfy commanders’ gargantuan appetite for voice and data communications.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gravity Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite was able to detect the 2011 earthquake that killed approximately 16,000 people in Japan, caused widespread destruction, and almost triggered a nuclear crisis.

The House of Representatives approved legislation that would ease the budget shortfall that threatens to delay National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s geostationary weather satellites.

DIYRocket and Sunglass have partnered to launch the world’s first open source competition to create a 3D printed rocket engine. The contest will open on Mar. 9 during this year’s SXSW.

Tom Choi will be presented with the Satellite Executive of the Year award during the SATELLITE 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Image credit: ABS [Satellite TODAY 03-06-13] SATELLITE […]

ViaSat has successfully demonstrated a high-performance Ka-band satellite communication system that delivers beyond line-of-sight broadband for rotary wing aircraft.

After several years of setbacks and frustration, the Russian government now finally claims that its Glonass orbital satellite geolocation constellation has once again reached full strength.

Globecomm Maritime has launched its optimized chat and video conferencing service designed for maritime satellite communications.

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, a partnership between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was transitioned to NOAA for operational organization control.

OTTilus, a Pilat Media company, has announced the launch of the OTTilus Online Video Platform (OVP), an end-to-end enterprise-class, over-the-top (OTT) TV solution for delivering live, catch-up, and VOD services. OTTilus OVP promises to enable media organizations to...

China has announced its fourth launch center will be ready for use in two years.

Approximately 30 percent of the more than 280 new observational satellites expected to launch over the next decade, will probably come from countries with developing space programs, such as Kazakhstan and Vietnam.

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy aircraft (SOFIA) will be updated this summer to include Inmarsat communications technology.

China has announced its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is expected to reach full-scale global coverage in 2020.

EchoStar Satellite Services Hires Former SiriusXM, LightSquared Executive EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM vice president of engineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO. De Bastos was among the first […]

Eutelsat Offers In-Flight Connectivity Services Through KA-SAT Eutelsat Communications has announced the launch of Eutelsat Air Access, its new aeronautical mobile service. The service is designed to help accelerate the […]