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It’s always fun to look in my inbox and see what is supposed to be hot in the satellite world. At one point, for example, 3-D video was going to […]

Football is still the most popular sport on Earth, and the World Cup, organized by FIFA, is a global event on par with just about any major sporting event. For […]

JAXA Introduces New CubeSat Launcher The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to cut costs of satellite launches […]

KVH Expands Mini-VSAT Network Capacity in the Caribbean KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the rising demand of the […]

SES Provides Capacity for Anadolu Networks Local DTH Platform SES will provide capacity from one transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position to Anadolu Networks. Andadolu Networks aims […]

EutelsatAwarded KA-SAT Internet Service Contract from Telefonica Telefonica Global Solutions will use Eutelsat’s high-performance Ka-Sat satellite to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from all over Europe. Telefonica […]

Intelsat Hires Nokia’s Marais as Regional Vice President of African Sales Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who will […]

Astrium Services Extends Regional Maritime Capacity Lease Astrium Services has signed capacity deals with SES to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, […]

Satellite technology export controls took a long step forward to rationalization as Congress passed, and President Obama signed into law on January 3, the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization […]

JANUARY 31 – The only Association which members are the operators of the most innovative teleports in the world, names a Mexican corporation among 20 most important in 2012. Last December, […]

FITSAT-1, the small Japanese cubesat that has been orbiting Earth since the beginning of October 2012, has successfully accomplished its goal of studying optical communication techniques for satellites.

After Google unveiled its new online maps of North Korea on Wednesday, the company has hyped studies that highlight how internet navigation tools can help boost the economic development of nations.

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has appointed Morten Tengs as its new CEO.

Astrium has won a major new deal from the European Space Agency (ESA) worth 108 million euros ($146 million)

Inmarsat is launching Remote Terminal Manager, a solution which provides management and control over unmanned M2M terminals in the field.

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] Envivio, a provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, has appointed Ira Goldfarb as its new SVP of Global Sales and Service. […]

After two previous failed attempts and a number of postponements, South Korea has finally succeeded in launching a satellite into space.

Japan has announced plans to offer 4K satellite broadcasts starting July 2014.

More than 50 experts that oversee the world’s regional satnav augmentation systems met in Toulouse, France, last week for the Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) Interoperability Working Group (IWG).

Japan has successfully launched two intelligence satellites on Sunday amid growing concerns that North Korea might conduct additional long-range rocket tests as well as nuclear tests.

Two important orbital debris events have been creating a buzz around the satellite and space industry.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have successfully refueled a mock satellite on the exterior of the International Space Station using the Robotic Refueling Module (RRM) and Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has turned on a search and rescue (SAR) package on its Galileo navigation satellites.

NASA’s Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite celebrates its 10th anniversary today, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.

Planetary Resources, an asteroid mining company supported by high-profile investors such as film director James Cameron, and Google front men Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, has unveiled the prototype of a new space telescope it plans to launch in 2014.

Satellite imaging company GeoEye failed in two attempts to capture a high-resolution image of President Obama’s second inauguration from space.

Arabsat selected Astrium, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace for the production and launch of its first 6th generation satellite, BADR-7.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released a video that details the initial stage of it Phoenix project, which started last year in search for cheaper options for satellite technology.

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-13] Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has been selected to provide broadcast capacity for the 29th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in South Africa […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-14] Mobile phone network provider Digicel will start providing high-quality internet bandwidth for their cellular network in Papua New Guinea. According to SES, Digicel has contracted capacity both […]