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MONTREAL, CANADA, January 15, 2013 – Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems, announced today that it has received new orders […]

NASA has successfully achieved simultaneous laser communication and tracking with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

[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 […]

Los Angeles, January 16, 2013 – GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, has announced today that its award winning, patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe” […]

Successful enterprise shared services model to be deployed across company   WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a new Global Business Services (GBS) […]

Globalstar’s proposal to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offer an extra channel of Wi-Fi has raised questions from industry groups.

Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense has won a $100 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Space Command to support its GPS ground control segment.

South Korea will try again to launch its first satellite by the end of this month.

Russia has launched three new military satellites on Tuesday, Jan. 15 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement with Huawei for the delivery of its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to an unnamed Southeast Asian Mobile Network Operator (MNO), […]

Passenger connects onboard Emirates’ A380 via OnAir airborne connectivity system.  OnAir, a key service provider in the in-flight connectivity arena, is hoping for a banner year in 2013. Ian Dawkins, […]

China has announced that Ziyuan III, its first high-resolution, stereo mapping satellite, meets international standards, freeing the country from relying on imported satellite images.

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting confirmed its Thor II satellite has been successfully deorbited.

Oceans TV, a leading provider of in-cabin TV entertainment content to cruise lines, announced today that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise […]

NEC Corporation announced an expansion to its plant located in Fuchu City, outside of Tokyo.

Belgium Satellite Services s.a., (BSS) a major satellite service provider based in Europe announces the completion of acquisition of “INTERSAT”, one of well known service provider of Internet via satellite in […]

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite was the focus of a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s annual meeting of […]

Thales Alenia Space has announced that the Yamal 402 satellite has reached its final location and it is nominally ready for operation.

The Norwegian Space Center has started accepting bids to build the platform for NORSAT-1, the new Norwegian satellite.

For immediate release: January 9, 2013   Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, today announced the signing of a $706 […]

Abu Dhabi, UAE 09 January 2013 – YahLive, the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based High-Definition (HD) television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and GlobeCast, a leading […]

New Senior Vice President Brings Global Leadership Expertise   ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS), a leading global satellite services provider and developer of hybrid […]

Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation today announced the Edge 810/510 and Garmin Connect Mobile app for cyclists who want accuracy and reliability when tracking their statistics and location […]

ATK’s (NYSE: ATK) Space Components Division in Goleta, California signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide the solar array to power the AMOS-6 (Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite). […]

China is expected to be conducting its third anti-satellite test in the upcoming weeks.

President Obama has signed the law that now makes communications satellites legal for civilian export.

A group of former Nokia engineers has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund their new GPS smartwatch.

The state of Florida has been conducting new studies evaluating the feasibility of its proposed commercial launch complex at the north end of Kennedy Space Center.

Locata uses ground-based equipment to emit strong radio signals over a specific area, making it stronger on arrival than GPS outdoors as well as indoors.

The FCC has decided to relax restrictions on in-flight Wi-Fi internet access for commercial airlines.