Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] The United States Court of Federal Claims has dissolved a ban on Russian-built RD-180 engines manufactured by NPO Energomash. The ban was prompted by a preliminary injunction...

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] Satcom Direct is expanding outside its traditional aeronautical market to provide more options in other verticals through a partnership with Thuraya. The agreement brings greater quantities of...

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Globalstar recorded a significant increase in its Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) after purging roughly 26,000 suspended or non-paying Duplex subscribers. Rebecca Clary, Globalstar’s chief accounting officer...

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Spaceflight Inc., a company dedicated to launching small satellites, has nearly filled all the slots for the maiden flight of its Sherpa hosted payload and in-space transportation...

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] AT&T’s decision to enter the in-flight Wi-Fi market with an Air-to-Ground (ATG) system puts the company in direct competition with existing providers of in-flight connectivity services. By...

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] As the largest country in Latin America and fifth largest in the world, Brazil presents a major market opportunity for the satellite industry. Hughes’ Brazilian subsidiary Hughes...

Much of the satellite communications (satcom) capability the United States military uses today is provided by commercial satellites. The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) reports that the U.S. Department...

The United States military is seeking to curtail its spending, but its need for greater bandwidth is increasing, not unlike the commercial sector. SES Government Solutions provides commercial satellite services...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Inmarsat has selected Telemar SpA as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS), targeting Europe’s government market. Telemar was appointed as...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Neptec Design Group received a $1.35 million add-on contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue work on Canada’s contribution to Astro H, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s...