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Connectivity
Gilat CEO Expects Strong Payoffs from Ka-band Investments in 2013
Gilat Satellite Network CEO Erez Antebi expects the company will grow its financial strength considerably in 2013, as Gilat continues to invest back into its business segments and its Ka-band […]
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Connectivity
Raytheon Adds JAXA Environmental Satellite to JPSS System
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Raytheon has added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), Raytheon […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Upgrades VSAT Installations on De Poli Tankers
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Marlink has completed a series of new VSAT installations aboard De Poli Tankers vessels in a project carried out in close cooperation with Maritime Performances, Marlink announced […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Hits VR-12 VSAT Antenna Shipping Milestone
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] ViaSat has shipped its 500th VR-12 Ku-band airborne ultra-small satcom antenna packaged together with its ArcLight technology, reaching and military and general aviation market milestone, the company […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Selects ATK to Conduct Network-Centric Small Satellite Study
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Aerospace manufacturer ATK will conduct a study of network-centric small satellites as an element of the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Defense […]
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Connectivity
MTN Inks New VSAT Service Deals with Luxury Cruise Operators
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed new contracts and activities with luxury cruise operators Windstar Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises and The World to provide an array of […]
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Connectivity
Nigeria’s CSTD Center to Build New Satellite by 2018
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Nigerian Center for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) is launching an initiative to train Nigerian engineers to design, test and build a satellite by 2018, CSTD Director […]
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Finance
Arianespace Vega Selected to Launch Vietnamese Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] Arianespace and Astrium have signed a launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, the companies announced […]
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Government/Military
PRV Aerospace Acquires Commercial, Military Manufacturer Astro Spar
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] PRV Aerospace has acquired all of the outstanding stock of commercial and military aerospace manufacturer Astro Spar for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Jan. 4. […]
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Finance
ISRO Pushes SARAL, Canadian Defense Satellite Launch Back to February
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has once again delayed the joint launch of Indian-French satellite SARAL and several Canadian defense satellites. According to ISRO’s Jan. 4 […]
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Connectivity
GSA Director: NS2020 Initiative Will Extend, Enhance Acquisition Models
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The General Services Administration (GSA) is developing a Network Services 2020 (NS2020) initiative that will change the government’s approach to acquiring future telecommunications from models previously used […]
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Connectivity
Broadcom Enhances Set-Top Box Line with CRI Security Countermeasures
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Wired and wireless semiconductor solutions provider Broadcom has enabled Cryptography Research (CRI) differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures across its line of set-top box (STB) platforms, the company […]
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Connectivity
Former SiriusXM, LightSquared Executives Join EchoStar
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM Vice President of Dngineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO, the broadcast satellite company announced Jan 3. De Bastos was […]
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Connectivity
MDA Contracts Com Dev For Satellite Components
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract for satellite components from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The project will deliver Ku-band and Ka-band multiplexers, switches and […]
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Government/Military
Harris Inks $151 Million in Air Force Contracts
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Harris has been awarded the fifth option year of its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) contract initially awarded in 2008 to operate, maintain and logistically […]
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Connectivity
Station711 Combines Crewtalk with Inmarsat FleetBroadband Multi-Voice
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has integrated its Crewtalk complete onboard voice gateway solution with the Inmarsat FleetBroadband Multi-voice service. […]
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Connectivity
FCC Eases Licensing Requirements for In-Flight Service Providers
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved new that will ease its licensing requirements for in-flight broadband Internet services, according to a report initially published Dec. 28. […]
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Government/Military
Kratos USS Division Brings in $6.1 Million in National Security Business
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS) division has recently been awarded contracts totaling $6.1 million to provide specialized products in support of certain national […]
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Connectivity
Lockheed Martin Finalizes $2 Billion AEHF Contract
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to manufacture two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites for the United States Air Force, confirming a deal that was […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Confirms Significant Operational Management Shift
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed three new directors for its various operational centers. The state-run space agency hired noted scientist S. Ramakrishnan as director […]
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Connectivity
Ball Aerospace Integrates STPSat-3 Payloads in Preparation for August Launch
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom Scores Exclusive Ipstar Service Deal in China
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Thaicom, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, signed an initial agreement with a unit of Hong Kong-based Synertone Communication to become the new provider of its Ipstar […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Puts Faith in SpaceX with 18-Satellite Launch Deal
[Satellite TODAY 12-27-12] SpaceX has entered into a launch services agreement with satellite messaging services provider Orbcomm to launch up to 18 Orbcomm second-generation commercial communications satellites currently being constructed […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Congress Relaxes Satellite ITAR Regulations
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The United States’ domestic satellite industry received an early Christmas gift late last week when the Senate voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) […]
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Connectivity
Nokia’s Marais Joins Intelsat as Regional Vice President of African Sales
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] Fixed satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales, effective Jan. 3, the company announced. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who […]
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Finance
SpaceX Tests New Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff, Landing Vehicle
Click on the image to watch the video of the third Grasshopper flight. The rocket rose 131 feet for 29-seconds. Image credit: SpaceX [Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] SpaceX’s vertical takeoff and […]
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Connectivity
New Satellites Emerge from Russia
Two new satellites have emerged from Russia’s manufacturing sector. The nation of Angola’s first satellite – Angosat – is now being built by a Russian consortium led by RSC and […]
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Connectivity
Mexsat Sends First Signals from Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite has sent its first signals from space following its launch by Arianespace aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the satellite’s manufacturer Orbital Sciences announced […]
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Government/Military
Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite has arrived at its California launch site at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for its launch in early […]
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Connectivity
Cisco, ABI Studies Agree: Streaming Video Consumers are Changing the Market
[Satellite TODAY 12-21-12] New research from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) shows that demand for streaming and multiscreen video experiences is high, with 70 percent of broadband users […]