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Government/Military
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inducts ATK’s Charlie Precourt
[Satellite TODAY 05-08-12] ATK Aerospace Launch Division Vice President and General Manager Charlie Precourt has been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, ATK confirmed May 7. Precourt […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Military Hosted Payload Spending Set for Dramatic 10-Year Increase
Over the next 10 years, the U.S. Department of Defense could spend as much as $1 billion to piggyback its communications onto hosted payloads featured on commercial satellites. The U.S. […]
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Government/Military
Analysts Prepare Operators for New Military Hosted Payload Business Model
Commercial operators will see an estimated $106.2 million in hosted payload equipment revenues in 2012, including engineering services and commercial satellite operator hosting services, according to a recent research report […]
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Government/Military
Doing the Right Math on Military Hosted Payloads
Via Satellite and the SATELLITE show group recently announced the opening of registration for our second annual Hosted Payload Summit in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27. The event was created […]
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Government/Military
Spaceflight Inc. to Develop Two Hosted Payload Injection Systems
Spaceflight Inc. has unveiled its Sherpa in-space tug vehicle to inject hosted payloads into different orbits. The Sherpa 400 is optimized for low Earth orbit (LEO) missions. The company will […]
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Government/Military
SSTL to Solicit Ancillary Payloads for Upcoming OTB Mission
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is soliciting ancillary payloads for its upcoming Orbital Test-Bed (OTB) mission that will be launched in the first quarter of 2015. The OTB mission […]
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Government/Military
TacSat-3 Retired After Exceeding Lifespan by Two Years
ATK has confirmed the retirement of the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) spacecraft, which was de-orbited to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere on April 30 – nearly three years after its […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Hires New Commercial Launch Services President
Lockheed Martin has named Robert Cleave its new president of Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) effective May 1. Cleave succeeds Jack Zivic who is retiring at the end […]
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Connectivity
ICO Calls Foul on Appeals Court Decision in Boeing Case, Files Retrial Petition
[Satellite News 05-07-12] Pendrell subsidiary ICO Global Communications has filed a petition with the California District Court of Appeals seeking a rehearing of a decision it made in April that […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye CEO Prepared to Move Quickly on DigitalGlobe Acquisition
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-05-12] GeoEye has made an offer to acquire its rival satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe for $792.3 million in cash and stocks, GeoEye CEO Matt O’Connell announced during […]
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Connectivity
ATK Space Systems Sales Slip Impacts Full-Year Earnings
[Satellite TODAY 05-05-12] ATK reported a five percent, year-over-year decline in its 2012 full-year sales at $4.6 billion, which was in line with its 2012 full year guidance, according to […]
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Connectivity
Vizada, SRH to Equip Danaos Shipping Fleet with FleetBroadband Terminals
[Satellite TODAY 05-05-12] Vizada and SRH Marine Electronics have signed a two-year agreement with Greek maritime company Danaos Shipping to equip the company’s fleet of vessels with a full broadband […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Shareholders Raise Concerns About Executive Pay
[Satellite TODAY 05-05-12] More than 40 percent of Inmarsat shareholders refused to cast a vote of support for the company’s remuneration report during a May 3 annual meeting, according to […]
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Connectivity
Craftwork Rolls Out Software Solutions for SAT-over-IP Manufacturers
[Satellite TODAY 05-05-12] Danish technology developer Craftwork has launched off-the-shelf software solutions that enable device manufacturers to rapidly develop and launch new SAT-over-IP devices, the company announced May 4. […]
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Government/Military
Gloves Come Off in Hostile GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Acquisition Battle
[Satellite News 05-07-12] Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe has unequivocally rejected an unsolicited $792.3 million cash and stock acquisition bid from its imagery sector rival GeoEye and called the offer a […]
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Connectivity
Thrane & Thrane Accepts Cobham’s $445 Million Takeover Bid
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-04-12] British defense equipment manufacturer Cobham has secured a recommended 275 million British pound ($445 million) takeover bid for Danish satellite telecommunications manufacturer Thrane & Thrane, the […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Reports Modest 2012 1Q Revenue, Subscriber Growth
[Satellite TODAY 05-04-12] Iridium Communications’ 2012 first quarter revenues increased 2 percent year-over-year to $93.5 million, beating analysts’ 2 percent, but falling short of the consensus estimate for operational EBITDA, […]
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Government/Military
Arianespace to Launch Next Two Galileo Satellites in September
[Satellite TODAY 05-04-12] The European Commission (EC) will launch its next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites Sept. 28 on an Arianespace Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. EC Vice President Antonio […]
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Government/Military
Technical Glitch Delays Air Force AEHF 2 Mission
[Satellite TODAY 05-04-12] The U.S. Air Force has postponed the planned launch of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2 (AEHF 2) satellite by at least one day due to a […]
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Government/Military
IAI Board of Directors Elects New President, CEO
[Satellite TODAY 05-04-12] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Board of Directors has elected Joseph Weiss as President and CEO of IAI, replacing retiring current president and CEO Itzhak Nissan, IAI announced […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe: NGA Confirmed EnhancedView Funded Through 2012
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-03-12] The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) 2012 EnhancedView budget is fully funded, said satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe, which indicated that expectations of a 40 percent cut to […]
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Connectivity
Harris Corp. to Sell Off Broadcast Communications Business
[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] After taking on a sizable fiscal penalty to write down assets in weaker business units, Harris Corp. CEO William Brown confirmed May 1 that the parent company […]
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Connectivity
Iridium, Voyage Manager Team Up to Rollout Travel-Tracking Service
[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] Voyage Manager has teamed up MSS operator Iridium Communications to develop and rollout its VM Travel Tracker GPS tracking service with Iridium satellite support, the companies confirmed […]
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Connectivity
Galaxy Broadband Releases Quick-Deploy Enterprise Satellite System
[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] Canadian satellite company Galaxy Broadband has introduced a new satellite-in-a-box system for the enterprise markets, the company announced May 2. Galaxy Broadband’s Scout was designed as […]
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Connectivity
MDA Reports Rise in 1Q Earnings, Drop in Revenues
[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] Canadian satellite firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) increased its earnings from operations in the first quarter of 2012 to $29 million, compared with $27 million in […]
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Connectivity
iDirect CTO Bettinger Discusses Ka-band Challenges Beyond the Consumer
[Satellite News 05-03-12] Like many other tech-focused executives in the satellite broadband industry, iDirect CTO David Bettinger is very familiar with what makes Ka-band so alluring – the bandwidth offers […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Reports 1Q Profit Growth, Awaits FCC Response to Liberty Takeover Proposal
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-02-12] Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio’s efforts to integrate new applications with its products and generate excitement in the consumer market have paid off in its 2012 […]
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Government/Military
MDA to Develop Tech Solution for NASA Commercial Shuttle Replacement
[Satellite TODAY 05-02-12] Canadian space and satellite technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been contracted by Sierra Nevada Corp. to develop concepts for a communications solution that will […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Nets Cellular Backhaul Infrastructure Deal in Southeast Asia
[Satellite TODAY 05-02-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by an unnamed Tier-1 mobile network operator (MNO) in Southeast Asia to provide a SkyEdge 2 network for GSM and 3G […]
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Connectivity
Global Satellite USA Launches New Maritime GSM Service
[Satellite TODAY 05-02-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched a low-cost GSM communications service to the offshore market under the brand name GSM Oceanwide, the company announced May […]