Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Norsat has appointed Ivan Gissing as the new general manager of its Sinclair division effective Feb. 6, the company announced.    The Canadian satellite company said that […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-02-12] Hughes Network Systems has successfully completed factory and field qualifications on its Juptier gateway and user terminals, the company announced Feb.1.    The gateway and user […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] SpaceX has successfully test fired its new, reusable SuperDraco engine – an advanced version of the Draco engines currently used by its Dragon spacecraft to maneuver on […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] SES has signed a new capacity and uplink agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group, which will use capacity on SES’ Astra satellite at the 19.2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] MDA has signed a group of contracts with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue upgrading the FAA’s Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS), MDA announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] Bridge Technologies has launched its new VB252 RF interface as a complete RF monitoring and analysis solution for DVB-T/T2 broadcasters, the company confirmed Feb. 1.    The […]

[Satellite News 02-02-12] It has been a busy day for aerospace and defense firm ATK as the company announced its third quarter 2012 results, its 2013 restructuring plan and a […]

With governments looking to find ways to both meet defense requirements and cut costs, it appears that the opportunity for creative “hosted payload” type deals has never been better. Can […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] ASC Signal has been awarded a $1 million contract for the first three phases to build up to 100 3.7-meter, X-band antenna systems supporting global government communications, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1) satellite has achieved initial and final operational capability, Air Force Space Command commander Gen. William Shelton announced Jan. 31. […]

Businesses throughout the satellite industry performed admirably in the tough economic conditions of 2011. Many executives worked to push their company higher, and the following six stood out to be […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] OmniAccess has upgraded its global VSAT network with iDirect’s latest operating software, iDX 3.0, iDirect announced Jan. 31.    By combining SCPC and TDMA operating modes, iDX […]

[Satellite News 02-01-12] With Eumetsat’s Metop-B weather satellite now past its final checks with manufacturer Astrium and scheduled for transport to the Baikonur cosmodrome to be launched in May, Eumetsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] SES has relocated the SES-3 satellite from its former location over North America to serve Asia at the 108.2 degrees East orbital slot, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite News 01-31-12] BSkyB is launching a new over-the-top (OTT) broadcast service this summer that does not require a satellite subscription, signaling a break from its space platform in favor […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-31-12] The Pentagon’s plan to reduce military spending by $487 billion over the next decade was met with serious concern in the space sector after it was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] Panasonic Avionics has commissioned and tested its new service on the Russian Yamal 201 satellite with its Moscow-based partner RuSat, the companies announced Jan. 30.    Panasonic […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] Orbit Communication was selected by Russian space company STEC to supply a commercial ground station solution supporting dual communication with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] STM Group has received and installed a fully redundant SatLink Hub 9400 LE for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) that aims to provide services with two forward links […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has appointed Margaret Grayson as CFO, the company announced Jan. 30.    Grayson will direct MTN’s financial operations, but also will act as […]

[Satellite News 01-31-12] Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have spent nearly $924 million into their new four-stage, 30-meter Vega launcher. Now, ESA officials confirmed Jan. 31 that the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-30-12] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems’ (SAS) 2011 full-year sales increased 9 percent compared with 2010 at $5.25 billion due to a strong performance from its Raytheon […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] Inmarsat is set to roll out its global BGAN M2M end-to-end IP data service as a low-cost solution to support M2M applications that would typically transmit between […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] Canadian enterprise and government satellite firm Galaxy Broadband Communications has launched its Enterprise HS Internet service in both Northern Canada and various regions of the Arctic, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] The Czech government has entered into an agreement with the European Union (EU) to host the headquarters of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system in Prague, EU officials […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) is accepting foundation grant requests from members and consumer satellite industry professionals until Feb 1, SBCA announced Jan. 27.   […]

[Satellite News 01-27-12] The Indian government has forced former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Gopalan Madhavan Nair and three of his colleagues to immediately resign all positions and roles […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-12] A growing number of satellite manufacturers are exploring smaller spacecraft that target expanding markets in optical and Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) markets, according to analysis firm NSR, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-12] International communications solutions and services provider Globecomm Systems has been awarded a one-year managed service contract from an unnamed U.S. Government agency, the company announced Jan. 24. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-12] About 90 percent of teleport operators said that their biggest terrestrial transmission problems occur in localized infrastructure, and that the cost and availability of high-quality service can […]