Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Arianespace successfully launched the SES-2 and Arabsat 5C satellites into orbit on board an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Inmarsat has named FleetBroadband terminal developer Thrane & Thrane its key launch manufacturer for its upcoming Global Xpress service, the MSS operator announced Sept. 22.    As […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] The Space Data Association’s (SDA) Full Operational Capability (FOC) analysis system in its Space Data Center (SDC) has successfully met SDA objectives and was declared operational on […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Sea Launch will orbit Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 7 satellite Sept. 24 on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-22-11] An unexpected labor strike delayed Arianespace’s launch of the Arabsat 5C and SES 2 communications satellites just moments before the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the two […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared has signed an agreement with Javad GNSS to develop a system that will eliminate related interference issues for high-precision GPS devices, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1) satellite was declared fully operational following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all systems, the spacecraft’s bus manufacturer ATK […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Spacenet was selected to continue its provision of VSAT network services to an unnamed U.S. retailer with thousands of locations throughout the country, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has formed a strategic partnership with Sensory International, a systems developer for maritime and residential markets, to provide integrated VSAT services and connectivity […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-21-11] China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has received its first contract in Europe to build a communications satellite for Belarus using its Dongfanghong-4 satellite platform and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11] Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonica, has signed a multi-year and multi-transponder capacity contract with Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) to support its broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11] Astrium Services signed a three-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver satellite images under the terms of the European Global Monitoring for Environment and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11] Northrop Grumman has entered into a network distribution partnership agreement with Inmarsat Commercial Satellite Services, Northrop Grumman announced Sept. 20.    As part of the agreement, Northrop […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11]Independent satellite communications provider Vizada has extended and renewed its contract agreements with aeronautical services company Arinc to provide Inmarsat Classic Aero voice and data services over both […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-20-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat signed a $40.2 million, three-year contract with Quicklink Communications to lease transmission NewSat capacity on the Jabiru-1 satellite, the companies confirmed Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] Gilat has signed an agreement with an unnamed Latin American government agency to deliver more than 1,800 SkyEdge 2 VSATs to facilitate broadband Internet connectivity in schools, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] ATK has delivered the first two A2100 composite satellite structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks for the GPS 3 satellites Lockheed Martin is building […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] Raytheon has fielded the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T) satellite communications solution to the U.S. armed services, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has partnered with antenna manufacturer Sea Tel to provide satellite communications support to Project Kaisei for a third expedition, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-19-11] While new developments in technology have put the broadband satellite industry in a position to compete with DSL providers in Europe and North Africa, satellite is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved $500 million in funding for commercial spaceflight as part of NASA’s 2012 budget, NASA confirmed Sept. 15.    The funding will […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered ViaSat’s high throughput broadband satellite, ViaSat-1, to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where International Launch Services (ILS) will launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared was denied an opportunity to testify at a Sept. 15 hearing of the U.S. House Armed Service Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] ViaSat has received a delivery order for approximately $27.6 million in Multifunctional Information Distribution System – Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) for the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-16-11] China’s telecom industry enjoyed a 10 percent year-over-year increase in 2010 service revenues compared to the previous year, generating a robust regional total of $128.2 billion, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions (SIGS) received the third in a series of new FCSA ComSatCom contract vehicles to offer its products and services […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Vizada Networks has launched connectivity services from its new iDirect hub on the SES World Skies NSS12 satellite for customers in Tanzania and the East Coast of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Stratos Global has activated Inmarsat’s new FleetBroadband Large Money bundle for single-vessel operators and fleets with fewer than 10 vessels, Stratos announced Sept. 15.             Stratos said […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking provider OnAsset Intelligence has unveiled the latest version of its Vision software platform, the company announced Sept. 14.    Vision is a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Video contribution and distribution solutions T-VIPS has partnered with broadcast technology developer ProTelevision to develop a joint DVB-T2-Lite transmission solution, T-VIPS announced Sept. 15.    The companies […]