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Connectivity
Intelsat to Provide Intelsat Epic Services for INWI in Morocco
Intelsat announced that Morocco’s INWI has signed an agreement to integrate satellite services from the Intelsat Epic platform into INWI’s network. Under the new agreement, INWI will incorporate services from the […]
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Technology
Boeing Raises EPS Guidance in First Quarter Results
Boeing increased its full-year Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) earnings per share guidance to between $10.35 and $10.55 from $10.25 and $10.45. Despite a drop in total revenue for the […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Receives Contract Extension for the U.S. Navy’s Production Terminals
Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2017, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, received a $1.8 million contract award extension for additional Advanced Time Division Multiple Access […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Appoints Erwin Hudson to Lead LEO Satellite Program
Telesat announced that Erwin Hudson has joined the company as vice president of Telesat Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Goldberg. Hudson will […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Sees Small Decline in Revenue for Q1 2017
Intelsat has released its results for the first quarter of 2017, reporting total on-network revenues of $491.4 million, a decline of $2.4 million compared to the same period last year. […]
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Connectivity
FAA and Aireon Announce Space-Based ADS-B Flight Test Success
Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting data to be used as part of a larger validation […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Expands Cable Reach Across the Americas
Eutelsat Communications is carrying out an antenna seeding program to allow broadcasters across the Americas to enhance their reach and cable operators to enrich their offer via Eutelsat’s video neighborhoods […]
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Connectivity
Noorsat Adopts Telairity HD Encoders
Telairity announced that Bahrain-based satellite service provider Noorsat has deployed multiple Telairity BE8200 and BE8740 multi-channel High Definition (HD) encoders to meet their rapidly growing demand for HD channels. Over the […]
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Technology
Ursa Space Systems Exec on the Value of SAR Data
Ursa Space Systems will debut its first commercial product, a weekly data set on China’s crude oil storage, in early May. The product is primarily geared toward customers in the […]
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Connectivity
Mike Antonovich Appointed CEO of Eutelsat Americas
Eutelsat Communications announced that Mike Antonovich is joining Eutelsat Americas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the departure of Patricio Northland. Antonovich began his career at ESPN as a broadcast […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Launches In-Flight Connectivity Service Thuraya Aero
Thuraya Telecommunications has announced the launch of Thuraya Aero, a satellite communication service that enables In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) for internet access, voice calls, text messaging and high-speed data applications on […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Launches New Sealink Business VSAT Service Packages
Marlink has expanded its Sealink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) portfolio with new service plans specially designed for the business needs of maritime customers. Marlink created the new Sealink Business […]
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Finance
Arianespace Announces New Launch Date for VA236
Arianespace has resumed operations for its upcoming three launches: VA236 and VA237 with Ariane 5, and VS17 with Soyuz, after a halt in operations due to labor protests in French […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Bumps Up Sales in Q1 2017
Lockheed Martin reported an uptick in net sales for the first quarter of 2017, due largely to increased earnings from United Launch Alliance (ULA), Lockheed Martin’s joint venture with Boeing. […]
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Finance
Deep Space Industries on How Rideshares Can Unlock Access to Orbit
Deep Space Industries (DSI) hopes to revolutionize the smallsat industry by developing new propulsion systems based on non-toxic fuel. The company plans to test its Comet 1 line of water-based […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin MUOS 5 Supports US Navy Ultra High Frequency Comms
The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS 5) satellite is now delivering secure, Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) communications to troops with legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios. The U.S. Navy, […]
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Connectivity
Atos Uses Big Data to Drive Next-Generation Farming
Atos announced a solution that captures agricultural data directly via satellite to optimize farming practices. Together with start-up TerraNIS, Atos is using its business analytics solution Atos Codex to convert […]
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Connectivity
China Central Television HD Programming Now Available in the Americas
Intelsat announced that it signed a multi-year agreement expanding its global relationship and leveraging IntelsatOne terrestrial fiber and teleport services to distribute five High Definition (HD) channels for China Central […]
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Connectivity
ETL Systems to Provide RF Equipment to Major US Broadcast Network
A major U.S. broadcasting network in a top 10 Designated Market Area (DMA) has selected ETL Systems to upgrade its satellite infrastructure, according to the company. ETL will provide two […]
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Finance
Airbus Safran Launchers Begins Production of Ariane 6 Ground Qualification Models
Airbus Safran Launchers and its industrial partners have passed a major milestone in the development of Ariane 6, under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The Maturity Gate 6.1 review […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat’s Mark Dickinson Elected New Chairman of Space Data Association
The Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum data, has […]
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Connectivity
SES, Gogo Bolster Inflight Connectivity Capacity Over North America, the Pacific
SES announced today that Gogo has signed a new capacity deal to enhance inflight connectivity services on key air travel routes over North America and the Pacific Ocean. As part […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat and Encompass Deliver NASA TV Ultra-HD Channel to Latin America
Intelsat announced that as a result of its partnership with Encompass Digital Media, NASA TV became the first linear Ultra-High Definition (UHD) channel available on Intelsat’s system for Latin American […]
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Connectivity
Macom Expands 12.5Gbps Digital Crosspoint Offering with New Switch Family
Macom Technology Solutions announced a new family of high-performance, asynchronous, fully non-blocking crosspoint switches to support 4K and 8K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV. As video content evolves beyond high definition, […]
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Technology
LeoLabs CEO on Tracking Orbital Debris for Mega-Constellations
Leolabs has already begun to talk to potential customers about its debris tracking services. According to founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Daniel Ceperley, the Silicon Valley start-up is executing […]
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Finance
Arianespace to Launch Horizons 3e for Intelsat, SkyPerfect JSAT
Arianespace announced that it will launch Horizons 3e, a satellite belonging to the Horizons joint venture owned by Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT. Arianespace will orbit this Boeing-built payload in […]
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Technology
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Qualification Tests on Reusable Engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed hot-fire qualification tests of an engine that demonstrates the ability to meet reusability requirements for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST) 100 Starliner crew module propulsion […]
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Connectivity
Gazprom to Deliver HorizonSat Yamal 402 Capacity in Africa
Gazprom Space Systems and HorizonSat signed a contract for Yamal 402 satellite capacity use at CABSAT 2017 in Dubai. HorizonSat will apply the leased capacity for providing Internet connectivity in the countries of central and […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Awarded $42.7 Million Contract for Blue Force Tracking Program
Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2017, its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom, which is part of Comtech’s government solutions segment, has received a five-year contract […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin on Cutting Costs with Virtual Reality
Lockheed Martin is saving $10 million a year by implementing Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR) tools in the production line of its space assets. “And a lot of folks […]





























