Author: Veronica Magan

Shortly after the deadly twister struck Oklahoma on May 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requested help from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide expert analysis on video, pictures and satellite imagery of the destruction.

Ecuador’s first satellite launched last month has unfortunately crashed with debris from an old Russian rocket.

Hermes Datacommunications International, a provider of Wide Area Network communications to the upstream oil and gas industry, has won a significant contract to support Tullow Oil with their operations in Africa.

DISH has announced enhancements to its DISH Anywhere mobile app, including access to On Demand programming on Android (4.0 and higher) and Apple iOS (5.0 and higher) mobile devices.

Advantech Wireless has announced the release of the New Sapphire Series 2,500W Ku-Band UltraLinear GaN SSPA/BUC, modular design with built-in redundancy.

Satellite service provider atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG has added a new service platform to its product portfolio, specifically targeted at meeting the broadband demand in Libya and Afghanistan.

One of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) main weather satellite, GOES-13, experienced problems with its imaging equipment on late Tuesday, May 21.

The U.S. House has decided to block any future contracts with China, affecting the recently signed Department of Defense agreement with a Chinese satellite company.

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Cobham SATCOM’s Aviator 300 SwiftBroadband solution has received a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its use aboard a range of Cessna aircraft....

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Telekom Srbija on the Astra 3B satellite owned by SES and positioned at 23.5 degrees east.       Telekom...