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Technology
Planet Labs Raises $95 Million From Investors
[Via Satellite 01-21-2015] Planet Labs, operator of a constellation of 73 small Earth observation satellites, has completed the first closing of the majority of its $70 million Series C round […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Acquires IoT Specialist InSync Software
[Via Satellite 01-21-2015] Orbcomm has purchased InSync Software from the privately-held Identec Group AG, closing the acquisition on Jan. 16. InSync Software is a California-based provider of Internet of Things (IoT) […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Adds ‘SmartTechnologies’ to New Satellite Broadband Plans
[Via Satellite 01-21-2015] Hughes Network Systems has updated its Gen4 satellite Internet plans with Hughes SmartTechnologies, bringing improvements in downloading, browsing and data usage management. SmartTechnologies is comprised of four […]
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Technology
Accion Systems $2 Million Investment to Fuel In-Orbit Propulsion System Tests
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] Accion Systems, a startup company founded by graduate students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Space Propulsion Lab, is preparing to commercialize a new miniaturized electric propulsion […]
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Technology
Boeing Wins High-Powered L-band Satellite Order from New York Broadband
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] New York Broadband (NYBB), operator of 12 Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) television channels in the United States, has ordered a high-powered L-band satellite from Boeing. Hong Kong-based CMMB […]
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Connectivity
GEE Brings Satellite Connectivity to New 737s
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment’s (GEE) Ku-band satellite connectivity system provisions will now be offerable on new Boeing 737 airplanes — the most popular commercial aircraft offering. The two companies are working on line-fit […]
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Connectivity
O3b Networks Expects Satellite to Outpace Fiber in Pacific this Year
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] O3b Networks anticipates that its rollout of satellite services among Pacific Islands will surpass fiber for international connectivity to individual countries in 2015. As of January 2015, […]
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Government/Military
New President and CEO to Lead SES Government Solutions
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has appointed Brig Gen Peter Hoene USAF (Ret) as new president and CEO, effective March 2. Hoene succeeds current President and CEO […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom, SatLink Communications to Broadcast AFCON From Amos 5 Satellite
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] Spacecom has been selected for broadcast services from its Amos 5 satellite at 17 degrees east for the bi-annual football championship competition, the Confederation of African Football‘s […]
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Uncategorized
HTS: A Difference Maker in Middle East & Africa?
Although much has been said about High Throughput Satellites (HTS), the big question for many service providers is how they can play along in the game. Several market players say HTS is adding new
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Connectivity
Mobile #Trending: Satellite’s Bright Broadband Future
Connectivity for mobile devices is now available in places people never expected yet have long hoped to find it. From free, fast access for passengers flying regional airlines to ship decks where sailors take
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Connectivity
KVH CEO Hints at Interest in New HTS Capacity
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] KVH Industries is hopeful that new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems coming online in 2015 will bring additional capacity for maritime applications, KVH President and CEO Martin […]
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Connectivity
Gogo’s 2Ku Moves Forward with FCC Certification
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] Gogo has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate its next generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology – 2Ku. The FCC blanket approval […]
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Technology
Gilat’s meoEdge Terminal Gets O3b Certification
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] O3b Networks, operator of a constellation of 12 High Throughput Satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), has certified Gilat Satellite Network’s SkyEdge 2 meoEdge high-performance MEO/O3b satellite […]
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Technology
Innovate UK Sets Up $1.5 Million for Galileo Receiver Technologies
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] The United Kingdom Space Agency announced that U.K. Innovate is offering as much as $1.5 million in support of feasibility studies for new receiver technologies for Europe’s […]
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Government/Military
Roscosmos and Roshydromet Finalize Meteor M2 Satellite Testing
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] The Russian remote-sensing satellite Meteor M2, launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz rocket with six other spacecraft, is close to finishing a lengthy series of […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Lost Beagle 2 Rover
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) satellite has located the United Kingdom’s Beagle 2 lander mission, which was found partially deployed on the Martian surface. Images taken with […]
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Connectivity
Qualcomm, Virgin Group Join OneWeb on Ambitious 648 SmallSat Constellation
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] OneWeb, formerly known as WorldVu, announced today its intentions to launch a massive constellation of 648 small satellites to provide broadband and telephony services to the world […]
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Technology
Airbus Partners with TerraNIS ARTAL Technologies on Expanding Satellite Imagery Market
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with the geo-information services company TerraNIS and IT consulting and services company Artal Technologies on furthering the use satellite imagery services […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Tops 7,000 New European Spot Customers in 2014
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Globalstar’s European subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services reached a record annual number of new subscribers for the Spot satellite tracking and communications product. Capable of asset tracking, […]
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Technology
Mitsubishi Electric Anticipating Five to Seven Satellite Orders in 2015
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Japanese satellite manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric is aiming for as many as half a dozen or more contract awards in 2015. Last year Es’hailSat contracted the Es’hail 2 […]
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Connectivity
SES and ITC Global Enter Oil and Gas Communications Partnership, Sign Major Customer
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] SES and ITC Global have signed a strategic partnership to provide satellite connectivity to oil and gas operations worldwide. Working together, the two companies are providing a […]
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Technology
MDA Providing Communications Subsystem for Undisclosed Boeing 702MP Customer
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with Boeing for components for a Boeing 702MP satellite for an unnamed customer. The company is providing a […]
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Finance
NASA Signs Space Act Agreement with Firefly Space Systems
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Firefly Space Systems, designer of a dedicated SmallSat launch vehicle dubbed Firefly Alpha, has reached a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA’s George C. Marshall Space Flight […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Selects A S Kiran Kumar as New Chairman
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed its Director of the Space Applications Center (SAC), A S Kiran Kumar to the office of secretary of the […]
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Connectivity
LATAM Civil Aviation Entity Purchases VSAT Mesh Solution From Advantech Wireless
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Advantech Wireless has signed a contract with a Latin American Civil Aviation government entity to provide a mesh VSAT network for Air Traffic Control (ATC) and airport […]
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Government/Military
SES to Build Military Satellite With Luxembourg Government
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] SES and the Luxembourg government have agreed to create a joint company that will own and operate an X- and Ka-band military satellite. Expected to launch in […]
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Government/Military
US Marine Corps Awards $15 Million to Harris for Falcon 3 Radios
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Seeking to expand applications for wideband tactical networking, the United States Marine Corps has purchased $15 million of Falcon 3 vehicular radio systems and accessories for its […]
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Finance
Inmarsat’s Second Global Xpress Satellite Prepped for Launch
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center, Yuzhny Space Center’s TsENKI division and Boeing are preparing the second Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS) for launch at the […]
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Connectivity
Techno-Sciences Awarded Contracts Totaling $7.5 Million for Satellite Search and Rescue
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] McMurdo Group’s recently acquired Techno-Sciences has received contracts worth approximately $7.5 million from NASA and the governments of Cyprus, Brunei and Argentina for Search and Rescue (SAR) […]




























