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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) […]
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Technology
BlackBridge, Agrian Partner on RapidEye Imagery Offerings for Agriculture
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Beginning this year, BlackBridge’s RapidEye imagery from the U.S. and Canadian Monitoring Program for Agriculture will be made available through Agrian’s Technology Platform for Growers. Agrian will […]
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Connectivity
SatLink Communications Eyes New Business Opportunities with OTT and IPTV Customers
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] SatLink Communications, a global provider of satellite solutions for broadcasting and telecommunications services, is making a shift from being primarily focused on satellite-oriented services to including complete […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Ship More Than 1,200 Radios to US Government
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins have shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios for a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract with the U.S. government. According […]
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Finance
SpaceX Completes First 2015 Launch With CRS-5 Mission
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 4:47 a.m. EST headed to the International Space Station (ISS) as part […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle Sees Traditional Content Supporting IFC Business
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] In-Flight entertainment and connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is not worried that burgeoning demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services will cannibalize the more established world of […]
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Connectivity
SiriusXM Crests 27 Million Subscribers
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] SiriusXM reached 27.3 million subscribers in 2014, adding more subscribers than anticipated based on the company’s guidance. In 2014 SiriusXM gained 1.75 million net subscriber additions, having […]
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Connectivity
ViXS Develops Silicon SoC for Ultra-HD
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] ViXS Systems announced its new XCode 6800 family of media processing System-on-a-Chip (SoC) products that, according to the company, represent the first silicon solution to support 4K […]
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Connectivity
DirecTV to use MoCA Adaptors from Entropic, WNC for Ultra-HD
[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] DirecTV has selected a new USB powered Ethernet-to-coax adapter from Entropic and Wistron NeWeb Corporation for Ultra-HD 4K broadcasts. The adaptor provides sufficient throughput for Ultra-HD video […]
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Government/Military
NGA, DigitalGlobe Provide Satellite Imagery Data for Ebola Response
[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] To support the international response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has releases a series of Image City Map […]
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Technology
Tempus Global Data Picks Ball Aerospace to Build Hyperspectral Sounders
[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] Commercial weather company Tempus Global Data has signed a joint operating agreement with Ball Aerospace for the manufacture of six hyperspectral atmospheric sounding sensors based on the […]
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Connectivity
Broadcasting Companies Form UHD Alliance to Set Quality Standards
[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] Several companies involved in different aspects of the broadcasting ecosystem have joined forces to create the Ultra-High Definition (UHD) Alliance. Announced at CES 2015, the UHD Alliance […]
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Connectivity
Astra 2G Reaches Geostationary Orbit
[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] SES’ Astra 2G satellite, launched Dec. 27 aboard a Proton rocket from International Launch Services (ILS), reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on Jan. 2, 2015. The satellite’s manufacturer, […]
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Government/Military
GVF Rallies International Support for Protection of C-band from IMT
[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] As the 2015 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-15) draws nearer, the satellite industry is preparing again to defend its use of C-band spectrum. The International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) […]




























