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Connectivity
Eutelsat KabelKiosk selects HTTV‘s Open Middleware for HbbTV IPTV Network Wholesale Solution
[Via Satellite 1-3-2014] Eutelsat KabelKiosk has selected HTTV’s httvLink, the company’s HbbTV open-middleware for connected TV set top boxes (STBs), to power its new wholesale HbbTV IPTV offering. KabelKiosk is […]
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Connectivity
Thomson Video Networks and MStar Semiconductor Plan Ultra HD OTT Delivery to Connected TVs Demonstration
[Via Satellite 1-3-2014] Thomson Video Networks and MStar Semiconductor have arranged a demonstration of advanced delivery of over-the-top (OTT) content to connected TVs using the emerging High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) […]
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Connectivity
Entel Confirms Contact with Tupac Katari Satellite
[Via Satellite 1-3-2014] Entel, Bolivia’s state-owned telecommunications company, confirmed that on Tuesday Dec. 31, 2013, contact was established with the recently launched Tupac Katari satellite. The satellite is expected to […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Completes Acquisition of Satmex for $831M
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] Eutelsat has officially closed its full, 100 percent acquisition of Latin American satellite operator Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for $831 million. Starting Jan. 1, 2014 Satmex will be […]
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Finance
New Soyuz 2.1v Rocket Completes First Successful Launch
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] After two delays, the new Soyuz 2.1v rocket completed its inaugural launch on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia at 4:30 p.m. Moscow […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom’s Amos 4 Satellite Concludes Testing, Prepares to Enter Commercial Service
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] Spacecom’s Amos 4 communications satellite has successfully arrived at 65 degrees east, its designated permanent service location. After a successful launch, the satellite fulfilled In-Orbit-Tests (IOT) at […]
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Connectivity
Es’hailSat Partners with Paris Saint-Germain Football Club to Broadcast Major Soccer Game
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] Es’hailSat has partnered with the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club for the Qatar Winter Game vs. Real Madrid. The game takes place in Doha, Qatar on Jan. […]
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Government/Military
Iranian Space Agency Plans February Launch for Indigenous Satellites
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] Iran is preparing to launch domestically designed and manufactured satellites in the beginning of Feb. 2014. According to Hamid Fazeli, deputy head of the Iran Space Agency […]
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Connectivity
ATSC Appoints Richard Chernock to Chairman of Technology Group 3
[Via Satellite 1-2-2014] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has appointed Richard Chernock as the Chairman of the ATSC’s Technology Group 3 (TG3), the standards development group working on the […]
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Government/Military
Secure World Foundation Discusses the Need for Space Situation Awareness Among Satellite Operators
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] Space debris is a serious problem for satellite operators. The growing number of current and anticipated satellites has compounded the issue, as no universal standard of behavior […]
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Connectivity
XTAR Appoints Andrew Ruszkowski to Newly Created Executive Position
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] Andrew Ruszkowski has been named chief commercial officer at XTAR. In the newly created position, Ruszkowski will continue to support XTAR’s fleet development to sustain current and […]
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Connectivity
Malaysian Regulatory Agency Confirms Orbital Slot for NewSat’s Jabiru 1 Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] NewSat has received a copy of the confirmation letter issued by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to use Measat’s orbital slot 91.5 degrees east for […]
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Government/Military
UAE Announces Plans for First Domestically-Built Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] United Arab Emirates (UAE) prime minister and VP Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that the UAE will launch its first locally-constructed satellite in 2017. The […]
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Government/Military
China Begins Official Use of HD Earth Observation Satellite Gaofen 1
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] China has put into service its high-definition Earth observation (EO) satellite Gaofen 1. The satellite was launched on April 26, 2013 using a Long March 2D rocket. […]
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Finance
Energia Preps for Earth Observation Satellite EgyptSat 2 Launch
[Via Satellite 12-31-13] Energia has completed a full cycle of ground tests, assembly and factory trials for EgyptSat 2. The satellite launch is expected to occur in April 2014 using […]
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Government/Military
Intelsat President Comments on National Defense Authorization Act
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] On Friday Dec. 27, 2013, United States President Obama signed into law the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act, which has broad implications for the space industry. One […]
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Government/Military
UK to Invest in Space Weather Forecasting Technology
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] The U.K.’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is investing approximately $7.6 million in a space weather forecasting system to protect technology from severe solar activity. […]
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Connectivity
Gazprom Space Systems Charts Long-Term Goals for 2020
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] Gazprom Space Systems’ board of directors has unanimously approved several long-term company goals for development until 2020. The company will continue to build and sustain its fleet […]
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Connectivity
KT Selects Hwang Chang-Gyu As Candidate CEO and Chairman
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] KT has selected Hwang Chang-Gyu through its CEO recommendation committee as the company’s new CEO candidate. KT cited Hwang’s background as an IT specialist, his ability to […]
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Finance
SpaceX Launch Window Set for Thaicom 6 Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] The launch date has been set for Thaicom’s Thaicom 6 satellite for the first week of 2014. The 87-minute launch window is set for Jan. 3, 2014 […]
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Connectivity
MBC Group Adds New Channel to Bouquet on Arabsat’s Badr 4 Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-30-13] MBC Bollywood, the latest channel in MBC Group’s bouquet of 14 channels, has been added to Arabsat’s Badr 4 satellite. The channel is known for providing Indian […]
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Technology
Global High Throughput Satellites Market Poised for Record-Breaking Growth
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services continue to be a popular idea, which Euroconsult believes has the potential to grow rapidly in 2014 and the following years. Over […]
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Connectivity
US Air Force Selects Raytheon’s High Bandwidth Satellite Terminals
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] Under a contract worth more than $134 million, the U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon to develop a terminal that transmits emergency messages to aircrews during nuclear […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic Poised to Offer In-Flight Connectivity Over China
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] Panasonic Avionics has signed a definitive agreement with China Telecom Satellite Communications to jointly develop, implement and support in-flight connectivity solutions for Chinese airlines. The agreement will […]
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Technology
Skybox Imaging Releases First HD High Resolution Images From SkySat 1
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] Skybox Imaging has released its first high-resolution, high-definition video of Earth taken by its first commercial remote sensing satellite SkySat 1, which captures up to 90-second video […]
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Finance
NASA, JAXA Announce Launch Window for GPM Core Observatory Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have selected a launch window on Thursday Feb. 27, 2014 from 1:07 p.m. to 3:07 p.m. EST (3:07 a.m. […]
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Finance
Generation Orbit Becomes Cecil Spaceport’s First Tenant
[Via Satellite 12-27-13] Florida-based Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) has signed its first tenant agreement at Cecil Spaceport with Generation Orbit Launch Services (GO). GO, based in Atlanta, will use Cecil’s […]
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Government/Military
GVF: Blanket Licensing a Must Have for Emerging Satellite Markets
[Via Satellite 12-26-13] As satellite industry leaders concentrate more of their resources on capturing market share in different economies, a potential stumbling block in their efforts could stem from no […]
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Finance
Russia’s Express AM5 Satellite Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome
[Via Satellite 12-26-13] The ISS-Reshetnev-built Express AM5 satellite was successfully launched from platform 81 at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome onboard a Proton M rocket. Express AM5 is the first satellite built […]
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Connectivity
Azerbaijan’s First Telecom Satellite Reaches $10M in Revenue for 2013
[Via Satellite 12-26-13] Azerspace 1, which entered commercial service in March, has gathered $10 million in revenues for Azerbaijan. Located at 46 degrees east longitude, the satellite carries 36 active […]




























