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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US) for the flight of the Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) payload under the sponsorship of NASA’s Space […]

Inmarsat announced that Alphasat, a technically advanced telecommunications satellite, has successfully reached its temporary post in geostationary orbit.

The ArduSat 1 and ArduSat 10 satellites, partly built in Australia, assembled by U.S.-based company NanoSatisfi, and funded by crowd-funding website KickStarter, are currently on board the Japanese cargo module HTV4, which launched from the Japanese island of Tanegashima on August 4.

Planners at the Pentagon are said to be concerned that costs of the future GPS 3 system could become unattainable, despite its major advances and the need to have updated spacecraft ready to replace the current satellites in orbit.

MEASAT Satellite Systems has signed a six-year agreement with Teleippica for capacity on MEASAT 3.

Philippine direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV provider Global Satellite (GSAT) has contracted its fourth transponder on SES’s NSS 11 satellite.

GlobeCast and Arabsat have partnered to offer new solutions for broadcasters seeking to distribute programming in North Africa.

Hughes Network Systems will supply a Jupiter High-Throughput System (HTS) to Media Networks, a B2B unit of Telefonica Digital.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express has found evidence of the existence of water in Mars.

SkyTruth monitors environmental changes and provides satellite pictures and supporting data to environmental advocates, the media, and the public.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has organized a committee to probe abnormalities on the country's advanced weather satellite, INSAT 3D, following its launch on July 26.

Axesat of Colombia Signs Capacity Deal on Telesat’s Anik G1 Satellite Telesat has announced that Axesat, a provider of VSAT services in South America, has signed a long-term contract for […]

SES and Newtec Boost Satellite Efficiency in Africa Mobile 3G networks in Africa are set to benefit from the new-generation Newtec modems, which include S2 Extensions technology that boost the […]

Mobile operators use satellite cellular backhaul to extend voice and data services to rural areas. In fact, cellular backhaul is seen as a key growth driver for satellite companies over […]

Wanted: World traveler. Applicant must be rugged and well built. Must be able to travel on a moment’s notice to any continent via commercial, military, or personal aircraft and be […]

SKY Perfect JSAT, SSL Sign New Satellite Deal SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has entered into an agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for the construction of its new communications satellite JCSAT […]

SES Appoints Karim Michel Sabbagh as New CEO and President SES announced that the company’s President and CEO Romain Bausch plans to step down from his position at the next […]

MDA Signs Space-Based Surveillance Deal With Canada’s Department of National Defense MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), a global communications and information company has signed a CA$10.8 million ($10.4 million) contract […]

Arianespace Successfully launches ESA’s Fourth ATV Thales Alenia Space has announced the successful liftoff of the European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named after famous scientist Albert Einstein. […]

With the stock market reaching new heights, stock options are again in vogue, and may offer a way for satellite and space sector companies to attract and keep valuable employees. […]

Every so often, someone points out that a satellite is just a very tall antenna tower – without the tower part. When looked at this way, it is obvious that […]

In an effort to increase broadband access on aircraft, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to use Ku-band, on a secondary basis, for terrestrial-based air-to-ground mobile services. According […]

Access Media 3 (AM3), a leading media service provider to multi-family properties, was recently named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Fast 50,” a list of Chicago’s fastest growing companies

Thanks to a new partnership with Google, Starbucks customers will have access to faster Wi-Fi speeds.

Turkey has approved construction of its first satellite-launching center to accommodate country’s growing satellite programs.

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will use satellite technology in its mission to review the country’s electoral boundaries and constituencies.

Following a warning from intelligence agencies that using a foreign satellite in the proposed nationwide Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) could make critical databases vulnerable to eavesdropping by other countries, India’s Union Home Ministry has decided to take the help of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to make the project fully home-grown.

On July 17, 2013, as NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) orbited around Earth, the door of its telescope opened to view the lowest layers of the sun's atmosphere.

The Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC) has confirmed that its micro satellite, Pico Dragon, will be shipped to the International Space Station (ISS) in early August.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are in talks for building a satellite together.