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Connectivity
Blue Sky Wins Government Aircraft Communications Contract from UAE
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government selected Blue Sky Network to provide flight tracking and voice capabilities aboard selected government operated aircraft, Blue Sky announced Nov. 12. […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Receives FAB-T Development Contract Modification from Boeing
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] ViaSat Inc. has received a subcontract modification valued at just over $28 million from Boeing Co. for the Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, ViaSat announced […]
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Connectivity
Loral Posts Third Quarter Loss
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] Loral reported a net loss of $50.4 million in its 2008 third quarter 2008, including a $35.3 million charge representing Loral’s share of Telesat’s third quarter loss, […]
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Connectivity
iDirect To Interoperate with O3b Constellation
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] iDirect Inc. has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks to build features into iDirect’s operating software so its partners can access the satellite network through […]
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Connectivity
Measat Adds YR Asia to Regional C-band Broadcasting Portfolio
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement to distribute the YR Asia Satellite TV channel across the Asia-Pacific region via the Measat 3 satellite, Measat announced Nov. 12. […]
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Connectivity
Chinese Manufacturer Confirms NigComSat Failure
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] China Great Wall Industry Corp. confirmed Nov. 12 that the NigComSat-1 spacecraft was suffering power problems due to a technical problems with the satellite’s solar panels. […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Postpones DMSP Replacement After Satellites Exceed Lifespan
Lockheed Martin’s Block 5D-3 spacecraft, which had an expected lifespan of four years, has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to function normally, the company announced. The […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Releases X-Band Terminal
Globecomm Systems introduced a 1.2-meter X-band auto-acquisition satellite terminal as part of its Auto-Explorer system, the company announced. The system provides government and military customers with a compact, self-contained […]
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Government/Military
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Do Not Acknowledge TSAT Delay
Neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon’s press announcement that […]
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Uncategorized
Report: Transponder Market Expected to Grow Through 2012
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] The global satellite transponder market is projected to reach 7,262 units by the year 2012 – driven by strong demand for terrestrial satellite services, according to a […]
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Connectivity
BMW, Sirius XM Radio Extend Relationship
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] BMW said it will continue to offer Sirius XM Radio as a factory option with a one-year bundled subscription, according to an agreement announced Nov. 10 by […]
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Connectivity
XM Canada Narrows Net Loss, Increases Revenue
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which offers the XM Satellite Radio service in Canada, XM Canada, narrowed its annual net loss for fiscal 2008 to Cdn. $74.3 […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Technologies Reports Net Loss Due to Securities
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] EchoStar Technologies LLC reported total revenue of $616 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov. 10, a 52.4 percent increase compared with $404 million […]
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Connectivity
Expand Networks Provides WAN Acceleration to Antarctica NZ
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Antarctica NZ, responsible for developing, managing and executing New Zealand government interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, has deployed wide area network (WAN) optimization technology from […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Reports Subscriber, Income Loss in Third Quarter
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Dish Network Corp. reported a $108 million decline in net income and a loss of approximately 10,000 net subscribers in its 2008 third quarter financial report released […]
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Connectivity
SatLink Provides Broadcast Solutions to CNN for Middle Eastern Coverage
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] CNN has selected SatLink Communications Ltd. to provide its broadcast contribution needs in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, SatLink announced Nov. 11. CNN is using SatLink’s […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Radio Reports Revenue, Subscriber Increases
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Sirius XM Radio reported a strong third quarter with pro forma revenue increases of 16 percent from the same quarter in 2007 at $613 million, subscriber increase […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Completes Acoustic Testing of GEO-1
Lockheed Martin completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, GEO-1, the company announced. Thermal vacuum testing is scheduled for […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Receives Satellite Protection System Development Contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness technology demonstration program, the company announced. Under the contract, Lockheed […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Wins Two Military Equipment Deals
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received two new equipment deals from military and domestic companies for military equipment. Comtech’s California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $1.3 million order from […]
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Government/Military
Army Orders Additional TCS VSAT Systems
The U.S. Army has placed orders for additional VSAT equipment from TeleCommunication Systems Inc., the company announced. TCS will provide the Army Secure Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Receives DSP Support Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Sells CitySphere Enhancement to NGA
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has purchased the entire CitySphere 2.0 product from DigitalGlobe, the company announced Oct. 30. CitySphere 2.0 is an enhanced version of DigitalGlobe’s library […]
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Government/Military
Moscow Threatens Planned U.S.-European Missile Defense
Medvedev Tests The Mettle Of A New American President, Announcing Russian Missiles To Be Stationed In Kaliningrad Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first state of the nation address before […]
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Government/Military
Where Obama Can Find Funding To Support Defense And Space
Backgrounder: Analysts Predicting Plunging Revenues May Be Proven Wrong Multiple Ways Pundits are saying that President-elect Barack Obama will have a tough time righting the economy, handling two simultaneous wars, […]
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Government/Military
Senate Panel Authorizing NASA Will Get New Leaders In 2009
Full House Authorization Committee Overseeing NASA Has Stable Leadership, But Major Shakeup Hits Subcommittee NASA Faces New Top Appropriators In Both Senate, House Next Year In the wake of elections […]
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Government/Military
Missile Defense Authorizers: Both Levin And McCain Will Return To SASC
In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]
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Government/Military
Israel: All Options Open In Dealing With Threat Of Iranian Nukes
Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the tiny Middle Eastern nation isn’t ruling out any option as it faces a growing Iranian threat, […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Team Finishes GPS III Baseline Review
A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] finished the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) spacecraft integrated baseline review on schedule, the company announced. That effort with the Air […]
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Government/Military
NASA Starved For Needed Funds
NASA Sees Only 65 Percent Chance Orion-Ares Will Fly In March 2015; CBO Says Costs Might Exceed Plans By As Much As $7 Billion Over NASA Budgets Chances Of Retiring […]