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Connectivity
ViaSat Antenna FAA-Approved for A320 Install
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] The FAA has provided Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for ViaSat to install its Ka-band satellite antenna and radome on Airbus A320 aircraft. The certification, coupled with […]
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Connectivity
Ateme Powers the Live 4K Ultra-HD Broadcast in France
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Ateme announced that FranSat, Eutelsat’s satellite TV bouquet in France, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet “Le Corsaire” live in Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) on April 2, in partnership with Arte […]
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Technology
Effective Space Solutions Secures Letter of Intent for 2018 In-Orbit Servicing Mission
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Arie Halsband, CEO and founder of in-orbit satellite servicing company Effective Space Solutions, believes that in the last year alone the satellite market has grown more responsive […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat to Distribute BBC World News Across Four Satellites and IntelsatOne
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] BBC World News, a leading global news TV channel, has renewed and expanded its contract with Intelsat to use multiple video neighborhoods and the IntelsatOne terrestrial network […]
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Government/Military
US Army Awards Trojan Contracts to SES Government Solutions
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) is the sole winner of the two U.S. government Trojan follow-on contracts awarded as Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with a five-year period […]
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Connectivity
Cobham, Inmarsat and MCN Sign Largest Fleet Xpress Contract Yet
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN), partner of Inmarsat and Cobham Satcom has won the largest Inmarsat Fleet Xpress installation project to date, with Nanjing Tanker Corporation (NTC) […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless Releases New AMT-50/50X HTS Modems
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Advantech Wireless has launched a new family of advanced Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC) modems with bi-directional throughputs ranging from 100Kbps to 850Mbps and carrier echo cancellation […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Expands Atresmedia Internacional HD Broadcasts in Latin America
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Spanish telecommunications satellite operator Hispasat, in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, has expanded the number of Atresmedia television channels it currently distributes across the Americas through its Hispasat […]
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Technology
Canadian Space Agency Awards UrtheCast $2 Million to Support OptiSAR Constellation
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) plans to implement a $2 million award to UrtheCast from the Space Technologies Development Program STDP. The Contribution Agreement (CA) is to […]
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Connectivity
Commercial Aero Connectivity Market Will be Worth $4.6 Billion by 2025
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Commercial aircraft connectivity markets are forecasted to reach retail revenues of $4.6 billion by 2025, according to Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) recent report, “Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 4th […]
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Technology
Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space Crowdsourcing First Satellite Project
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] The Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) is crowdsourcing $75,000 to complete what it hopes will be the first privately funded satellite built in Central […]
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Finance
Rocket Lab Qualifies Electron Launch Vehicle’s Second Stage
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Rocket Lab has successfully completed the qualification of the entire second stage of the Electron launch vehicle. According to the company, the second stages are running at […]
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Connectivity
Zetta Jet Equips with Rockwell Collins for Ka and Ku IFC
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Private aviation company Zetta Jet will enable In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) through ViaSat Yonder over Ku-band and Inmarsat Jet ConneX (JX) over Ka-band with Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirect. Zetta […]
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Technology
Swedish Space Corporation Launches SmallSat Ground Segment Solution
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has unveiled SSC Infinity, the company’s new ground operations service designed for small satellites and constellations. SSC Infinity consists of a range of highly automated […]
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Government/Military
GPS OCX Passes First Qualification Test
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Raytheon, prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) announced April 12 that the ground segment system passed the first formal […]
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Technology
Wolfspeed GaN RF Devices Achieve NASA Standards for Satellite and Space Systems
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Wolfspeed, a Cree company, has completed testing of its Gallium Nitride on Silicon Carbide (GaN-on-SiC) Radio Frequency (RF) power transistors to demonstrate compliance with NASA reliability standards […]
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Government/Military
DOD Orders $14.3 Million in Communications Equipment from Comtech
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Comtech Telecommunications announced the U.S. government placed orders worth a total of $14.3 million for advanced communications solutions during the company’s fiscal third quarter 2016. The Department […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Internet Connects Three UK Villages for Government Pilot Program
[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] London-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Satellite Internet has connected the third and final village selected to take part in a U.K. government-funded Market Test Pilot (MTP). The […]
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Partner Content
Breaking the Chains of Slavery
For most of us, slavery is a horror of the past. It is a current reality, however, in more than 100 countries around the planet. The Walk Free Foundation estimates […]
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Magazine
Generation Next: Andrew Bertino, Spaceflight Inc and John Springmann, BlackSky
Andrew Bertino Andrew Bertino and John Springmann are two young engineers making a difference in the small satellite space. Bertino, assembly integration and test lead at Spaceflight, guides a team […]
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Opinion
The 2015 World Radicommunication Conference: A Change in Dynamics
What happened at the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) with regard to the study of future bands for 5G services, most notably, the 28 GHz band, has taken center stage […]
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Magazine
2015 Via Satellite Excellence Awards Highlights
Operator of the Year: O3b Networks There is little doubt that O3b had an incredible year in 2015 signing well over 30 deals and cementing itself as one of the […]
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Technology
Intelsat Announces Five-Year In-Orbit Servicing Agreement with Orbital ATK
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Intelsat and Orbital ATK have announced a new satellite life extension service agreement where Orbital ATK will extend the life of an Intelsat satellite by five years […]
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Technology
Bezos Says Blue Origin Will Not Make Satellites
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Blue Origin will not make satellites, though the company’s orbital vehicle will be available to launch such spacecraft, founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday, April 12 at the […]
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Technology
Boeing Finishes Final TDRS Satellite for NASA
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Boeing has completed, and delivered to storage, the last in a series of communications satellites for NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation. TDRS M is […]
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Connectivity
Italy’s Public Broadcaster Partners with Eutelsat for Live Ultra-HD Sports
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat have reached an agreement to broadcast seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship in Ultra-HD. Eutelsat will distribute the live […]
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Connectivity
RR Media Opens Regional Media Center for Latin America
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Israel-based RR Media is opening a new regional Latin America-focused media center based in Miami, Fla. The center will serve content to millions of Hispanic and Portuguese viewers […]
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Connectivity
Encompass Digital Media Launches ChannelReady Playout Platform
[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Encompass Digital Media has released a new cloud-edge playout platform called ChannelReady, designed to enable secure, cost-effective channel playout that accelerates time to market, streamlines operating costs […]
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Technology
Bigelow, ULA Teaming To Deliver Habitats To LEO
[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are teaming to deliver habitable vehicles to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as soon as 2020, the companies announced Monday April […]
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Government/Military
Bridenstine Reveals New Bill with Sweeping Space Sector Legislative Reforms
[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) has released the American Space Renaissance Act (ASRA), a massive legislative bill that directs the U.S. government to leverage the commercial sector much […]


























