Technology

[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Yau Chyong Lim, formerly vice president of business development and strategic planning at Measat has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Lim started working with Measat...

[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] Tempus Global Data, a weather company seeking to commercialize hyperspectral sounding data, has created a six-member science advisory council to guide progress on the Sounding and Tracking...

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] Developing satellite communications infrastructure in Russia is still a top priority for the Russian government. This was one of the main takeaways of SatComRus 2014 where key...

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] ViaSat has successfully demonstrated 1 Mbps throughput in L-band using a terminal measuring less than 8 by 5 by 2 inches. The test was facilitated over LightSquared’s...

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have shipped the payload for the United States Air Force’s fourth Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite to Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale, Calif. facility....

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] Comtech PST, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has signed a purchase agreement worth $6 million from a major domestic Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Pursuant to the agreement,...

[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Inmarsat and TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress aviation terminals for the government market. TECOM’s...

[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] South African aerospace group Space Commercial Service Holdings (SCSH) has launched its first self-developed export product. The Phoenix-20 HS is a micro-satellite that uses an advanced remote...

[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] The Exelis-built Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) will launch Oct. 7 on board a Mitsubishi Electric Corporation weather satellite, Himawari 8. The instrument will help improve weather forecasts...

[Via Satellite 10-06-2014] Exelis and Airbus Defence and Space have partnered to streamline access to and use of geospatial imagery products from both companies. Beginning today, customers who purchase Exelis’...