Technology

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year,...

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four...

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] C-COM Satellite Systems, a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with Vislink, a secure communication technology provider based in...

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] DigitalGlobe, a global provider of commercial high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of imagery collected. Among images in the archive, which depicts...

Last year we spoke of the promise – and difficulties – of Ka-band in Latin America. Now, we see the technology start to become a reality, with the region’s first...

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] New electromagnetic propulsion technology being tested by the University of Maryland’s Space Power and Propulsion Laboratory (SPPL) on the International Space Station (ISS) could change the capabilities...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] NewSat Limited has appointed Don Brown as senior vice president of strategic planning. The executive move follows the company’s plans to transition from a teleport operator into a global...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The satellite industry is taking its war against interference to Asia. A joint effort between the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will launch an interference...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary to Tulsa, Okla.-based SageNet. The aggregate consideration for the sale is approximately $16 million, subject to certain post-closing...

ViaSat was recently awarded an order valued at $21.7 million for a multifunctional information distribution system - low volume terminals (MIDS-LVT) for the U.S. government.