E-letter: Briefs

Hughes Network Systems earned certification as a Gilbarco Managed Network Service Provider (MNSP). The certification authorizes the HughesON Managed SD-WAN solution using the HR4860 Secure SD-WAN Gateway or Fortigate router technology […]

Kymeta revealed that Walter Z. Berger was hired as president, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Additionally, Douglas Hutcheson is joining the Kymeta Board of Directors and […]

DISH Network will acquire EchoStar’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business. More specifically, Echostar will transfer certain operations and other assets that comprise the company’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business, including nine […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) selected Honeywell to provide the JetWave satellite communications system for 70 C-17 aircraft as a part of the Fixed Installation Satellite Antenna program. The beyond-line-of-sight communications […]

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that its Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL to complete launch preparations in anticipation of […]

China launched a new satellite for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 11:48 p.m. local time Friday. The satellite was launched on a Long […]

Speedcast International is providing the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority, in Papua New Guinea, with a custom private C-band Very Small Aperature Terminal (VSAT) network for more reliable, cost-effective connectivity for several […]

Earth to Sky (ETS) signed a definitive launch services agreement with Delta Satellite Solutions (DSS), a provider of payload and satellite integration services for academic institutions. The launch will occur in […]

Chinese private rocket company LandSpace successfully tested an 80-ton thrust liquid oxygen-methane engine, according to its developer Friday. The engine, named TQ-12, was independently developed by LandSpace and has the […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Harris a three-year, $284 million sole-source extension on the ground segment contract supporting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -R Series weather satellites […]

Maxar Technologies and Eutelsat were selected to participate in NASA’s Space Relay Partnership and Services Study. This studies future systems that could revolutionize NASA’s space-based communications architecture through innovative technologies […]

Comtech Telecommunications revealed that during its third quarter of fiscal 2019, its Command and Control Technologies group was awarded option period two of contract GS03Q17DSC0002 with an overall potential value […]

Maxar Technologies was awarded a follow-on contract valued at $4.3 million by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to test its Geospatial Cloud Analytics (GCA) Hub. The GCA Hub is […]

Dream Cruises, a brand of Genting Cruise Lines, selected SES Networks’ Signature Cruise Solution to provide fiber-like service to its passenger ship fleet, comprised of World Dream, Genting Dream, and […]

Asia Pacific Satellite (APSI) and ICEYE, a provider of small satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology, have signed a memorandum of understanding about working together to support the South Korean […]

PathFinder Digital was awarded a follow-on contract by General Dynamics Mission Systems for the production and delivery of BAT-750 MVSAT terminals for integration and use on the U.S. Army Prophet […]

SES revealed that an 8K demo signal was broadcast directly to a flat screen TV with a built-in satellite receiver. The 8K content broadcast was done via ASTRA 28.2 degrees East […]

Gilat Satellite Networks reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, in which it saw revenues dip, yet profitability remain strong. Total revenues for Q1 2019 amounted to […]

Cubic revealed that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division appointed Martin J. Amen as vice president of strategy and business development for the recently acquired Nuvotronics business. Amen will […]

Honeywell selected Gilat Satellite Networks‘ Taurus In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) modem for its JetWave satellite communication system. The integration of Gilat’s aero-modem aims to enable Honeywell to offer its JetWave solution within territories […]

Raytheon‘s Global Positioning System (GPS) Next-Generation Operational Control System program, known as GPS OCX, completed final qualification testing of the system’s modernized monitor station receivers, which are now ready to […]

SES Networks and PNG DataCo restored mobile networks and broadband internet access for corporate and consumer customers  following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Bulolo, Papua New […]

MDA, a Maxar company, was awarded an initial contract value of approximately $30 million (CAD $39 million) with Public Services and Procurement Canada. The initial contract includes the development and […]

Kymeta formed a partnership with Turksat at SATELLITE 2019. The partnership will bring connectivity solutions to Turksat customers for voice, data, internet, TV, and radio broadcasting, and will expand land and […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Hughes Network Systems agreed to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services in Brazil. This new venture combines […]

Relativity signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Spaceflight. Under the LSA, Spaceflight will manifest missions to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first and only […]

Eutelsat revealed that a crucial stage has been completed in the production of its EUTELSAT 7C high-power broadcast satellite, serving markets across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey. As […]

CGI signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to enhance and maintain security software for the Galileo satellite navigation system. Valued at approximately 14 million euros ($15.71 million), the contract will […]

Thuraya Telecommunications, a subsidiary of the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), signed a Service Partner agreement with Elcome, a marine technology system integrator. Elcome will provide Thuraya’s products and […]

Cloud Constellation selected LeoStella to manufacture the SpaceBelt satellite constellation. Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSaaS) aims to secure, global managed network services and cloud data storage in […]