E-letter: Briefs

Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed hot-fire qualification tests of an engine that demonstrates the ability to meet reusability requirements for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST) 100 Starliner crew module propulsion […]

Gazprom Space Systems and HorizonSat signed a contract for Yamal 402 satellite capacity use at CABSAT 2017 in Dubai. HorizonSat will apply the leased capacity for providing Internet connectivity in the countries of central and […]

Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2017, its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom, which is part of Comtech’s government solutions segment, has received a five-year contract […]

Intelsat and pan-African telecommunications group Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, have announced a new agreement that will introduce Intelsat Epic satellite services into the Liquid Telecom network. As part […]

SITAOnAir, Aireon and FlightAware have formed a flight tracking partnership with Malaysia Airlines. Under the agreement, all Malaysia Airlines aircraft will have access to minute-by-minute global flight tracking data, delivered […]

Iridium Communications announced a new partnership with Lindsey Manufacturing. The partnership expands Iridium’s footprint in the transmission utility day-ahead-power-transfer capacity market by integrating satellite communications with transmission line analytic solutions. […]

Arris International announced that Starz has selected the Arris DSR-7401 transcoder satellite receiver to derive Standard Definition (SD) programming from High Definition (HD) video programming to reduce satellite network bandwidth […]

Here Technologies and MediaTek announced a collaboration to enable the Here Network Positioning solution on select MediaTek chipsets. Here Network Positioning employs proprietary technology to determine a device’s location based […]

Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has appointed Ron Steger to its board of directors. Steger’s appointment commenced on April 17, and he will also join the board’s audit committee. Steger has […]

At a ceremony attended by Mongolian Prime Minister Erdenebat Jargaltulga and Parliament Chairman Enkhbold Miyegombo on April 19, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced it will co-brand its 12 by 27 […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket carrying the OA 7 resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on Tuesday morning. The […]

Globecomm has deployed Ciena’s converged packet-optical and packet networking solutions to meet growing content distribution requirements for a variety of critical applications, including video for breaking news stories, disaster recovery […]

Singapore Technologies Engineering announced today that its electronics arm, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), secured SG$464 million ($331 million) worth of contracts in the first quarter of 2017 for rail […]

Thales Alenia Space has sent South Korea the third of three panels making up the communications payloads on the two GEO KOMPSAT 2 (Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite) satellites […]

HawkEye 360, which is developing a space-based Radio Frequency (RF) mapping and analytics system, announced the addition of J. Beau Jarvis to the executive management team as Chief Revenue Officer […]

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager (GMI), designed and built by Ball Aerospace for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, is entering its fourth year of service. Designed as a […]

SES announced that its board of directors approved a restructuring of SES’ go-to-market organization model with the creation of two new business units, SES Video and SES Networks, focusing on […]

Norsat International announced it has recently received an unsolicited, conditional, non-binding proposal from Privet Fund Management to acquire the company for cash consideration of $11 per share. According to Norsat, […]

RUAG will soon manufacture carbon fiber structures in the U.S., as the company progresses with their build-up of a new facility within United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur rocket factory. In […]

Globalstar announced that the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science will deploy 550 Spot Trace satellite trackers in its continued research expedition with the Consortium […]

Raytheon has completed an upgrade and final testing of the data transport and processing system for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), which provides weather and […]

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that it has signed and executed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced capabilities for servicing and maintaining […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) has awarded UltiSat a Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) task order to provide C-band and Ku-band bandwidth capacity to […]

Inmarsat has granted type approval for Paradigm’s flat panel Swarm45 terminal, as it enhances portability and ease of use of the Inmarsat Global Express (GX) service by offering fast setup […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced plans for the next phase of its Competitive Improvement Program (CIP), which first launched in 2015. The next phase (Phase 2) includes additional consolidation and optimization of […]

The South African satellite industry is taking yet another step forward as a player in the international arena with the April 18 launch of two South African-built nanosatellites onboard a […]

KVH Industries announced the immediate availability of AgilePlans by KVH, its all-inclusive Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) offering for the maritime industry. The subscription fee is $499 per month for […]

Planet and FarmShots have collaborated to provide John Deere Operations Center users access to Planet’s global imaging capacity, allowing farmers to view up-to-daily imagery of their fields. FarmShots analyzes satellite […]

Quintech Electronics and Communications announced that a U.S. government media agency has procured Quintech’s Xtreme 256 matrix switch and distribution equipment for expansion of its satellite network capacity. According to […]

Vectron International announced the company has entered into an agreement with Furuno to provide Furuno’s Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers and timing modules in North America. Furuno’s Opus timing […]