E-letter: Briefs

Gilat Satellite Networks announced the commercial availability of an ultra-compact airborne satellite communications terminal for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Weighing less than 5kg (11 lbs.), the BlackRay 72Ka is the […]

SPI International/FILMBOX Channels Group has signed a multi-year multi-satellite agreement with Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, to distribute 10 High-Definition (HD) channels and one Ultra-HD channel to homes […]

DigitalGlobe announced the launch of a new product, SecureWatch, optimized for international defense and intelligence customers. SecureWatch is a web-based subscription service that gives intelligence agencies and defense organizations access […]

SKY Perfect JSAT has announced the procurement of JCSAT-18, a High Throughput Satellite (HTS), to meet increasing demands in the mobility and broadband market. Built by Boeing, JCSAT-18 will carry […]

HiSky has announced the introduction of Smartellite, a small portable device that uses advanced phased array beam steering antennas to automatically locate satellites at any location. According to the company, […]

Advantech Wireless announced that Promexar has selected its Transcend 800-B microwave radio for a microwave backhaul system in Monterrey, Mexico. The Transcend 800-B radio solution includes built-in interfaces for Asynchronous […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that Jerry Tarnacki has been appointed as the senior vice president of the company’s recently formed space business unit. In his new role, Tarnacki will report directly […]

Via Satellite sat down with Oldham to talk about satellite servicing and how SSL plans to position itself in this market in the coming months...

Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2017, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, which is part of Comtech’s commercial solutions segment, received a contract […]

Rocket Lab has delivered its first Electron vehicle to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, marking the beginning of pre-flight checkouts. The rocket was trucked to the Mahia Peninsula from Rocket […]

Iridium Communications has announced a targeted launch date of mid-June for the second mission of 10 Iridium Next satellites. Originally anticipated for mid-April 2017, the date has shifted due to a […]

Hughes Network Systems has announced the successful completion of in-orbit testing and handover of Ka-band High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) EchoStar 19 from manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL). Placed into geostationary orbit […]

In its 39th flight, the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched ISRO’s 714-kilogram Cartosat-2 satellite along with 103 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

SES and Gilat Satellite Networks have announced a strategic collaboration focused on delivering affordable connectivity to a broad range of small ships and vessels left underserved at sea in the […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. “We made progress in our broadband and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) growth engines […]

HiSky has announced the successful measurement and testing of its Ka-band antennas arranged in an 8×8 array. The antennas are an integral component of a small portable terminal developed by […]

Arianespace has successfully launched SKYBrasil-1 for AT&T/DirecTV, and Telkom 3S for Telkom Indonesia. This launch was the first of the year for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy launcher and marked its 77th successful mission in a row...

NSSLGlobal announced an upgrade to its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network with the activation of a new beam that will extend Ku-band coverage across the entire South Indian Ocean. The new beam significantly extends the reach […]

Hughes Network Systems has announced that its Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) recently demonstrated a 360-degree Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) satellite communications capability transmitting High-Definition (HD) video through rotating blades on […]

NASA has awarded the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership Sustainability (SNPPS) contract to Ball Aerospace of Boulder, Colo. This is an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), cost-plus fixed-fee contract with the ability to issue […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Vencore with the Systems Engineering and Technical Services (SETS) contract valued at $113 million. Under the terms of this contract (one-year base […]

DigitalGlobe announced a partnership with Esri and Harris Corporation, which will enable Esri users to access DigitalGlobe’s 17-year, time-lapse library of high-resolution satellite imagery and the analytical and deep learning […]

Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Lockheed Martin have entered into a collaborative research project to show how augmenting signals from multiple Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) […]

Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2017, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, which is part of Comtech’s commercial solutions segment, has received a […]

ViaSat has reported the results for its third quarter fiscal year 2017. The year-to-date numbers marked multiple new records including record contract awards of $1.3 billion, revenues of $1.1 billion, […]

U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles System Center has awarded Orbital ATK a contract to provide payload integration and support services for Space Test Program Satellite 6 (STPSat-6). The multipurpose […]

Gilat announced a joint development project with Airbus for an Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) funded by Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (CS2JU), as part of the […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has delivered a Space GPS Receiver (SGR-20) to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to be integrated as part of the pointing control system for NASA’s […]

Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., defended intervening in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program because he didn’t want the program, and its potential […]

Key aviation stakeholders gathered on Feb. 9 at the European Parliament to discuss ways to tackle the airspace and airport capacity crunch in Europe, at the occasion of the European […]