E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAAL-011129 and MAAL-011130, two new low noise amplifiers for customers in test and measurement, satellite communications, aerospace, defense and Industrial, Scientific and Medical […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Cloud Constellation has entered into an agreement with The SolarCoin Foundation (SCF) whereby SCF will purchase orbital storage capacity on Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt network. SCF intends to […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] KBR announced Sept. 19 it has completed the acquisition of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), the government services division of Honeywell. Funded through KBR’s existing line of […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] ViaSat has received a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract worth $33,291,975 from the U.S. government to provide wideband jamming-proof communications to tactical users across both government and commercial satellites. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Harris CapRock has launched OnePath, a long-range wireless radio service for customers in the cruise, energy and commercial maritime industries. The company says OnePath is complementary to […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Indra contracts to deploy a space surveillance and tracking system known as S3T for objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Arianespace completed its first fully commercial mission with the Vega light lift launch vehicle Sept. 15, orbiting four SkySat satellites for Terra Bella, a Google company, and […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-016] Airbus Defence and Space, owner and operator of the Skynet X-band satellite system, has struck up partnerships with Inmarsat Government, Hughes Network Systems, and SpeedCast to offer […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] SES has formed a four-day “Elevate” training program together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) that will teach more than 50 people how to install a satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Clayton “Clay” Mowry, president of Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary Arianespace Inc., has joined Blue Origin. He joins the Kent, Washington-based company around the same time it announced New […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] X2nSat has revealed SatBlue, a line of proprietary communications solutions for the healthcare industry. Offering both voice and data services, SatBlue allows hospitals and medical office buildings […]

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded GeoOptics and Spire data purchase contracts under its Commercial Weather Data Pilot program. This is the first time NOAA […]

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] International Launch Services (ILS) has announced a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable GEO market for cost-effective […]

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] Optus has selected Gilat Satellite Networks CellEdge Software Defined Radio (SDR) small-cell-over-satellite solution to extend 3G cellular coverage to regional and remote areas in Australia. By choosing […]

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] The Bi-Spectral Infrared Optical System (BRIOS) fire detection satellite developed and built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) successfully released the Berlin Educational and Experimental Picosatellite (BEESAT […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Thales Alenia Space and LeoSat Enterprises have signed the phase B contract for the development of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. It will offer very-high-speed […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN) and Aviation Data Communication Corporation (ADCC) have contracted with satellite operator Inmarsat to provide aviation safety services to Air Navigation […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] TricolorTV, a Russian pay-TV platform with 12 million subscribers, has officially launched its new broadband service using the high throughput Ka-band capacity on the Eutelsat 36C satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] The Satcom Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has been awarded a competitive contract valued at more than $1 million (at list prices) from an African […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced a new service called RapidLaunch, which it claims provides the customer the fastest schedule from the initial order to launch service in […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Eutelsat Communications is taking a minority stake in V-Nova, a London-based expert in advanced video compression technology. Eutelsat and V-Nova also plan to enter into a commercial […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] MX1, a global media services company newly formed from the merger of RR Media and SES Platform Services (SPS), has presented its new end-to-end media service platform, […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) has extended its relationship with Intelsat to support operations for the largest oil and gas producer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] A major telecoms service provider in the Middle East has awarded a competitive contract valued in excess of $1.4 million to the Satcom Division of Communications & […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Peregrine Semiconductor and e2v have introduce the PE97640, an ultra-low phase noise FRAC-N Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) for commercial space applications. Available exclusively through e2v, the PE97640 is […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] Avionics and In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) provider Thales has teamed up with satellite-operator SES to build a network that will deliver what they believe will be the “most […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] Blue Origin has introduced New Glenn, its new reusable, vertical-landing booster. Named in honor of John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is 23 […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] Cubic Corporation announced that its subsidiary GATR Technologies, which operates within the Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division, and Intelsat General Corporation successfully established a 26-megabits per […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] NASA has selected Vector Space Systems’ Phase 2 proposal under the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to continue development of an […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] ITC Global has been awarded a three-year contract to provide broadband connectivity to the world’s largest semi-submersible drilling rig. The end-to-end service will enable the newly built […]