E-letter: Briefs
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Connectivity
GX Aviation Certified for Airbus A320
[Via Satellite 06-28-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Aviation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for the Airbus A320 aircraft family. The satellite service provider […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Migrates Essberger Fleet to Sealink VSAT
[Via Satellite 06-28-2016] Maritime shipping company John T. Essberger (JTE) Group is moving its entire fleet to Sealink, Marlink’s global maritime broadband VSAT service. The Essberger Tankers division fleet consists […]
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Finance
NanoRacks Integrates First Payload on Blue Origin’s New Shepard
[Via Satellite 06-27-2016] NanoRacks manifested and integrated the company’s first payload on Blue Origin’s most recent New Shepard flight, which occurred on June 19. The suborbital mission is the fourth […]
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Finance
Atlas 5 Launches Navy’s MUOS 5 Satellite, Lockheed Martin Guides to GEO
[Via Satellite 06-27-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered the U.S. Navy’s fifth and final Mobile User Objective System (MUOS 5) satellite into Earth’s orbit June 24, marking the rocket’s first […]
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Technology
Indra Creates Emulator for Laboratory Satellite Network Simulations
[Via Satellite 06-27-2016] Indra has developed a platform to simulate the capabilities of satellite IP communications networks in order to assess and size later deployments. The platform, called the Advance […]
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Connectivity
Latin America Gets First Fleet Xpress Demo
[Via Satellite 06-27-2016] Inmarsat, Cobham Satcom, and MultiSAT–Globalsat Group, have hosted the first seminars in Latin America to demonstrate Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress service in the region. The companies conducted the […]
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Mobility
SES Partners with Singapore to Develop Space-Based Mobility Applications
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] SES inked an agreement with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) marking its inaugural cooperation with EDB’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn) to explore greater […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Supports FCC Chairman Remarks on Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Satellite Broadband
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] ViaSat is supporting comments made earlier this week by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler in an address titled, “The Future of U.S. Leadership in a […]
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Technology
CPI Provides Radome for ViaSat STC on Airbus A320
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] The Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) provided the radome included in the FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) recently received by ViaSat for the […]
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Government/Military
Advantech Wireless Introduces New Advanced Military-Grade Satellite Modem
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] Advantech Wireless has released its new military-grade advanced satellite modem, AMT-83L. The new product continues the line of the AMT-73L, which is certified with MIL-STD-188-165A by the […]
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Technology
Eutelsat Achieves New Quality Certification from World Teleport Association
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Eutelsat Communications has achieved Full Tier 4 Certification for its Paris-Rambouillet teleport in France under WTA’s recently launched Teleport […]
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Government/Military
US Navy, Lockheed Martin Ready to Launch MUOS 5 Satellite
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite, MUOS 5, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Reports Positive Results, Distributes Millions in Dividend
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] Hispasat’s General Shareholders’ Meeting unanimously approved the annual accounts corresponding to the 2015 business year, which include the distribution of a 12.5 million euro dividend among shareholders. […]
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Technology
Qualcomm Enhances Support for Galileo Across Product Portfolios
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] Qualcomm Technologies is supporting the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) broadly in its product portfolios. With these optimized software enhancements, the Qualcomm IZat location services […]
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Finance
Spaceflight Successfully Launches 12 Planet Dove Satellites on ISRO’s PSLV
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] Spaceflight, the leading provider of integrated launch services for small satellites, has successfully launched a flock of 12 Planet Dove satellites from the Indian Space Research Organization’s […]
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Connectivity
SES Releases Satellite Monitory Study Focused on Nigeria
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] SES announced the results of its first Satellite Monitor study on the Nigerian market, which provides insight on the country’s satellite television penetration. The study highlights that […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space to Build New Clean Rooms in Poland
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has announced the construction of a complex of clean rooms near Warsaw, thus boosting its Polish satellite production facility. The facilities are intended […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless’ GaN-based SSPAs Achieve Unmatched Field Reliability
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] Advantech Wireless has announced that its newest line of GaN-based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA) have reached unmatched field Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) operating values. Launched […]
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Technology
Spaceflight Industries Closes Financing Round, Acquires OpenWhere
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] Spaceflight Industries has secured $18 million of Series B financing led by technology growth investor Mithril Capital Management of San Francisco, in a round that is expected […]
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Connectivity
InfraMed Backs Eutelsat’s Broadband for Africa Satellite Venture
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] Eutelsat Communications and InfraMed have entered into an agreement whereby InfraMed becomes a c.21 percent shareholder in Broadband for Africa, the venture set up by Eutelsat to […]
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Technology
GomSpace Receives IFU Backing for GSS Satellite Project
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] GomSpace ApS has secured a Letter of Binding Commitment from the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) for an investment of $4 million in a joint […]
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Connectivity
Vocality and RSA Update Satellite-Based Air Traffic Communications in Brazil
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] Vocality and RSA Engineering have completed a replacement of the obsolete satellite-based communications system used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice and data services throughout Brazilian airspace. […]
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Connectivity
Shell Selects Globalstar Satellite Asset Tracking Solution
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services announced that global oil giant Shell has deployed a satellite-based asset management solution in the Netherlands to securely manage its movable assets on […]
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Finance
AR1 Engine Testing Underway for a 2019 Delivery
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne achieved full-power during a critical preburner test series at NASA’s Stennis Space Center earlier this month. The test series successfully verified key preburner injector design […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Moves Forward on GPS OCX Development
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Raytheon has passed both a qualification and a critical design review milestone as part of its development of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System Next Generation […]
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Finance
SSL Confirms Post-Launch Operations for BRIsat and EchoStar 18
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced two of its designed and built satellites launched Saturday aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French […]
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Finance
ULA Identifies Abnormal Propellant Mixture as Cause of OA-6 Atlas 5 Anomaly
[Via Satellite 06-17-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has traced the cause of the Atlas 5 rocket’s first stage underperformance during the March 22 OA-6 Cygnus mission to an anomalous propellant […]
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Connectivity
beIN, Technicolor Ship Ultra-HD Satellite Receivers to MENA
[Via Satellite 06-17-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra-HD technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The 4K rollout — touted as […]
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Connectivity
Star Cruises Fleet to Triple Bandwidth using Harris CapRock Connectivity
[Via Satellite 06-17-2016] Hong Kong-based Genting Corporate Services has selected Harris CapRock Communications to provide communication services onboard the Star Cruises’ fleet of six ships. Harris CapRock will use its […]
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Connectivity
Optus Satellite Providing Remote Connectivity in New Zealand
[Via Satellite 06-17-2016] Farmside, a rural broadband internet specialist based on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, has entered an agreement with Optus Satellite to deliver broadband services […]




























