E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] UrtheCast has announced the acquisition of Elecnor’s Earth observation business Deimos Imaging for an aggregate price of €76.4 million ($83 million). Through the purchase, UrtheCast gains ownership […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] The Myanmar government is soon to pass a new broadcasting law designed to open up the country’s media industry and encourage the distribution of new services. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] Sky Deutschland, a leading German and Austrian pay TV-provider, has secured additional capacity from SES for Ultra-HD broadcasts on Astra at 19.2 degrees east. Ultra-HD delivers four […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Lockheed Martin Space Systems is looking to make more of an impact in the commercial satellite sector. While the company has had numerous successes in the U.S […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Planet Labs has entered a definitive agreement to purchase the BlackBridge geospatial companies, including the RapidEye suite of core offerings. Through the acquisition, Planet Labs will have […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has announced the Hispasat 4K International Festival, which the company is organizing in Spain. The competition is open to films produced in any […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Michael Butler, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Inmarsat, has joined Broadband Satellite Services (BSS) the parent company of Satcom Global and the AND Group, as non-executive […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Iridium has successfully completed the Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) evaluation of its Iridium NEXT satellites. The CATR testing is the simultaneous full power antenna testing of […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Pay-TV company Canal+ Group has deployed Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE EM4000 HD/SD encoder to power the migration of its entire Canalsat satellite offering to an all-HD delivery […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] The Space Data Association (SDA), a non-profit international association of satellite operators, has issued a call for participation for its product evolution working group. The group is […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has approved full rate production of 36 inflatable satellite communications antennas from GATR Technologies for its High Bandwidth Special Intelligence-Palletized Terminal (HBSI-PT) […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office has awarded a $23.6 million contract to Orbital ATK to launch the ORS-5 SensorSat spacecraft in mid-2017 using […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] Russian Satellite Communications Company, the state satellite operator of Russia, has successfully completed the transferring of the traffic load from its Express АМ22 satellite to the Express […]

[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] The Institute for Defense Analyses has completed its Broad Area Review (BAR) of the United States Air Force Space Command’s (AFSPC) launch vehicle certification process. The independent […]

[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity will play a critical role in unlocking new markets for the satellite industry as the rate of growth for traditional Fixed Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched five satellites from spacecraft manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) on a July 10 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-XL […]

[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is providing funding for the country’s business chamber, the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS) and its […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has selected GMV to install the control center for Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s (BRI), upcoming satellite, BRIsat. SSL is building the satellite on its […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] SpeedCast International has acquired the assets of the teleport and satellite services business from the financially troubled NewSat. The assets include the land and buildings at NewSat’s […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] RigNet’s Telecoms Systems Integration (TSI) services business has received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver communications systems and infrastructure for a greenfield multi-train Gulf Coast Liquefied Natural […]

[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global provider of satellite tracking and fleet management solutions has gained certification from Anatel, the Brazilian national telecommunications agency, for its HawkEye 7200 […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the Eutelsat Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Quantum satellite will be […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES, and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat unveiled an Ultra-HD TV with integrated HD+ decryption system — no […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Thales Alenia Space has signed the first part of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to supply Poseidon 4 space borne radar altimeters for the Jason […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Advantech Wireless’ Transcend 800 microwave radio has received North American certification on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Immunity Test Report according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Lockheed Martin has opened a new development center in Denver Colo. for Radio Frequency (RF) payloads known as the RF Payload Center of Excellence. The facility brings […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and Over-The-Top (OTT) distribution trial of the UEFA […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] The Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA), an agency under the purview of the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has awarded three contracts to MacDonald, […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has promoted Chris Barrett and Steeve Huin as Co-CEOs of the company. Barrett was formerly the vice president of engineering and operations, and […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Hughes Network Systems received a contract from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its provision of managed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services. AfDB has been a […]