E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Boeing has completed production of two all-electric propulsion satellites: the ABS 3A satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite and the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite for Eutelsat. The […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins have shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios for a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract with the U.S. government. According […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 4:47 a.m. EST headed to the International Space Station (ISS) as part […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Direct-To-Home (DTH) TV operator Tata Sky has launched its first 4K Set Top Box (STB) in India, in preparation for the upcoming cricket matches to be broadcast […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Thales Alenia Space for one of the three phase B1 studies of the Planetary Transits and Oscillation of Stars (PLATO) […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a potential multi-billion-dollar contract to a joint venture between Raytheon and General Dynamics. Under the contract, the joint venture, called Range […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] CNES, the French space agency, and CEA, the French atomic energy and alternative energies commission, have signed a new framework research agreement to step up cooperation between […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] SiriusXM reached 27.3 million subscribers in 2014, adding more subscribers than anticipated based on the company’s guidance. In 2014 SiriusXM gained 1.75 million net subscriber additions, having […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] Com Dev has announced an expansion to an October 2014 contract to provide Ku-band equipment for a communications High Throughput Satellite (HTS). The expansion calls for additional […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] ViXS Systems announced its new XCode 6800 family of media processing System-on-a-Chip (SoC) products that, according to the company, represent the first silicon solution to support 4K […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] DirecTV has selected a new USB powered Ethernet-to-coax adapter from Entropic and Wistron NeWeb Corporation for Ultra-HD 4K broadcasts. The adaptor provides sufficient throughput for Ultra-HD video […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] To support the international response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has releases a series of Image City Map […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] Commercial weather company Tempus Global Data has signed a joint operating agreement with Ball Aerospace for the manufacture of six hyperspectral atmospheric sounding sensors based on the […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] Several companies involved in different aspects of the broadcasting ecosystem have joined forces to create the Ultra-High Definition (UHD) Alliance.  Announced at CES 2015, the UHD Alliance […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] Raytheon announced the appointment of two executive positions. Chairman and CEO Thomas Kennedy appointed David Wajsgras as president for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) business, succeeding […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] SES’ Astra 2G satellite, launched Dec. 27 aboard a Proton rocket from International Launch Services (ILS), reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on Jan. 2, 2015. The satellite’s manufacturer, […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Versar’s joint venture with Johnson Controls Federal Systems has received a $6.1 million award to repair electrical, water transmission and compressed air systems at Kaena Point Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] The Iridium NEXT platform software, developed by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space with contributions from Selex Galileo, has completed the first testing phase. Designed to handle all […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] On Dec. 31, 2014 Com Dev International closed its purchase of MESL Microwave for approximately $19.3 million. The acquisition, announced on Dec. 12, was for 100 percent […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Inmarsat has appointed Robert Ruijter as a non-executive director for the company. Effective Feb. 1, 2015, Ruijter will join the board of directors, where his diverse background […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has started shipping its Ultra-HDp60 quad-core System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Integrated Circuits (ICs) (STiH314/318 and STiH414/418) to customers. Designed for use in Set-Top Boxes (STBs) the […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has recently received several new modifications and an option exercise under an existing contract from the U.S. Air Force, totaling approximately $41.5 […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2014] The French Space Agency CNES has selected Thales Alenia Space to build the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a joint demonstration mission between CNES and […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] KVH Industries has released a low-profile five-inch high satellite TV antenna for vehicles with height restrictions such as luxury SUVs, family minivans, charter coaches, and emergency vehicles. […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] Dish Network announced the launch of its first Ultra-HD Set-Top Box (STB). Named the 4K Joey, the unit is designed to easily integrate with Dish’s Hopper Whole […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] MACOM announced a comprehensive new portfolio of passive components for DOCSIS 3.1 compliant Cable TV (CATV) and broadband Internet systems. This new product family, spanning upstream and […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2015] Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications, the largest (Machine-to-Machine) M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network. Based in Ottawa, Canada, SkyWave […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2015] Broadcom announced a new low-power satellite device in its Outdoor Unit (ODU) portfolio. The BCM4554 adds support for up to 32 resident Set-Top Boxes (STBs) on a single […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2015] The Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that the nation’s satellite avoided collision with a space object, reversing its previous expectations from Saturday, according to […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2015] To enable NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to meet its accuracy needs while covering the globe every three days or less, SMAP engineers at NASA’s Jet […]