E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Thuraya has donated several satellite phones to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to better equip relief workers and first responders for emergencies. The company provided Thuraya XT […]

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Azercosmos has signed an agreement with Gilat Satellite Networks to use the SkyEdge 2-c network to provide multi-application satellite managed services on Azerspace 1. The SkyEdge 2-c […]

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Communications and Power Industries (CPI) Radant Technologies Division has received a $6 million follow-on order for radomes and reflectors designed for shipboard satellite communications. The radomes are […]

[Via Satellite 12-03-2014] Bristow Helicopters has selected Iridium’s OpenPort service to provide satellite broadband through Thales’ LiveAero product for its Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. The rotorcraft, which are purposed for search […]

[Via Satellite 12-03-2014] Broadcom has designed a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) location hub for smartphones that supports Europe’s Galileo constellation. With the inclusion of Galileo, this brings the number […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Hughes Network Systems has begun offering broadband plans targeted to Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The new Business Internet (BI) Select and Access plans feature download speeds […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have launched the Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer satellite aboard an H2A rocket. Liftoff occurred on Dec. 3 […]

[Via Satellite 12-03-2014] Spectrolab, a solar cell company purchased by Boeing in 2000, has manufactured its 4 millionth gallium arsenide-based solar cell for space. Collectively, these cells have powered more […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] ExactEarth has purchased one in-orbit Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite and has received license to obtain AIS data from two more spacecraft. The company has integrated all […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Lockheed Martin has finished thermal vacuum testing on the United States Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite (MUOS 4). The next step is Final Integrated System […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, has entered a cooperative agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to operate and commercialize the Spot 7 optical Earth Observation […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Level 3 Communications is providing Intelsat with fiber for additional network capacity and diverse routing options in the United States. The company will connect Intelsat’s new Tysons […]

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Loral Space and Communications and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) have reached an agreement on paying the $100 million settlement from ViaSat’s litigation with Space Systems/Loral (SSL). […]

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) have completed a test linking the Thales Alenia Space-built Sentinel 1A satellite with the Airbus-built Alphasat satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Croatian post offices are now offering Eutelsat’s Tooway satellite broadband through the KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite (HTS). Intersat Telecom, Eutelsat’s regional partner, is providing the service. Homes […]

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] The number of homes with multichannel television in the Asia Pacific has reached 500,639,000 according to new research from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia […]

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] NovelSat, a satellite transmission technology company, has named former ECI Communications CEO David Rubner as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Rubner led ECI Telecommunications, which […]

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Hughes Network Systems’ new Hughes 9211-High Data Rate (HDR) Portable BGAN Terminal has received Inmarsat-type approval. The Hughes 9211-HDR is designed to provide high performance mobile satellite […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation has received a $3.5 million order for satellite communications ground equipment for use by one of Eastern Asia’s […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a cost-plus-award-fee modification worth nearly $41 million to Lockheed Martin Space Systems for a previously awarded contract. The […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Russia’s Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) reports that the Meteor M2 remote sensing satellite has nearly completed in-orbit testing following its July 8 launch. […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has released the new TH9 Tetra hand-portable radio, featuring enhancements in coverage, durability and location-based applications. The radios provide voice and data communications […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Globecast has entered an agreement with Measat Satellite Systems to broadcast U.S. network Home and Garden Television (HGTV) channel in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] Northrop Grumman has provided the AstroMesh reflector to Vandenberg Air Force Base for NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite. The device, which has a 19-foot aperture […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] Turkshow, a German-based television channel dedicated to providing films, series and lifestyle programs reflecting Turkish culture, has signed a contract with SES to broadcast throughout Western Europe […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] The United States Air Force has awarded Airbus Defence and Space with a system evolution and maintenance contract for its five Eagle Vision ground stations. Eagle Vision […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] Marlink has installed the Marlink Global C-band iDirect service on MSC Cruises fleet of 12 ships. The upgrade brings iDX 3.2 software and the X7 modem from […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] NASA has opened the registration process for its Cube Quest challenge, a CubeSat competition focused on developing space exploration technology. Competitors will vie for a piece of […]

[Via Satellite 11-24-2014] XCOR has successfully conducted hot fire testing of the XR-5H25 engine’s regeneratively cooled thrust chamber, with both liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants supplied in pump-fed mode […]

[Via Satellite 11-21-2014] OTE, a telecoms operator in Greece, has selected Eutelsat’s KA-SAT to deliver its new satellite broadband service to homes across Greece. The OTE Satellite Internet Service, aims […]