E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] O3b Networks reports that its four new Medium Earth Orbiting (MEO) satellites have begun on-orbit testing and that customers are already trialing the service. The latest four […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Following the completed manufacturing of the first five main mission antennas (MMAs) for Iridium NEXT, Iridium has tasked Thales Alenia Space with ramping up production for the […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch Sentinel 1B, the second radar satellite in the Copernicus program. The launch is planned […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] China and Brazil have agreed to continue the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) program with an additional satellite, CBERS 4A. Xu Dazhe, China’s minister of science, technology […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2014] Indian Direct-to-Home satellite service provider Videocon d2h has chosen Broadcom’s integrated satellite Set-Top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) device to increase its High Definition (HD) television services. Videocon […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), prime contractor for Orbcomm’s OG2 satellites, has established communication with the first six spacecraft launched July 14, 2014. The company is working with […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] African telco and IP provider Liquid Telecom has expanded its preexisting contract with Eutelsat for additional capacity over Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the new multi-transponder agreement, Liquid Telecom […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) earned approximately $580 million in new contracts during the second quarter 2014 from the electronics arm of its business. The company reported […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] International Rectifier has introduced the M3G120 series of 40W radiation-hardened 120V input DC-DC converters. Based on the M3G series that has been in use since 1998, the […]

[Via Satellite 07-18-2014] Macom has released the MADL-011014 L-band power limiter, designed for use in air traffic management and radar systems. The 200 W CW limiter operates at 1 to […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] SES has ordered the company’s largest high throughput satellite (HTS), SES 12, to increase capacity available in the Asia Pacific region. Airbus Defence and Space is contracted […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] RigNet has shifted the roles of several top regional executives to further the integration of Inmarsat’s enterprise energy broadband business, respond to heightened business activity, and for […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] Roscosmos has installed a Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) site at Brazil’s Computer Centre (CPD), the Centre for Technological Development (CDT) on the campus of the University […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] Inmarsat has signed a new strategic agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to offer high-speed Ka-band broadband connectivity to the U.S. government. The agreement enables Airbus Defence […]

[Via Satellite 07-17-2014] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received an order for two communications satellite subsystems from an undisclosed customer. MDA said the contract is valued at more than […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Eutelsat has signed new customers Newslux and Altice Group’s MCS TV on the Eutelsat 70B satellite. The agreement is a gateway to the Southeast Asian market for […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] India-based Aniara has awarded Dauria Aerospace orders for two small geostationary communications satellites. Each is expected to weigh less than one ton and support up to 16 […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Inspired by the United Kingdom’s push to grow its space industry, Lockheed Martin has opened a new office at the U.K. Space Gateway in Harwell, Oxford. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Spaceflight Inc. and NanoRacks are assisting Planet Labs in the launch of 28 CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a joint teaming agreement. […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2014] Based on agreements with AltegroSky and RuSat, Gogo has been granted regulatory approval to provide Ku-band satellite connectivity for flights crossing eastern and western parts of Russia. […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] SpaceX has completed the long-awaited launch of Orbcomm’s first batch of second-generation satellites. After repeated delays, the launch took place from Cape Canaveral Air Force station using […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Arabsat has entered a strategic commercial agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for the lifetime use of a multi-Ku-band transponder payload on ABS 3A. ABS plans to […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] The U.S. Air Force is working with Raytheon to transition from ground-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) to satellite ADS-B. Larger Air Force aircraft such as bombers, […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Hispasat is working with Spain’s Complutense University of Madrid to provide a satellite link for summer classes. The Complutense University’s production house (UCMTV) is using the Hispasat […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2014] Canada-based MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has acquired a U.S. company with expertise in radar and information sensors for an undisclosed amount. The terms of the agreement […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] SpaceX has confirmed the Air Force certified the Falcon 9 rocket as meeting the three-launch prerequisite for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The company expects […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) used NovelSat’s satellite modulators to broadcast three World Cup matches in Ultra-HD, including the Final game between Germany and Argentina. For all […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] On Sunday July 13, 2014 Orbital Sciences completed the second resupply mission for the International Space Station as part of the company’s $1.9-billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] ExactEarth has released a new satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) product called exactAIS Density Maps that enables customers to view millions of ship AIS messages through exactAIS. […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Satcom Direct has expanded its Savannah, GA, office to provide additional classrooms for training maintenance technicians, corporate flight attendants and pilots on aircraft cabin satellite communications. The […]