E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 09-26-12] Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has successfully completed pre-ship review of its first prototype spacecraft of the Orbcomm generation 2 constellation at the company’s Space Systems headquarters in […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-26-12] Semiconductor-based components and subsystems provider Emcore has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by Orbital Sciences for NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-26-12] Canadian space hardware subsystems provider Com Dev International has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $4 million to provide satellite equipment for an unnamed U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-26-12] APT Satellite Holdings of Hong Kong has entered into a contract with Chinese space company CSCC to provide project management services for the Apstar 7B (ChinaSat 12) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-12] Eutelsat Communications has obtained all required regulatory approvals to acquire the GE-23 satellite, associated customer contracts and orbital rights from GE Capital, which completes the operator’s transaction, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-12] The commercial industry will supply 68 percent more satellite capacity to government and military users over the next decade despite near term uncertainty driven by troop withdrawals […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered the propulsion core module for the first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System 2 spacecraft to the company’s GPS Processing Facility (GPF) in […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-12] The second annual Hosted Payload Summit will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., focusing on the opportunities and challenges […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] Lockheed Martin has completed a key software design milestone for Iridium, the company announced Sept. 24. Lockheed Martin’s Application Software for the Iridium NEXT constellation held the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] Dish TV, India’s largest DTH operator, has signed a key sports content collaboration deal as it seeks to improve it content offering here. Dish TV has well […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] Northrop Grumman has won a new contract worth $20 million with the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Sept. 24. The U.S. Air Force awarded the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] SES now expects its Astra 2F satellite to be launched on Sept. 28, the company announced Sept. 24. The satellite will be launched into space from the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-12] Thales Alenia Space will partner with Honeywell to integrate its Inmarsat Global Xpress aviation Ka-band satcom avionics and antenna systems with Thales’ cabin network solutions, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-12] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled a program to modernize approaches and descents to six Florida airports as part of its transition to a satellite-based […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-12] NASA and U.S. commercial launch service provider SpaceX have announced Sunday, Oct. 7 as the target launch date for the first cargo resupply mission to the International […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-12] The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has elected MorganFranklin Director of Business Development for C4 Programs Daniel Gager to the board of directors for SSPI’s mid-Atlantic […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-12] Astrium has been selected by the DLR Space Administration as the prime contractor for the definition phase of the German orbital servicing mission (DEOS) project in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat is conducting live demonstrations this month in Iqaluit to illustrate how satellite services can help remedy the bandwidth gaps that were identified in […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-12] Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom and SatLink Communications have reached an agreement with France 24 to distribute the network’s French and English channels to Africa via the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-12] The Women in Aerospace organization announced nine winners Sept. 20 for its 2012 award for contributions to the aerospace industry and to the advancement of women in […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-12] Globalstar has entered into an agreement with launch services provider Arianespace regarding the additional amounts that Globalstar will pay to cover costs associated with delays experienced during […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has been awarded a contract by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to provide worldwide Radio Frequency (RF) interference geo-location services, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-12] NASA has issued a $100,000 grant to technology firm Tethers Unlimited to develop a design for the deployment of nano-satellites using a tether, the agency announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-12] The National Space Society (NSS) has urged U.S. Congress to support the national space program and the domestic launch sector during a recent visit to Capitol Hill, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] European engineering and technology company Hitech Luxembourg been selected to provide four antenna systems as part of the satellite ground stations to monitor and control the EDRS […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] Canadian satellite technology and essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a multi-million dollar sole source delivery order under its Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity […]

Singapore Airlines has launched Wi-Fi and GSM passenger connectivity on its long-haul fleets, using OnAir’s connectivity services operating over Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband, the airline announced Sept. 18.    Following an introductory […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] FSS operator Intelsat has hired James Collett as its director of mobility services product management, the company announced Sept. 18.    Collett will be responsible for advancing […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate have successfully launched the Metop-B European weather satellite into orbit from on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Spaceport, the European Organization […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] ViaSat has added a multi-channel AES-256/128 bit security IP core to its line of soft decision Forward Error Correction (FEC) cores for 100/200G optical communications, the company […]