E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-12] The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched an Earth observation satellite April 13 that failed to reach its intended orbit, according to KCNA, the DRPK’s official […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-12] Boeing has transferred control of the Wideband Global Satcom 4 (WGS 4) satellite to U.S. Air Force operators following successful on-orbit testing and functionality demonstrations, the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-12] Beam Communications has received certification by Iridium Communications to use its LiteDOCK docking station for the Iridium Extreme satellite phone, the mobile satellite operator announced April 13.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has hired Marion Van Fosson to lead its CVG-Avtec subsidiary as vice president and general manager, Kratos announced April 13.    Van […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] ViaSat has introduced a newsgathering version of its ViaSat-1-powered Exede broadband service that aims to enable broadcast journalists to capture, edit and deliver full HD stories from […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Newtec has demonstrated a 310 Mbps transport over a 36 Mhz transponder using existing antennae and power infrastructure on Yahsat’s Y1A satellite, Newtec announced Apil 11.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Intelsat will offer to sell $800 million in the company’s 7.25 percent interest senior debt that is due in 2020, the operator announced April 12.    Intelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has received the 2012 Deal of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), Hispasat confirmed April 12.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has completed a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia’s national presidential elections that were held in early March, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) will introduce a suite of new products that will allow satellite operators to offer IPTV services, the company announced April 11.    IDC […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Astrium subsidiary Vizada has renewed its partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support TSF’s international missions, Vizada announced April 11.    TSF […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have partnered to develop a satellite receiver and a DTT module for Fransat that will be integrated into Samsung’s ES-series televisions that will […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Iridium Communications is calling for entries to its Iridium NEXT Mission Team Scholarship program for the 2012-2013 academic year, the MSS operator announced April 10.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received $1 million in orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from an unnamed customer in Russia, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems has delivered GeoEye’s next-generation commercial imaging system for the operator’s GeoEye-2 satellite to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., ITT […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] SES is in negotiations with the Ethiopian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to provide satellite services to back-up the infrastructure of Ethiopia’s telecommunication provider, Ethio Telecom, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Cisco is introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that aims to dramatically improve the number of IP-based calls on a satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Work is underway to launch Azerbaijan’s first national satellite by its planned target date at the end of the year, Azercosmos announced April 9. Orbital Sciences Corp. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with an unnamed Canadian charter airline to provide the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228B on two Boeing 737-700 aircraft, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] NASA has contracted United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch two weather satellites in 2015 and 2017 on its Atlas 5 rockets, the agency confirmed April 6. ULA’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] Sea Launch has received the Ukrainian-built Zenit rocket that will orbit the Intelsat 19 satellite in late May at the firm’s California home base for final assembly, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] French revenues declined last year in the space industry export and global satellite telecommunications markets, as France posted a national space industry revenue intake of 4.2 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) invested $12 million in a project with Canada’s Sirius Satellite Radio (Sirius Canada) with questionable results, according to documents and annual reports […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Mexican commercial television broadcaster Grupo Televisa has contracted Gilat Satellite Networks to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT network for its private communication network across Mexico, Gilat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex has unveiled a new Location-Based Services (LBS) platform, which aims to provide enterprises with secure, scalable solutions for monitoring, tracking […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio has inked a multi-year contract agreement with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to stream […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Shareholders of FSS operator SES have elected Miriam Meckel and former Intelsat Chairman and CEO Conny Kullman to serve as new members of the company’s board of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] An unnamed client servicing the African region on Spacecom’s Amos-5 has exercised an $11 million contractual clause to extend services on the satellite for a total of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched a covert payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta 4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] Thales has completed its acquisition of privately held tactical satellite communications terminal provider Tampa Microwave and has inherited related products for defense, government and commercial customers, the […]