E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] NASA‘s first microsatellite, Fastsat, has arrived at Kodiak Island, Alaska, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to begin final launch preparations with Orbital Sciences, the agency announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] An Aug. 11 story in Satellite TODAY, "Telesat Impacts Loral Profits in Second Quarter," should have read: While Loral Space & Communication 2010 second quarter revenues increased […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] The Amos 5i communications satellite will run out of fuel before its replacement, Amos 5, is launched in mid-2011, Israeli operator Spacecom Satellite Communications announced Aug. 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Broadcast service provider In Demand has extended its capacity lease with SES World Skies for video-on-demand, PPV and HD content delivery to cable systems across North America, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thales Alenia Space has contracted Seakr Engineering to develop the communication processor for the Iridium Next constellation, the prime contractor announced Aug. 11.     Seakr will develop […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Harris Corp. subsidiary CapRock Communications has launched its turnkey FieldAccess VSAT service offering for land drilling, shallow-water and production platform markets in the United States, CapRock announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thuraya has launched its first satellite aeronautical service, AviationComms, which aims to provide cost-effective voice communications for various types of aircraft, the company announced Aug. 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Remote asset tracking and information management solutions SkyBitz has opened a new business unit to provide remote asset management solutions based on technology developed for and financed […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Israel Space Agency (ISA) Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a joint statement of intent to expand cooperation in civil space activities, NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] While Loral Space & Communication 2010 second quarter revenues increased $33 million over the same period in 2009 to $481 million, the company suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Viasat revenues rose 21 percent over its second quarter 2009 results to $192 million, according to the company’s latest financial results, released Aug. 10.     ViaSat’s networks […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Yahsat subsidiaries Al Yah Advanced Satellite Communications Services and Star Satellite Communications won licenses from the United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the TRA announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Newtec has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide its FlexACM technology, supporting IP-trunking satellite links, to an unnamed government prime contractor in the United States, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Orbcomm has entered into an agreement to sell its Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacturer Quake Global, Orbcomm announced Aug. 9.     Quake, based in San Diego, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Arqiva has expanded its government services contracts with SES World Skies and USG Solutions, Arqiva announced Aug. 9.     SES World Skies and USG Solutions will take […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Wireless satellite broadband provider KeyOn has acquired a major portion of SouthWest Wireless Net’s broadband assets from New Vision to help extend KeyOn’s network footprint in southwestern […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] EchoStar Corp. reported a 57.4 percent increase in its 2010 second quarter revenue over the same period in 2009 at $603 million but suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] SES Astra has signed a deal with Starsat to market its Astra2Connect service in Albania, SES announced Aug. 9.     Starsat is part of an initiative of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Thales Alenia Space shipped the first three satellites in Globalstar’s second-generation constellation to Arianespace for a scheduled October launch on a Soyuz launcher from Baikonour, the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Ukraine’s state-owned space company Yuzhmash has postponed the delivery of basic parts for Orbital Sciences’ Taurus-2 launch vehicle’s first stage, Yuzhmash announced Aug. 4. Due to technical […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] DeLorme, a provider of mapping and global positioning system (GPS) technologies, has released two new PN-Series GPS receivers, the company announced Aug. 6.     The Earthmate PN-60 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Bridge Capital Holdings subsidiary Bridge Bank has increased its existing credit facility loan to The Brix Group from $12 million to $16 million, Bridge Bank announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped the U.S. Air Force’s STPSat-2 satellite to the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska for its scheduled launch on an Orbital […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] SES World Skies’ U.S. Government Solutions Division has delivered the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) sensor assembly to manufacturer Orbital Sciences for installation on the SES-2 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] European Media Port (EMP) will be the first provider of gateway teleport services for O3b Networks after the companies signed a long-term agreement that allows for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, has asked the U.K. Competition Commission to investigate concerns regarding BSkyB’s sale and distribution of subscription premium pay-TV movies.      In a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Telesat’s 2010 second quarter revenues increased by 2 percent from the same period in 2009 to $205 million due to increased profits generated from Nimiq 5 and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] Hughes Communications enjoyed a strong fiscal 2010 second quarter as its adjusted EBITDA increased 29 percent to $52 million, with total revenues climbing 13 percent over the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] A U.S. Congressional Science and Technology Committee claims NASA personnel at the Goddard Space Center ignored potential organizational conflicts of interest issues by allowing ITT Corp. to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] Orbit Technologies has won a $19 million systems contract with an unnamed military customer, the company announced Aug. 4.     The contract will see Orbit supply the […]