E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-10] Lockheed Martin has delivered a UHF satellite communications system module for the second satellite in the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-10] Xtar Vice President of Government Services Bill Schmidt died April 28 following a heart attack.  Schmidt, a senior manager of Xtar since 2007, participated as an authoritative […]

 [Satellite TODAY 04-30-10] The Tauri Group, an analytical consulting firm for homeland security, defense, and space enterprises, has released a study showing that commercial GEO launch prices per kilogram, adjusted […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] ManSat has appointed Anthony Hewitt director of the company, ManSat announced April 28.             Hewitt previously served as director of the Isle of Man Government Communications Commission, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] ND SatCom is launching a global Valued Partner Program aimed at resellers of its SkyWAN satellite router brand, which currently holds a market share of 15.5 percent […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Arqiva has signed a deal with events rights holder SuperVision Media to broadcast live events using Arqiva’s satellite distribution services on the Intelsat 905 satellite, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems has selected Newtec to provide Elevation EL470 DVB-S2 IP modems with FlexACM licenses for Raytheon’s McMurdo Station satellite communication system upgrade in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Manufacturer Swedish Microwave has introduced PLL LNB, a new X-band low noise blockdownconverter (LNB) product line with standard built-in TX reject filter, high IP3, low-phase noise and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Defense contractor Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in one of Sanswire Corp.’s SkySat airships for $250,000, with an option to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Samsung will support SES Astra with 3-D television content for its new 3-D demo channel to be launched in May, SES announced April 28.     The demo […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Thrane & Thrane is renaming its Aero SB SwiftBroadband terminal product line, the company announced April 28.     The product line’s new name is Aviator, which Thrane […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] EADS Astrium has shipped a payload for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo satellite-navigation system to ESA facilities in Rome, the company announced April 27. The Proto-flight […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] GPS tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network has been selected by the Peruvian Air Force to provide its GPS-based D2000 flyaway kits and aviation tracking […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] GE Satellite was chosen by NASA to provide Ku-band satellite connectivity for a NASA science mission to study atmospheric and environmental conditions across in the Pacific from […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] IP service provider SkyVision Global Networks has launched a new local hub in Nairobi, Kenya, to support SkyVision virtual private network (VPN) solutions in the region, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] C-Com Satellite Systems’ 2010 first quarter revenues increased by 13.5 percent to $1.7 million, compared to $1.5 million in the same period in 2009, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Thuraya expects to sell 20,000 units of its Thuraya XT handheld phone in 2010, according to the company’s sales forecast, released April 26. The MSS operator said […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Northrop Grumman has decided to relocate its corporate offices to Virginia, the company announced April 27.     Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush said that while Maryland and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Middle East DTH operator Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is launching six new HD channels in the Middle East, the company announced April 25.     Starting in May, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Thaicom will investigate signal interference on one of its satellites impacting the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) network, the operator announced in a statement released April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to telecom Astel in Kazakhstan, Gilat announced April 26.     The Astel […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] CapRock Government Solutions has expanded its satellite and terrestrial infrastructure to include bandwidth-on-demand to more than 35 major U.S. Department of Defense locations and direct connections at […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] UPC DTH will begin a comprehensive repositioning process of its customers’ satellite dishes, the company announced April 23.     UPC is transitioning its services to Telenor’s Thor […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Marine satellite antenna manufacturer Intellian has completed Eutelsat ESV characterization on its v60 maritime satellite VSAT antenna system, Intellian announced April 26.      The v60 validation results […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator SES’ 2010 first quarter revenues dipped slightly to 423.4 million euros ($565.6 million), down from 423.9 million euros ($566.3 million) in the same period a […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Communications solutions provider BT has completed its first satellite terminal in Antarctica, the company announced April 23.     The terminal, Ice Station Troll, is part of the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator Telenor has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplink of three multiplexes onto its Thor 5 satellite, which carries video services into the Scandinavian […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Stratos Global Corp. has been selected to provide Inmarsat BGAN mobile broadband satellite service to the Running Tunisia expedition, Stratos announced April 23.     Running Tunisia, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Sirius XM Radio will release in May a free application for the Motorola Andriod and Google Nexus One smartphones, the satellite broadcaster announced April 23.     The […]

 [Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Harris Corp. received a two-year, $18 million follow-on contract from ViaSat to supply additional hardware to be integrated into military Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals, Harris […]