E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-09] ViaSat signed a $3 million contract to provide two antenna systems to Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) in Norway, ViaSat announced Aug. 28.     The planned ViaSat satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-09] Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) delayed a test firing on Thursday for NASA’s Ares launch vehicle due to a mechanical failure, NASA announced Aug. 27.     NASA noted […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-09] The Kudelski Group, a Swiss provider of media content protection and value-added service technology, is now in operations mode with its digital-TV conditional access service after delivering […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-28-09] Satellite-link service provider Telenor awarded a contract to Hiltron Communications to supply a 7.6-meter K-band transmit/receive antenna system with tracking and full reflector de-icing features, Hiltron announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-28-09] TerreStar completed in-orbit testing on the TerreStar-1 satellite, the company announced Aug. 27.     TerreStar-1, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and launched by Arianespace July 1, is […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-28-09] The DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 imagery satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in anticipation of its scheduled Oct. 6 launch, DigitalGlobe announced Aug. 27.     WorldView-2, built […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-28-09] ITT Interconnect Solutions, a subsudiary of ITT Corp. and manufacturer of connectors, interconnects, and cable assemblies, has developed a micro bus-floating (MBF) connector for computer data bus […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] WildBlue Communications has applied for $30 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money in the bill’s first funding window, which closed Aug. 14, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] iDirect has completed testing under the U.S. Joint User Interoperability Communications Exercise (JUICE) program, which assessed the capability of its technology to stream video-conference in ground vehicles […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] Harris Corp. is setting up a television transmitter manufacturing presence in Brazil, the company announced Aug. 26.     Harris said it is considering a production location on […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] Foxtel has chosen NDS Dynamic’s Audience Measurement System, integrated with TNS Media Research’s RaPidView technology to form a solution to track and analyze audience behavior across its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] Broadcast solutions developer Netia signed an agreement naming Viditec, a systems integrator and reseller, as Netia’s distributor in Argentina, the company announced Aug. 26.     In addition […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Christian music broadcaster Educational Media Foundation (EMF) ordered more than 100 iPump 6420 audio media satellite-hosted servers from Wegener Corp. for the ongoing expansion and replacement of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Harmonic has partnered with Falcon IP/Complete, an end-to-end MPEG-4 IPTV, to offer the Direct-2-Edge cable IPTV platform to cable providers, Harmonic announced Aug. 25.     Harmonic’s Direct-2-Edge […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] RaySat Antenna Systems expanded its StealthRay two-way antenna product line with the release of its StealthRay 5000 model, announced Aug. 25.     RaySat said the StealthRay 5000 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Edgeware deployed its Orbit-2X server platform to power Iskon, an on-demand IPTV service in Croatia, Edgeware announced Aug. 25.     Iskon’s service, launched in April, includes network […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] The first paragraph of an Aug. 26 Satellite TODAY story should have read – Harmonic has partnered with Falcon IP/Complete, an end-to-end MPEG-4 IPTV, to offer the Direct-2-Edge […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Arianespace launched the JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit using an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle, Arianespace announced Aug. 21.     JCSAT-12, designed and built […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] KVH Industries activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in the Australian and New Zealand maritime region, following completion of satellite testing, the company announced Aug. 21. KVH’s mini-VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Globalstar and subsidiary Spot Satellite selected the AMY-5M GPS receiver module from U-blox, an embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions, and Axonn, its manufacturer, as the unit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Iridium Satellite has been contracted to provide satellite phone service to motorists on the Canadian Trans-Labrador highway for the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Iridium announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Russia’s space mission control has placed the KazSat-1 satellite into a graveyard orbit in efforts to discard the spacecraft, according to reports by Russian news agency Ria […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a letter of intent to cooperate with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in satellite disaster monitoring, JAXA announced Aug. 24. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Sirius XM is set to introduce XM SkyDock, a new accessory for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, which would turn the devices into a satellite radio, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Tencate Advanced Composites USA (TCAC-USA) rolled out its TC410, a next-generation cyanate resin prepreg system designed to provide satellite structure manufacturers with dimensionally stable structure materials, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] The launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (Naro), South Korea’s first rocket scheduled to launch a small experimental satellite into low-Earth orbit, has been delayed due […]

[Satellite Today 08-24-09] Research firm Analysys Mason doubts the ability of North American and European WiMax markets to grow and sustain continued investment from companies such as Cisco Systems, Google, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] The Canadian Ministry of Industry awarded EMS Technologies a $7.9 million repayable investment to support EMS’ next-generation mobile satellite communications research and development project, EMS announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] German manufacturer SatService introduced an upgrade kit to retrofit ACS 3000 antenna control systems from ACS with its Sat-Nms ACU-ODM module, SatService announced Aug. 20.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Envivio Inc. unveiled the latest product in its line of Convergence Series video encoders/transcoders — the 4Caster C4 HD, the company announced Aug. 19.     The unit […]