E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan. 1, the company announced Jan. 27.     Flight operations are underway […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Boeing received a $75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), Boeing […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Airfield Media Group has launched TéléSAT, a French language satellite pay-TV service, Airfield announced Jan. 23.     The service will target the French speaking parts of Belgium […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] RapidEye has released its imagery system demonstration products to the public, the company announced Jan. 26.     The sample datasets are available for download as a RapidEye […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] DigitalGlobe signed an agreement with Telogis, a location-based services platform, to give Telogis’ developers access to DigitalGlobe’s imagery, DigitalGlobe announced Jan. 26.     The imagery would serve […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] KVH Industries signed a global distribution agreement with Thrane and Thrane for KVH’s TracPhone V7 satellite communications system and mini-VSAT Broadband service, KVH announced Jan. 26.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Hughes Network Systems has been selected by SPTI-Boldt Group Argentina, a telecommunications service provider, to supply its HN broadband satellite system hub plus HN7700S and HNS7740S broadband […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Vizada and Absolute Maritime Tracking Systems have been selected by the Panama Maritime Authority to provide long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) for more than 8,000 vessels in […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Universal Switching released a new switching architecture, critical application system, to provide linking for both satellite and communication applications, the company announced Jan. 23.     The unit […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have launched the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (Gosat) satellite aboard the H-2A launch vehicle from the Tanegashima […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] NASA is in preparations to launch the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite Feb. 4 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] Indonesia’s state-owned PT Telekomunikasi Donesia (Telkom) is in talks with its competitors to jointly invest capital in Telkom-4, a satellite project to expand national Internet and communication […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has sent its SpaceWire data bus technology forward for preliminary design review, Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 22. The […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] Voom HD Networks has expanded a high-definition (HD) content deal with BSkyB, the company announced Jan. 23.     The expanded deal with BSkyB will see Voom bring […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Northrop Grumman has named Scott Lee vice president of space systems for the company’s electronic systems sector, Northrop Grumman announced Jan. 22.     Lee will have executive […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Euroconsult North America, an analyst firm specialized in the satellite sector, and Irwin Communications, a market research firm specialized in satellite communications, have formed a strategic partnership […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] In its fourth quarter 2008 financial report, Lockheed Martin said its space systems net sales dropped to $2 billion in the quarter, a four percent decrease from […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Enerdyne Technologies, a ViaSat company, will supply its EnerLinksII digital video over analog (DVA) data link technology to Insitu Inc. for use in its Integrator and next-generation […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] SkyTerra is partnering with the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department for Public Health (DPH) to form two satellite mutual aid talkgroups (SMART), SkyTerra announced Jan. 22.     The […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] IPTV Americas (IPTVA) CEO Alvaro Gazzolo believes the company can play a key role in helping smaller cable players and telcos flourish in Latin America and the […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Junjiang Bai, has been appointed as local representative of DEV Systemtechnik in China, effective immediately, DEV announced Jan. 22.    The Beijing-based consultant said he aims to […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] JSC Kazakhtelecom (KT), a telecommunications operator based in Kazakhstan, has selected Gilat Satellite Networks to expand KT’s existing SkyEdge broadband network to serve several hundred additional sites, […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] SES Astra’s new Astra 1M satellite has been deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] Canal Plus Group and Arabsat have launched a French-speaking channel package in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, Arabsat announced Jan. 21.      Arabsat partnered with Canal Overseas, an […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] KVH Industries and ViaSat extended the reach of their mini-VSAT broadband service to Alaska, the west coast of Canada and the United States, Hawaii and Asia, the […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] LBiSat Satellite Communications has implemented a hosted voice platform from Alianza to provide Voice Over IP (VOIP) services in remote regions for the U.S. Forest Service, Alianza […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] Thrane & Thrane is laying off nearly 15 percent of its workforce despite sales of its products performing in line with forecasts, the company announced Jan. 21. […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan, PCI announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Indian telecom Bharti Airtel has launched an IPTV service, Airtel Digital TV Interactive, the company announced Jan. 19.     With the launch of this IPTV service, Bharti […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Orbital Sciences Corp. is using lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from Saft as a power source for air-launched space launch vehicles, the company announced Jan. 20.     Orbital Sciences […]