E-letter: Briefs

Iridium Satellite released a request for information to potential partners interested in participating in the design, development and deployment of its Next network, the company announced July 2. Iridium unveiled […]

Raytheon Co. has been awarded an installment of $27 million to provide satellite communications terminals to support a Space and Naval Warfare Systems contract, the company announced July 2. Under […]

ND SatCom will supply Earth stations for one of the largest direct-to-home operators in Eastern Europe, ND SatCom announced July 2. Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy awarded ND SatCom a contract to […]

Thales Alenia Space will supply two Emergesat containers to the Casques Rouges Foundation, the company announced July 2. The containers are designed to re-establish communications links in crisis situations and […]

JSAT International, a subsidiary of JSAT has moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C., closing its Los Angeles operations after six years, JSAT announced. JSAT International relocated to Washington to expand […]

PT Indosat Tbk awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build and launch the Palapa-D communications satellite, Thales announced June 29. Palapa-D, scheduled to be placed in orbit in […]

Eutelsat Communications finalized a five-year deal with Gateway Broadcast Services for capacity on the W3A satellite, Eutelsat announced June 29. Gateway Broadcast will use the Ku-band capacity on W3A’s African […]

Powerstar International, a wireless and digital signage solutions provider via wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Skyboard Corp. of Calgary, Alberta, Powerstar announced […]

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command awarded a contract to Rockwell Collins to supply GPS receivers for the Ground-Based GPS Receiver Application Module program, the company announced June […]

Russia placed a military satellite into orbit aboard a Zenit-M rocket, Russia’s space agency announced June 29. The mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome had been delayed from December for technical reasons.

C-Com Sets Up Service Center In China C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. opened a service and support center in Beijing, the company announced. The center will be operated by Hua Sheng […]

Astrium-Thales Alenia Space Capture Satellite Contract Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YahSat) selected a consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build a communications satellite to serve the […]

Access Intelligence Names Chase  To Chair SATELLITE 2008 Access Intelligence has named Scott Chase chairman for the SATELLITE 2008 Conference and Exhibition. Active in the satellite industry since 1981, for […]

  Apposite Technologies Announces Gigabit-Speed WAN Emulator Apposite Technologies Inc. unveiled its Linktropy 7500 and Linktropy 7500 Pro wide-area network emulation appliances, the company announced. The emulators simulate bandwidth, delay, […]

MicroSat Systems Inc. of Littleton, Colo., is participating with a student team to develop and fabricate the platform for a prototype biosatellite, the company announced June 27. The Mars Gravity […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) appointed Ines LeBow vice president for next-generation services programs, the company announced June 28. LeBow previously served as senior vice president of engineering and operations […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comments on the 1997 rule that would bar the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. The FCC issued […]

STMicroelectronics , which has provided radio receiver chipsets for Sirius Satellite Radio since 2004, will provide the digital broadcasting chipset for Sirius Backseat TV, STMicroelectronics announced June 28. The core […]

Genesis 2, the second experimental pathfinder spacecraft for Bigelow Aerospace, was placed into orbit June 28 by a Russian Dnepr rocket, the company announced. Genesis 2 is designed to test […]

Satellite Systems Corp. has established a subsidiary, Dominion Test Instruments, to enhance satellite communications offerings, the company announced June 26. Satellite Systems has been manufacturing satellite beacon tracking receivers for […]

Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. received a contract from NASA to design the escape system for the agency’ s next generation space exploration vehicle, the company announced June 27. In […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a pair of contracts with Italy’s NGL Prime S.p.A. to develop concepts for future launch vehicles as well as develop a reusable test vehicle […]

NASA created an office to facilitate the agency’s work in medium-class science missions designed to investigate phenomena such as dark energy, black holes and cosmic microwave background radiation, NASA announced […]

The Lockheed Martin Space Radar team completed an integrated baseline review with the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin announced June 27. The system is being developed to provide global intelligence, […]

SatCom Group Holdings received a contract to supply satellite airtime to the U.S. Navy, SatCom announced June 26. The first year’s share of a five-year deal is valued at about […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to Russian telecom operator Sibirtelecom, Gilat announced June 26. The network will consist of more than 1,200 VSATs and […]

GenCorp Inc.’s aerospace and defense segment reported revenues of $190.7 million in the second quarter, up from revenues of $165.5 million in the same period a year ago, GenCorp announced […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) delivered Dextre, a robotic arm for the International Space Station, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the company announced June 27. The arm was developed […]

Global Energy Services Ltd. will provide a communications network for an unidentified North American oil and gas exploration and production company, with RAMTelecom Inc. the exclusive provider of satellite services […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Indian broadcast services provider and systems integrator Indiasign Pvt. Ltd. signed an agreement to jointly launch a C-band platform on AsiaSat 2, the […]