E-letter: Briefs

Norsat International Inc., a provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced June 19 its rollout of a Chinese language version of its LinkControl user interface software at CommunicAsia 2007 in Singapore. […]

Service revenue for the entire satellite industry will increase at an average annual rate of more than 11 percent over the coming five years, according to a recent study by […]

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., has conducted more than 300 hours’ in-flight testing of its Early Entry SwiftBroadband communications system aboard two Boeing Business Jet aircraft. The […]

International Communications Group (ICG) and Thrane & Thrane will expand the number of voice channels and increase the flexibility of channel types available to users by integrating ICG’s  ICS-200 dual-channel […]

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Russian satellite manufacturer NPO-PM to supply two repeater equipment sets for the Loutch-5A and Loutch-5B communications satellites ordered by the Russian space […]

The SES group and Arianespace have agreed to a framework contract guaranteeing launch services for several satellites deployed by the global operator SES, Arianespace announced June 18. The agreement calls […]

Lockheed Martin is preparing to deliver spacecraft to a pair of Japan-based companies, Lockheed Martin announced June 19. The BSAT-3A satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) and the […]

Arabsat has signed a contract with a consortium of European companies, Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, to build its fifth-generation satellites, with Arianespace and ILS each agreed to launch one […]

International Launch Services (ILS) and SES Satellite Leasing announced a contract for five SES satellites to be launched on Proton Breeze M vehicles through 2013, ILS announced June 18. Financial […]

Beginning June 19, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007. Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on the goings-on in Singapore.

ProtoStar, a Bermuda corporation with principal U.S. operations in San Francisco, announced on June 18 its opening of a Singapore office. The company also named Eui Koh, former president of […]

iDirect Technologies (iDirect), a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications solutions and the U.S. satellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd., has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific […]

The China National Space Administration is planning a September launch of a third Earth resources satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil, Xinhua has reported. The state-run newspaper quoted the […]

XM Satellite Radio is offering two new radio devices to its listeners, the company announced June 18. The XpressR offers a split-screen display of up to six channels with features […]

Rockwell Collins International has chosen EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., to develop a satcom system for the Boeing 747-8, EMS Technologies announced June 18. Based on orders […]

Lockheed Martin has integrated the spacecraft propulsion core structure and the payload module for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite, the company announced June 18. The Advanced EHF […]

A Russian Dnepr rocket operated by Kosmotras lifted Germany’s TerraSAR-X radar satellite into orbit June 15, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Kosmotras announced. TerraSAR-X, manufactured by EADS Astrium under […]

The Selonological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) satellite, also known as Kayuga, is scheduled to be launched aboard an H-2A booster on Aug. 16 (Aug. 15, 8:30:48 p.m. EST) from the […]

SES Astra and Verhaert Space received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to maintain and operate a satellite ground station in Redu, Belgium, the companies announced June 15. […]

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts worth not more than $19 million for the U.S. Navy’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), ViaSat announced June 15. […]

Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has named its first eight service distribution partners to support the launch of its new satellite phone services, the company announced June 15. Distribution […]

Radyne’s automatic equalizer technology is the latest feature available on the DM240XR line of satellite broadcast modulators, the company announced June 13. The technology provides an automatic group delay and […]

Nasdaq has accepted an application from Motient Corp., controlling shareholder of TerreStar Networks Inc. and TerreStar Global Ltd., to trade Motient’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, Motient announced […]

Globalstar Inc. announced June 14 that Megan Fitzgerald, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and space operations, would resign from the mobile satellite voice and data services provider effective Aug. […]

The Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that the Ofek-7 surveillance and intelligence satellite and its systems were operational and working well, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced June 14. Ofek-7’s first images […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. was awarded a $2.5 million equipment order to support a satellite-based cellular backhaul network in Asia, the company announced June 14. The order, from an unspecified […]

The Canadian government awarded satellite operators Ciel Satellite LP and Telesat Canada a total of 12 licenses to develop new communications satellites, the government announced June 13. Ciel, which was […]

Interactive video company Ensequence appointed Mike Kelley vice president of business development, the company announced June 14. Kelley will focus on interactive video programming, media sponsorships and advertising to networks, […]

ND SatCom appointed David Bowne vice president of sales, the company announced June 13. Bowne, who will be responsible for overall sales in the Americas region, previously held positions with […]

Globalstar Inc. expanded its satellite Simplex data coverage to include all of Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding maritime region, the company announced June 13. The move expands the asset […]