E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] The United States executive branch has announced an investment of more than $50 million for small satellite technologies. The White House announcement came as part of the...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Microsatellite launch company Vector Space Systems has decided to locate its manufacturing facility at the Pima County Aerospace, Defense and Technology Business & Research Park in Arizona....

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European partners Telespazio of Italy and OHB System AG...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Patrick Masambu, previously deputy director general and director of technical affairs for the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO), has been elected director-general of the organization. Masambu is...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has announced it will be acquiring the Radiant Group in a $140 million agreement that will help to protect it from growing competition...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Kymeta has announced performance results of a weeklong live demonstration at the Monaco Yacht Show. The company realized data rates of 65 Mbps down and 6 Mbps...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Pan African telecommunication provider Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has launched Source, a fully managed, virtual network satellite operator service. Aimed at telecoms and internet service providers, Source...

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] SES along with its local partner Ecole Superieure Multinationale des Telecommunications (ESMT) located in Dakar, have announced the launch of the SES Elevate satellite installer training course....

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Marlink has announced the implementation of Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) across its global network infrastructure and service delivery platform is now complete. Following successful installation and testing...

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Eutelsat has revealed that the third launch in its Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA) with International Launch Services (ILS) will use a Proton Medium rocket, making the operator the...