E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] NovelSat has launched a new satellite Network Management System (NMS) called NovelNet NMS, designed to accelerate the deployment of both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links. The product performs...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] S7 Group, the largest private aviation holding company in Russia, has agreed to purchase Sea Launch, operator of the Zenit launch system. The transaction requires the approval...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Phasor has demonstrated the transmission of live HD video with its flat panel, electronically steered antenna system over the Intelsat 903 satellite from its test site in...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Google’s Terra Bella has released the first on orbit images from the SkySat 4 through 7 satellites. Terra Bella’s constellation now counts seven total in orbit satellites....

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] DataPath is seeking to expand its field services division by nearly 200 new positions following the receipt of a massive U.S. government contract to provide all four...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has received a supplemental type certificate for its Bombardier Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere (WAVE), In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution, which is now available for installation...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Rocket Lab has announced the completion of its first orbital launch complex, Launch Complex 1. Located on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, Launch Complex 1 is designed to...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Lufthansa Technik AG has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for the Lufthansa Group’s entire Airbus A320 aircraft family. Together with partners Inmarsat...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has kicked off the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge via GrabCAD Community Challenges, inviting participants to design a launch support attachment bracket...