E-letter: News Feed

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] SpaceX launched the JCSAT 16 telecommunications satellite for Japan-based Sky Perfect JSAT August 14 using a Falcon 9 rocket and successfully landed the first stage on the […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] KBR has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), the government services arm of Honeywell, with unanimous approval by the KBR board […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Maritime service provider V.Group has renewed its subscription to KVH Media Group’s daily NEWSlink service, continuing access to a portfolio of daily and weekly newspaper digests to more […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Advantech Wireless reports that the company has increased its deliveries of Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block UpConverters (BUCs) for maritime customers over […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Earth observation company Planet, formerly Planet Labs, is scaling up its ground segment infrastructure to handle five times as much data from its constellation of “Dove” CubeSats. […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded contracts to Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, L-3 Communication Systems and ViaSat for Protected […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] ViaLite Communications has widened the bandwidth of its L-band Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber links from the 950 to 2150MHz range to 700 to 2450MHz. The new […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] NanoRacks’ External Platform (NREP) has been attached to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility, and is available […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to conduct an architectural design study for a habitation system that would enable NASA astronauts to live for long […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Scotland-based startup Orbital Access is designing a family of rockets to launch small payloads from the United Kingdom’s future spaceport, as well as other potential locations around […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications has signed its first service agreement in Vietnam with VNPT VinaPhone making its land and maritime handsets available to the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] DigitalGlobe has received a follow-on contract to deploy its Geospatial Big Data Platform (GBDX) to map the man-made environment and provide easy access to the physical attributes […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Northern Refrigerated Transportation has selected Orbcomm to provide telematics solutions for its fleet of refrigerated trailers. Northern Refrigerated is using Orbcomm’s cold chain telematics systems to track, […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Yahsat has signed an agreement with a new service partner, Pak Datacom, to provide its satellite broadband service, YahClick, to more users across Pakistan. The partnership with […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that SpaceX has no intentions of bringing back the Falcon 1 small satellite launch vehicle. Speaking Aug. 9, at the […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Intellian have launched an Intellian Specialist Certification program, including an initial course in terminal operation, GVF 562N, specifically for seafarers, in […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with NASA to deploy SkyFire, a 6U CubeSat planned to launch to the moon in 2018 with Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Bobbles.tv, a newly launched pan-European pay-TV platform, has contracted SES capacity and MX1 services to launch a new global TV platform for expats in Europe. The entertainment […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Panasonic Avionics and Yahsat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] Gogo is hoping to pick up installs for its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution 10-fold by the end of the year. While 2Ku is now flying […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Millennium Space Systems are teaming together on the first-ever Altair launch to provide customization and rapid constellation production for Millennium’s customers. […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] SpaceVR, a platform for creating cinematic, live, virtual space tourism, has signed a launch agreement with NanoRacks to send Overview 1, a virtual reality camera satellite, into […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The number of Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow, according to Arab Advisors Group’s latest report “Satellite TV in the Arab World […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] SpeedCast International has partnered with DH-Intercom (DHI), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications based in Germany to provide communications and IT services to the maritime industry. The partnership […]

[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] The U.S. government has given Inmarsat Government approval to lift the stop-work order issued regarding the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) Satellite Services Contract (CSSC). […]

[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Avanti Communications has selected Gilat’s one-platform/multiple-application X-Architecture and its Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)-enabled Capricorn VSAT for use in supplying Mobile Network Operator (MNO) EE with satellite capacity […]

[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Eutelsat has signed an agreement with SpeedCast International whereby SpeedCast will acquire Eutelsat’s 70 percent stake in Wins Limited for a consideration based on a total enterprise […]

[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to improve High-Frequency (HF) communications for the Navy’s four-channel, AN/USC-61 Digital Modular Radios (DMR). […]

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Qatari satellite operator Es’hailSat has been busy preparing for its second satellite, Es’hail 2, as well as the completion of a new, fully owned teleport. The company […]

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in preparation for […]