E-letter: News Feed
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Technology
Innovate UK Sets Up $1.5 Million for Galileo Receiver Technologies
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] The United Kingdom Space Agency announced that U.K. Innovate is offering as much as $1.5 million in support of feasibility studies for new receiver technologies for Europe’s […]
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Government/Military
Roscosmos and Roshydromet Finalize Meteor M2 Satellite Testing
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] The Russian remote-sensing satellite Meteor M2, launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz rocket with six other spacecraft, is close to finishing a lengthy series of […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Lost Beagle 2 Rover
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) satellite has located the United Kingdom’s Beagle 2 lander mission, which was found partially deployed on the Martian surface. Images taken with […]
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Connectivity
Qualcomm, Virgin Group Join OneWeb on Ambitious 648 SmallSat Constellation
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] OneWeb, formerly known as WorldVu, announced today its intentions to launch a massive constellation of 648 small satellites to provide broadband and telephony services to the world […]
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Technology
Orbital Sciences Completes PDR for Upcoming Yahsat HTS
[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Orbital Sciences Corporation and UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, have completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which […]
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Technology
Airbus Partners with TerraNIS ARTAL Technologies on Expanding Satellite Imagery Market
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with the geo-information services company TerraNIS and IT consulting and services company Artal Technologies on furthering the use satellite imagery services […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Announces Enhanced Maritime Product Roadmap
[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Inmarsat announced its enhanced maritime product roadmap consisting of two new services designed specifically for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network: Fleet Xpress and FleetBroadband Xtra. Fleet Xpress […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm to Provide Cold Chain Monitoring Solution to Werner Enterprises
[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Werner Enterprises, a transportation a logistics company providing services throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia, has selected Orbcomm to provide tracking and monitoring […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Tops 7,000 New European Spot Customers in 2014
[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Globalstar’s European subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services reached a record annual number of new subscribers for the Spot satellite tracking and communications product. Capable of asset tracking, […]
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Technology
Mitsubishi Electric Anticipating Five to Seven Satellite Orders in 2015
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Japanese satellite manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric is aiming for as many as half a dozen or more contract awards in 2015. Last year Es’hailSat contracted the Es’hail 2 […]
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Connectivity
SES and ITC Global Enter Oil and Gas Communications Partnership, Sign Major Customer
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] SES and ITC Global have signed a strategic partnership to provide satellite connectivity to oil and gas operations worldwide. Working together, the two companies are providing a […]
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Technology
MDA Providing Communications Subsystem for Undisclosed Boeing 702MP Customer
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with Boeing for components for a Boeing 702MP satellite for an unnamed customer. The company is providing a […]
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Finance
NASA Signs Space Act Agreement with Firefly Space Systems
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Firefly Space Systems, designer of a dedicated SmallSat launch vehicle dubbed Firefly Alpha, has reached a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA’s George C. Marshall Space Flight […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Selects A S Kiran Kumar as New Chairman
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed its Director of the Space Applications Center (SAC), A S Kiran Kumar to the office of secretary of the […]
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Connectivity
LATAM Civil Aviation Entity Purchases VSAT Mesh Solution From Advantech Wireless
[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Advantech Wireless has signed a contract with a Latin American Civil Aviation government entity to provide a mesh VSAT network for Air Traffic Control (ATC) and airport […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Key Video Satellites Broadcasting to 274 Million Homes in EMENA Region
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] The Eutelsat TV Observatory has revealed the results of its most recent research on the number of homes receiving channels broadcast by eight of Eutelsat’s television neighborhoods […]
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Government/Military
SES to Build Military Satellite With Luxembourg Government
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] SES and the Luxembourg government have agreed to create a joint company that will own and operate an X- and Ka-band military satellite. Expected to launch in […]
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Government/Military
US Marine Corps Awards $15 Million to Harris for Falcon 3 Radios
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Seeking to expand applications for wideband tactical networking, the United States Marine Corps has purchased $15 million of Falcon 3 vehicular radio systems and accessories for its […]
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Finance
Inmarsat’s Second Global Xpress Satellite Prepped for Launch
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center, Yuzhny Space Center’s TsENKI division and Boeing are preparing the second Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS) for launch at the […]
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Connectivity
Techno-Sciences Awarded Contracts Totaling $7.5 Million for Satellite Search and Rescue
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] McMurdo Group’s recently acquired Techno-Sciences has received contracts worth approximately $7.5 million from NASA and the governments of Cyprus, Brunei and Argentina for Search and Rescue (SAR) […]
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Technology
BlackBridge, Agrian Partner on RapidEye Imagery Offerings for Agriculture
[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Beginning this year, BlackBridge’s RapidEye imagery from the U.S. and Canadian Monitoring Program for Agriculture will be made available through Agrian’s Technology Platform for Growers. Agrian will […]
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Connectivity
SatLink Communications Eyes New Business Opportunities with OTT and IPTV Customers
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] SatLink Communications, a global provider of satellite solutions for broadcasting and telecommunications services, is making a shift from being primarily focused on satellite-oriented services to including complete […]
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Technology
Boeing Completes All-Electric ABS 3A and Eutelsat 115 West B Satellites
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Boeing has completed production of two all-electric propulsion satellites: the ABS 3A satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite and the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite for Eutelsat. The […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Ship More Than 1,200 Radios to US Government
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins have shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios for a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract with the U.S. government. According […]
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Finance
SpaceX Completes First 2015 Launch With CRS-5 Mission
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 4:47 a.m. EST headed to the International Space Station (ISS) as part […]
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Connectivity
Tata Sky Launches First 4K STB in India ahead of Cricket Tournament
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Direct-To-Home (DTH) TV operator Tata Sky has launched its first 4K Set Top Box (STB) in India, in preparation for the upcoming cricket matches to be broadcast […]
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Government/Military
ESA Selects Thales Alenia Space for PLATO Phase B1 Study
[Via Satellite 01-12-2015] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Thales Alenia Space for one of the three phase B1 studies of the Planetary Transits and Oscillation of Stars (PLATO) […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle Sees Traditional Content Supporting IFC Business
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] In-Flight entertainment and connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is not worried that burgeoning demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services will cannibalize the more established world of […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Selects Raytheon and General Dynamics Joint Venture for $1.5 Billion Space Contract
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a potential multi-billion-dollar contract to a joint venture between Raytheon and General Dynamics. Under the contract, the joint venture, called Range […]
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Government/Military
CNES and CEA Sign New Framework Research Agreement
[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] CNES, the French space agency, and CEA, the French atomic energy and alternative energies commission, have signed a new framework research agreement to step up cooperation between […]





























