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Thales Alenia Space has delivered its second pressurized cargo module (PCM) to Orbital Sciences Corp. for integration in the Cygnus spacecraft that will transport cargo to the International Space Station.

The SPOT 6, a high-resolution Earth observation satellite designed, built and operated by Astrium has been qualified by the Joint Research Center (JRC) to take part in the MARS-CAP program run by the European Commission.

Miranda Technologies announced it has partnered with ViewSat for the installation of a pair of NVISION 8144 routers at ViewSat’s U.K. base.

For the first time, mobile users, including military troops and border patrol agents, will soon be able to use secure voice and data on the move

Students at Teikyo University in Japan are building a slime-mold–housing micro-satellite to orbit the Earth.

Google recently held meetings with major media companies that own television networks, signaling the race to sell services via the Internet.

The RFI–EUI training & certification working group has announced that the first certification exam is now available through the GVF.

Washington state-based Kymeta recently closed a $50 million Series C financing arrangement, serving to further accelerate the company’s growth plans.

Universal Satellite Communications (UniSat) has selected ATEME’s CM5000 encoders to upgrade its satellite news gathering (SNG) vehicles with the latest in encoding technology.

WORK Microwave has partnered with Adtec Digital to launch Video ACM, an integrated data/video (DaVid) modem and encoding solution for enhanced video contribution.

Flying 400 km above the planet and circling it every 90 minutes, the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) provides a unique vantage point of the earth using satellites to assist emergency responders.

Boeing and Panasonic are preparing to open a new market for eXConnect, Panasonic’s secure, satellite-based, in-flight broadband service.

Cobham will feature a new wireless HD COFDM camera transmitter at IBC 2013.

iDirect announced that it has moved its Canadian office to the nation's capital, strengthening its commitment to the Canadian satellite communications market.

MACOM, a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new integrated SPDT switch and Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), with bypass mode, for WLAN 802.11a,n,ac network applications.

SES could be in for a challenging couple of years. A new research report by Morgan Stanley has moved SES to an “underweight” rating. The report highlights a number of risks that could impact the operator in the near future.

The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and U.S. Air Force principals are preparing for the launch of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

MapBox, a company that allows anyone to design and publish custom maps, plans to launch MapBox Satellite Live.

After a meeting between European space ministers gave the approval to Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle, the ESA plans to consult with the satellite industry to gather competing ideas on key work packages for the new launch system.

Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014.

Satellite technology has allowed British adventurer Adrian Hayes and his team to document their travel to K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Pakistan and China.

SES and MNC Sky Vision have reached an agreement to provide capacity on the SES 7 satellite to support Indonesian satellite pay-TV provider Indovision’s future Chinese-language Direct-to-Home (DTH) package.

NASA’s gravity field satellite mission GRACE has provided nine years worth of data about changes in Earth’s gravity field

Earlier this week, Sirius XM Radio announced that it added 715,000 net new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing its total subscribers to more than 25 million.

Scientists have observed a rare solar tsunami on the sun’s surface, with the help of the Japanese satellite Hinode.

iSat, a systems integrator specializing in satellite earth stations for frequencies such as X-band and Ka-band for use by government, satellite operators and broadcasting organizations, announced profits and strong growth in its second year of trading.

The House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee approved a bill that provides $4.9 billion for NOAA in the 2014 fiscal year that begins on 1 October

Recently, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) filed comments with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that ...

AIS Engineering has been awarded a Custom Satellite Solutions Small Business (CS2SB) task order to provide U.S., Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of Africa Ku-Band services for deployable communications. The order includes one base year and four option years.

Intelsat announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.799 per share, to be paid to holders of its 5.75 percent Series A Mandatory Convertible Junior Non-voting Preferred shares.