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Gilat Wins Israeli Military Deal The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has selected Gilat Satellite Networks’ SatTrooper-1000 military Manpack terminal for advanced tactical field communications. The SatTrooper-1000 will provide Israeli soldiers […]

SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear Partner to Develop IP-LNB for Satellite TV Home Distribution SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear have been jointly designing the first low-noise block down-converter (LNB) that […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced the selection of RUAG Space AG of Zurich, Switzerland as its strategic partner for Dual Launch Capability development

Lockheed Martin announced that its second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built for the U.S. Navy was successfully encapsulated into its payload fairing. It is scheduled to launch July 19 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 launch vehicle.

As global climate change continues to spark international concern, satellite technology is providing experts with additional tools to better analyze and combat its effects.

Software designed for processing satellite pictures is now helping medical researchers to establish a simple method for wide-scale screening for Alzheimer’s disease.

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft launched Thursday at 7:27 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The mission to study the solar atmosphere was placed in orbit by an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket.

Google unveiled a new batch of satellite imagery for its mapping products, which eliminates clouds and provides clearer images

After meeting and bonding at the NASA Ames facility in Mountain View, Calif., Chris Boshuizen, William Marshall and Robbie Schingler have unveiled their new CubeSat company, Planet Labs. The company plans to send 28 CubeSats into orbit in early 2014

Inmarsat announced that the first fully-assembled Inmarsat 5 satellite has successfully completed mechanical testing at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US) for the flight of the Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) payload under the sponsorship of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)

While satellite signal interference incidents continue to surface, industry officials are taking proactive steps to tackle this issue.

Thales Alenia Space has signed a study contract with the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) to enhance communications between ground and military mission aircrafts through a telecommunication satellite without interruption during extreme flying conditions

ITT Exelis has received a $3.2 million contract from Ball Aerospace & Technologies to design an advanced receiver chain for the U.S. Air Force Weather Satellite Follow-on (WSF) program

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the country's first dedicated Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS 1A) on July 1, 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Intelsat and Ericsson announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting's facilities in Atlanta, Ga.

ViaSat has selected Alianza’s VoIP solution to power its newly launched Exede Voice service.

Cobham has appointed Rob Mullins to the position of executive vice president, corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions, succeeding David Johnston.

CPI International and its subsidiary Communications & Power Industries (CPI) have acquired MCL, a manufacturer of power amplifier products and systems for the satellite communications market and a wholly owned subsidiary of MITEQ.

While the majority of satellite signal interference is unintentional, politically motivated jamming incidents continue to surface, according to David Hartshorn, secretary general, GVF.

NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) satellite, scheduled to launch on Wednesday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, has been delayed due to a power outage and a subsequent fire.

The Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) elected Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, as its new chairman of the board.

A year's worth of data led to NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite’s depiction of worldwide vegetation, providing insight to changes over time.

Satellite and terrestrial network provider, Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) announced the second release of SpeedNet AV technology, an enhanced, cloud-based browser designed to address the challenges associated with using a satellite connection in remote regions.

Garmin recently introduced Monterra, its new handheld, outdoor GPS device. Monterra is designed to survive in harsh environments and will be powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system,

The HbbTV Consortium will launch a strategic marketing campaign intended to increase global acceptance of the HbbTV standard.

Through a joint decision, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Ministry of Communications and Media of the Russian Federation have enabled the training program for specialists from Russian enterprises NIIR FSUE and RSC Energia, as well as the transfer of technologies.

After a 24-hour and an extra 33 minutes delay caused by weather conditions, Arianespace’s Soyuz launcher finally took off from the Guiana Space Center carrying the first four connectivity satellites for O3b Networks.

Orbital Sciences filed a lawsuit last week seeking more than $1.5 billion – including trembled damages – against its competitor, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and its engine supplier RD AMROSS, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, which deals with fair market competition.

SpaceX has been awarded a contract with Thales Alenia Space to launch Turkmenistan NSSC, Turkmenistan’s first satellite. The satellite is scheduled to launch within the next two years on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.