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Thales Alenia Space is one of the top satellite manufacturers competing in an uber-competitive marketplace with the likes of Space Systems Loral (SSL), Astrium, Boeing, and Orbital Sciences among others. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-13] ViaSat has appointed Ken Peterman as general manager of its Government Systems segment, which has reported nearly $100 million in year-over-year revenue growth. Before joining ViaSat, Peterman […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-13] Eutelsat Communications has signed a multi-year agreement with Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology, an Internet service provider in Libya, for capacity on the Ka-Sat satellite to […]

NASA’s first PhoneSats successfully beamed their first images from space. The satellites, launched on April 21 on board an Orbital Science’s Antares rocket, were all built around a standard cubesat frame about four inches square and use smartphones to snap pictures of the Earth and act as the spacecrafts’ avionics for maintaining attitude control.

This week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to consider a proposal by Qualcomm, which suggests the use of the 14.0-14.5GHz spectrum band (already used by satellites) to beam Internet signals up to airplanes from 150 ground stations.

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] The SES-6 satellite, designed and manufactured by Astrium for SES, has begun its journey to space. The spacecraft left the Astrium’s facility in Toulouse, France, after completion of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has introduced a new market leading GaN on SiC HEMT Power Transistor for L-Band pulsed radar applications. The MAGX-001214-500L00 is a gold-metalized pre-matched GaN […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] International Datacasting Corporation won a $1Million contract to support the U.S. government on the expansion of its worldwide satellite broadcast network. The deal includes the order of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported consolidated revenues of $428.6 million for the first quarter of 2013, an important increase compared to the $172 million the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) has a made a lot of progress over the last year, not least involving Carrier ID technology, which is a key […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] Telesat Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of CA$219 million for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of approximately 12 percent or CA$23 million compared to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Aleks Habdank as chief operating officer of its Pay-TV Emerging Markets operations, effective May 7, 2013. Habdank will be based in London and […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has appointed Toru Yunoki as business development manager for its telecommunications products. In his new role, Yunoki is responsible for promoting SSTL’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has selected ITT Exelist to provide specialized antennas for the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere & Climate-2 (COSMIC-2) program. Under the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] The U.S. White House has honored Steve Birnbaum, the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) chairman of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR) Programs, as “Champion of Change” for […]

MSS Giants Inmarsat and Iridium have announced their latest set of results, which give intriguing insights into how the MSS business is shaping up this year. Both operators saw revenue […]

Cobham Promotes Ashton, Hellebrand to New Executive Vice President Positions Cobham has announced the creation of two executive vice president (EVP) positions and the promotion of two current management team […]

Arabsat, My-HD Media Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement During CABSAT 2013 My-HD Media, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region television platform that offers a single viewing card solution for […]

SSL, Satmex Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers on Satmex 8 The Satmex 8 satellite, designed and built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) for Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex), has successfully performed post-launch maneuvers […]

Arianespace Scores Intelsat Launch Deal Arianespace has signed a launch services contract with Intelsat that will send three of its satellites into orbit through 2017. The satellites will weigh more […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV platform in the United Kingdom, is now in 1.7 million homes, which represents around 6 percent of U.K homes. According to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Aireon LLC, developer of the first satellite-based global air traffic surveillance system, has announced a long-term commercial data services contract with NAV CANADA. Aireon will use the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Sirius XM Radio has announced the appointment of James E. Meyer as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Meyer has served as the interim CEO since December. He […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Modern Times Group MTG has announced that Viasat Broadcasting, which comprises MTG’s television broadcasting operations, will make its Viasat Premium HD package available to Mobile TeleSystems OJSC […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Advantech Wireless has announced the release of its new Direct to Home (DTH) solution: the new Sapphire Series 600W Ku-Band UltraLinearTM GaN SSPA/BUC.       Featuring high […]

Hughes Provides HX System 4.0 for Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Services in Southeast Asia Hughes Network Systems has signed an agreement with Majunusa, a Malaysian VSAT service provider, to supply an […]

Intelsat, Digital Networks Sign Deal to Improve VSAT Communications in North America Intelsat has signed a multi-year deal with Digital Networks, a provider of business-class satellite solutions to the energy […]

Belarus and Azerbaijan are working on signing a cooperation agreement under which Azerbaijan will be allowed to use information and images collected by BelKA-2, a Belarusian satellite launched in July 2012.

The U.S. Military’s decision to sign a $10 million, one-year deal lease with a Chinese firm to use the Apstar-7 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, to provide communications for its Africa Command has stirred up opinions from critics.

The U.S. Military’s decision to sign a $10 million, one-year deal lease with a Chinese firm to use the Apstar-7 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, to provide communications for its Africa Command has stirred up opinions from critics.