E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems will launch its Yamal-401 by the end of the year, followed by its Yamal-601 spacecraft in 2015, according to a report […]

Thales Alenia Space has announced that the Yamal 402 satellite has reached its final location and it is nominally ready for operation.

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a $706 million contract to information solutions and aerospace firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build, launch and provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] Hong Kong telecom and services distributor Neo Telemedia has acquired a 100-percent stake of HCH Investments for $273 million (HK) in an effort to enter the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] Thai satellite operator Thaicom has accelerated its plans to launch the Thaicom 8 satellite, also known as Ipstar 2, to meet demand, the company confirmed Jan. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] DigitalGlobe subsidiary and imagery provider GeoEye has won a six-figure contract from the RITES Indian government enterprise agency to provide satellite imagery for a freight railway corridor […]

Aereo, the year-old inexpensive live television online service has announced it is planning to expand beyond New York City this spring, threatening satellite and cable TV providers.

Lockheed Martin announced that the core structure for NOAA's first next-generation geostationary weather satellite has been delivered at NASA's Stennis Space Center for propulsion system integration.

The Norwegian Space Center has started accepting bids to build the platform for NORSAT-1, the new Norwegian satellite.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] There is perhaps no one more excited about the potential of wireless broadband connectivity in the United States than Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen. On Tuesday, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] The projected costs of the Canadian government’s three-satellite Radarsat constellation program have grown from $600 million to more than $1 billion, according to several reports published Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] The New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC) has awarded Hughes Network Systems with a four-year contract to provide high-speed satellite services for mobile telehealth clinics throughout rural communities […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] SES and GlobeCast have renewed their agreement for use of transponders on the operator’s NSS-806 and AMC-1 satellites, the companies announced Jan. 9.    GlobeCast will continue […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Globe Wireless and Arimar have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement to provide Globe Wireless products and services to Italian flagged vessels, Arimar confirmed Jan. 9.   […]

Using data from NASA’s Kepler satellite, astronomers have identified possible evidence for 461 new planets outside our solar system.

Turkey’s first high-resolution optical observation satellite, Gokturk-2, has transmitted its first images.

China is expected to be conducting its third anti-satellite test in the upcoming weeks.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Global satellite and cellular data communications solutions provider Orbcomm has signed a $45 million, five-year loan agreement with AIG Asset Management that could mitigate lingering concerns regarding […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Robert Bednarek, former CEO of SES World Skies and member of the SES Executive Committee, has passed away at the age of 55 after a long and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] SiriusXM service will now be standard on the majority of Toyota’s multimedia systems beginning in 2013, the satellite radio broadcaster announced Jan. 8. This will be the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Pentek has rolled out a new line of multiband, modular RF slot receivers, the manufacturer announced Jan. 8.    Pentek’s Model 8111 series accepts RF signals over […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] ViaSat has shipped its 500th VR-12 Ku-band airborne ultra-small satcom antenna packaged together with its ArcLight technology, reaching and military and general aviation market milestone, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Marlink has completed a series of new VSAT installations aboard De Poli Tankers vessels in a project carried out in close cooperation with Maritime Performances, Marlink announced […]

President Obama has signed the law that now makes communications satellites legal for civilian export.

Iraq has requested the supply of VSAT operations and maintenance services, equipment installation services, upgraded VSAT managed and leased bandwidth, and video teleconferencing equipment from the United States.

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed new contracts and activities with luxury cruise operators Windstar Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises and The World to provide an array of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Raytheon has added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), Raytheon […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The General Services Administration (GSA) is developing a Network Services 2020 (NS2020) initiative that will change the government’s approach to acquiring future telecommunications from models previously used […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has once again delayed the joint launch of Indian-French satellite SARAL and several Canadian defense satellites. According to ISRO’s Jan. 4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] PRV Aerospace has acquired all of the outstanding stock of commercial and military aerospace manufacturer Astro Spar for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Jan. 4.   […]