E-letter: News Feed
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Finance
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Falls Short of Perfect for Orbcomm’s OG2 Prototype
[Satellite News 10-09-12] While SpaceX celebrated its successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft carrying parts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, the company detected an anomaly on one […]
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Government/Military
Imagery Market Booms as DigitalGlobe Imagery Hits the Cloud
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-09-12] It was a busy day in the satellite imagery sector as DigitalGlobe unveiled a new cloud services platform and NSR released a new analysis report that […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Signs 10-Year Smart Grid Satellite Connectivity Deal in Finland
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] Hughes Network Systems subsidiary Hughes Europe has signed a 10-year contract with M2M value-added reseller Emtele to supply high-availability satellite connectivity services as part of a Smart […]
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Government/Military
NASA Awards ATK $50 Million Contract for Advanced Concept Booster
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] ATK has been awarded a $50 million contract by NASA to further develop the Advanced Concept Booster Development for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) through complete engineering […]
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Connectivity
Beam Installs IsatDock Pro at Russia’s Antarctic Polar Station
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] Beam Communications, a subsidiary of World Reach Limited, has successfully installed an Inmarsat IsatDock Pro at the Antarctic Polar Station in Russia, increasing the quality of satellite […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Jagwire Version 1.2 Delivers Rapid Access to Geospatial Intelligence
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] ITT Exelis has released its upgraded version of the management and broadcasting video and imagery Jagwire software, Jagwire 1.2, designed to reduce the time it takes to […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Ships 21B Satellite to Arianespace
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] FSS operator Eutelsat has shipped its Eutelsat 21B satellite to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched Nov. 9 onboard an Arianespace […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Updates CRS-1 Mission Status After Successful Launch
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the first official cargo resupply mission to the International […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Lands Two Major Global XPress Partnerships with Cisco, Honeywell
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-08-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has secured two significant partnership agreements to advance its business strategy for the Global Xpress (GX) high-throughput Ka-band satellite broadband network – a […]
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Connectivity
New Broadcast Studies Show Increasing IPTV Effect on Traditional Video
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The analysis community gave satellite TV providers something to think about Oct. 8 with the release of two TV market studies highlighting the impact of IPTV and […]
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Connectivity
SS/L Selected to Provide Direct Broadcast Satellite to Dish Network
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), has been chosen to provide the direct broadcast satellite EchoStar 8, designed to deliver sparing flexibility, to the […]
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Government/Military
NASA Plans Space Network Upgrade for Goddard Space Flight Center
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is completing final testing and inspections on the agency’s third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), where the first satellite, TDRS-K, is […]
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Government/Military
ISRO to Launch 58 Space Missions by 2017
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch 58 space missions in the next five years, ISRO announced Oct. 8. The agency’s plan […]
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Finance
SpaceX Caps Six-Year Space Accessibility Effort with Successful CRS-1 Mission
[Satellite News 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) took a major step forward on the long road to fulfilling its cargo resupply contract with NASA by successfully launching its Dragon spacecraft […]
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Government/Military
ITT Exelis Completes GNST Navigation Panel Milestone for GPS 3 Program
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] ITT Exelis has completed acceptance testing of the navigation payload element for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System 3 (GPS 3) Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) and […]
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Connectivity
DeLorme Partners with Spacenet to Extend inReach Solution to Mexico
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] Personal satellite messaging, tracking and navigation technology company DeLorme, has partnered with Spacenet Communications Services de Mexico (Spacenet Mexico) to deliver its award-winning inReach two-way satellite communication […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Weigh in on OTT’s Connected TV Market Impact
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-05-12] The global connected TV, or smart TV services market will generate more than $3 billion in revenues by 2016 – a figure that represents approximately 17 […]
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Connectivity
Advantech Reports 155 Mbps Forward Link Performance on Discovery Series
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless has recorded a 155 Mbps forward link throughput performance with its new generation of Discovery hubs and terminals, which according to […]
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Government/Military
ScanEx Completes Environmental Satellite Monitoring Project in Russia
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] ScanEx and its partners have completed a satellite-based environmental monitoring project in the Russian sector of the Sea of Japan, using five satellites with optical and radar […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Advances AEHF Initiatives with U.S. Army Contract Win
[Satellite News 10-05-12] Manufacturer and systems integrator Raytheon has won a three-year, $164 million Department of Defense contract to deliver ground terminals for Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications. […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Brings Iridium Capability to U.S. GPS System
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-04-12] Satellite manufacturer Boeing is augmenting the GPS satellite network via additional capacity on Iridium’s commercial satellite communications system as part of a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Signs Venezuelan Reseller Agreement
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Globalstar regional subsidiary Globalstar Panama has signed a non-exclusive Duplex voice and data services re-seller agreement with electronic products developer ESIS in the Republic of Venezuela, Globalstar […]
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Government/Military
Arianespace Prepares Next Pair of Galileo Satellites for Soyuz Launch
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Arianespace has integrated two European Galileo navigation satellites on their payload dispenser aboard a medium-lift Soyuz rocket, which will be launched Oct. 12 from the European spaceport […]
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Connectivity
Rendall to Replace Spratt as KVH CEO
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Global satellite communications and guidance solutions provider KVH Industries has appointed Peter Rendall to serve as its new CFO, effective immediately, KVH announced Oct. 4. Rendall replaces […]
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Government/Military
ULA Orbits New Air Force Navigation Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has placed a U.S. Air Force navigation system satellite into orbit from its Cape Canaveral launch facility, ULA confirmed Oct. 4. The satellite […]
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Connectivity
Ergen: Dish Network Open to Spectrum Sale if Wireless Broadband Strategy Fails
[Satellite News 10-04-12] Pay-TV satellite operator Dish Network could end up selling the 40 MHz of spectrum it inherited from its DBSD North America and Terrestar Networks acquisitions if the […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Rolls Out Protected Milsatcom Contracting Initiative
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] The U.S. Air Force has issued more than 15 contracts under its “Protected Milsatcom Design for Affordability Risk Reduction Demonstration Study” initiative to protect military satellite communications, […]
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Government/Military
Vislink Unveils Lightweight Military Satellite Terminal
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Video communications technologies provider Vislink International had rolled out a new lightweight satellite data terminal for military operations, the company announced Oct. 3. Vislink […]
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Connectivity
Clear Channel Delivers XtremeSat Platform to TeleSouth
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Clear Channel Satellite has deployed its first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications, which purchased the system to deliver 10 audio channels to its […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Wins Significant Government Broadband Contract in Albania
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] The Albanian Government and the Albanian Postal Service have selected Eutelsat Communications’ satellite broadband service to connect 850 post offices, schools and local government offices in rural […]