E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Thales Alenia Space has completed platform integration testing on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo satellites, Thales Alenia Space announced Dec. 3.     The Galileo platform is […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Sea Launch received final approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure up to $12.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Space Launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Austrian public broadcaster ORF has purchased HD from SES Astra, the company announced Dec. 3.     ORF will launch its ORF2 HD platform on the Astra 1M […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] BSkyB Managing Director Brian Sullivan has been appointed CEO of Sky Deutschland, effective March 31, the operator announced.      Sullivan, a 13-year veteran of BSkyB’s customer department, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Northrop Grumman is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design a spacecraft bus with plug-and-play capabilities in order to reduce cost and schedule […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Iridium Communications and ITT Corp. received a $9.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply 1,450 Iridium-based DTCS-RO handheld tactical satellite transceiver […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Arianespace has entered final preparations for the Dec. 9 launch of the French Space Agency’s (CNES) Helios 2B military observation satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 2.         Helios […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] GlobeCast has signed an international programming deal with Verizon, GlobeCast announced Dec. 2.     Verizon will launch three new three new channels from Globecast’s World TV package […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Franson Technology, a privately held GPS software company, has released GpsGate VehicleTracker 2.3, a upgraded version of its Web-based GPS tracking application for transportation companies and tracking […]

[Satellite News 12-04-09] The lack of a comprehensive U.S. national space launch strategy and unified oversight council is obstructing the domestic commercial launch industry’s ability to grow and compete, according […]

[Satellite News 12-01-09] As U.S. President Barack Obama announces his strategy to increase U.S. military presence in Afghanistan while focusing on optimized battlefield intelligence networks, the commercial satellite imagery sector, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] Satellite operators SES, Intelsat and Inmarsat have established the Space Data Association (SDA) in the Isle of Man, the companies announced Dec. 1.     The non-profit, satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] KVH Industries signed a multi-year agreement with Telesat to utilize the African coverage of Telstar 11N satellite, Telesat announced Dec. 1.     Telstar 11N’s Ku-band capacity over […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09]  Foxtel has launched a DVR satellite TV service in Australia using NDS’ XTV technology, NDS said Nov. 30.     The service aims to enable Foxtel subscribers to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09]  Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) chairman Martin Sweeting was awarded the Faraday Medal from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the United Kingdon, SSTL announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] Sea Launch has launched the Intelsat 15 satellite using a Land Launch vehicle at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sea Launch announced Nov 30.     Liftoff occurred […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The Greek government contracted Planetsky and business partner Epikinonia to provide Greece’s Afghanistan-based troops with broadband data and voice services, Planetsky announced Nov. 30.      As part […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] CapRock Government Solutions has deployed CommandAccess, its commercial off-the-shelf communications service for military and civilian agencies stationed in remote areas of operation, the company announced Nov. 30.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a global license agreement with Neotion, a French manufacturer of conditional access modules (CAM) to integrate, produce and market Neotion CAMs […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Stratos Global Corp. has been contracted to install Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) mobile broadband satellite service on Zakher Marine International’s (ZMI) shipping vessels, Stratos announced Nov. 30. […]

Despite a tough economic climate, Astrium Satellites CEO Evert Dudok believes there are enough potential orders in the market to feel comfortable about the company’s prospects throughout the next 12 […]

Hughes Sells Jupiter Capacity to Barrett Xplore Hughes Network Systems sold 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity on its Jupiter satellite to Canadian broadband provider Barrett Xplore in a […]

iDirect Launches Broadband Service in Lebanon Lebanese Internet service provider IDMI launched an iDirect-based satellite broadband service for corporate enterprises, financial institutions and government organizations in the Middle East, North […]

Dielectric Unveils Low-Power Digital Antennas, Filters Dielectric Communications is launching a line of digital antennas and filters targeting low-power television (LPTV) broadcasters. The hardware is designed to optimize LPTV digital […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Canadian satellite manufacturer Com Dev International’s fourth-quarter sales and profits will be $4.3 million lower than expected due to manufacturing issues with two of the company’s government-related […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Thaicom signed a 10-year contract with Thai broadcaster Nation Broadcasting Corp. (NBC), Thaicom announced Nov. 26.      Thaicom will broadcast NBC’s Nation Channel on a free-to-air basis […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Space insurers are expected to generate more than $400 million in profit for 2009, according to a statement released Nov. 30 by Aon International Space Brokers, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The European Commission (EC) has appointed Neelie Kroes as commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda, the EC announced Nov. 27. EC President José Manuel Barroso named Kroes […]

[Satellite News 12-01-09] Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel is at the forefront at bringing advanced TV services to the regional market. In early November, Foxtel added 10 new HD channels, giving […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Solaris Mobile started a major hybrid satellite and cellular network trial in Paris with the help of its project collaborators Alcatel-Lucent and TowerCast, Solaris announced Nov. 27.  […]