E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Measat Satellite Systems won a $189.2 million contract with Astro All Asia Networks to supply transponder capacity on the Measat-3a satellite, Measat announced May 27.     Measat […]

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Thaicom subsidiary IPStar is partnering with Comtech EF Data to provide integrated satellite backhaul solutions for mobile and WiMax networks, Thaicom announced May 27.     The companies […]

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Magellan Aerospace Corp. was chosen by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide a phase B preliminary design of the satellite bus for the Radarsat Constellation Mission […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Japanese broadcasting technology company NTT Electronics selected Newtec to be its DVB-S2 technology partner for the development of its new integrated receiver decoder (IRD) unit, the HVD6100, […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] In a May 26 story, Satellite Today identified Ned Hughes as a spokesman for HughesNet. Hughes is a spokesman for Eitelsat and his statements do not represent […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Sirius XM could capitalize on the censorship policies of major retail outlets such as WalMart, according to Satellite Standard Group analyst, Tyler Savery.     “Some of the […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. dropped its offer to buy $27.5 million worth of preferred shares of ProtoStar, PLDT announced in a […]

[Satellite News 05-27-09] As a result of a May 15 decision from the European Commission (EC) awarding Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile exclusive licenses to operate S-band mobile satellite services (MSS) […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] ViaSat received certification from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for its ruggedized AN/PSC-14 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) integrated manpack terminal, ViaSat announced May 26.     […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Atrexx, a German satellite service provider, won a U.S. military contract to provide satellite-based Internet connectivity for the U.S. Air Force’s Eagle Vision program in Europe, Atrexx […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] SES Astra signed a cooperation agreement with Eurosat and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) to extend the reach of its Astra2Connect service in the United […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] SkyTerra has exercised an option with International Launch Services (ILS) to move the launch of the SkyTerra 2 satellite from Sea Launch to ILS, a SkyTerra spokesman […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] The Canadian Radio and Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a mandate that Canadian TV networks will have to make larger investments in local programming and Canadian […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] The U.S. Air Force said that a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which claimed that the U.S. military GPS system is experiencing serious […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] TerreStar Europe filed a lawsuit in a Luxembourg high court against the European Commission (EC) seeking the annulment of the EC’s decision to select Inmarsat and Solaris […]

[Satellite News 05-26-09] U.S. Air Force officials are claiming that a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which asserted that the U.S. military GPS system is experiencing […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] Blaze Streaming Media, a live video production service, has partnered with TodoCast, a portable live satellite Web-broadcasting service, to maximize revenues from original live productions, Blaze Streaming […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] Two California residents, Tina Walker and Christopher Bayless, have filed a class action lawsuit against HughesNet in Oakland, alleging that the company falsely advertised its connectivity speeds […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Arianespace successfully launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian governmental satellite, the company announced May 22.     Arianespace said that the satellite was accurately placed on the […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Up to 12 percent of DSL broadband subscribers will transfer to fixed WiMAX connections within five years, according a report from analyst firm Juniper Research, released May […]

[Satellite News 05-25-09] Bell, one of Canada’s largest telcos, hopes to bring a new ‘Freesat’ service to Canada next year, Mirko Bibic, Bell senior vice president of regulatory and government […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Avanti Communications won a $345,000 contribution from the European Space Agency (ESA) for work on a preliminary design review of the Hercules satellite system, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Integral Systems’ corporate headquarters was relocated from Lanham, Md., to Columbia, Md., the company announced May 22.     As a result of the move, Integral gained an […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] NASA plans on launching two satellites in June with a mission to assist the agency in returning to the Moon, NASA announced May 21.     The Lunar […]

[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) successfully launched TacSat-3 at 11:55 p.m. UTC on May 19 after it was delayed in order to remove off shore boaters from the exclusion […]

[Satellite Today 05-22-09] Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) completed the acquisition of U.S.-based Universal Space Network (USN), a U.S.-based telemetry, tracking and control services provider, after it receiving approval from the […]

The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system program, which President Obama proposes to eliminate, will be wound down in a way that will permit it to be restarted later, […]

Updated — May 21, 2009 – 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 13 + Mission: STS-127 […]

Concern Voiced In Hearings An array of Department of Defense space procurement programs suffers multiple problems, including soaring costs, lengthy delays and increased risks, with some satellite systems now having […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] phase 1 of the $37-million Terahertz (THz) Electronics contract, the company announced. That will support military and space […]