E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today 10-06-08] Harris Corp. introduced what it claims to be the first tactical satellite terminals with the capability of transmission and reception of top-secret global wideband data communications, the […]

[Satellite News 10-03-08] The cost of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has jumped nearly $6 billion due to faulty management of the program by the U.S. Department of Defense, […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the U.S. Department of Defense‘s handling of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) in a report released Sept. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] GeoEye Inc. has appointed Jeanine Montgomery vice president of accounting and corporate controller, the company announced Oct. 3.     Montgomery will manage all accounting operations, regulatory reporting […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] Tracking Corp., an alarm notification systems provider, has released a new version of its firmware for the mobile resource management (MRM) that supports satellite communication to back-end […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has standardized on NX and Teamcenter software from Siemens PLM for product design, simulation and product data management, a Siemens announcement stated Oct. […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] CVG Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide its CFK-100 compact flyaway kits to the U.S. Air Force‘s air combat command, CVG announced Oct. 3.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-03-08] The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Orbcomm‘s high-usage option for Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from the AIS concept demonstration satellite, Orbcomm announced Oct. 3.     Under […]

[Satellite News 10-02-08] According to ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore, if you combine all of the satellite broadband capacity in the United States today, the total will not add […]

[Satellite News 10-02-08] ViaSat-1, scheduled to be launched in 2011, will increase satellite broadband capacity ten-fold in the United States, ViaSat Senior Vice President Tom Moore said.     “When you […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) completed its network of nine regionally managed Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (SMART) enabling interoperable communications among public safety organizations across the country […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Norsat’s U.S. subsidiary signed satellite system contracts valued at $1.2 million with the U.S. Department of Defense, Norsat announced Oct. 1.     The orders will be fulfilled […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Galileo test satellite Giove-B was knocked offline by a surge of space radiation but has returned to service, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Oct. 2.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract through its affiliate Astra Broadband Services with TeleCable, a Spanish cable operator, to market satellite-based two-way broadband service, SES Astra announced […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Avanti Communications signed contracts with the European Space Agency, the European Union and various U.K. regional development agencies to secure future business for Avanti’s first satellite, Hylas […]

Dean Olmstead is well known in satellite circles, building a career in high-profile positions at companies such as SES Americom and Loral Space & Communications. So it makes sense that […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC), received a follow-on DVB-S2 order from an unnamed company, IDC announced Oct. 1.     IDC will provide SFX 3104-L model dual DVB-S2 tuners […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] WildBlue has selected DataPath Inc. to provide long-term operations and maintenance services to WildBlue’s Earth stations, the company announced Oct. 1.      DataPath’s technical services will support […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts totaling $25 million for LinkWayS2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp. and other U.S. Department of Defense […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] C-Com Satellite Systems signed an agreement with Movilsatcol, a distributor based in Colombia, to resell C-Com’s manufactured iNetVu Mobile antenna systems in South America, C-com announced Oct. […]

Satellite Today News Editor Jeffrey Hill asks: Will DigitalGlobe, a satellite imaging company who filed paperwork in April to sell stock on the New York Stock Exchange go public considering […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Miteq Inc. has introduced a new addition to its family of waveguide low-noise amplifiers — the AMFW-8F-17702130-120-23P, the manufacturer announced Oct. 1.     The amplifier is a […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] The International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC) will officially open Oct. 4 at the International Business School on the Isle of Man, IISC announced Oct. 1.      […]

TECHNOLOGY Ball BEGINS INTEGRATION, TEST OF NPOESS INSTRUMENT Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) protoflight model has entered final integration and acceptance testing. The unit is […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Hughes Network Systems has rolled out a new broadband backup service plans for small- and medium-sized businesses, providing automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Spacenet has teamed with Globecomm to support Spacenet’s expansion of services to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Spacenet announced Oct. 1.      Spacenet will offer custom […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a bill proposed by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) that requires satellite radios to provide HD radio.     The bill, […]

[Satellite News 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think […]

[Satellite News 09-30-08] September was a rough month for the commercial satellite market. The overall market decline that followed the U.S. House of Representatives’ rejection of the Emergency Economic Stabilization […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) appointed Srini Prasanna vice president of business development.       Prasanna will be responsible for developing strategies and identifying opportunities with key service providers […]