E-letter: News Feed

The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope built for NASA completed its on-orbit checkout, General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. The company completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the telescope. Fermi, […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] DataPath Inc. has received a $1.6 million order from the U.S. Military to provide technical personnel to support forward-deployed battlefield satcom systems deployed in remote locations in […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), ICO Global Communications Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. have reached an agreement to integrate satellite communications into mass-market cellular handsets and devices, the companies […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Gilat Satellite Networks will design a line of satellite ground-segment equipment for O3b networks, Gilat said Sept. 22.     Gilat’s planned line of VSAT terminals and gateway […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Arianespace will acquire 10 Soyuz launch vehicles from the Russian Space Agency, Roskosmos, Arianespace said Sept. 22.     The contract provides for the supply of Soyuz ST […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Trac Networks, a provider of wireless telecommunication systems to oil related companies, and Wavefield Inseis ASA, a Norwegian marine geophysical company, have implemented a DVB-RCS system on […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] The launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, scheduled for Sept. 23, will be delayed 24 hours due to unfavorable weather during transit to the launch site, Sea […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed a contract with the International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) to lease satellite capacity on AfricaSat-1, Measat announced Sept. 19.     Intersputnik, an […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] SES New Skies has signed a capacity deal with SkyVision, a provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, SES New Skies said Sept. […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel), said Sept. 18 that it had formed a joint venture with Chunghwa Telecom to build the ST-2 satellite.      This satellite is targeted […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] TerreStar Corp. has sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to Harbinger Capital Management and other parties, TerreStar announced Sept. 17.     Harbinger purchased 23.6 million shares […]

[Satellite News 09-18-08] SES expects the combination of its SES Americom and SES New Skies operations into a single operating segment will generate more business than the two units did […]

[Satellite News 09-18-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has launched Cachendo, a professional services and information technology solutions company intended to serve telecommunications firms, media and entertainment companies, and government and other […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] A leading U.K. space executive believes the government is not doing enough in terms of space programs.     John Auburn, chairman of UKspace, a trade association representing […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] KVH Industries Inc. received a contract from an unnamed Southeast Asian customer for Tacnav military vehicle navigation systems and displays, KVH announced Sept. 17.     KVH’s Tacnav […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Inmarsat will increase the streaming data speeds on its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service because of demands from the media sector, Inmarsat announced Sept. 17.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) placed an order for a Minotaur 4 launch vehicle from Orbital Sciences under the Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Costa Rica’s national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), has ordered a Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. SkyEdge VSAT network, Gilat announced Sept. 18.     ICE will […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has tested its deployable radiator system for the U.S. Air Force‘s Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation, Lockheed […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] TVI, a Portuguese private broadcaster, ordered an SNG system from ND SatCom, the manufacturer announced Sept. 17.     The system is fully redundant, HD ready and equipped […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] The launch of  the Nimiq 4 satellite was postponed 24 hours until Sept. 20, International Launch Services (ILS) announced.     An avionics unit on the first stage […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Crawford Satellite Services launched two additional high definition feeds for MavTV and World Fishing Network, Crawford announced Sept. 17.     The two feeds will be broadcast in […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a $23.4 million follow-on order from the U.S. Army for VSATs, the company announced Sept. 17.     The systems, ordered under the […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Norsat International Inc. has established an Italian subsidiary, Norsat Italia, the company announced Sept. 17.     The new subsidiary was created to pursue opportunities in the maritime […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Serbia Broadband signed a contract with Eutelsat for a fourth transponder on Eutelsat’s W2 satellite, Serbia Broadband  announced Sept. 17.     The capacity under the seven-year contract […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. have agreed to provide some Mabuhay assets to ProtoStar Ltd. in exchange for a stake in […]

[Satellite News 09-17-08] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is one of the largest fixed satellite services operators in the Middle East and likely will play a strong role in […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Arabsat CEO, Khalid Balkheyour does not believe IPTV will make an impact in the Middle East any time soon.      “I don’t think IPTV will have an […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] BT Vision signed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a broad selection of feature films to appear on BT Vision’s new Hi-Def on-demand movie […]

Harmonic provides next-generation video delivery solutions to pay-TV operators, and the company is seeing its business jump as customers make the move to high-definition (HD) content and on-demand services. Harmonic […]