E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today 07-31-08] DirecTV has incorporated Entropic’s channel stacking switch (CSS) technology in DirecTV’s SWM-ODU dish unit. The technology enables delivery of Ka- and Ku-band satellite signals from the dish […]

[Satellite Today 07-31-08] BSkyB has had another strong quarter and now has nearly 9 million direct-to-home subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the company said July 31. BSkyB added […]

[Satellite Today 07-31-08] Dave Krueger will replace Jacinto Palacios as the CEO of Ondas Media, the company announced July 31. Krueger has been responsible for securing Ondas Media’s agreement to […]

[Satellite Today 07-31-08] EMS Technologies signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sky Connect LLC for about $15.5 million, EMS announced July 31.     Sky Connect, founded in 2003, provides Iridium-based […]

[Satellite Today 07-31-08] Eutelsat Communications generated overall revenues of 877.8 million euros ($1.4 billion) in the last 12 months of operations, the company announced July 31. This represents a 6 […]

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Optus signed a deal with Thuraya which will enable Optus to provide better mobile services to customers in rural and remote parts of Australia, the company said […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Mobile Broadcasting Corp., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., will stop mobile digital satellite broadcasting services at the end of March, the company announced July 29.     Mobile […]

[Satellite News 07-30-08] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has urged the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to continue encouraging and facilitating the incorporation of satellite-based communications capability into public safety […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Inmarsat’s BGAN will be used by a European Union-backed emergency response initiative to set up temporary GSM networks in disaster zones, Inmarsat announced July 29.     The […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08]  Raytheon has partnered with Boeing to bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Counterspace Command and Control Sustainment contract, the companies announced July 30.     The requirements of […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has partnered with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Response and Operations Division (IDHS) expand a public safety network through several Midwestern states, […]

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Thales has seen strong growth in its space business with various new orders fuelling strong revenue growth, the company said July 29.     Revenues from its aerospace […]

[Satellite News 07-28-08] Systems engineer and spacecraft bus architecture expert Keith Volkert brings a unique approach to his independent consulting firm, Satellite Consulting Inc. (SCI). He augments his group of […]

[Satellite News 07-29-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds intends to bid for the mobile satellite services (MSS) company and then combine it with […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Com Dev International Ltd. has been awarded a contract by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, Ltd. to deliver a payload for Project Sapphire, the first dedicated space mission […]

 [Satellite Today 07-29-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DigitalGlobe Inc. to upgrade a ground station, MDA announced July 28.     The ground […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Elta S.A., a joint company of Areva and OHB Technology, has acquired SMP S.A, Elta announced July 29.     SMP has designed and manufactured electronic equipment and […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-07] CET Teleport has acquired a teleport in Germany, the company announced July 29.     CET acquired the interest of Stratos GmbH in the former Deutsche Telecom teleport […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-07] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have completed their merger, the two companies announced July 29.     The combined company will be named Sirius XM Radio […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Telesat has been awarded six satellite approvals-in-principle and is seeking interest from potential customers interested in developing services from the new satellite slots, Telesat announced July 28. […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-07] Eutelsat‘s General Counsel, Philippe McAllister, denied accusations that the satellite operator censored an independent Chinese-language broadcaster at the request of the Chinese government, Eutelsat announced July 29. […]

If we can have electric cars, why not electric rockets and satellites? We can. An electric propulsion system for use on satellites in the Air Force Transformational Satellite Communications System […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Sirius Satellite Radio reported 8.9 million total subscribers at the end of the 2008 second quarter, up 25 percent from the same period a year ago, the […]

The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Inmarsat has been selected by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to provide payload in-orbit test services for the four satellites that will form the Galileo In-Orbit Validation […]

Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson is moving ahead with his plan to create a commercial space travel system: the WhiteKnightTwo mothership aircraft, and the SpaceShipTwo spaceship. A portion of […]

A BAE Systems asset to shield aircraft from terrorist shoulder-mounted man-portable missiles (MANPADs) has been installed on an American Airlines plane, BAE announced. The BAE Jeteye infrared missile defense system […]

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch To Be Delayed Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be delayed from late this year until early next year, NASA announced. The LRO will […]

The Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot and Avenger weapon systems, Raytheon […]