JAXA Chooses Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Develop New Launcher With Greater Commercial Focus
Approximately one month after beginning its search for a new prime contractor, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop the agency’s new flagship launch vehicle. MHI is tasked with leading a consortium of companies from the private sector and… READ MORE »
Satellite Navigation Glonass M Separates from “Fregat” Stage, Reaches Orbit
Russia’s Glonass M satellite has successfully separated from the upper stage “Fregat” and is now in orbit. The satellite carries 54 set accessories as well as a high-heat setting module for testing before installation on the next generation Global Navigation Satellite… READ MORE »
CPI SuperLinear® TWTAs are the most power-efficient HPAs in the industry. They are twice as efficient as comparable SSPAs, including GaN-based products, resulting in lower operational costs and better MTBF. SuperLinear TWTAs are available in C-, X- and Ku-bands, and cause less carbon emissions than any alternative.
Boeing on Schedule for Delivery of All-Electric Satellites
Boeing has recently met key production milestones on its initial 702 Small Platform (SP) all-electric propulsion satellites, and is scheduled to deliver the satellites in late 2014 or early 2015. With the completion of the static qualification testing, verification and assembly of the primary structures… READ MORE »
Profen Announces Turkish Infrastructure Partnership with Avanti
Global telecoms operator Profen has established a Turkish Gateway Earth Station (GES) to manage Internet traffic in Turkey. The GES will manage traffic for Avanti Communications’ Hylas 2 satellite, which provides coverage to the country. This infrastructure partnership guarantees data security within the country, providing secure data… READ MORE »
The March issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we bring you an exclusive interview with the 2013 Satellite Executive of the Year award winner, Khalid Balkheyour. As a strong, vibrant regional FSS operator, Balkheyour has created a powerhouse in the Middle East. Additionally, we talk to key visionaries from Kymeta, O3b, Viasat, Thuraya, Norsat, and ABS, about the future of the industry, and the world’s growing dependence on satellite. We also go over the satellite industry's effort for the disaster relief efforts after Typhoon Haiyan, get a one-on-one with CNES President, Jean-Yves Le Gall, and more! Read it now!
O3b Ready to Launch Second Wave of Satellites
O3b Networks’ second group of four satellites have successfully completed the required ground testing and are now ready to ship from the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome, Italy to their launch destination at Le Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch could… READ MORE »
SWaPping Comms for Ammo - Partner Content
by Dave Davis, Sr. Systems Engineer, iDirect Europe At the recent Mobile Deployable Communications Conference in Amsterdam, the main themes were no surprise. The requirements of the defence and security community continue to be very much focused on contingency operations. As a result, adaptability, agility and scalability are the key requirements. In addition, ever tightening budgets… READ MORE »
IDC Appoints Former BlackBerry EVP to Board of Directors
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has appointed David Smith, former executive vice president of enterprise mobile computing at BlackBerry to its board of directors. Smith has been in the technology and telecommunications industry for more than 30 years. He led the introduction of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for devices including… READ MORE »
