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Millicom Sees Long Term Potential for Satellite

Millicom, owner of the Tigo brand, has set its sights on Latin America as a top growth market. The company has been aggressively expanding across the region and now operates pay-TV services in six countries: Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador…
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US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GEO 5 and GEO 6 Contract for SBIRS

The United States Air Force awarded a $1.86 billion fixed-price contract to Lockheed Martin to complete production of the fifth and sixth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). The system provides the…
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The June issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we reached out to end users across key emerging regions to see if demands for cellular backhaul capacity are as strong as the satellite industry hopes they are. We also bring you top Airbus execs' insight into the company's reorganization, and an exclusive coverage of our 4k Technology Breakfast during NAB. Read it now!

Hughes Emergency Solutions Available for 2014 Hurricane Season

Hughes Network Systems released Hughes Emergency Solutions for enterprise and government customers to prepare for the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially began on June 1, 2014. The solutions include emergency response, Continuity of Operations (COOP) and network restoration, and offer…
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Third AEHF Satellite Successfully Completes On Orbit Testing

Northrop Grumman’s protected communications payload for the U.S. Air Force’s third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite successfully completed on orbit testing ahead of schedule. The AEHF 3 was launched Sept. 18, 2013 on board a United Launch Alliance…
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Airbus Inaugurates First Direct Receiving Station for Customer GeoNorth

GeoNorth became the first client to purchase a multi-satellite Direct Receiving Station (DRS) from Airbus Defense and Space. The DRS will give access to both high-resolution and very high-resolution optical and radar satellite imagery for the Fairbanks, Alaska-based…
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Yahsat Set to Launch Third Satellite in 2016

Yahsat, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based satellite operator, announced the launch schedule of its third satellite for 2016 to extend the operator’s Ka-band coverage to 17 additional countries and 600 million users. With this third satellite…
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ASC Signal Sets Record for Annual Orders in First Half of 2014

ASC Signal Corporation was selected by government and commercial customers to deliver 115 Ka-band gateways and large antennas systems over the course of the past six months. A large number of ASC’s 2.5-meter Nomadic multi-band antennas and several 4.9-meter dual-band (Ka-band and… READ MORE »

Dauria Aerospace Launch of Perseus Satellites Successful

Dauria Aerospace successfully launched two Perseus M spacecraft into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on June 19, 2014 aboard a Kosmotras Dnepr rocket. These two satellites will co-locate with Dauria’s upcoming DX1 spacecraft and eight Perseus… READ MORE »

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