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Boeing Targets Manned and Unmanned ISR Platforms for Inmarsat’s GX Government Sales Tactic

U.S. budget and government spending difficulties are nothing new in recent years. With significant drawbacks in spending occurring in 2013, many government suppliers saw revenue streams run thin or dry up altogether. Boeing, however, is still planning to sell capacity in…
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Teal Group Analysts Identify More Than 3,000 Proposed Space Payloads Between now and 2032

Space analysts from Teal Group, an aerospace and defense consulting firm, have identified 3,164 space payloads that have been proposed to be built and launched to Earth or deep space orbits between 2013 and 2032. They estimate the value of these potential satellites and other space… READ MORE »

SSL Builds off Success of LADEE Mission, Awarded Further Contract from NASA

Following the success of the propulsion system built for NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), Space Systems/Loral (SSL) was awarded the next phase of hosted payload accommodation development for the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), which recently completed the important Preliminary Design Review (PDR) process. The LADEE… READ MORE »

Intelsat Amends Senior Secured Credit Agreement with Subsidiary Company

Intelsat Jackson, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelsat, has amended its senior secured credit agreement, which governs its approximately $3.1 billion senior secured term loan facility and $500 million revolving credit facility. A key change from the amendment is the reduced the interest rates applicable to borrowings under… READ MORE »

Telespazio Deal with Eutelsat Opens up Ka-Sat Services in Italy

Telespazio and Eutelsat have signed a strategic multi-year agreement for the marketing of broadband services in Italy using Eutelsat’s HTS Ka-Sat. The initiative supports Italy's Digital Agenda to reduce the digital divide by increasing broadband deployment. Under the agreement, Telespazio will commercialize broadband… READ MORE »

Comtech Systems Receives $2.4 M Contract for New Troposcatter Communications System

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, recently received a $2.4 million contract to install a digital over-the-horizon microwave communications system. The system will be used on a deep-water tension-leg oil platform for a major international oil company. Comtech Systems first developed the design of this system for… READ MORE »