%%PLUGIN_WEB_VERSION: 206548-web version%% Share This     How Satellite Made a Difference in Nepal — Part Two When the April 2015 earthquake rattled Nepal, it destroyed sobering amounts of infrastructure, took lives, and displaced millions. Everyone affected was forced to adapt to the new…   Advertise with us: Arianespace Wins Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 Launch Contract Azercosmos and Intelsat have chosen Arianespace to launch the Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 telecommunications satellite. The mission is scheduled for 2017 using an Ariane 5 rocket from the…   Advertise with us: The December issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we take a look at satellite's role in the migration crisis in Europe as well as in border monitoring for nations around the globe. We also examine how SmallSats are changing the game in the ground segment and beyond, and do a review of the recent SatComRus event. We bring this to you again in our new interactive format with a cleaner look and immersive experience that you can access seamlessly on your desktop, smartphone or tablet. Read the December issue now!   Advertise with us: Virgin Galactic Switches LauncherOne Carrier from WhiteKnightTwo to Boeing 747 To accommodate an increase in the payload capability of LauncherOne, Virgin Galactic has swapped the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo for a Boeing 747-400. The larger aircraft, previously operated…   Advertise with us: Time is Up! Nominate your Sat Exec of the Year Honor the most outstanding industry executive of the year. Nominate yourself or a colleague for the Satellite Executive of the Year. Nomination Deadline is December 4.   Third and Fourth Galileo FOC Satellites Enter Service The Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites 3 and 4, assembled by OHB System AG of Germany, are now in service. The satellites are broadcasting navigation signals…   ViaSat Exede Broadcasting University of California, San Diego Sports ViaSat has partnered with The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to live stream a wide variety of the university's athletics programs through the company’s Exede satellite network. To broadcast…   Upcoming Events Defense Strategies Institute's Space Resiliency Summit Satellite Industry Association's (SIA) 11th Annual DoD Commercial Satcom Workshop Pacific Telecommunications Council PTC'16 SMi Group’s Mobile Deployable Communications Career Center Jason-CS /Sentinel-6 Operations Preparation Manager - EUMETSAT - Darmstadt, Germany Systems Engineer - West Corporation - Omaha, NE Satellite TV Training Instructor - Ameritraining, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois Maintenance Supervisor - Blue City Holdings LLC - Mountain View, CA   Advertise with us: Stay Connected         Subscribe to Via Satellite Advertise Contact the Editors © 2015 Satellite Today, an Access Intelligence LLC Company %%PLUGIN_UNSUBSCRIBE: 330232-unsub-generic%%