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Intelsat Reports $619 Million Q4 Revenues, EpicNG Launch Date Slips

Intelsat's new McLean, Va. headquarters. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 02-18-2015] Intelsat’s total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $619.1 million, with net income of $16.2 million. Revenues for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014 were approximately $2.5 billion, with net income of $232.5 million. For the quarter, the percentage of Intelsat’s revenue from… READ MORE » {C}

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Acquiring Satellite Communications in Tight Times

Congress acknowledges the need for new acquisition approaches for DoD’s procurement of critical satellite communications capability. In the fiscal 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, lawmakers encouraged new acquisition models that both reduce cost for this capability and help to reduce the risk of not having sufficient satellite communications where and when the military needs it. VIDEO: Government and Industry Leaders Collaborate on SATCOM Reform.

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Swiss Space Systems Opens Croatia Subsidiary, Plans Spaceport

Digital rendition of S3's spaceport. Photo: S3 [Via Satellite 02-18-2015] Swiss Space Systems (S3) has inaugurated a new subsidiary in Croatia, where the company hopes to build a spaceport as well as a facility for manufacturing the upper stage of the SOAR launch vehicle. S3’s suborbital SOAR shuttle is a reusable small satellite launch vehicle… READ MORE » {C}

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HD Households in Germany Crests 17 Million

Berlin, Germany at night. Photo: Alexander Steinhof (Flickr) [Via Satellite 02-18-2015] New research from SES pegged the number of houses receiving HD television in Germany at 17.6 million in 2014, an increase of roughly 24 percent from 2013. The company’s own German HD platform HD+ surpassed 3 million households by the end of 2014, with… READ MORE »

New SmallSat Research Lab to Open in Singapore

NTU and Thales officials at the launch of S4TIN. Photo: NTU [Via Satellite 02-13-2015] Thales Alenia Space and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are establishing a joint research laboratory on NTU’s campus dedicated to developing new concepts and technology for small satellites. The lab, named Smart Small Satellite Systems-Thales in NTU (S4TIN), will focus on spacecraft… READ MORE »

Norsat Prototype Atom 25W Ka-Band BUC Shipped to Customer

Norsat Atom Products. Photo: Norsat [Via Satellite 02-03-2015] Norsat has delivered a prototype of its Atom 25 Watt Ka-band Block Upconverter (BUC) to an undisclosed defense customer. The buyer worked with Norsat to meet its size, weight and power efficiency goals for the new Ka-band system. Norsat’s customer plans to integrate the prototype into a… READ MORE »

Changing Attitudes about IFC Driving ViaSat Revenue Strategies

Aircraft switching from beam to beam or satellite to satellite. Photo: ViaSat [Via Satellite 02-12-2015] ViaSat Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Dankberg sees an opportunity for new in-flight Wi-Fi strategies and technology to drive revenue for the company, even in the face of a shrinking U.S. market. In a conference call regarding an otherwise… READ MORE »

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