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[Via Satellite 08-17-2015] Globalstar is refuting claims from cybersecurity company Synack that its simplex network is extremely vulnerable to hackers. In a July 30 article on Wired, Colby Moore, manager of...

[Via Satellite 08-14-2015] German spacecraft manufacturer OHB Systems AG is taking fledgling steps toward greater prominence in building geostationary satellites. Hispasat AG1, the first satellite based on its SmallGEO platform,...

[Via Satellite 08-13-2015] The U.K.-based Goonhilly Earth Station is shifting back to prominence in the satellite industry after rebounding from an uncertain fate. The iconic facility, which beamed the very...

[Via Satellite 08-12-2015] Vancouver-based UrtheCast has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for its High-Resolution Camera (HRC), Iris, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in a move that will likely push...

[Via Satellite 08-11-2015] International Launch Services (ILS) is confident that new manufacturing techniques, new technology, and new leadership will make Russia’s new Angara family of rockets a mainstay for the satellite...

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Japan-based Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) intends to ramp up its progress toward 4K and 8K transmissions when its newest satellite, BSAT 4a, comes online. The operator...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Orbcomm achieved record high revenues during its second quarter earnings increasing 85 percent year over year (YoY) despite losing one of its first six Orbcomm Second Generation...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] The U.S. Air Force wants to manage the transition to competing launches “very carefully,” now that two companies are certified to conduct missions for national security payloads....

[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] A new report by the World Teleport Association (WTA) finds that cybersecurity is a growing concern in the satellite industry, and an issue that not all companies...

[Via Satellite 08-04-2015] Cobham Satcom aims to position itself as a growing presence on the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) landscape. The company supplies equipment to airlines to help them enable the...