Focus: Telecom

Ball Aerospace OMPS Commences Data Collection on NPP Satellite Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) has begun collecting Earthview image science and solar calibration data onboard...

I would like to start this month’s issue by congratulating Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, who has been selected as our 2011 Satellite Executive of the Year. It is always...

The useful lifetime of geosynchronous orbit satellites averages about 15 years, a limit primarily imposed by the exhaustion of propellant aboard. The propellant is needed for “station-keeping” — maintaining the...

The MSS market is currently one of the most dynamic markets in satellite and Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the Middle East-based MSS operator, is looking to expand its presence in the...

The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) opened in Geneva on Jan. 23 and ran to Feb. 17. Just before the event, the ITU released a series of news items on issues...

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Adam Schaffer has been appointed as the new Publisher of Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY. In this role, Schaffer will oversee all of the Access Intelligence print and...

  In satellite communications, when the clocks of two earth stations fall far enough out of synchronization, a slip error occurs and a chunk of information is discarded. Much like...

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch continues to build the company into an impressive force on the MSS landscape. After achieving nominee status in 2010 for Via Satellite’s coveted Satellite Executive...

The Middle East is a vibrant region for satellite communications. With HD on the cusp of major growth and operators like Yahsat and Arabsat delivering a stock of new capacity...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Canadian space and satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a strong 2011 fiscal full year with double-digit growth in operational revenue and earnings, according to...