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Connectivity
HSN Broadcasting Across North America with SES
[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] HSN, a live content retailer, has signed an agreement to renew and migrate its North American distribution platform to an SES satellite at the center of the […]
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Technology
MDA Providing Subsystems to Thales Alenia Space for Sentinel Satellites
[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed two contracts with Thales Alenia Space for four subsystems to be installed on the Sentinel 6A, 6B, 3C, and 3D […]
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Technology
Orbital Tracking Corp 2015 Revenues up 63 Percent
[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] Orbital Tracking Corp. reported revenues of approximately $3,950,600 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015, increasing by 63.2 percent over 2014’s $2,420,600. The company attributed overall revenue […]
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Connectivity
NSSLGlobal Releases Cruise Control Lite Email Solution for Maritime
[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] NSSLGlobal has unveiled Cruise Control (CC) Lite, a new entry-level email management solution for the maritime sector. According to the company, CC-Lite can reduce bandwidth usage and […]
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Technology
Sevis Appoints Ian Walter to Executive Role
[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] Cellular backhaul optimization technology specialist Sevis Systems has appointed Ian Walter as VP of marketing and business development. Walter has more than 20 years of experience in […]
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Finance
Blue Origin Launches and Lands New Shepard for the Third Time
[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Blue Origin completed the third successful flight of the company’s New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle on April 2, reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. […]
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Connectivity
Pay-TV Study Finds Global Subscriber Numbers Climbing
[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Pay-TV subscriptions around the world had their highest overall rise for two years, according to a quarterly research report from informitv. The research group’s “Multiscreen Index” tracked […]
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Government/Military
UrtheCast and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Form R&D Partnership
[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] UrtheCast has formed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to boost the operational effectiveness of the company’s upcoming OptiSAR […]
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Connectivity
Forever Group Myanmar Adds Five Transponders from Thaicom
[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Direct to Home (DTH) operator and media company Forever Group Myanmar has entered a long-term contract with Thaicom for five additional transponders. The company currently uses three […]
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Government/Military
DISA Official Talks Comsatcom Priorities
[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] The relationship between the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the commercial satellite industry has improved over the past few years, according to Eron Miller, chief […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Connecting Fairchild Freight Vehicles Across North America
[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Fairchild Freight, a truckload carrier specializing in the transportation of consumer food commodities throughout North America, has selected Orbcomm to provide its dual-mode cold chain telematics solution to track and monitor refrigerated trailers. […]
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Technology
KSAT Signs Ground Station Agreement with EUMETSAT
[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has signed an expanded and extended agreement for ground station support for the European meteorological organization EUMETSAT. The organization is installing three new antenna systems […]
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Connectivity
Measat Broadcasting TERN International in Ultra-HD Across Asia Pacific
[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Measat Satellite Systems has reached an agreement with Television Entertainment Reality Network International (TERN International) to distribute the Insight UHD channel. The operator will use the global […]
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Connectivity
GRC and Network Innovations Activate first Commercial GX Enterprise Terminal
[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Global Radiodata Communication (GRC), working with Inmarsat partner Network Innovations (NI), has connected the first Global Xpress terminal for an enterprise commercial customer. The companies deployed the […]
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Technology
ComSpOC Expects to Par with JSpOC’s Public Catalog this Year
[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is confident that its Commercial Space Operations Center (ComSpOC) will grow to track the same number of objects in space as can be […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Aids France Télévisions Transition to HD for France 3 Regional Channels
[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Eutelsat and France Télévisions have reached a new agreement for capacity on the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite, enabling France’s public broadcaster to upgrade all of France […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat and Quantis Providing Satellite Connectivity for Titan Desert Racers
[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Hispasat and Quantis’ Moroccan subsidiary Nortis have reached an agreement with Gaes Titan Desert by Garmin — a multi-stage mountain bike challenge — to become the race’s […]
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Technology
BridgeSat Appoints Joseph Campagna to Guide Ground Segment Development
[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] BridgeSat has selected Joseph Campagna to be Senior Vice President (SVP) of operations to lead the development of the company’s ground-station network, an integral part of the […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Receives Communications-Jamming High-Power Amplifier Orders
[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech PST Corp. received multiple orders totaling approximately $2.2 million for broadband, solid-state, high-power Radio Frequency (RF) microwave amplifier systems during its second quarter […]
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Technology
Sierra Nevada Corp Concentrating More on Defense Satellites
[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is refocusing on the defense market after completing the Orbcomm Second Generation (OG2) constellation, finding that many of the entrepreneurs pushing for new […]
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Connectivity
Tricolor’s HD Subscribers Reach 7 Million
[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Russian pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has increased its number of High Definition (HD) subscribers from 6.6 million to 7 million between now and January 1. The company […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya and WiCis Sports Offer Connectivity Solution to Himalayan Expeditions
[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Thuraya has joined forces with WiCis Sports in a bid to support climbing expeditions to the Himalayas. The expedition, beginning on March 19, is part of a […]
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Technology
DigitalGlobe Orders MDA Ground Station Solutions for International Customers
[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received two contracts from DigitalGlobe to provide new ground station solutions for two international customers. MDA ground stations enable local control, satellite data […]
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Connectivity
Oceaneering ROV Using Satellite Connectivity from Harris CapRock
[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Oceaneering International has tapped Harris CapRock for satellite connectivity to remotely pilot and automatically control its Nexxus Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Harris CapRock is providing satellite bandwidth […]
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Connectivity
NSR: More than 785 Ultra-HD Channels Coming Over Next Decade
[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] By 2025, NSR expects more than 785 Ultra-HD channels will broadcast over satellite, driving an additional $280 million in annual leasing revenues. The research firm’s “Ultra-HD via […]
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Connectivity
SES and Arte Team Up on Live Ultra-HD Broadcast of Le Corsaire Ballet
[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] SES, in collaboration with European culture channel Arte, will be broadcasting the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra-HD from the Vienna State Opera via the orbital position […]
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Technology
DataPath Sets up Office in India
[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] DataPath has opened an office in New Delhi, becoming the company’s first local marketing office outside of the United States and Sweden. Leading the new office is […]
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Government/Military
DARPA Seeking Private Partners for In-Orbit Servicing Program
[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is reviving its in-orbit servicing efforts through a new public-private partnership program called Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS). […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Space Fence Test Facility Opens in New Jersey
[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] Lockheed Martin has established a test site in New Jersey for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Fence to validate hardware, firmware and software for detection, tracking, and […]
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Government/Military
Orbital ATK Cygnus Spacecraft Reaches International Space Station
[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft, launched March 22 on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket, rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) on March […]


























