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Technology
Advantech Wireless Customer Places Large GaN SSPA Order
[Via Satellite 10-10-2016] Advantech Wireless has received new orders in excess of $1 million for its second generation Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based 250W Ku-band Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA). The company […]
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Finance
Japan Resets Next ISS Mission Launch Date to December 9
[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have pushed back the sixth H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) cargo mission to the International Space Station […]
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Government/Military
Canadian Government Reaches Out to MDA for Maritime Surveillance
[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has exercised a CA$15 million ($11.3 million) option for a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), first announced in June […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm Appoints Anthony Sellers to lead IoT Group
[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Globecomm is expanding the responsibilities of Anthony Sellers, VP of wireless products, having selected him to lead the company’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) group. Now as […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics Taps Newtec for Canadian Defense Aero Project
[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada has selected Newtec to supply MDM9000 satellite modems to the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) for use in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora Incremental […]
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Connectivity
NGO Leader Shares New Ways Satellite is Supporting Refugee Aid Programs
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] The surge in global mobile connectivity is reshaping the way humanitarian organizations provide aid to those in need, particularly refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), according to […]
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Finance
Orbital ATK’s Pegasus to fly with Statrolaunch Aircraft
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Orbital ATK has entered a multi-year production-based partnership with Stratolaunch Systems to provide several Pegasus XL air-launch vehicles for use with the Stratolaunch aircraft. The combination of Pegasus […]
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Finance
Ariane 5 Ties Ariane 4 Record with Dual Launch for ISRO and NBN
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Arianespace completed the 74th consecutive successful mission of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle Oct. 5, tying the record of its predecessor, the Ariane 4, with a mission […]
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Finance
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Survives Fifth Flight, Destined for Museum
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Blue Origin completed the fifth flight of the same New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle Oct. 5, recovering the booster after an in-flight escape test of the crew […]
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Technology
Intelsat 36 Starts Commercial Operations
[Via Satellite 10-06-2016] Intelsat 36, launched Aug. 24 aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, has entered service for satellite operator Intelsat, the company announced today. Built by Space Systems Loral […]
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Connectivity
Supernet Exec: Cellular Backhaul Market Under “Immense Pressure”
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] Intense competition is crippling the cellular backhaul market in Pakistan as both Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and an abundance of satellite operators vie for business, according to […]
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Technology
Telesat Taps Experis Data Centers for Teleport Backup Services
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] Global satellite operator Telesat has entered an agreement with Middletown, Virginia-based Experis Data Centers, a collocation and disaster recovery center, for teleport backup services. To enhance the capabilities […]
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Technology
PeruSAT 1 Beams Back First Images
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] The Peruvian Space Agency CONIDA’s PeruSAT 1 satellite has delivered its first images after launching Sept. 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite, built by Airbus Defence […]
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Connectivity
Microspace Launches DataBridge IP Solution on Eutelsat 117 West
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] Microspace Communications has revealed a new two-way satellite service called Velocity DataBridge for enterprise-level connectivity. The service uses miniature satellite antennas and an integrated IP modem and […]
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Connectivity
South Sudanese O3b Customer Doubles Capacity
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] O3b Networks customer RCS Communication, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in South Sudan, has signed a new agreement to receive more than double its current bandwidth capacity over […]
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Technology
AvL Technologies Forges New Product Line of Fixed Earth Stations
[Via Satellite 10-05-2016] AvL Technologies has announced a new line of fixed Earth station antennas ranging in size from 85cm to 5m. The antennas feature the company’s unique carbon fiber […]
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Connectivity
SPI International Confident in Ultra-HD Strategy
[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Ultra-HD is progressing somewhat slower than early expectations, but is continuing to develop at a sound rate, according to content distributor and pay-TV operator SPI International. The […]
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Technology
Telesat’s Anik F2 Services Restored After “Highly Unusual” Anomaly
[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Telesat reports that its Anik F2 satellite is back to providing customer services after experiencing a technical anomaly that caused a service blackout on Oct. 2 at […]
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Connectivity
Gondwana International Networks Using Satmotion Auto-Provisioning VSAT Service
[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Gondwana International Networks (GIN), a pan-African telecommunications provider, has implemented Integrasys’ Satmotion VSAT auto-commissioning tool for its satellite networks. Satmotion enhances the delivery, commissioning and maintenance of […]
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Connectivity
Singtel Installs Fleet Xpress for Maritime Customer in Asia
[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Singtel has installed Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress service on K Line Ship Management Singapore’s 9,600 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) capacity container ship, Houston Bridge. The installation is one […]
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Connectivity
NHK and Partners Create 4K/8K Capable Compact Cable TV Receiver System
[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] NHK, in collaboration with KDDI Corporation, Jupiter Telecommunications, and Japan Digital Serve Corporation, has developed a prototype compact receiver system for 4K and 8K broadcasts on cable […]
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Finance
US Air Force Competing STP 3 Launch Contract
[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] The United States Air Force has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the launch of the Space Test Program 3 (STP 3) mission in June 2019. […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Gets First Customer for ISS Bartolomeo Platform
[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has gained its first hosted payload customer for the Bartolomeo platform, a planned attachment to the European Columbus module of the International Space […]
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Technology
Macom Launches Ka and L-band Amplifiers
[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] Macom Technology Solutions has expanded its high-performance Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) portfolio with a family of power amplifiers optimized for L-band and Ka-band satellite communications systems. […]
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Government/Military
Advantech Wireless Gets Defense Satellite Modem Order
[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] Advantech Wireless has received a significant follow-on order for military-grade satellite modems from an undisclosed customer. The company’s AMT-73L and newer AMT-83L line of modems are MIL-STD-188-165A […]
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Technology
Spacecom Seeking Placeholder Satellite While Building a new Amos 6
[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] In the wake of losing the long anticipated Amos 6 satellite Sept. 1 during SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket explosion, satellite operator Spacecom has created a plan to […]
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Finance
Firefly Alpha Rocket Combustor Completes Full Mission Duty Cycle Test
[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] Firefly Space Systems has successfully completed more than 50 hot fire tests, including multiple full Mission Duty Cycle (MDC) tests, of the combustor for the Firefly Alpha […]
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Technology
NanoRacks to Deploy RemoveDebris Mission from ISS in 2017
[Via Satellite 09-29-2017] NanoRacks has received a launch contract from the RemoveDebris consortium to deploy an Active Debris Removal (ADR) experiment from International Space Station (ISS) in June 2017. The […]
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Connectivity
Gogo Wins Air France-KLM Connectivity Deal
[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo has signed a deal with Air France-KLM to connect its existing long-haul fleet of 124 aircraft, with an option to install the […]
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Technology
NovelSat Releases New NovelNet Satellite Network Management System
[Via Satellite 09-29-2016] NovelSat has launched a new satellite Network Management System (NMS) called NovelNet NMS, designed to accelerate the deployment of both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links. The product performs […]




























