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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace Wins NISAR Antenna Contract
[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman company, has received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to design and manufacture the radar antenna for its NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture […]
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Technology
Orbital ATK to Supply Propellant Tanks to SSL
[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Orbital ATK has signed a five-year contract with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to produce flight sets of propellant tanks for the SSL 1300 satellite bus. Each flight set […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Gains New EpicNG Commitments
[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Intelsat reported signings of six additional contracts for its High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform EpicNG during its third quarter 2015 earnings. “These contracts span applications including enterprise, […]
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Technology
MDA CEO Says Ex-Im Bank Loss Affects SSL Just as Much
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Canada-based MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), owner of U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL), says being located in Canada has provided the company no reprieve from […]
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Technology
Former UK Minister David Willetts Joins SSTL Board
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] David Willetts, former U.K. minister for science and universities, has joined Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.’s (SSTL) board as a non-executive director. Willetts served the U.K. Government Cabinet […]
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Technology
KSAT Builds Panama Ground Station for SmallSats
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has established a new ground station in Panama City dedicated to the small satellite market. The site consists of two antennas with S-band and […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat, Renfe Pilot Project Connects AVE Train Fleet
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Hispasat has implemented a connectivity solution for audiovisual services and Internet access on an AVE train, part of Spain’s high-speed rail system. This pilot project began at […]
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Connectivity
Entel Bolivia Selects Harmonic Bandwidth Solution for DBS Service
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Telecommunications operator Entel Bolivia has deployed an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to power its Direct-Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service. Harmonic is supplying its Electra encoders for MPEG-4 […]
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Connectivity
Via Satellite October-November: The Top 10 Quotes
[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] The October/November issue of Via Satellite Magazine is out, and in it we take a look at ways satellite is being used in the energy sector, broadcasting […]
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Connectivity
Disaster Tech Lab Bringing Globalstar Satellite Support to Refugees in Greece
[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Globalstar and first responder communications specialist Disaster Tech Lab are working together to assist the victims of the European and Middle East refugee crisis by dispatching satellite communications […]
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Technology
Eutelsat Orders Europe’s First Spacebus Neo HTS Satellite from Thales Alenia Space
[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Eutelsat announced an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for a new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) based on the Spacebus Neo platform. The all-electric satellite is planned for […]
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Connectivity
Scripps Networks Interactive Taps SES for North American Coverage
[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Lifestyle content producer Scripps Networks Interactive has signed a strategic agreement with SES to expand and migrate its North American distribution platform to a pair of SES […]
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Government/Military
Ohio State to Lead NASA Radio Interference CubeSat Mission
[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] NASA has selected the Chair and Professor of Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Joel Johnson to lead an agency program to help mitigate the […]
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Connectivity
How Declining Oil Prices Will Impact Digitizing the Energy Sector
[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] A few years ago it seemed like the energy sector had reached a new turning point. The cost of a barrel of crude had crested $100, and […]
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Technology
Orbital ATK Bounces Back with New Satellite Order
[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] After losing a satellite deal earlier this summer due to the lack of Export Credit Agency (ECA) support, Orbital ATK clenched a new order for a geostationary […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Wins Silkwave 1 Satellite Contract for Telecommunications in Asia
[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] Boeing has received a satellite order from New York Broadband (NYBB) to construct a satellite on its Boeing 702 platform to serve mobile users in China, India […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle Entertainment Doubles Capacity from SES
[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has doubled its satellite capacity from SES through a new multi-year, multi-transponder agreement. During the past two […]
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Connectivity
Lepton Launches Managed Satellite Service with Eutelsat America Corp
[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] Lepton Global Solutions has launched a managed satellite network service in the North Pacific for Lepton and Eutelsat’s enterprise and government customers. The service will provide a secure satellite network […]
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Technology
Saft, Lockheed Martin Extend Battery Contract for Telecom Spacecraft
[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] Lockheed Martin has awarded a five-year follow on contract to battery manufacturer Saft for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to use in telecommunications satellites. Through the multi-million dollar long-term […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Touts Early Promise of DirecTV Purchase
[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] AT&T is already seeing the benefits of its merger with U.S. satellite pay-TV giant DirecTV. The telco completed the acquisition in July, after agreeing to certain four-year […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Wins Sabic Chemical Transportation Monitoring Contract
[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Globalstar subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, along with wireless partner Ovinto, are equipping Sabic’s European fleet of 500 rail tank cars with Ovinto Sat Machine-to-Machine (M2M) satellite-based […]
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Connectivity
IsoTropic Networks Starts Service with Hunter Communications on Eutelsat 115 West B
[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] IsoTropic Networks has expanded its service offerings through the Hunter Beam on the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. The Hunter Beam is from Hunter Communications, which has […]
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Connectivity
Yahlive and Alpha One RTV Network Sign Transponder Deal
[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Yahlive has signed a one-transponder capacity deal with Adriatic Tours, owner of Alpha One RTV Network, and reached a collaborative agreement to broadcast channels to the Balkan […]
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Connectivity
B4U Adds New Movie Channel on AsiaSat 7
[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Bollywood film and television network B4U has increased the number of channels broadcasting on AsiaSat 7 with the addition of B4U Movies Asia Pacific. B4U currently broadcasts […]
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Technology
Phasor Completes Antenna Technology, Moves into Productization
[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Phasor has completed the technology for its flat, Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA), and is now shifting into a new stage focused on making its products ready for […]
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Technology
Intelsat CEO Joins Board of Directors
[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Intelsat elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Spengler to the company’s board of directors, effective Oct. 22, 2015, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Denis […]
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Government/Military
US Army Awards TeleCommunication Systems $5 Million for Additional VSATs
[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $5 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army for sustainment of the AN/TSC-198A SNAP (Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point) […]
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Technology
Comtech EF Data Introduces Two New LPOD Block Up Converter Models
[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Comtech EF Data has expanded its LPOD Block Up Converter (BUC) product family with the introduction of two new models, the 300-Watt LPOD and the 16-Watt LPOD-R. […]
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Connectivity
EightyLEO Details Vision for IoT SmallSat Constellation
[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] German entrepreneur Matthias Spott is developing a European network of small communications satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using a revamped constellation project from the 1990s. The […]
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Connectivity
EMC Adds Three New Execs, Including Former O3b CCO John Finney
[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] EMC has increased its leadership team, adding Tom Severson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bill Madden as Senior Vice President (SVP) of product development, and John Finney, […]


























