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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 […]
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Finance
Russia’s S7 Group Buys Sea Launch
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] S7 Group, the largest private aviation holding company in Russia, has agreed to purchase Sea Launch, operator of the Zenit launch system. The transaction requires the approval […]
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Technology
Phasor Beams HD Video with Flat Panel Antenna from Intelsat Satellite
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Phasor has demonstrated the transmission of live HD video with its flat panel, electronically steered antenna system over the Intelsat 903 satellite from its test site in […]
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Technology
Terra Bella’s Four New SkySat Satellites Send Back First Pictures
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Google’s Terra Bella has released the first on orbit images from the SkySat 4 through 7 satellites. Terra Bella’s constellation now counts seven total in orbit satellites. […]
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Finance
ULA and SMC Sign CRADA on Vulcan
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part […]
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Government/Military
DataPath in Need of 200 Field Services Experts after Major Contract Win
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] DataPath is seeking to expand its field services division by nearly 200 new positions following the receipt of a massive U.S. government contract to provide all four […]
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Connectivity
Bombardier Makes Ka-band Internet a Retrofit Option at all Service Centers
[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has received a supplemental type certificate for its Bombardier Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere (WAVE), In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution, which is now available for installation […]
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Connectivity
5 Takeaways from this Year’s World Satellite Business Week
[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] In a year of landing rockets, mega-High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ideas and renewed faith in Non-Geosynchronous (NGSO) orbits, 2016 has been exceptionally newsworthy. Even more news came […]
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Government/Military
SES Reveals Balloon-lifted Tactical Persistent Surveillance Product
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] SES has unveiled its first Government+ product offering: Tactical Persistent Surveillance (TPS), an inflatable aerostat-technology capable of hosting a variety of advanced Electro-Optical (E/O) sensor and communications […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Announces Winners of 4K Film Festival
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] Hispasat has revealed the six award winners of the company’s second 4K International Festival. The competition evaluated short films shot and post-produced in 4K format from more […]
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Government/Military
EUMETSAT Relocates Meteosat 8 Over Indian Ocean
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) has shifted Meteosat 8, the first satellite in the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) series of meteorological satellites, to 41.5 […]
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Technology
Boeing’s Craig Cooning Retires
[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] President of Boeing Network & Space Systems Craig Cooning is retiring from his position after 11 years at the company, Boeing announced Sept. 22. Jim Chilton will […]
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Government/Military
DOD Heightens Importance of Cybersecurity in Future Ground Systems
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) wants to make sure its future ground system for government satellites, known as the Enterprise Ground Segment (EGS), makes cybersecurity a […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Prepares for Q4 Satellite Launch, Makes OTT Investment
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has certified the EchoStar 21 satellite ready to ship ahead of a fourth quarter 2016 launch. The communications satellite — to be located […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Expands German Satellite Manufacturing Plant
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Airbus Defence and Space is constructing a new four-story, 4,200 square meter Integrated Technology Center (ITC) in Friedrichshafen, Germany for satellite manufacturing. The building will be an […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force Taps Lockheed Martin for Two Additional GPS 3 Satellites
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the GPS 3 satellites, has received an order for two additional GPS 3 satellites from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat’s 4K-Sat Channel to Broadcast XTreme Video
[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] XTreme Video, a company that creates television programs around extreme sports and activities, has contracted with AsiaSat to broadcast content on the 4K-Sat channel on AsiaSat 4. […]
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Finance
Wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base Coming Under Control
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] Fire officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California reported as of 11:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Sept. 20th that the boundary of the wildfire […]
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Finance
ESA, CNES Test Fire Ariane 5 Booster
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES completed a test firing of the Ariane 5’s solid-propellant booster on Sept. 8 in Kourou, French […]
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Technology
C-Com Customers Place $1.2 Million in New Antenna Orders
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] C-Com Satellite Systems reports it has received $1.2 million in orders in the last 30 days from resellers in Europe, South America and Asia. Some of the […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Releases Maritime Email Solution with GTMaritime
[Via Satellite 09-21-2016] SpeedCast International has launched a new maritime email communication solution called SpeedMail+ based on GTMaritime’s new maritime email platform. SpeedMail+ combines SpeedCast’s global VSAT and L-band network […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Open to Partnerships on LEO Broadband Constellation
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Boeing is interested in having partners to join the company as it seeks to create a new Non-Geosynchronous (NGSO) satellite constellation for broadband services using V-band. The […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins HTS Contract from TIM Brasil
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] TIM, one of the largest mobile communications operators in Brazil, has entered an agreement to use Intelsat EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services in its network infrastructure, providing […]





























