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Technology
EGNOS Hosted Payload Goes Live on SES 5 Satellite
[Via Satellite 09-2015] The first European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) payload, hosted on SES 5, is fully operational, SES announced Sept. 2. The EGNOS GEO 1 L-band hosted payload […]
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Finance
Spaceport America Gains New Customer ARCA Space Corporation
[Via Satellite 09-02-2015] ARCA Space Corporation, a company designing both drones and orbital and suborbital launch vehicles, has selected Spaceport America as the site for its space launch vehicle and […]
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Connectivity
ST Teleport, AsiaSat Expand Partnership to VSAT and Media
[Via Satellite 09-02-2015] ST Teleport, a full-service satellite and fiber communications solutions provider, and AsiaSat have bolstered a preexisting partnership to enhance service offerings to the VSAT and media sectors. […]
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Government/Military
US Military Eager to See MUOS Satellite Network Fully Active
[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] The United States military is eager expand implementation of its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) once the fourth satellite is launched. The mission, recently delayed from Aug. […]
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Connectivity
M7 Group, Scripps Networks Extend Satellite Distribution in Europe
[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] M7 Group has extended its agreement with Scripps Networks U.K. & EMEA [Europe, Middle East and Africa], for the European launch of Fine Living HD via the […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman, ViaSat and Optus Team on WGS for Australia
[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] Northrop Grumman together with ViaSat and Optus are responding to a tender from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a means for Australia to gain access to […]
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Connectivity
Measat Launches Ultra-HD Channel Fashion One 4K on Measat 3a
[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] Long-term Measat customer Fashion One Television has officially launched an Ultra-HD channel through the operator’s Measat 3a satellite. According to the companies, the channel is the first […]
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Technology
Gilat Wins SkyEdge 2-c Order from Russia’s GeoTelecommunications
[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] Russian satellite services provider GeoTelecommunications (GT Telecom) has purchased a SkyEdge 2-c platform from Gilat Satellite Networks. The SkyEdge 2-c platform will replace an existing VSAT network, […]
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Technology
Gazprom Space Systems Sets Goal of Filling Fleet by 2016
[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) is intent on filling out its existing fleet of satellites in 2016. The company, which has 3.5 times more capacity […]
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Finance
Third Global Xpress Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Proton Rocket
[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] Inmarsat’s third satellite in its Global Xpress (GX) High Throughput Satellite (HTS) constellation launched on Aug. 29 aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket from the […]
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Technology
Monte Carlo Yachts To Equip Megayachts with KVH’s TracVision TV8 Antennas
[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] Italian boat manufacturer Monte Carlo Yachts (MCY) has selected KVH Industries’ TracVision TV8 marine satellite television antenna system for its newest and largest luxury line, the MCY […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat 11 Expands Brazil’s TV Cultura Across Country, Opens Door to Americas, Europe
[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] TV Cultura, a part of The Padre Anchieta Foundation, has signed a new contract with Intelsat to enhance its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) offering in Brazil and […]
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Connectivity
Satcom1 Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] Satcom1 has appointed Jackie Nikolajsen as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Nikolajsen brings 20 years of technical, operational and senior management experience from the business […]
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Connectivity
AirCom Pacific Gains Momentum in IFEC Regional Business
[Via Satellite 08-28-2015] AirCom Pacific, a new In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) provider dedicated to the Asia Pacific, plans to launch its service in the first quarter of 2016. The […]
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Government/Military
Kratos Awarded $49 Million US Government Satellite Infrastructure Contract
[Via Satellite 08-28-2015] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ subsidiary RT Logic has received a $49 million firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), single contract award for satellite and […]
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Finance
NASA Building New Wallops Island Mission Launch Command Center
[Via Satellite 08-28-2015] NASA has awarded a $5.6 million contract to Harkins Contracting of Salisbury, Md., for the construction of a new Mission Launch Command Center (MLCC) at the agency’s […]
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Technology
European Space Industry to get Venture Capital Boost
[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] The European space industry is soon to gain a boost in venture capital once the London-based Seraphim Capital launches the Seraphim Space and Special Situations Fund during […]
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Finance
ISRO’s Ninth GSLV Rocket Launches GSAT 6 Communications Satellite
[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed the ninth flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on Aug. 27, carrying the GSAT 6 communications satellite. The mission, […]
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Technology
AsiaSat 6 and 8 Growth Cut Short by Licensing Hang-ups
[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, or AsiaSat, reported that licensing approvals are inhibiting growth from its new satellites AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 during its 2015 interim […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast to Deliver Satcom to InterOil Sites in Papua New Guinea
[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] SpeedCast has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for the delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation, a leading independent oil and gas […]
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Connectivity
Arabsat Broadcasts Ivory Coast Channel from BADR 4
[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] Arabsat is now offering Radiodiffusion-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe from its BADR 4 satellite, the company announced Aug. 27. The operator […]
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Connectivity
Via Satellite September: The Top 10 Quotes
[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] If Moore’s law continues to be an indicator of the pace of technology, then the flurry of activity seen throughout the satellite industry might be the new […]
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Technology
1,400 Satellites Projected to Launch Over Next Decade
[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] An average of 140 satellites with launch masses greater than 50 kg will enter orbit by 2024, according to Euroconsult’s new “Satellites to be Built & Launched […]
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Technology
SSL Wins DARPA Contract to Study In-Orbit Robotic Satellite Assembly
[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to study on-orbit robotic assembly of geostationary communications satellites. The […]
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Connectivity
Signalhorn to Upgrade Satellite Equipment at Welzheim Observatory
[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] Signalhorn has agreed to modernize the satellite communications equipment for the Welzheim Observatory in Germany. The site, intentionally distanced from major population centers, collects light from celestial […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Swings to Profit in First Half of 2015
[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] SpeedCast delivered a statutory profit of $2.2 million for the first half of 2015, improving from a loss of $5.5 million during the comparative period in 2014. […]
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Technology
PlanetiQ Opens Satellite Weather Sensor Development Facility
[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Commercial weather startup PlanetiQ has opened a science and engineering facility in Boulder, Colo., where the development and manufacture of the first 12 Pyxis sensors will take place. […]
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Technology
Es’hailSat Building New Teleport by 2017
[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat has selected a 50,000 square meter site north of the city of Doha, Qatar, to establish a new teleport. Promer Qatar Contracting Company […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Triples Capability of Lightweight Cooling System for Satellites
[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Lockheed Martin scientists have improved threefold the power density of the company’s High Power Microcryocooler. The new system cools optics and electronics to as low as minus […]
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Connectivity
Brazil’s TV Globo Using Newtec Modulators for All-HD Production Strategy
[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Top Brazilian television network TV Globo has selected Newtec’s M6100 broadcast satellite modulator to upgrade its Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) fleet. The company is transitioning its news feeds […]



























