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Technology
Macom Releases Two New Low Noise Amplifiers
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAAL-011129 and MAAL-011130, two new low noise amplifiers for customers in test and measurement, satellite communications, aerospace, defense and Industrial, Scientific and Medical […]
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Connectivity
Cloud Constellation Gains SolarCoin as Customer for Forthcoming SpaceBelt Network
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Cloud Constellation has entered into an agreement with The SolarCoin Foundation (SCF) whereby SCF will purchase orbital storage capacity on Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt network. SCF intends to […]
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Government/Military
KBR Closes Acquisition of Honeywell Government Services Provider, HTSI
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] KBR announced Sept. 19 it has completed the acquisition of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), the government services division of Honeywell. Funded through KBR’s existing line of […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Awarded US Government Protected Satcom Demonstration Contract
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] ViaSat has received a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract worth $33,291,975 from the U.S. government to provide wideband jamming-proof communications to tactical users across both government and commercial satellites. The […]
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Connectivity
Harris CapRock Adds Long Range Wireless Radio to Product Portfolio
[Via Satellite 09-20-2016] Harris CapRock has launched OnePath, a long-range wireless radio service for customers in the cruise, energy and commercial maritime industries. The company says OnePath is complementary to […]
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Technology
Spain Taps Indra to Build Space Radar System
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Indra contracts to deploy a space surveillance and tracking system known as S3T for objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). […]
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Finance
Seventh Vega Mission Orbits Terra Bella SkySats and PeruSAT 1
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Arianespace completed its first fully commercial mission with the Vega light lift launch vehicle Sept. 15, orbiting four SkySat satellites for Terra Bella, a Google company, and […]
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Government/Military
Inmarsat, Hughes and SpeedCast Become Skynet Partners
[Via Satellite 09-19-016] Airbus Defence and Space, owner and operator of the Skynet X-band satellite system, has struck up partnerships with Inmarsat Government, Hughes Network Systems, and SpeedCast to offer […]
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Connectivity
SES Training Satellite Dish Installers with Cable Channels Nigeria
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] SES has formed a four-day “Elevate” training program together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) that will teach more than 50 people how to install a satellite […]
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Finance
Clay Mowry Leaves Arianespace, Joins Blue Origin
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Clayton “Clay” Mowry, president of Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary Arianespace Inc., has joined Blue Origin. He joins the Kent, Washington-based company around the same time it announced New […]
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Connectivity
X2nSat Offering Healthcare Communications Products
[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] X2nSat has revealed SatBlue, a line of proprietary communications solutions for the healthcare industry. Offering both voice and data services, SatBlue allows hospitals and medical office buildings […]
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Technology
Satellite Manufacturers Bet on Software to Redefine Production
[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] Satellite manufacturers anticipate that flexible, software-defined spacecraft will be easier to produce than today’s highly specialized units, which is good because manufacturers don’t expect the same business […]
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Connectivity
Latin American Satellite Operators Battle Recessions, Inflation
[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Satellite operators in Latin America’s three largest economies are hopeful that economic weakness in the region will pass in the near future. New presidents in Brazil and […]
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Finance
After SpaceX-Amos 6 Loss, Arianespace Sees Demand Surge
[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Following the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with Spacecom’s Amos 6 satellite, Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel said satellite operators have reached out to the company to […]
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Government/Military
Army Weighs Ring of CubeSats in Next Satellite Demonstration
[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] The United States Army is considering a demonstration constellation comprised of a ring of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for telecommunications services. The potential constellation, […]
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Technology
Signalhorn Eyes $100 Million Revenue Mark in Coming Years
[Via Satellite 09-08-2016] Signalhorn, a Germany-based managed communications service provider, anticipates having revenues that crest the $100 million mark in two years time. The company recently made an acquisition that […]
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Connectivity
SIS Live Taps into Telstra Network to Reach Asia Pacific
[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] SIS Live in the United Kingdom has linked up with Australia-based telecommunications and technology company Telstra to expand into the Asia Pacific region. The partnership gives SIS […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Forges Partnership with Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company
[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] Eutelsat has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN), the commercial arm of China Transport Telecommunications & Information Center (CTTIC), to […]
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Government/Military
Rockwell Collins Providing System for New Zealand Defence Force WGS Access
[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] The New Zealand Defence Force, as part of the Strategic Bearer Network Phase 1 program, has awarded a second contract to Rockwell Collins for a Deployable Ku-band […]
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Technology
Hughes Reveals Second Generation Jupiter Satellite Broadband System
[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] Hughes Network Systems has released the second generation of its Jupiter system. Building on the first version, the new iteration incorporates a second-generation System on a Chip […]
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Technology
Spacecom Kicks off Post-Amos 6 Recovery Plan
[Via Satellite 09-06-2016] Spacecom is putting together a plan of action following the loss of its Amos 6 communication satellite due to the Sept. 1 explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […]
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Finance
SpaceX Begins Search for Cause of Falcon 9 Anomaly
[Via Satellite 09-06-2016] Following the Sept. 1 Falcon 9 explosion that destroyed both the rocket and its Spacecom satellite payload, SpaceX has begun investigating the causes and fixes for the […]
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Connectivity
Telekom Austria Upgrades EUMETSAT’s EUMETCast Service with Newtec
[Via Satellite 09-06-2016] Newtec has teamed up with Telekom Austria Group following an upgrade order for EUMETCast, the primary dissemination mechanism for the near real-time delivery of satellite data and […]
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Connectivity
Encompass Bolsters Intelsat Agreement to Distribute HD and 4K in North America
[Via Satellite 09-06-2016] Encompass Digital Media has expanded its use of Intelsat’s Galaxy satellite fleet and video neighborhoods to deliver High Definition (HD) and 4K Ultra High Definition (4K Ultra-HD) […]
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Finance
Yuzhnoye Bringing Ukraine’s Cyclone 4 Launch Vehicle to North America
[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] The State Space Agency of Ukraine has authorized the Yuzhnoye Design Office in Dnipro, Ukraine to proceed with a new international launch complex and operations in North […]
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Finance
Air Force Secures Cape Canaveral After SpaceX Falcon 9 Explosion
[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Emergency Operations personnel have secured the area surrounding Space Launch Complex 40 following the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the […]
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Connectivity
Telecoms Sans Frontieres Trains UN in Costa Rica for Disaster Response
[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] Emergency telecoms agency Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) is training United Nations workers in Costa Rica on the support functionality of On-Site Operations Coordination Centers (OSOCC) for use in disaster […]
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Government/Military
NASA Selects Small Business Technology Transfer Phase 2 Proposal Winners
[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] NASA has selected 21 research and technology proposals from American small businesses and research institutions for Phase 2 of the agency’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. […]
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Technology
Cobham Expands Explorer 8000 VSAT Family with 1.2-Meter Version
[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] Cobham Satcom is releasing the Explorer 8120 VSAT at IBC 2016 next week. The 1.2-meter stabilized, auto-acquire, drive-away antenna system harnesses the same “dynamic pointing correction” technology […]
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Finance
Falcon 9 Explodes at Cape Canaveral, Destroys Amos 6
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