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Connectivity
Kacific Inks Fifth Customer for Upcoming High Throughput Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-20-2014] Kacific has signed a five-year multimillion-dollar agreement to provide broadband services to the island nation of Kiribati on the Kacific 1 High Throughput Satellite (HTS) when it […]
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Technology
Hispasat, Intelsat Extend Partnership at 55 Degrees West
[Via Satellite 10-20-2014] Intelsat and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat have agreed to continue working together at the 55 degrees West orbital location over Latin America. Hispasat has collocated its Amazonas […]
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Government/Military
EIAST Finishes Design Review of KhalifaSat, On Track for 2017 Launch
[Via Satellite 10-20-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has concluded a Detailed Design Review of KhalifaSat, the first satellite to be fully manufactured in the United […]
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Finance
Orbital Sciences’ Antares to Launch With New Engine in Two to Three Years
[Via Satellite 10-17-2016] Orbital Sciences has committed to a new engine for the Antares launch vehicle that it expects will suite both NASA and non-NASA customers. The company did not […]
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Finance
Arianespace Lofts Two LATAM-Focused Satellites
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Arianespace conducted the 62nd successful Ariane 5 launch on the night of Oct. 16, carrying the Intelsat 30 satellite with DirecTV’s DL1 A payload and the Empresa […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Awarded $1.65 Billion MetOP-SG Contract
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to design and build six second-generation Meteorological Operational (MetOP-SG) satellites in a $1.65 billion contract. The […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Finishes First Geostationary Lightning Mapper for GOES R Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Lockheed Martin has transferred the first Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument to its Denver Colo. facility for integration into the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R (GOES R) […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space to Build Cosmo Skymed-CSO Interface for $3.2 Million
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Thales Alenia Space will create a Common Interoperability Layer (CIL) between France’s Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO) military system and Italy’s civil/military Second-Generation Cosmo-SkyMed (CSG) satellite constellations. The […]
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Finance
Roscosmos Inspects Construction at Vostochny Cosmodrome
[Via Satellite 10-17-2014] Oleg Ostapenko, the head of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, recently visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region of Russia. During his visit he evaluated progress […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Using HoPS IDIQ to Normalize Hosted Payload Use
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] The United States Air Force is keen to use the $495 million Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to begin consistently including hosted […]
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Government/Military
Three Hosted Payloads to Fly on Ball Aerospace GPIM Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] The Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), a collaborative demonstration project between NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Ball Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne, will now carry three military hosted payloads. […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat to Broadcast OUTtv across Europe
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] OUTtv has selected Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to expand its broadcast range throughout Europe. The channel is currently present in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden, however demand […]
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Finance
Zero2infiniti Announces Bloostar Launch Vehicle, More than $200 Million Pre-Booked Sales
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] Spain-based Zero2infiniti has unveiled a hybrid balloon-rocket launch system intended to serve the small satellite market and has signed customers totaling more than $200 million in sales, […]
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Connectivity
Satcom Direct Opens Office at Dassault Falcon’s Delaware Facility
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] Satcom Direct has established a new office at Dassault Aircraft Services’ Wilmington, Del. location, from which the company will be able to assist Dassault Falcon Jet and […]
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Finance
ISRO Launches IRNSS C Navigation Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-16-2014] On Oct. 15 2014 the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) aboard a Polar Satellite Launch […]
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Connectivity
Milano Teleport Shifts Primary Focus to VSAT Business
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] Milano Teleport, the largest independent teleport in Italy, has undertaken a drastic shift in the focus of its business. Built in 2002 around an uplink to one […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Issues RFI for Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] The United States Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support (CLOIS) contract. The purpose of the RFI […]
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Government/Military
Sierra Nevada Corporation Wins DoD Satellite Contract
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), manufacturer of Orbcomm’s Second Generation (OG2) satellites, has received a contract to build the STPSat 5 demonstration satellite for the United States military. NASA’s […]
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Finance
CNES to Provide More Than $15 Million to French Guiana
[Via Satellite 10-15-2014] CNES, the French space agency, has renewed a six-year bilateral agreement with 17 Guianese municipalities. From 2014 to 2020, the agency will provide approximately $15.5 million for […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Begins Marketing Rotary-Specialized Waveform
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Hughes has progressed on the development and implementation of a new waveform specialized for rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) satellite communications (satcom). First introduced last year, the company […]
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Connectivity
SES Partners with Academic Institutions for eLearning Project
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] SES has revealed its Live Interactive Classroom application for use in an eLearning project called KUganda. The platform will connect the Catholic University Eichstätt – Ingolstadt in […]
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Government/Military
Boeing-built GPS 2F7 Satellite Enters Service for Air Force
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] The seventh Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite has completed in orbit checkout and control has been transferred to the United States Air Force, according to Boeing. […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast to Provide Satcom for Offshore Construction Fleet
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] EMAS AMC, the subsea construction services division of the EMAS Group, has selected SpeedCast International to provide satellite communications for a fleet of 12 vessels. Both EMAS […]
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Connectivity
iSat Africa Makes C-Band Capacity Purchase on Measat’s Africasat 1a
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based iSat Africa has selected Measat’s Africasat 1a satellite to provide C-band coverage over Africa and Europe. The satellite enables iSat Africa to bolster […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Unveils Landshield GPS Anti-Jam Technology
[Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Raytheon has released its most enhanced anti-jamming capability for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Named Landshield, the new system simultaneously provides anti-jam capability for the L1 and […]
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Connectivity
Onlime to ‘Go Local’ in New Africa Expansion Strategy
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Onlime, a business communications provider located in Germany, has made several notable capacity purchases this year in preparation for a big push into Africa. The company, which […]
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Government/Military
US Army Prepares to Test Exelis SideHat Radio
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Exelis has received a task order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for a limited quantity of SideHat Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) applique radios based on an […]
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Technology
SES Opens Office in Dubai
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] SES has established a regional office dedicated to the Middle East region in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first employees at the new site are comprised […]
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Technology
Measat Promotes Yau Chyong Lim to Chief Commercial Officer
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Yau Chyong Lim, formerly vice president of business development and strategic planning at Measat has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Lim started working with Measat […]
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Government/Military
NASA Chooses 10 CubeSat Proposals for Europa Mission
[Via Satellite 10-13-2014] NASA is seeking ways to complement a conceptual mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa with small satellites that could fly with a primary spacecraft as auxiliary payloads. The […]





























