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Uncategorized
Generation Next: Nathan Jones, Lockheed Martin
Nathan Jones was unfamiliar with the satellite industry before he became a part of it. As a mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin, he works on the company’s space projects, and says that after starting, he
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Finance
UK Startup Plans Domestic Launchers for Future Spaceport
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Scotland-based startup Orbital Access is designing a family of rockets to launch small payloads from the United Kingdom’s future spaceport, as well as other potential locations around […]
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Regional Roundup
Regional Roundup: September 2016 | September 2016
Beximco Communications Selects Content for RealVU DTH Platform Beximco Communications, a joint venture of Beximco Holdings and GS Group has revealed its content strategy for RealVU, its recently established DTH […]
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Regional Roundup
Regional Roundup: September 2016 | September 2016
Beximco Communications Selects Content for RealVU DTH Platform Beximco Communications, a joint venture of Beximco Holdings and GS Group has revealed its content strategy for RealVU, its recently established DTH […]
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Generation Next
Generation Next: Nathan Jones, Lockheed Martin | September 2016
Nathan Jones was unfamiliar with the satellite industry before he became a part of it. As a mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin, he works on the company’s space projects, and […]
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Generation Next
Generation Next: Nathan Jones, Lockheed Martin | September 2016
Nathan Jones was unfamiliar with the satellite industry before he became a part of it. As a mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin, he works on the company’s space projects, and […]
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Feature
Inside the Minds of the First 4K Channels Ever | September 2016
After much anticipation, the first full-fledged linear 4K Ultra-HD channels are up and running. The barrier of insufficient content is falling faster than it’s worth charting, now that producers are […]
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Feature
Inside the Minds of the First 4K Channels Ever | September 2016
After much anticipation, the first full-fledged linear 4K Ultra-HD channels are up and running. The barrier of insufficient content is falling faster than it’s worth charting, now that producers are […]
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Finance
SpaceX’s Shotwell: Falcon 1 Will not Return
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that SpaceX has no intentions of bringing back the Falcon 1 small satellite launch vehicle. Speaking Aug. 9, at the […]
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Government/Military
Inmarsat Retains Disputed US Navy Satellite Services Contract
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] The U.S. government has given Inmarsat Government approval to lift the stop-work order issued regarding the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) Satellite Services Contract (CSSC). […]
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Connectivity
Avanti to use Gilat’s X-Architecture for Cellular Backhaul with EE’s LTE Network
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Avanti Communications has selected Gilat’s one-platform/multiple-application X-Architecture and its Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)-enabled Capricorn VSAT for use in supplying Mobile Network Operator (MNO) EE with satellite capacity […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Sells Maritime Subsidiary to SpeedCast
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] Eutelsat has signed an agreement with SpeedCast International whereby SpeedCast will acquire Eutelsat’s 70 percent stake in Wins Limited for a consideration based on a total enterprise […]
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Government/Military
General Dynamics Adds HF Capability to Digital Modular Radio
[Via Satellite 08-08-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to improve High-Frequency (HF) communications for the Navy’s four-channel, AN/USC-61 Digital Modular Radios (DMR). […]
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Technology
Six Investor Expectations for the NewSpace Sector
Early stage investors are meeting with space companies on a much more regular basis today than in the past, but many in the space industry are new to this fast-paced […]
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Technology
Es’hailSat’s Al Kuwari on 4K, Future Satellites and Remote Sensing
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Qatari satellite operator Es’hailSat has been busy preparing for its second satellite, Es’hail 2, as well as the completion of a new, fully owned teleport. The company […]
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Connectivity
beIN Teams With Technicolor for 4K in MENA
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in preparation for […]
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Technology
Terra Bella’s SkySat 3 Green Propulsion System Declared Operational
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] SSC Group company ECAPS has confirmed that its High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) system on Terra Bella’s SkySat 3 satellite has been successfully commissioned on-orbit and declared […]
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Connectivity
IPM Becomes First Thaicom 8 Customer
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Thaicom has gained its first customer for the recently launched Thaicom 8 satellite. IPM is using Ku-band capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for 4 million satellite […]
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Connectivity
SIS Live Providing Fiber, Satellite Backup for Input Media
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] SIS Live has installed a 1GB fiber network for Input Media, supporting the sports production company’s broadcast requirements with access to its expanding “Anylive” fiber infrastructure and […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Issues Second Launch RFP
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] The United States Air Force released its second Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch of a Global Positioning System 3 (GPS […]
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Finance
Vector Space Systems Wins 21-Launch Agreement from Iceye
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Micro-satellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement to conduct 21 launches for Finland-based Iceye‘s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation. The payload flights […]
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Government/Military
ESA Awards Five-Year ESOC Contract to Telespazio Vega
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Telespazio Vega Deutschland has successfully qualified for the frame contract with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Space Operations Center (ESOC). The areas of activity in the […]
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Technology
Surrey Expands LEO Product Line
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Surrey Satellite Technology has expanded its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite platform product capability to include additional configurations suited for missions ranging between 10 to 75 kilograms in […]
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Technology
Eutelsat Expects Return to Growth in Two to Three Years
[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Eutelsat expects to see its revenues stabilizing in the fiscal 2017 to 2018 timeframe, with a return to growth following in FY18 to FY19, the company announced […]
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Government/Military
Navy IDs Propulsion Failure as Cause of MUOS 5 Stall Out
[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] The United States Navy has traced the anomaly that caused the fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite (MUOS 5) to not reach its intended location to a […]
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Government/Military
LATAM Police Force Taps Advantech Wireless for A-SAT-2 Networking Solution
[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Advantech Wireless has delivered an upgraded end-to-end advanced VSAT network solution to an undisclosed national police force in a Latin American country. The network, which covers the […]
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Technology
SNC Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne for Dream Chaser’s Electric Power System
[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract to supply the electrical power system for Dream Chaser, the company’s reusable, multipurpose spacecraft. The system will […]
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Connectivity
Dish Prepares 4K, Versatile Viewing Features for 2016 Rio Olympics
[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Dish Network has announced multiple features for customers watching NBCUniversal‘s multi-platform coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the upcoming availability of […]

























