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Government/Military
China and France Bolster Agreement for Research Satellite
[Via Satellite 01-29-2015] CNES, the French space agency, and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) have signed an agreement to step up the schedule for the China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) […]
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Connectivity
Hamadoun Toure Joins Inmarsat Board
[Via Satellite 01-29-2015] Inmarsat has appointed Hamadoun Toure as an additional non-executive member of the board. Toure, who will join the board on March 1 as a member of the […]
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Technology
UltiSat to Provide VSAT Communications Network to US Agency
[Via Satellite 01-29-2015] UltiSat, a provider of managed network services, has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide a managed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications network solution to an […]
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Connectivity
GEE Brings Satellite Connectivity to New 737s
[Via Satellite 01-20-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment’s (GEE) Ku-band satellite connectivity system provisions will now be offerable on new Boeing 737 airplanes — the most popular commercial aircraft offering. The two companies are working on line-fit […]
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Connectivity
Gogo’s 2Ku Moves Forward with FCC Certification
[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] Gogo has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate its next generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology – 2Ku. The FCC blanket approval […]
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Connectivity
ESA Outlines Opportunities and Challenges for Satellite Aircraft Tracking with Iris
[Via Satellite/Aviation Today 12-10-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Europe’s Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) program are teaming up and taking steps to boost efficiency […]
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Technology
First Aireon Flight Payload Delivered for Global Air Traffic Surveillance System
[Via Satellite 10-30-2014] Harris Corporation has delivered Aireon’s first flight payload for integration into Iridium NEXT satellites. This is the first of 81 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver payloads that […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Completes Round of Testing for Military and Commercial Aircraft Satellite Antenna
[Via Satellite 10-10-2014] Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic, Boeing Lightweight Antenna to Offer IFC, Reduced Emissions
[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Boeing Network and Space Systems (N&SS) and Panasonic Avionics have partnered to develop a broadband, electronically steered phased array antenna for commercial airliners. The antenna will deliver […]
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Government/Military
Inmarsat and TECOM to Provide GX Government Aviation Terminals
[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Inmarsat and TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress aviation terminals for the government market. TECOM’s […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar, ADS-B Technologies Complete Space-Based Aircraft Tracking Demonstration
[Via Satellite 09-19-2014] Globalstar, in collaboration with ADS-B Technologies, recently completed a four-day 7,000-mile flight test of a dual-link Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. The space-based ADS-B Link Augmentation System, […]










