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A new Swiss company is planning to build a spaceport to offer cheap access to orbit for small satellites. Swiss Space Systems (S3) is working on an unmanned suborbital mini shuttle based on a previous European design called Hermes.

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has announced that its electronics branch, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) has secured approximately 151 million Singapore dollars worth of contracts for rail electronics, satellite communications (satcom) and smart utility projects in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q2013).

Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US) has moved into a new purpose-built company headquarters and satellite manufacturing facility in Englewood, Colo.

Advantech Wireless has announced the release of its most powerful Next Generation Satellite Communications product, the New Millennium Series VSAT Hub for HTS.

Ericsson has announced the debut of its Broadcast Services business unit at the NAB Show 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is planning to send five military reconnaissance and Earth observation satellites into space, according to reports. The new satellites would join Turkey’s Gokturk-2 Earth observation satellite launched last December.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and GeoMetWatch have announced a strategic partnership to host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on board a new satellite planned for launch in 2016 and to be positioned at 122 degrees east.

KVH Industries has expanded the global mini-VSAT Broadband network by more than its double in the Brazilian and African regions.

HISPASAT has announced it will provide broadband connections for the Mars Spanish Mission (MSM), the first Spanish simulated Mars colonization mission.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a contract with Hughes Network Systems to expand managed satellite services for the bank and to provide MPLS connectivity in the region.