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[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Intelsat and Orbital ATK have announced a new satellite life extension service agreement where Orbital ATK will extend the life of an Intelsat satellite by five years...

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Blue Origin will not make satellites, though the company’s orbital vehicle will be available to launch such spacecraft, founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday, April 12 at the...

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Boeing has completed, and delivered to storage, the last in a series of communications satellites for NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation. TDRS M is...

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat have reached an agreement to broadcast seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship in Ultra-HD. Eutelsat will distribute the live...

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Israel-based RR Media is opening a new regional Latin America-focused media center based in Miami, Fla. The center will serve content to millions of Hispanic and Portuguese viewers...

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Encompass Digital Media has released a new cloud-edge playout platform called ChannelReady, designed to enable secure, cost-effective channel playout that accelerates time to market, streamlines operating costs...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) has released the American Space Renaissance Act (ASRA), a massive legislative bill that directs the U.S. government to leverage the commercial sector much...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] BridgeSat, designer of an optical communications network for SmallSats and aerial platforms, has partnered with Surrey Satellite Technology US to develop a free-space optical communications system. The...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] Generation Orbit Launch Services (GO) and NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) have signed a Space Act Agreement (SSA) to collaboratively pursue the design, manufacture and test of...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] Orbcomm has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Skygistics, a provider of satellite and cellular connectivity, as well as telematics solutions, based outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Skygistics...