Technology

[Via Satellite 09-13-13] C-Com Satellite Systems has received type approval for its iNetVu Ka-98G antenna system from Avanti Communications, which provides coverage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The […]

[Paris 09-11-13] The “Global satellite operators: Investment strategies for sustained growth” panel at the World Satellite Business Week in Paris saw the CEOs of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Astrium […]

[Via Satellite 09-11-13] SES and Hughes Network Systems have entered a multi-year, multi-transponder satellite capacity and infrastructure deal to connect airline passengers on trans-Atlantic flights with Row 44’s inflight connectivity […]

[Via Satellite 09-11-13] The FSS sector is transitioning into a new environment with increased competition between satellite operators and greater uncertainty on demand usage and associated pricing conditions. These are […]

[Via Satellite 09-11-13] Macom Technology Solutions, a supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter wave products, introduced a new high power amplifier that is ideally suited for […]

[Paris, France 09-10-13] The MSS panel at World Satellite Business Week, “MSS Operators: Developing the Next Generation,” was dominated by a new sense of goodwill among the companies. In previous […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Telesat, a global satellite operator, has procured a powerful, multi-mission satellite from Astrium that will replace the Telstar 12 satellite at 15 degrees west while significantly expanding […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium Communications has unveiled its first turnkey hosted payload solution, Iridium PRIME, to host third-party payloads on stand-alone satellites leveraging the global connectivity afforded by the Iridium […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium CEO Matt Desch is confident that the company can redefine the hosted payload market with a bold new initiative, Iridium PRIME. This solution will host third-party […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation signed an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network. The flat, thin, light and low cost antennas and […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year, […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four […]

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] C-COM Satellite Systems, a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with Vislink, a secure communication technology provider based in […]

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] DigitalGlobe, a global provider of commercial high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of imagery collected. Among images in the archive, which depicts […]

Last year we spoke of the promise – and difficulties – of Ka-band in Latin America. Now, we see the technology start to become a reality, with the region’s first […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] New electromagnetic propulsion technology being tested by the University of Maryland’s Space Power and Propulsion Laboratory (SPPL) on the International Space Station (ISS) could change the capabilities […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] NewSat Limited has appointed Don Brown as senior vice president of strategic planning. The executive move follows the company’s plans to transition from a teleport operator into a global […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The satellite industry is taking its war against interference to Asia. A joint effort between the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will launch an interference […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary to Tulsa, Okla.-based SageNet. The aggregate consideration for the sale is approximately $16 million, subject to certain post-closing […]

ViaSat was recently awarded an order valued at $21.7 million for a multifunctional information distribution system - low volume terminals (MIDS-LVT) for the U.S. government.

Lockheed Martin has chosen three companies to provide CubeSat integration for its Athena launch services.

Los Angeles artists Jon Gibson and Amanda White have created a design inspired by Andy Warhol that has been impressed into a satellite's panel to produce a replica of an oversized electrical charging device.

ATK will exhibit its products and capabilities including small satellite platforms at the 2013 AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, Utah.

The 702 Small Platform (702SP), Boeing’s first electric-powered satellite, has passed its critical design review, allowing the new program to move two satellites into assembly, integration and testing.

Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and marine, has entered a partnership with Avionics Services, a company that develops, installs and certifies avionics equipment for the civilian and military aviation markets.

The ArduSat 1 and ArduSat 10 satellites, partly built in Australia, assembled by U.S.-based company NanoSatisfi, and funded by crowd-funding website KickStarter, are currently on board the Japanese cargo module HTV4, which launched from the Japanese island of Tanegashima on August 4.

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) confirmed the build of ABS 2A, a multi-beam, 48-transponder Ku satellite that will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2015 to ABS’ prime location at 75 degrees east.

U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology is no stranger to delivering small satellite missions, in fact, since the company’s birth in 1981, it has already launched 41 of such spacecraft.

CPI International and its wholly owned subsidiary Communications & Power Industries (CPI) have acquired M C L, a manufacturer of power amplifier products and systems for the satellite communications market and a wholly owned subsidiary of MITEQ

Despite seeing a 23 percent revenue increase in 2012, the satellite manufacturing sector also saw the biggest loss of U.S. jobs