Technology

[Via Satellite 05-03-2016] AsiaSat has appointed Zhang Yan as its new vice president for China to take over the responsibility of Zhang Hai Ming following his May 1 retirement. Yan...

[Via Satellite 05-03-2016] Harris Corporation reported revenue of $1.91 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2016, compared with $1.19 billion in the prior year. Income from continuing operations was...

[Via Satellite 05-03-2016] Satellite Radio Frequency (RF) equipment specialist ETL Systems is launching a new range of products for Global Positioning System (GPS) and broader Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2016] Eutelsat’s new satellite, Eutelsat 65 West A, which launched March 9, is now fully powered up and ready for service across Brazil and Latin America, the operator...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2016] UrtheCast has successfully completed prototype hardware testing of the principal core enabling elements for its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. This includes the digital sensor electronics, which comprise...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2016] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has deployed the Philippines’ 50-kilogram microsatellite Diwata 1 from Japan’s Kibo module on the International Space Station (ISS). A joint project...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2016] Norsat International has added the Median 40W Ku-band Block Upconverter (BUC), along with a range of Low-Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs) to its microwave product line. All of...

Australia is gearing up to become an important space player in the global industry.

[Via Satellite 04-29-2016] SES is paying $20 million to increase its fully diluted ownership of O3b Networks from 49.1 percent to 50.5 percent, thus taking a controlling share in the...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) and ViaSat are launching a new three-year, multi-million dollar pilot program called the High Capacity Satellite Applications Factory Initiative (HCS Initiative) to...