Technology

[Via Satellite 01-21-2016] Norway-based Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is adapting its ground network to cater to the growing small satellite market. The company has launched 20 ground station sites across...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2016] Prime contractors Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defense and Space have jointly selected, along with the European Space Agency (ESA), Snecma‘s PPS5000 plasma thruster for their new-generation...

[Via Satellite 01-021-2016] Norsat has launched a new series of Ku-band Block Upconverters (BUCs) called Median, designed for Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), broadcast, maritime, and portable terminal applications. The...

[Via Satellite 01-19-2016] Advantech Wireless has received an order for Ka-Band hub facilities from Telebras, the Brazilian telecommunications infrastructure company, in support of the Programa Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL), Brazil’s...

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] Honeywell’s acquisition of Com Dev International’s electrical and optical components and subsystems equipment businesses, announced Nov. 5, 2015, is closer to completion. Two key conditions, the receipt...

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman to supply its LN-200S fiber-optic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for the LM 300 satellite bus. The LN-200S is a small, lightweight...

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Qualcomm and TDK announced an agreement to form a joint venture to enable delivery of RF Front-End (RFFE) modules and RF filters into fully integrated systems for...

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] At the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Toyota is displaying a research vehicle based on the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, which is equipped with satellite...

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Moriba Jah, a spacecraft navigator for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Odyssey and other NASA missions to Mars, is joining the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering and...

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Harris Corporation has placed a series of orders with Cobham for RF microelectronics that support an electronic warfare program valued at approximately $35 million. The San Jose,...