Technology

[Via Satellite 12-30-2014] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has won three contracts for satellite communications equipment for undisclosed customers. The contracts cover a variety of products, including Earth stations, command...

[Via Satellite 12-29-2014] Satellogic, a startup company founded in Palo Alto, California with offices around the world, has finalized plans for its first wave of satellites to begin launching in...

[Via Satellite 12-29-2014] The Japan Meteorological Agency has released the first images from the Himawari 8 geostationary weather satellite, which launched Oct. 7, 2014 aboard an H2A rocket. Mitsubishi Electric...

[Via Satellite 12-26-2014] Former Weather Central Inc. President William Baker has joined Tempus Global Data, a company seeking to commercialize weather data by orbiting a constellation of six hyperspectral sounders. Under...

[Via Satellite 12-24-2014] NASA has announced collaborative partnerships with four U.S. companies developing new space capabilities for government and commercial customers. The un-funded partnerships with SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA),...

[Via Satellite 12-24-2014] Satellite industry research and consultancy firm Euroconsult has highlighted trends and supply and demand indicators from different 2014 Euroconsult reports and compiled them in the newly released...

[Via Satellite 12-24-2014] Comtech Telecommunications, a manufacturer of advanced communications solutions, has appointed Stanton Sloane as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Fred Kornberg will transition to the...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2014] A Latin American telecommunications service provider will use a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) multi-spot beam solution from Gilat Satellite Networks for Ka-band Internet services. The telco recently...

[Via Satellite 12-22-2014] The Inmarsat 2 F2 satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space was decommissioned this week after 23.5 years of performance in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO). Lasting more...

[Via Satellite 12-22-2014] To upgrade its ground stations around the world, Globalstar has selected Level 3 Communications to supply a fully meshed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. Globalstar is upgrading...