Technology

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Intelsat Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael McDonnell is leaving Intelsat to accept a CFO position at another public company. McDonnell’s resignation is effective mid-December. As CFO at […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Satellite Radio Frequency (RF) distribution equipment company ETL Systems has provided carrier monitoring switches to SatSignature, an online global enterprise satellite monitoring service. SatSignature allows users access […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Globecast has ordered NovelSat NS3 products for use in distributing video from major events worldwide by satellite. Globecast is a global company that distributes video from live […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen has informed the company’s board of directors of his intent to step down from his current role as of March 2016. Following […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] APT Satellite launched Apstar 9, its replacement satellite for Apstar 9A, on Oct. 17 aboard a Long March 3B/E rocket. Apstar 9 is based on China Great Wall […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] GMV is one of the leading suppliers of satellite ground segment equipment. The company has a strong presence in both institutional and commercial space, with more than […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, has awarded a new contract to Newtec for its Newtec Dialog multiservice VSAT platform, including VSAT baseband hubs, user terminals, and the Operating Support System […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] NASA has awarded contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab and Virgin Galactic to provide Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for CubeSat missions to Low Earth Orbit […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Hong Kong-based satellite operator APT Satellite wants to include more high throughput payloads on future satellites and sees mobility markets growing in importance. The company currently operates […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Orbit Communications Systems has completed Spaceflight Networks’ third ground station for small satellites. Located in Invercargill, New Zealand, the station is now fully operational, and joins two […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports it is currently in the advanced stages of a new lightweight communications satellite, Amos E. The spacecraft has a projected weight of […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Weather Analytics, a commercial weather data company, has invested in remote sensing startup OmniEarth, and also intends to become a customer of PlanetiQ when its constellation is […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is preparing two Dream Chaser spacecraft, the atmospheric Engineering Test Article (ETA) and the advanced composite orbital vehicle, for suborbital and orbital flight […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Globalstar subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services is supplying its STX3 chipset for integration into an upcoming cattle-monitoring solution called MOOnitor. Scheduled for production in 2016, the device […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] NASA and The Aerospace Corporation have received confirmation the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) CubeSat, launched Oct. 8 by an Atlas 5 rocket, is in orbit […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Gilat Satellite Networks is implementing structural changes to focus on five primary growth drivers: High Throughput Satellites (HTS), In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), rural Internet broadband, turnkey solutions, and […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-2015] Emerging small satellite launch providers are eager to speed up the production of rockets and introduce reusability in new launch systems. Speaking at the Hosted Payload and […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Fibersat, an emerging satellite operator dedicated to serving markets in Africa, is preparing for the launch of its high throughput hosted payload Fibersat 1 in 2018. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Comtech EF Data has been awarded a $1.1 million order for infrastructure equipment from a large mobile network operator in Saudi Arabia. This mobile operator will use […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Inmarsat has inked a contract with Cobham Satcom, who will design and produce an advanced Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) terminal for its recently announced European Aviation Network […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Airservices Australia, Australia’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). Airservices Australia will assess the concept of Aireon’s space-based Automatic […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Communications and Power Industries (CPI) received a contract worth more than $600,000 at list prices for its new 1.25 kW, Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS)-band SuperLinear Traveling Wave […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Teledyne Paradise Datacom has increased the performance of its 3RU rack height Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) in both Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) variants. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-06-2015] Spaceflight Services announced Sept. 30 that the company purchased a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX to conduct a launch entirely for rideshare missions. SpaceX will assist in […]

[Via Satellite 10-05-2015] Ball Aerospace has integrated the propulsion subsystem from Aerojet Rocketdyne into the spacecraft bus for NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM). The experimental satellite, which uses the […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-2015] BridgeSat, a startup satellite operator focusing on optical connectivity, is planning a network of SmallSats and ground stations designed to aid other small satellites in beaming data […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-2015] Thales Alenia Space has opened its new Selene building in Cannes, which has a footprint of 1,500 square meters, including four separate integration zones for handling four […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-2015] Inmarsat is planning to shift voice and broadband data services for the Europe, Mid-East and Africa region from the Inmarsat-4 F2 (I-4 F2) satellite to Alphasat, and […]

[Via Satellite 09-30-2015] Eutelsat, Globecomm and Signalhorn have applied for the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) new Teleport Certification Program launched earlier this month. They join du, Elara Comunicaciones, GlobalSat and […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] Eutelsat 115 West B, the first all-electric satellite of Eutelsat Communications’ global fleet, has completed the ascent to geostationary orbit and today began in-orbit tests. Eutelsat’s new […]