Really Rocket Science

 "Zombie" satellite Galaxy 15 finally tamed – following loss of earth lock the satellite’s batteries drained; the Baseband Equipment command unit reset, and the satellite began accepting commands.
[Space Ref – 12/28/2010]

Arane 5 scheduled to launch Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6 from Kourou on December 28.
[Space Ref – 12/28/2010]

KA-SAT successfully launched from Baikonur spaceport by Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket.
[ITAR-TASS – 12/27/2010]

TerreStar creditors agree to reorganization plan, allowing EchoStar to buy $125M of preferred stock as part of plan.
[Satellite Today – 12/27/2010]

German broadcaster ARD leases capacity from Eutelsat and SES to bring programming to German soldiers in Afghanistan.
[Satellite Today – 12/27/2010]

Pakistan to launch its first indigenously developed communications satellite in 2011 from a launch site in China.
[Associated Press of Pakistan – 12/27/2010]

An Indian Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying a telecommunications satellite is destroyed after veering off course.
[Space News – 12/27/2010]

Ahumanright.org wants to buy commercial satellite Terrestar-1 from its bankrupt operator to bring affordable internet to the World’s poor.
[Fast Company – 12/27/2010]

Six-ton Ka-Sat, bigger than recently launched Hylas, to serve customers in the so-called "hot-spots" of Europe, providing tens of millions of households with speeds generally up to 10Mbps.
[Press TVG – 12/26/2010]

Another NASA spinoff – inflatable antennas can be installed and de-installed quickly and support emergency satellite communication.
[Space Ref – 12/24/2010]

ViaSat receives $13.8M delivery orders from PM Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below that include installation and test of satellite ground station and control center equipment.
[Trading Markets – 12/24/2010]

China helps Bolivia fund its first communications satellite.
[News24 – 12/23/2010]

Globalstar takes delivery of two satellites from Thales Alenia Space.
[SatNews – 12/22/2010]

Harris to supply SAR military satellite payload.
[Satellite Today – 12/22/2010]

Norsat Ka-band BUC is used in antimatter study at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland.
[SatNews – 12/22/2010]

RapidEye’s first large scale mosaic, depicting all of Germany, is now for sale.
[SatNews – 12/22/2010]

Mexico pays Boeing $1B to build satellites for communications and security; Boeing to team with Orbital Sciences in meeting requirements.
[Fox Business – 12/21/2010]

Intelsat selects SatLink of Israel for iDirect VNO solution to provide its clients with managed hub services.
[Digital Producer Magazine – 12/20/1010]

Scientists hope to use Iridium satellite network, whose satellies carry magnetometers, to help predict solar storms and provide advisories to satellite operators.
[Scientific American – 12/20/2010]

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Lockheed Martin A2100 commercial communications satellite fleet achieves milestone of 300 years of cumulative successful in-orbit operations.
[PR-USA.NET – 12/18/2010]

Lockheed Martin is awarded a contract modification worth approximately $1.4B by the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite.
[U.S. Air Force web site – 12/17/2010]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace sign launch Service & Solutions contract for the Sentinel-1A satellite as part of the European program GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security).
[SatNews – 12/17/2010]

GVF (Global VSAT Forum) unveils a global initiative to facilitate delivery of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions in support of corporate-social-responsibility projects supported by the oil, gas, mining, banking, and other
enterprise sectors.
[SatNews – 12/17/2010]

Harris is awarded 30-month $42M contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply antenna and radar electronics for satellite to provide military commanders in the field timely, high-resolution images of Earth’s surface.
[SatNews – 12/17/2010]

DISH Network delivers variety of 3D movies including "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," "The Last Airbender," "A Christmas Carol" and "Step Up 3D."
[SatNews – 12/17/2010]

Russia’s Mission Control Center loses contact with the International Space Station for about three hours on Thursday before resolving a fiber-optic network problem.
[SatNews – 12/17/2010]

Globalstar successfully tests new second generation satellite with its first commercial telephone call.
[SatNews – 12/16/2010]

Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation fully operational and complete with arrival of system’s fourth satellite in its final orbit position.
[SatNews – 12/16/2010]

NASA’s Mars Odyssey, which launched in 2001, will break the record Wednesday for longest-serving spacecraft at the Red Planet.
[SatNews – 12/16/2010]

India’s Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Fo6) is scheduled to launch the GSAT-5 Prime satellite on December 20.
[The Hindu – 12/16/2010]

RF Monoliothics ships one hyundred millionth surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter used in satellite digital radio receivers.
[SatNews – 12/16/2010]

Chambers Communications pulls its Oregon ABC affiliates from Dish Network’s system when the two are unable to reach agreement on rates, which Dish says Chambers wants to increase by 500%.
[hd-report – 12/17/2010]

Iridium expects falling equipment sales to hurt its 2011 revenue.
[Bloomberg – 12/16/2010]

Army’s first satellite in decades, a tiny nano-satellite, is slated for experiments to demonstrate technologies that will be used by a number of identical satellites.
[Signal Online – 12/16/2010]

DigitalGlobe wins three imagery supply contracts in China.
[Satellite Today – 12/16/2010]

According to NSR’s Government and Military Satellite Communications report just released, the industry will continue revenue gains until 2019 despite the imminent troop drawdown and complete withdrawal of allied troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
[SatNews – 12/16/2010]

Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency renew space science and technology partnership agreement through 2020.
[Satellite Today – 12/16/2010]

Initial tests of HYLAS 1 satellite have gone well as it makes "excellent progress" toward supplying satellite broadband services to consumers and businesses in the UK.
[Top10.com – 12/16/2010]

XINHUA’s CNC World English channel to reach out in Europe, Middle East, and Africa on Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD, EUROBIRD, and W7 satellites.
[PR Newswire – 12/16/2010]

Obama signs bill to prevent advertisers from abruptly raising the volume of TV commercials louder than regular programming.
[Washington Post – 12/16/2010]

Wikileaks accuses New Zealand government of spying on Fiji’s Military Forces using satellite monitoring facility in Waihopai Valley.
[fijivillage.com – 12/16/2010]

The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites show ability to maximize defended areas through earlier tracking of launched missiles.
[SatNews – 12/15/2010]

Thales Alenia signs contract with Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales SA, ARSAT, tor supply payload for the second Argentine geostationary telecom satellite ARSAT-2.
[SatNews – 12/15/2010]

SES ASTRA wins CME as anchor customer for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position (ASTRA 1G + ASTRA 2C).
[SatNews – 12/15/2010]

RRSAT expands New York metropolitan area fiber connectivity.
[PR Newswire – 12/15/2010]

ViaSat and the Joint Program Executive Office for Joint Tactical Radio System integrate commercial mobile SATCOM networks with JTRS networks to interconnect air, land, and sea forces.
[Satellite Spotlight – 12/15/2010]

China Great Wall Industry to deliver orbital communications satellite and ground application system to Bolivia.
[People’s Daily Online – 12/15/2010]

SES obtains $171.5M insurance policy covering construction and launch of QuetzSat satellite.
[Space News – 12/15/2010]

Boeing says antenna reflector on satellite built and launched for LightSquared has been successfully fully opened, resolving malfunction discovered after launch in November.
Bloomberg – 12/14/2010]

Orbital Sciences submits proposal to NASA in response to Commercial Crew Development-2 contract solicitation, for a "blended lifting body" vehicle to launch atop expendable launch vehicle.
[mfrtech.com – 12/14/2010]

Basic build-up of the milestone 200th Ariane for launch is now complete at the Spaceport in preparations for February launch of European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV).
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

NASA loses contact with the nanosatellite NanoSail-D, launched last week from the Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite (FASTSat).
[Satellite Today – 12/14/2010]

SES plans expansion in Africa with much needed additional capacity and new local offices and staff.
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

Arianespace reschedules launch of HISPASAT 1E and KOREASAT 6 to allow one customer to perform complementary checks on its payload.
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

Iran plans second spaceport.
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

Export-Import Bank of U.S/. approves $171.5M loan to support export of Ku-band broadcast satellite by Space Systems-Loral to SES S.A. of Luxembourg.
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

SES ASTRA signs capacity agreement with Ukraine’s Ukrkosmos for video delivery via its 31.5 degrees east orbital position.
[SatNews – 12/14/2010]

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Russian State Commission states that Proton M not at fault in loss of GLONASS satellites, but ILS, Khrunichev, Eutelsat, and Astrium KA-SAT mission team stands down for a week to review report.
[SatNews – 12/10/2010]

Obama administration proposes export control modernization.
[Satellite Today – 12/810/2010]

SatMAX Corporation announces master teaming agreement with Nsite which will provide another government contract avenue.
[SYS-CON Media – 12/10/2010]

MeshTV, experienced provider of end-to-end satellite transmission, upgrades streaming content service to allow multiple live streams to mobile devices.
[Satellite Spotlight – 12/10/2010]

Mobexx adds satellite communications to Mentor Ranger in vehicle work alone system.
[MHW Magazine – 12/10/2010]

South Australian satellite ground station supports NASA mission, tracking SpaceX Dragon’s descent from low-earth orbit.
[IT News – 12/10/2010]

Marlink will provide Sealink VSAT service to GC Rieber Shipping, a global operator of vessels within the subsea, polar expedition, and marine seismic segments.
[SatNews – 12/10/2010]

IDC wins Supterflex receiver order worth $1.15M from unnamed pan-European content distribution company.
[Satellite Today – 12/10/2010]

BIG CBS Networks launches BIG CBS {Prime, first of three new English entertainment channels, on AsiaSat 3S.
[SatNews – 12/10/2010]

Cheese for Monty Python is mystery civilian payload carried by SpaceX Dragon in successful launch.
[SatNews – 12/09/2010]

The Army’s first satellite in 50 years rides into orbit aboard the Falcon SpaceX vehicle.
[al.com – 12/09/2010]

Milestone 200th Ariane under preparation for February Automated Transfer Vehicle mission, which will service International Space Station.
[SatNews – 12/09/2010]

FCC plans to seek greater role in disputes between programmers and cable and satellite distributors.
[LA Times – 12/09/2010]

Inmarsat names Globe Wireless’ Globe iFusion the 2010 Maritime Solution of the Year.
[SatNews – 12/09/2010]

LA Police department selects Spacenet satelllite service to help manage emergency situations across the city.
[Trading Markets – 12/09/2010]

OmniGlobe Networks EMEA is first company to receive full MENOS certification for Fast News Gathering terminal developed in close cooperation with Newtec and the Arab States Broadcasting Union.
[SatNews – 12/09/2010]

Geoeye to acquire Spadac, a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46M.
[Satellite Today – 12/09/2010]

GeoSpatial Experts, developer of firs photo-mapping software package, introduces three new GPS Camera bundles designed for geotagging and mapping digital photographs.
[SatNews – 12/09/2010]

Thales Alenia Space will build W3D satellite for Eutelsat Communications.
[Satellite Spotlight – 12/08/2010]

Cisco uses satellite router to make first VoIP call without the support of any terrestrial infrastructure to route the call.
[Urgent Communications – 12/08/2010]

NASA selects small business research and tech projects, including small satellite construction companies.
[NASA.gov – 12/08/2010]

Thuraya expands commercial partnership with Etilisat to provide IP and maritime service in the UAE.
[Zawya – 12/08/2010]

Vizada to supply VSAT equipment and lease Ku-band satellite capacity to European Union Rule of Law mission in Kosovo.
[Satellite Today – 12/08/2010]

Lockheed Martin-build BSAT-3b satellite begins service for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation of Japan.
[PR Newswire – 12/08/2010]

Frequency Electronics contract for providing timing and frequency sources for satellites could exceed $30M with options.
[Satellite Spotlight – 12/08/2010]

FCC regulation of internet providers, allowing companies to bill customers according to amount of internet usage, could put brakes on online video industry, handing cable and satellite providers a victory.
[Washington Post – 12/08/2010]

Malfunction preventing deployment of antenna on LightSquared’s new satellite launched Nov. 14 may imperil discussions with companies for capacity on its new network.
[Bloomberg – 12/08/2010]

Newtec satellite modulators deployed in fleet  of one of largest European public broadcasters, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).
[SatNews – 12/08/2010]

NASA ejects NanoSail-D nanosatellite from its Fast, Affordable Science and Technology satellite.
[Satellite Today – 12/08/2010]

OnAir has agreement with Solar Impulse to supply satellite broadband connectivity during its attempt to become first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.
[SatNews – 12/08/2010]

Three GLONASS-M satellites launched earlier this week to complete Russia’s Global Navigation System failed to reach orbit, presumably falling into Pacific Ocean.
[Russia beyond the headlines – 12/07/2010]

Telespazio selects Arianbespace to launch Sicral 2 satellite in 2013.
[Satellite today – 12/07/2010]

Inmarsat launches satellite phones into Vietnam.
[DZ Times – 12/07/2010]

Echostar meets highest department of defense security requirements for satellite services.
[Marketwire – 12/07/2010]

Thrane & Thrane releases Aviator 200 airborne solution in Middle East.
[Satellite Today – 12/07/2010]

Comtech Telecommunications receives second 6-month contract extension to Movement Tracking System program with U.S. Army, to provide satellite airtime and equipment through July 2011.
[Globe Newswire – 12/07/2010]

Inmarsat reports that 30% of some 11,000 satcom terminals providing satellite services to government, commercial, and corporate aircraft are in business aircraft.
[Aviation Week – 12/07/2010]

Encompass Digital buys Ascebnt Media’s content distribution business.
[Satellite Today – 12/06/2010]

Thales Australia signs deal to supply satellite communications for Australia’s three new air-warfare destroyers.
[smh.com – 12/06/2010]

Sirius XM-5 satellite ready for service.
[Satellite Today – 12/06/2010]

Orbcomm declares new ground station at Hartebeeshoewk, west of Pretoria New Zealand, operational.
[engineering news – 12/06/2010]

Arianspace to launch Franco-Italian Milcom satellite in 2013.
[Space News – 12/06/2010]

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MEASAT signs agreement with  GlobeCast for provision of capacity in supporting delivery of Asian Games.

[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

Partners In Health (PIH) selects SES WORLD SKIES AMC-6 satellite to expand and enhance mission critical connectivity across Haiti.
[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

U.K. satellite ISP Bentley Walker launches C-band satellite internet services for customers in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
[Satellite Today – 11/12/2010]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) repositions UK-DMC-1 spacecraft, nearing end of operational life, to reduce probability of generating space debris.
[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

Globecomm Systems wins African wireless managed services contract.
[Satellite Today – 11/12/2010]

Pactel International appointed to assist MEDINET Project in Vanuatu by providing internect connectivity to medical facilities in remote regions of country.
[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

SatLink Communications launches iDirect Evolution to enhance its data services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

Gateway Communications wins AfricaCom award for ‘Best Pan-African Initiative.’
[SatNews – 11/12/2010]

Orbital Sciences successfully test fires liquid fuel AJ26 engine that will power first stage of Taurus II space launch vehicle.
[SatNews – 11/102/2010]

Raytheon secures over $2B in U.S. government space and military contracts in October.
[Via Satellite’s Military Satcom Extra – 11/11/2010]

SES WORLD SKIES signs NSS-5 capacity agreement with Vizada Networks for telecommunications network backup across Africa’s Sub Saharan region.
[SatNews – 11/11/2010]

U.S. Department of Defense awards contracts to Iridium for upgrading satellite communications gateway in Hawaii to support migration to next generation satellites.
[Market Watch – 11/11/2010]

Satellite communications company SatCom Group Holdings Plc acquires Abbey Technologies GmbH of Switzerland.
[SatNews – 11/11/2010]

Riverbed Technology acquires government satellite network optimization specialist Global Protocols.
[Satellite Today – 11/11/2010]

ND Satcom is awarded "Citrix Ready Partner" status at Citrix Synhergy user conference in Berlin for its innovative XWARP satellite cloud computing solution.
[SatNews – 11/11/2010]

Net Insight and ATCi partner to enhance quality transportation of services via satellite and fibre-linked components across America.
[TV Technology – 11/11/2010]

UK space sector profits strong, with key role played by satellite broadband.
[Top 10 – 11/10/2010]

Scheduled Noivember 14 launch of SkyTerra 1 satellite major step for LightSquared in building next generation nationwide satellite/terrestrial wireless network.
[SatNews – 11/10/2010]

NASA selects 13 companies for potential awards in developing next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle.
[Satellite Today – 11/10/2010]

TCS wins indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $325M to replace U.S. Military Sealift Command’s commercial satellite communications systems.
[Satellite Today – 11/10/2010]

Ultra Communications partners with Polatis on U.S. Air Force program to develop space-qualified optical switching.
[Market Watch – 11/10/2010]

Military budget cut threats posed by election results receive mixed reactions from satellite industry.
[Via Satellite’s Military Satcom Extra – 11/09/2010]

Hughes Communications gets a number 1 ranking based on revenue growth in part due to satellite broadband success – mirroring VSAT successes of the 1980’s.
[Business Week – 11/09/2010]

Lockheed Martin’s BSat-3b broadcasting satellite, built for Broadcasting Satellite System (B-Sat) of Japan, is launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5-ECA.
[Via Satellite’s Military Satcom Extra – 11/09/2010]

Harris Corporation agrees to acquire Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services.
[Sat PR News – 11/09/2010]

Ka-band terminal technology has fallen behind the capability of the available Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) space segment – Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, President of Global Government Services at Inmarsat..
[Via Satellite’s MIlitary Satcom Extra – 11/09/2010]

Hughes Network Systems planning launch of Juptier satellite in 2012, with over 100 gigabits per second of capacity for broadband with downlink speeds as high at 20 Mbps.
[CNET – 11/09/2010]

Harris Corp. wins $64 million third-year option for its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) program contract with the U.S. Air Force.
[Via Satellite’s Military Satcom Extra – 11/09/2010]

Eutelsat Communications has signed a ten-year agreement with Egyptian satellite company Nilesat for five transponders at the 7 degrees West orbital position.
[Broadband TV News – 11/08/2010]

Thuraya to launch post-paid mobile satellite services in Libya.
[AME Info – 11/08/2010]

Astrium launches range of innovative satcom products designed to optimize network efficiency, maximize bandwidth, and increase mobility for their end-users.
[SatNews – 11/08/2010]

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Satellite Industry News Bits November 5, 2010

Loral Space and Communications may divest Space Systems/Loral satellite-manufacturing subsidiary if partially-owned Telesat pursues stock offering.
[Space News – 11/05/2010]

Azerbaijan signs deal with Arianespace to launch its first national satellite.
[Space Travel – 11/05/2010]

ITU deploys thirty broadband satellite terminals to Haiti as the country prepares for hurricane Tomas.
[TMCnet – 11/05/2010]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Wins $1.0 Million in Orders for On-Demand Emergency Restoral Networks.
[Sat PR News – 11/05/2010]

All systems go for launch from Vandenberg of the Delta II COSMO-SkyMed 4 (Constellation of four SAR radar satellites for global Earth Observation for the Italian Space Agency, the Minister of Defence and the Ministry of Research.
[SatNews – 11/05/2010]

Another gas leak causes another delay of space shuttle Discovery’s final launch.
[SatNews – 11/05/2010]

WiMax and Ka-band video are hottest topics at Offshore Communications 2010 show.
[Satellite Today – 11/04/2010]

SES WORLD SKIES announces renewal by Clear Channel of capacity deals for 144 MHz on four satellites to deliver connectivity and content to subscribers and audiences nationwide.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

Azerbaijani Communication Ministry defines company to launch first national satellite.
[TMCnet – 1/04/2010]

XTAR, LLC, first U.S. commercial provider of X-band satellite services, is awarded a bandwidth contract from Intelsat General Corporation to support military manpacks before field deployment.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

All systems nominal on BSAT-3b broadcasting satellite launched Oct. 28, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

Hughes Network Systems successfully demonstrates 16 Mbps of TCP throughput and over 20 Mbps of UDP streaming throughput to a single HN9400 Ka-/Ku-band broadband satellite terminal.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

Orbit Communication Systems receives $6.25 million order to provide multiple telemetry and communications systems to an unnamed customer.
[Satellite Today – 11/04/2010]

ORBCOMM Inc.commissions South African Gateway Earth Station (GES) into operation.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

NASA’s FASTSAT to be launched with three other satellites aboard the Air Force Space Test Program’s STP-S26 mission from Kodiak Island Alaska November 19.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

Hughes Communications reports continued success of its U.S. consumer broadband business; projects 67% increase in subscribers by 2015.
[Space News – 11/04/2010]

South Africa requires all ships (including yachts) in its waters to carry an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon that relays location information by satellite when ship is in distress.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

SES World Skies Selects ScheduAll Booking Management Solution for Worldwide booking of occasional services on its more than 25 satellites.
[Satellite today – 11/04/2010]

Intelsat S.A. and NewWave Broadband Ltd. sign a multi-transponder, multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on two future Intelsat satellites, Intelsat 19 and Intelsat 22.
[SatNews – 11/04/2010]

Comtech EF Data acquires FX-series WAN optimization, application and platforms developer Stampede Technologies.
[Satellite Today – 11/04/2010]

In wake of the loss of its new W3B satellite shortly after launch, Eutelsat is cheered by rise in revenue.
[Broadband TV News – 11/03/2010]

Worldwide interference geolocation services contract awarded to Integral Systems by U.S. Strategic Command.
[Market Watch – 11/03/2010]

Astrium celebrates 20 years of Eurostar satellite production and accumulation of 370 years of in-orbit operation by 45 satellites that have been launched.
[Web Wire – 11/03/2010]

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) equips Burger Boat with communication suite including onboard medical treatment facility with 24/7 video conferencing capability.
[Satellite Today – 11/03/2010]

RigNet Wins VSAT Contract from SandRidge Energy for fully-managed remote communications to more than 20 land-drilling rigs in U.S.
[Satellite Today – 11/03/2010]

Vizada releases Universal Card solution for prepaid calling on Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro.
[Satellite Today – 11/03/2010]

Russian military communications satellite launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
[Spaceflight Now – 11/02/2010]

Delta II’s final scheduled commercial launch is struggling to get off the ground, after scrubbing for the third time in a row on Tuesday night.
[NASA Spaceflight – 11/02/2010]

ITU installs 100 satellite terminals to get links to flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan.
[eWeekEurope – 11/02/2010]

Globecomm Systems receives contract from a major media & entertainment company valued at $3.8 million.
[TMCnet – 11/02/2010]

ViaSat demonstrates full mesh HD video between mobile satellite terminals on Optus C1 satellite using Ausatralian-designed antenna.
[TWire – 11/02/2010]

Viasat completes operational testing of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) satcom system with 4Mbps return link from plane.
[TMCnet – 11/02/2010]

Xinhua reports that China has launched a new metorological satellite, Fengyun-3, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China.
[SatNews – 11/01/2010]

Hughes Network Systems’ HX wideband global SATCOM solution undergoes certification by U.S. Strategic Command SATCOM Systems Expert.
[PRNewswire – 11/01/2010]

Amid criticism, Egypt orders reissuing of TV satellite uplink licenses ahead of November vote.
[Washington Examiner – 11/01/2010]

The government and military market remains sustainable and continues to exhibit growth despite changes in policy from the United States and allied governments, particularly in Iraq.
[NSR Report – November 2010]

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Eutelsat loses W3B satellite following "an anomaly" detected on the propulsion subsystem; shares decline sharply on Paris exchange.
[Business Week – 10/29/2010]

Post-launch maneuvers of the SES WORLD SKIES satellite NSS-12 are successful.
[SatNews – 10/29/2010]

Iridium successfully closes financing for its next generation satellite constellation with a syndicate of nine banks.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/29/2010]

November 25 Ariane 5 flight to launch Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1 satellites.
[SatNews – 10/29/2010]

Middle East space and satellite sector booming – government investment, educational and research facilities, and numerous new satellites and space projects
[SatNews – 10/29/2010]

MTN Satellite Communications completes major upgrade of Wi-fi network aboard two Silversea Cruises vessels.
[RF Globalnet – 10/29/2010]

KVH Industries reaches distribution agreement with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband service.
[SatNews – 10/29/2010]

Gauteng, South Africa High Court dismisses a case brought by multimedia firm Black Earth Communications and German satellite broadcaster Deukom against Icasa for not awarding BEK a satellite subscription broadcasting license in 2008.
[Business Day – 10/29/2010]

Ariane 5 launches Eutelsat’s W3B and B-SAT Corporation’s BSAT-3b satellites.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

NASA to send Discovery space shuttle on its last voyage Monday, November 1.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Hughes Network Systems selected by U.S. GSA to provide commercial satellite communications subscription services worldwide.
[PR Newswire – 10/28/2010]

China plans to complete a manned space station around 2020, as the Asian nation pushes ahead with its ambitious space exploration program.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Debt-free Sea Launch emerges from bankruptcy.
[Spaceflight Now – 10/28/2010]

Research and Markets adds Frost & Sullivan’s new report assessing world market for commercial satellite communications purchased by the U.S. Government and Military.
[Trading Markets – 10/28/2010]

New Intelsat satellite arrives safely at European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for November launch.
[Space Travel – 10/28/2010]

 ESA’s Earth-observing satellite Envisat is moved to lower orbit to conserve fuel and extend its life by three years; it is again delivering data to thousands of scientists.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Astrium and Air Liquide agree to establish new joint venture to develop and produce cryogenic tanks for the Ariane 5 ME upperstage.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Lockheed Martin completes Intersegment System Testing (IST) of second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

GeoEye to add the EMS Osprey personal tracker solution as a custom two-way tracking and messaging solution to its Marine Services business suite of services.
[SatNews – 101/28/2010]

TIBA (Telepuerto Internacional Buenos Aires), of Latin America installs advanced Miranda graphics system to streamline branding and promotional graphics across the HD and SD channels.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Harris Corporation is awarded third option year of its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) program by the U.S. Air Force, valued at $64 million.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

ViaSat completes operational testing of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) satcom system that provides 4 Mbit/sec high-speed return link off the aircraft.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Norsat satellite systems used in Chilean mine rescue broadcasts.
[Business Today – 10/28/2010]

TAM Airlines offering inflight mobile communications through pioneering partnership with OnAir.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Amazing images of reflection Nebulae captured by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

International Datacasting Corporation and Deluxe / EchoStar LLC reach agreement for initial order of IDC’s digital cinema specific equipment and content distribution solutions, that will potentially be worth several million dollars.
[SatNews – 10/28/2010]

Thales Alenia Space contract with Iridium for launch of 81 communications satellites is now in full effect.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Comtech EF Data receives New Product Innovation of the Year award by Frost and Sullivan.
[Market Watch – 10/27/2010]

Expand Networks recommends features for Space Communications Protocol Standard to help deliver better TCP performance over a satellite Wide Area Network (WAN).
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/27/2010]

MEASAT announces that Sky News HD will be distributed via the MEASAT-3a satellite.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Joint venture Spaceopal between Telespazio and DLR GfR of Germany signs contract with European Space Agency in plan to bring European satellite navigation system Galileo to full operational capacity.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

GlobeCast Australia to launch HD transmissions of UK reality show on an important anniversary of the show.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Vizada launches proprietary VSAT fixed satellite service, the latest addition to its maritime broadband protfolio.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

SES WORLD SKIES announces that the Philippine’s DTH operator GSAT has contracted an additional transponder on the NSS-11 satellite.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Partnership of Astrium and JSC NC Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS) reaches milestone with signature of a contract for a Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Centre in Astana.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announces its first fully integrated HD channel launch with Outdoor Channel throughout Asia and the Pacific.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

ORBIT Communication Systems, Inc. has contract to supply two Tri-Band (L/S/C) Telemetry Tracking Systems to the Telemetry Branch, Atlantic Test Ranges of the Naval Air Warfare Center.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

Avanti Communications signs three year managed services contract with the Hungarian service provider Banknet Kft for HYLAS-1 capacity.
[SatNews – 10/27/2010]

SatMAX delivers line-of-site wireless extension of satellite communications to major defense contractor.
[Market Watch – 10/26/2010]

Chinese satellite service hopes to be 4th largest in the world by 2015.
[Sat PR News – 10/26/2010]

T-Mobile to Launch Satellite TV Service in Czech Republic.
[Satellite Today – 10/26/2010]

Virgin Galactic celebrates the completion of Spaceport America, the first commercial purpose-built space port in Upham, New Mexico.
[SatNews – 10/26/2010]

Arqiva signs 30-plus European and Asian channel contribution deal with EchoStar.
[PR Newswire – 10/26/2010]

TeleCommunication Systems receives another $4.1M in funding from the U.S. Army under the SNAP deployable satellite systems equipment and support program.
[Trading Markets – 10/26/2010]

Lockheed Martin-Built BSAT-3b Satellite Ready for Launch for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation of Japan.
[PR Newswire – 10/26/2010]

CapRock Government Solutions partners with Tampa Microwave to deliver complete end-to-end man-packable military-grade satellite communications solutions.
[SatNews – 101/26/2010]

EADS Astrium putting final touches on Eutelsat’s KA-SAT high capacity broadband satellite.
[ZDNet – 10/25/2010]

Astrium to purchase a 75.1 percent stake in SES ASTRA’s satellite equipment provider and ground system integrator ND SatCom.
[SatNews – 10/25/2010]

Globecomm Wins $18 Million Ka-Band Infrastructure Contract from Hughes.
[Satellite Today – 10/25/2010]

ITT Corporation receives FAA clearance for nationwide deployment of satellite-based air traffic surveillance system, Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast (ADS-B), marking a major milestone in air traffic management.
[SatNews – 10/25/2010]

KVH and ViaSat double European capacity for Mini-VSAT with NSS-6 Addition.
[Satellite Today – 10/25/2010]

T-Mobile Czech Republic launches a new satellite TV service.
[Wireless Week – 10/25/2010]

WBMSAT PS satellite communications systems services

Administration’s plan to reallocate spectrum weather satellites use to commercial cellular carriers in support of national broadband plan is opposed globally.
[nextgov – 10/22/2010]

Goodrich successfully integrates sensor payload with OSR-1 satellite bus, paving way for delivery later this year.
[Bradenton – 10/22/2010]

Huntsville, Ala.-based Marshall may partner with industry and academia to field a low Earth orbiting debris tracking satellite as soon as 2014,
[Space News – 10/22/2010]

In a consent decree agreed to with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Globalstar has agreed to pay $275,000 to the U.S. Treasury by mid-November and to forgo any court challenge of the FCC’s spectrum decision.
[Space News – 10/22/2010]

Major cable operator will deploy ATCi’s 5B retrofit for its legacy Simulsat 5 antennas, improving antenna surface tolerances and performance.
[PR Newswire – 10/22/2010]

Iridium selects Blue Sky Network as service partner in Brazil.
[Trading Markets – 10/22/2010]

Gilat upgrades Regis UK communication network to allow broadband access to more than 400 of its salons in the U.K.
[Sat PR News – 10/22/2010]

SPOT Announces Availability of Intrinsically-Safe (IS) SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger for sending one-way location-based messages even from remote areas beyond cell phone range.
[Market Watch – 10/22/2010]

International Communications Group to install Iridium services on Embraer commercial aircraft.
[Satellite Today – 10/22/2010]

Telecommunications Systems receives another $1.6M from U.S. Army for world-wide satellite systems equipment.
[Market Watch – 10/21/2010]

KVH and Viasat boost Nexgen satellite communications in Europe by increasing the mini-VSAT broadband network’s capacity in the region by 100%.
[SatNews – 10/21/2010]

China out to get big chunk of global satellite market by 2015.
[The Economic Times – 10/21/2010]

RRsat works with Sm2 Sports Media Solutions and their teleport partner, TV2GO, to deliver live HD sporting events worldwide in MPEG-4.
[SatNews – 10/21/2010]

Aircell satellite connectivity added to Gulfstream’s factory product line.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/21/2010]

Red Crescent Authority of Saudi Arabia Equips Helicopter Fleet with Blue Sky Network’s Portable GPS Tracking and Communication Device using Iridium satellite system.

TerreStar Networks Files for Chapter 11 to Re-organize.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/21/2010]

New book "Satellite Systems for Personal Applications: Concepts and Technology" explores role of satellites systems in the modern personal technology context.
[Business Wire – 10/21/2010]

Canadian company Com Dev gets contract for more than C$6M to provide electronic components for communications satellite.
[Reuters – 10/20/2010]

Pakistan and China to launch joint communications satellite in 2011.
[Economic Times – 10/20/2010]

Russian Orthodox Soyuz TV channel starts broadcasting in Europe, Middle East, North Africa, and North America on HotBird 6 and Galaxy 19.
[SatNews – 10/20/2010]

Segovia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat, announces that it is one of first companies awarded a contract under GSA Schedule 70 to provide commercial satellite communications services.
[PR Newswire – 10/20/2010]

The 350th launch in the Delta program history will take place October 29 when a United Launch Alliance Delta II carries the COMSO-4 satellite into space.
[SatNews – 10/20/2010]

Globalstar announces successful launch of six of its next-generation satellites in a Russian launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
[Market Watch – 10/20/2010]

Astrium’s HYLAS-1 satellite arrives at launch pad ahead of schedule.
[SatNews – 10/19/2010]

GE Satcom partners with United Arab emirates’ integrated telecom service provider Du to deliver satellite network solutions throughout the Middle East and Africa.
[Satellite Today – 10/19/2010]

Ericsson provides new switching technology for Iridium satellite network.
[Market Watch – 10/19/2010]

EchoStar Releases U.S. News Gateway Service.
[Satellite Today – 10/19/2010]

Viasat acquires the SKYLink airborne broadband service from ARINC Inc. and adds those business jet customers to the ViaSat Yonder(r) high-speed Internet access network.
[SatNews – 11/19/2010]

Boeing ships LightSquared’s SkyTerra 1 mobile communications satellite to launch site.
[Logistics Week – 10/19/2010]

Navy orders Raytheon Co.’s NMT satellite terminals capable of providing military-band satellite communications up to five times the bandwidth of units they replace, in smaller package.
[UPI – 10/19/2010]

FCC provides rules for Sirius XM Radio to select minority programmers.
[Bloomberg – 10/19/2010]

Digi International introduces an embedded module that enables products with GSM/GPRS, global positioning system (GPS) and ORBCOMM satellite connectivity in a single solution.
[Electric Light & Power – 10/19/2010]

Norsat International announces new lightweight and compact Ku-Band block up-converters.
[Market Watch – 10/19/2010]

Globalstar receives FCC approval for temporary operation of upgraded satellite gateway stations in Sebring FL and Clifton TX.
[Market Watch – 10/18/2010]

Global Gateway partners with Century TV Today to enhance programming, lower production costs, and increase viewership.
[PR Newswire – 10/18/2010]

Dean Olmstead, well-known in the satellite industry, and with Echostar since January 2008, loses his battle with cancer and passes away.
[Market Watch – 10/18/2010]

Satcom Direct, provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink, and internet solutions, launches web portal giving customers access to manage and personalize their service.
[TMCnet – 10/18/2010]

Inmarsat launches IsatPhone Pro in the Middle East.
[Zawya – 10/18/2010]

Sirius XM-5 satellite successfully placed into transfer orbit aboard Russian Proton-M rocket.

[ITAR-TASS – 10/15/2010] 

Cyprus-based Intership selects broadband VSAT services by MTN for its 177,000 deadweight ton ships being built in China.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/15/2010]

Newcom expands worldwide reach with value added services including VideoMeetings, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV (News – Alert)) Services, and SatFAX.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/15/2010] 

Launcher integration enters final phase as Arianespace prepares for Soyuz 2 launch of 6 Globalstar satellites next week.
[SatNews – 10/14/2010] 

SatMAX presents at SATCON on wirelessly using satellite phones and modems in command centers, airplane hangars, and indoor installations.
[Market Watch – 10/14/2010] 

WTA publishes its annual Inside the Top Operators research report.
[SatNews – 10/14/2010] 

Comtech EF Data wins $3.2M order from unnamed U.S. Government Agency for satellite communications equipment to upgrade fielded terminals.
[Satellite Today – 10/14/2010] 

Stratos Global is provides world’s largest media organizations with Inmarsat BGAN] mobile broadband satellite service to broadcast coverage of the Chilean Mine Rescue.
[SatNews – 10/14/2010]

GlobalTop Technology announces GlobalTop Gms-u1LP, an all-in-one, high sensitivity, low power consumption, small SMD form factor (16 x 16 x 6 mm) GPS antenna module.
[SatNews – 10/14/2010] 

Northrup tests new computers and satellite communications hardware on B2 bomber.
[UPI-10/14/2010] 

Applied Satellite Engineering (ASE) has unveiled their SatChat Program for Windows(tm) as a powerful enhancement for the Iridium 9555 satellite phone.
[SatNews – 10/14/2010] 

LightSquared assembles rapid response team to deploy its technologies (basically a box of satellite-capable phones) quickly at disaster locations.
[The Register – 10/14/2010] 

Sirius co-founder Robert Briskman to be inducted into hall of fame at his alma mater, the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering.
[PR Newswire – 10/14/2010] 

Canada’s Telesat sells out its Anik G1 X-band satellite capacity entirely to Paradigm Services two years before it is to be launched.
[Ottowa Business Journal – 10/13/2010] 

TSI Wins $5.5 Million NASA Emergency Ground Station Upgrade Contract.
[Satellite Today – 10/13/2010] 

Asia Broadcast Satellite signs Space Systems/Loral to build its ABS-2, with 12 KW of payload power and upt to 87 C-band, Ku-band, and Ka band transponders over 10 different beams.
[Market Watch – 10/13/2010] 

The Nigerian FederaL government announces plans to launch pico satellite to monitor its space assets, hoping to avoid another loss of a satellite.
[SatNews – 10/13/2010] 

Israel-based Gilat to buy Wavestream for $130M in cash.
[Bloomberg – 10/13/2010] 

SES signs agreement with South African information and communications technology provider SkyeVine to deliver its satellite broadband service in Africa.
[SatNews – 10/13/2010] 

IBM introduces new cloud services platform making it easier for communications service providers including satellite companies to use cloud computing.
[Venture Beat – 10/13/2010] 

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting,  a regional satellite operator delivering services throughout Europe and the Middle East, has launched a nexgen satellite network based on the iDirect’s Evolution platform.
[SatNews – 10/13/2010] 

Globecom Systems announces contracts with various U.S. Government Agencies valued at $8.8M.
[Market Watch – 10/12/2010]

LightSquared to provide free satellite phones and services to serve needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
[Urgent Communications – 10/12/2010] 

Phoenix Releases Iridium Satellite-based Asset Tracking, Monitoring Gateway.
[Satellite Today – 10/12/2010] 

NATO orders 3 UHF control stations from satellite communications equipment provider Viasat, for use in Afghanistan, the Balkans, and other theaters.
[Space News – 10/12/2010] 

CapRock gets long term contract renewal from Diamond Offshore for Gulf of Mexico fleet.
[Kansas City.com – 10/12/2010] 

Intelsat General and iDirect Government Technologies partner to implement SatManage system for major maritime network for military vessels.
[PR Newswire – 10/12/2010] 

YTL, declaring that Malaysian consumers are dissatisfied with TV services and costs, warns incumbent Astro that it is going after the digital TV market currently served by Astro.
[The Edge – 10/12/2010] 

SES Astra brings Astra2Connect to U.K. business customers.
[Satellite Today – 10/11/2010] 

Thuraya signs service provider agreement in Taiwan with Chunghwa Telecom to provide mobile satellite services focusing on disaster prevention and restoration, maritime, and global travelers.
[TMCnet – 10/11/2010] 

03b signs multi-year deal with Netcom Africa to deliver high capacity broadband connectivity to offshore platforms and ships.
[Satellite Today – 10/11/2010] 

NSR Report – is mobile banking in the developing world the next "killer app" for satellite backhaul?
[NSR – October 2010] 

Microwave Journal MilSatCom webcast October 26 to discuss military satellite communications market trends through 2020, and new opportunities for advanced electronic components.
[Microwave Journal – October 2010]

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KVH mini-VSAT with TracPhone V7 tops Inmarsat product and VHF radio to win Marine Electronics Industry Award for best marine communications product.
[Market Watch – 10/08/2010]

Wellington District Court jury finds trio in New Zealand not guilty on charges of burglary and wilful damage of the Wahopai satellite communications interception station in 2008 – the Crown seeks recompense of $1,229,289 in damages including beer, pies.
[NZ Herald – 10/08/2010]

TeleCommunication Systems is awarded  new order with ceiling value of $9.3M to provide satellite terminal spare parts to the U.S. Army.
[Market Watch – 10/08/2010]

Justice Department and FCC may require Comcast Corp to accept arbitration in disputes over programming sales as condition of merger with NBC Universal, to ensure that rivals including satellite broadcasters have access to content.
[Bloomberg – 10/08/2010]

International Datacasting Corporation and Arqiva partnership in which IDC will support and supply Arqiva with digital cinema-specific content distribution applications.
[TMCnet – 10/08/2010]

03B Networks signs deal with Netcom, Nigeria to provide fast and reliable connectivity to ships and offshore platforms.
[Financial Post – 10/08/2010]

Payload integration for Arianespace’s upcoming Soyuz mission is nearly complete, as dispenser with six Globalstar satellites has been installed on the launcher’s Fregat upper stage.
[SatNews – 10/08/2010]

EADS Astrium selects MDA to provide three advanced technology solutions for SES-6 satellite.
[Satellite Today – 10/08/2010]

Preparations for ILS launch of Sirius XM-5 proceeding on schedule for target of October 14/15.
[SatNews – 10/08/2010]

LightSquared announces that Qualcomm will develop chipsets to enable 1.6 GHz terrestrial LTE and satellite access; two partners will buy wholesale capacity on LightSquared’s ATC network.
[Urgent Communications – 10/07/2010]

Harris wins 21-month $25M contract to upgrade ground-based space control systems for U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Superiority Systems Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
[SatNews – 10/07/2010]

Automated Transfer Vehicle Kepler to be launched on Ariane’s milestone 200th flight targeted for February 15, 2011.
[SatNews – 101/07/2010]

Comtech receives order in excess of $2.5M for state-of-the-art 500W Ka-band high power amplifiers supporting emerging high-throughput satellite market.
[Market Watch – 10/07/2010]

Russian Satellite Communications Company and Russian Fish Company conclude contract on providing satellite communications services.
[SatNews – 10/07/2010]

Pactel announces successful implementation of DVB-S2 platform to provide internet radiocast service to Cook Island’s leading bilingual radio station Matariki FM.
[SatNews – 10/07/2010]

Servsat Communications develops Flyaway system for transmission of High Definition TV signal.
[PR.com – 10/07/2010]

European Space Agency launches behind-the-scenes campaign to shut down illicit radio and TV transmissions interfering with a major climate satellite.
[Spaceflight Now – 10/07/2010]

KVH inertial navigation system from KVH critical to breakthrough in real-time video tracking technology developed by Churchill Navigation and Paravion Technology that allows airborne law enforcement teams to overlay street maps and other data on live video.
[SatNews – 10/06/2010]

TeleCommunications Systems wins Marine Corp contract worth up to $269M to provide a wireless communication and data system for secure transmission of voice, video, and data.
[Market Watch – 10/06/2010}

Stellar Satellite Communications locates its world headquarters and customer base for rail, trailer, oil and gas and container industries near the Dulles International Airport.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/06/2010]

Horizon Satellite Services based in Dubai signs new agreements with Eutelsat extending its capacity on the W5 satellite to 15 transponders.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/06/2010]

Hughes executives to address broadband satellite solutions for government and military at SATCON conference and Expo.
[PR Newswire – 10/06/2010]

FCC grants Tennis Channel a hearing in complaint against Comcast to determine if rules holding that cable and satellite TV providers cannot discriminate against networks in which they have no ownership have been violated.
[Television Broadcast – 10/06/2010]

Harbinger sells half of its 28% stake in Inmarsat.
[Wall Street Journal – 10/05/2010]

International Launch Services and Asia Satellite Telecommunications have contract for launch of AsiaSat 7 satellite on an ILS Proton.
[SatNews – 10/05/2010]

Norsat International wins $4.2M in government contracts for satellite terminals.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/05/2010]

GlobeCast expands facilities in Asia with addition of new multi-channel HD playout facility and new staff fore post-production and playout services.
[SatNews – 10/05/2010]

Russian satellite due to launch in December suffers damage to its container in transit.
[SatNews 10/05/2010]

Al Jazeera TV resolves major interference issue during FIFA World Cup using Integral Systems’ Integrated Satellite Interference Monitoring, Detection and Geolocation System.
[Market Watch – 10/05/2010]\

Global VSAT Forum Maritime Satcom Forum holds first meeting, identifying education, outreach, and regulatory issues among top priorities.
[PR Newswire – 10/05/2010]

Wavestream receives $19M purchase order from General Dynamics SATCOM technologies for high power 50W Ka-band solid state amplifiers to support U.S. Army and Marine Corp satellite communications systems.
[SatNews – 10/05/2010]

Broadcom announces single-chip solution for mobile devices supporting the new Quasi-Zenith Satellite System launched by Japan.
[PR Newswire – 10/05/2010]

Iridium settles with Motorola on $24.7M lawsuit filed by the latter.
[Satellite Spotlight – 10/04/2010]

Globecomm Systems receives $2.5M increase in total value of four-year contract from major U.S. Government prime contractor.
[SatNews – 10/04/2010]

Integral Systems expands satellite command and control system for the VINASAT satellite fleet.
[Market Watch – 10/04/2010]

Eiutelsat W3B satellite on track for October 28 Ariane launch.
[Space Ref – 10/04/2010]

Expand Networks to demonstrate WAN optimization capabilities across satellite environments at SatCon 2010 in New York.
[TMCnet – 10/04/2010]

RRSAT will provide uplink, playout, and connectivity services for Fashion TV Paris HD on Intelsat 805 for distribution over North, Central, and South America.
[SatNews – 10/04/2010]

Japanese satellite receiving station inaugurated in Lalitpur, Nepal, is first of a series being set up in South Asia.
[SatNews – 10/04/2010]

China’s second unmanned lunar probe is maneuvered to correct its trajectory on the earth-moon transfer orbit.
[SatNews – 10/04/2010]

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Cobbet Hill earthstation expands satellite services in Europe, Middle East, and Africa with purchase of third iDirect Evolution hub.
[PR Newswire – 09/11/2010]

Arianespace signs production contract with European Space Agency to produce first operational Vega rocket launch; will deliver five launchers.
[Satellite Today – 09/10/2010]

CBS’s Stranathan believes the evolution from satellite back to terrestrial may begin within the next five years, with multiple carriers and growth of fiber-optic networks nationwide.
[Satellite Today – 09-10-2010]

Row 44 raises $37m in funding to continue rolling out its in-flight satellite service for Southwest Airlines.
[Satellite Today – 09/10/2010]

SIDOFI Communications Investments, Ltd. plans to acquire a 9.33% stake in Asianet Satellite Communications, Ltd., an India-based cable network services company, from Americorp Ventures Limited.
[Trading Markets – 09/10/2010]

Focus on "the next big thing"  at IBC 2010 continues to be 3-D.
[Satellite Today – 09/10/2010]

Iridium announces that Norbulk Shipping will install Iridium’s OpenPort systems across its fleet of more than 70 ships.
[Satellite Spotlight – 09/10/2010]

Astrium leases Hylas 1 capacity to test military Ka-band services.
[Satellite Today – 09/09/2010]

KVH offers Premier Support 24 X 7 X 365 for owners of vessels with the TracPhone V7 satellite communications system.
[Trading Markets – 09/10/2010]

RRsat partners with BT to deliver first intercontinental interactive 3D video broadcast between London and Tel Aviv.
[Market Watch – 09/10/2010]

Russian Rokot orbits a Gonets-M satellite and two Kosmos satellites according to Russian Defense Ministry spokesman.
[SatNews – 09/09/2010]

Via Embratel adopts Entropic’s Channel Stacking Swtich technology, to better serve customers in multiple-dwelling unit (MDU) environments by supporting multiple tuners over a single cable.
[Market Watch – 09/09/2010]

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium engage in commercial agreement to provide dedicated launch services to European small satellite market.
[SatNews – 09/09/2010]

The satellite sector of the economy has ridden through the collapse of the economy well and business now looks to be booming, though warning flags exist.
[Satellite Today – 09/09/2010

SES WORLD SKIES gets extension from Services Sound and Vision Corporation to continue delivering television and radio programming to British troops around the world.
[SatNews – 09/09/2010]

Military and commercial wideband satellites to provide broader coverage and address bandwidth surge, transforming battlefield communications.
[Defensesystems – 09/09/2010]

SES ASTRA and Digitaria create nationwide energy monitoring system in Italy using Newtec’s Sat3Play technology for connecting remote sites.
[SatNews – 09/09/2010]

Bell Canada is on the verge of a major effort to get inside Canadian family rooms with the introduction of new Internet-based TV services.
[The Vancouver Sun – 09/10/2010]

Wegener receives order for receivers to be used in expansion of international background music network.
[Market Watch – 09/09/2010].

Euroconsult releases report forecasting the number of satellites it expects to be launched by the end of the decade – 1,220 satellites.
[BBC Spaceman blog – 09/09/2010]

Intelsat is expanding Russian DTH satellite provider Orion Express’ programming capacity on the Intelsat 15 satellite.
[Satellite Today – 09/09/2010]

RRsat enters into partnership with Europe’s Digital Media Center (DMC) to offer a complete global playout and content delivery solutions to regional broadcasters.
[Satellite Today – 09/09/2010]

Hughes Communications receives Euroconsult award as Broadband Satellite Operator of the Year.
[Market Watch – 09/08/2010]

SES extends its Multi Launch Agreement with International Launch Services through the end of 2014.
[Satellite Today – 09/08/2010]

SES ASTRA signs new service distribution agreement with Amman, Jordan-based satellite services provider, GSISCO (German Satellite Internet Service Company) to market its ASTRA2Connect service in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Yemen.
[SatNews – 09/08/2010]

Sky Deutschland to launch 3-D satellite service in October.
[Satellite Today – 09/08/2010]

KVH to acquire software engineering company Virtek Communications.
[Market Watch – 09/08/2010]

Comtech Mobile Datacom receives $25m military contract.
[Business Week – 09/08/2010]

Harmonic encoders and statistical multiplexing implemented in headend for new South African pay TV service.
[Market Watch – 09/08/2010]

Gilat is selected by Kenya Commercial Bank to provide SkyEdge II broadband satellite network.
[SatNews – 09/08/2010]

Iridium collaborates with Danish Maritime Safety Administration in project to demonstrate maritime safety information broadcasts.
[Market Watch – 09/08/2010]

Comtech and CPI announce termination of agreement and plan of merger.
[SatNews – 09/08/25010]

Global VSAT Forum launches Maritime Satcom Forum to expand deployment of satellite technology in the maritime industry.
[PR Newswire – 09/08/2010]

Stratos Global successfully deploys Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on the entire fleet of 70 container vessels for Evergreen Marine Corp.
[SatNews – 09/08/2010]

Lockheed Martin is selected by GeoEye to launch the company’s next generation high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, GeoEye-2.
[SatNews – 09/08/2010]

European scientific satellite Ocean Circulation Explorer fixed and again transmitting data.
[UPI – 09/07/2010]

Canadian satellite company Com Dev dismisses its CEO after heavy losses in Q3 2010.
[Satellite Today – 09/07/2010]

Telefonica International Wholesale Services of Peru chooses Gilat for broadband satellite communications network.
[Market Watch – 09/07/2010]

Spanish broadband company Quantis is rolling out full-service broadband solution to remote and rural communities across Spain based on Newtec’s Ka-band Sat3Play technology, hub, and terminals.
[Satellite Today – 09/07/2010]

VIVACOM, the leading telecommunications provider in Bulgaria, signs multi-year multi-transponder contract for capacity on Intelsat 12 satellite.
[SatNews – 09/07/2010]

U.S. Army awards TeleCommunications Systems up to $3.8m for deployable satellite systems equipment.
[Market Watch – 09/07/2010]

Europe Media Port announces that emerging Iranian DTH broadcaster Kahkeshan Digisat has selected EMP to provide DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to its European and Middle East targeted markets.
[SatNews – 09/07/2010]

StreamXcel Plus switching between satellite networks promises "always on" connectivity to shipping vessels.
[TMCnet – 09/07/2010]

In the fourth launch in five weeks, Chinese broadcasting satellite is placed in orbit.
[Space.com – 09/07/2010]

Spain and Norway to build a satellite to be launched in 2014 to be used for both civilian and military purposes.
[physorg.com – 09/07/2010]

Stratos Global joins forces with new Channel Partner, Zedi Inc., to deploy the world’s first large-scale SCADA network based on Inmarsat’s BGAN mobile broadband satellite service.
[SatNews – 09/07/2010]

American company Orbital Sciences begins production of first national telecommunications satellite of Azerbaijan.
[Azerbaijan Business Center – 09/07/2010]

Long-standing Cobham dealer Ship Equip. places the largest single quantity order ever received for the company’s Sea Tel 09 series antennas.
[SatNews – 09/07/2010]

GE Satcom uses Newtec’s TelliCast IP software to power its maritime triple-play service.
[SatNews – 09/07/2010]

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