Nicely done by the folks over at HubbleSite.
THAT would look cool running on a big flat screen. Some would argue that’s a waste of electricity, so you might as well get yourself a big print instead.
GPS shoes to be commercially available in the U.K and Ireland, enabling tracking of wandering Alzheimer’s patients who wear them.
[SatNews – 10/12/2012]
The Season of Bulgarian TV Shows II from Martin Simeonov on Vimeo.
Intelsat gets agreements with two Bulgarian media companies for transponder services to enable digital terrestrial television and distribution of HD programming.
[SatNews – 10/12/2012]
B612 Foundation Sentinel Special Review Team concludes that the Sentinel Mission implementation plans and mission design and will lead to successful Sentinel mission to find and track Near Earth Asteroids.
[Satellite Today – 10/12/2012]
SpaceX Dragon loses Orbcomm satellite on way to Space Station.
[NewScientist – 10/11/2012]
Astrium successfully completes ASTRA 2F testing in orbit and turns over control to SES.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
Boeing is selected by SES S.A. to build SES-9 Ku-band satellite for DTH to Asia and Indonesia.
[Space Daily – 10/11/2012]
Eutelsat chooses Thales Alenia Space to build the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite for broadcast over the Middle East and North Africa.
[herald online – 10/11/2012]
Components for fourth, fifth, and sixth Soyuz launches from French Guiana have arrived at the Spaceport.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
Avanti’s $25 million operating loss sends shares down.
[Space News – 10/11/2012]
Russian Federation approves use of Iridium service throughout its territory.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
Marlink commits to completing a maritime VSAT installation within 24 hours.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
DigitalGlobe gets USGIF Industry Intelligence Award for its work with Satellite Sentinel Project, monitoring human rights violations in Sudan and South Sudan using satellite imagery.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
Air Force Space Command commander order Accident Investigation Board to investigate why a Delta IV RL-10B-2 upper stage engine did not perform as expected, even though the GPS IIF satellite was successfully deployed into orbit.
[SatNews – 10/11/2012]
Ariane 5 VA210 flight to orbit EUTELSAT 21B for Eutelsat and Star One C3 for Brazil in November; Soyuz Flight VS03 scheduled for launch October 12 with two European Space Agency GPS satellites.
[Space Ref – 10/10/2012]
Avanti announces that HYLAS 2 is now fully operational and providing coverage across Africa, Caucasia, and the Middle East.
[SatNews – 10/10/2012]
EADS and BAE Systems terminate merger discussions on heels of discussions with several governments about their issues with the merger.
[SatNews – 10/10/2012]
Australian company EM Solutions wins tender with Tokyo based Jepico Corporation to provide Ka-band Satellite on the Move (SOTM) platform to Japanese Government’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
[SatNews – 10/10/2012]
Azerbaijani Deputy Communications and IT Minister says first Azerbaijani telecommunications satellite Azerspace will be launched in January 2013.
[Trend – 10/09/2012]
ATK gets $50M NASA contract to complete engineering development and risk reduction tests as part of the Advanced Concept Booster Development for the Space Launch System.
[SatNews – 10/09/2012]
Beam Communications installs Inmarsat products IsatDock Pro at Russian Antarctic Polar Station.
[herald online – 10/09/2012]
GeoEye is connected to additional government networks through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
[SatNews – 10/09/2012]
Hughes signs 10-year smart grid satellite connectivity deal with Emtele of Finland.
[Satellite Today – 10/09/2012]
Inmarsat signs long-term alliance with Cisco, enabling it to deliver advanced services over Inmarsat’s new high-throughput satellite broadband network, Global Xpress.
[Market Watch – 10/08/2012]
Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch 58 space missions, among them 33 satellites, by 2017.
[Satellite Today – 10/08/2012]
Inmarsat signs master distribution agreement with Honeywell for GX Aviation services, to bring the service to the business aviation market.
[SatNews – 10/08/2012]
Space Systems/Loral to build EchoStar 8 for Dish Network.
[Satellite Today – 10/08/2012]
New ESA project led by Irish industry puts satellite data to use for monitoring quality of coastal water.
[SatNews – 10/08/2012]
NASA plans space network upgrade for Goddard Space Flight Center to accommodate third generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, with launch of TDRS-K scheduled for December.
[Satellite Today – 10/08/2012]
NASA’s Terra satellite observes plume cause by eruption of Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
[SatNews – 10/08/2012]
Two TV market studies show increasing IPTV effect on traditional video, giving satellite TV providers something to think about.
[Satellite Today – 10/08/2012]
NASA TDRS-K satellite under final system checks by Boeing in preparation for December launch.
[phys.org – 10/06/2012]
FCC lets access rules expire that required cable companies to sell local content like sports channels to satellite TV providers.
[Wall Street Journal – 10/05/2012]
Race for gigabit satellite throughput explored in WTA report, “Teleports in a Gigabit World.”
[World Teleport Site – October, 2012]
Satellite industry girds for another likely spectrum battle in 2015.
[Satellite Today – 10/01/2012]
High rate of reported incidents of counterfeit electronic parts set in 2011 continue in 2012, representing widespread risk to electronics supply chain in general and aerospace and defense in particular.
[SatNews – 10/05/2012]
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket lifts U.S. Air Force GPS satellite into orbit.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
TechEdSat cubesat released from International Space Station.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
Thenty-three microgravity experiments designed by participants of NASA’s Student Spaceflight Experiment Program to be carried to International Space Station by SpaceX launch October 7.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
China plans introduction of two new versions of DFH-4 communications satellite in 2013.
[Space News – 10/04/2012]
Galileo FM3 and FM4 satellites integrated on payload dispenser for October 12 Soyuz flight from French Guiana.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
KVH TracVision HD7 and TracPhone V3 get “Best Product Awards” from National Marine Electronics Association.
[Nasdaq – 10/04/2012]
Northrop Grumman completes payload integration of U.S. Air Force’s third Space Based Infrared System highly elliptical orbit spacecraft HEO-3.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
Globalstar signs re-seller agreement with ESIS in Republic of Venezuela.
[Satellite Today – 10/04/2012]
Hughes Network Systems announce new Gen4 high capacity satellite broadband service on Echostar XVII satellite.
[SatNews – 10/04/2012]
Orbital Sciences rolls first stage of Antares rocket to launch pad of newest U.S. spaceport at Wallops Island and SpaceX continues preparation for October 7 ISS resupply mission in latest milestones toward return to U.S. resupply activity for ISS.
[SatNews – 10/03/2012]
Quantum Teleportation and satellites – among five planned Chinese satellites is one devoted to a quantum teleportation experiment, to be launched in 2016.
[Wired – 10/03/2012]
Nigerian communications satellite bill gets second reading in Nigerian senate. [All Africa – 10/03/2012]
Eutelsat satellite broadband chosen by Albanian Government to provide free public internet access across Albania.
[4-traders – 10/03/2012]
DeLorme partners with SpaceNet Communications Services de Mexico to reach Central America with its services.
[Trade Only – 10/03/2012]
Eutelsat W2 satellite glitch forces off-load of customers to backup satellite capacity.
[Advanced Television – 10/02/2012]
U.S. helps Vietnam fund second communications satellite.
[Advanced Television – 10/02/2012]
Vislink announces Mantis MSAT, world’s lightest battlefield SATCOM terminal.
[Broadcast Newsroom – 10/02/2012]
Eutelsat leases old Chinese satellite to hold new European slot at 1.6 degrees East.
Advanced Television – 10/02/2012]
SES satellite reportedly to be leased by Thailand to hold orbital slot.
[Advanced Television – 10/02/2012]
Bermuda searches for second-hand satellite to preserve its orbital slot.
[Advanced Television – 10/02/2012]
Odyssey Moon Litd. and Israeli-based NSL Satellite Ltd in partnership with NanoRacks LLC of U.S. to fly number of educational microgravity experiments to International Space Station.
[SatNews – 10/02/2012]
SingTel presents plan to invest in new satellites.
[Satellite Today – 10/02/2012]
Clear Channel Satellite deploys first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications.
[Herald Online – 10/02/2012]
India’s 101st space mission lofts its heaviest satellite and Mars is targeted for 2013.
[MINNPOST – 10/01/2012]
Globalstar and Arianespace enter home stretch in preparation for fourth and final launch next February of remaining satellites to complete the Globalstar constellation.
[SatNews – 10/01/2012]
NOAA temporarily replaces broken GOES-13 satellite with GOES-14 backup while engineers work to fix GOES-13.
[Satellite Today – 10/01/2012]
NASA awards three contracts totaling $137.3 million to improve affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System.
[SatNews – 10/01/2012]
L3 GCS gets $36.3 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade the Satellite Data Network Family of Terminals.
[Empire State News – 10/01/2012]
LightSquared offers FCC plan to avoid GPS interference by sacrificing the upper 10 MHz of its 15 MHz of spectrum.
[Daily Tech – 10/01/2012]
Harris Corporation introduces Liberty-Radio Control Equipment for Air Traffic Control communications over satellite, traditional telecommunications links, or topologies like Internet Protocol (IP).
[Daily Finance – 10/01/2012]
France, Italy, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom to benefit from pooled procurement of commercial satellite communications services under framework contract between EDA and Astrium Services.
[Defence Professionals – 10/01/2012]
China launches remote sensing satellite VRSS-1 for Venezuela.
[The Economic Times – 09/29/2012]
Nice job, Arianespace!
The mission was carried out by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff was on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm local time in Kourou (5:18 pm in Washington, D.C., 21:18 UT, 11:18 pm in Paris, and on Saturday, September 29 at 2:48 am in Bangalore).
ASTRA 2F. Built by Astrium using a Eurostar E3000 platform, ASTRA 2F weighed 6,000 kg at launch. Fitted with active Ku- and Ka-band transponders, ASTRA 2F will be positioned at 28.2 degrees East. It will deliver new-generation DTH TV broadcast services to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and offers a design life of about 15 years.
GSAT-10. Designed, assembled and integrated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Bangalore, southern India, GSAT-10 weighed about 3,400 kg at launch and offers a design life exceeding 15 years. The satellite is fitted with 18 C-band and 12 Ku-band transponders. Positioned at 83 degrees East, it will provide direct-to-home broadcasting, weather and radio-navigation services. Its coverage zone encompasses the entire Indian sub-continent.
NSR report projects strong long term growth in government and military demand for satellite services in spite of short term slump caused by troop withdrawals and budgetary challenges.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Dish Network offers broadband Internet to underserved U.S. rural market.
[Chicago Tribune – 09/28/2012]
Indra closes with European Space Agency the definition of requirements for management system for Spanish satellite Ingenio.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Beam Communicatons entire range of Inmarsat products approved for sale into Japanese market.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Astrium Services is awarded ESCPC framework contract by the EDA for commercial satellite communications for European military needs.
[Defence Professionals – 09/28/2012]
Four instruments on the Metop-B weather satellite activated this week.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Danish shipping company TORMN selects Inmarsat XpressLink to deliver next generation high-speed broadband to its entire bulk carrier and tanker fleets.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Iridium Pilot terminals to be added to NSSLGlobal’s portfolio.
[SatNews – 09/28/2012]
Canadian pioneer in space technologies recalls NASA’s first reservations that Alouette satellite program was too ambitious.
[The Province – 09/28/2012]
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 mission with ASTRA 2F and GSAT-10 gets go ahead for September 28. [Space Ref – 09/27/2012]
GE Capital’s GE 23 satellite goes to Eutelsat.
[Digital Edge – 09/27/2012]
TCS, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin team to produce affordable satellite terminals for protected communications on the move and at the halt.
[Defence Professionals – 09/26/2012]
First ECME and live hybrid event in Dubai and Bahrain deemed huge success.
[AME info – 09/26/2012]
Satellite communications have crucial role in helping bridge digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa.
[African Business Review – 09/26/2012]
Astrium reveals first demo of robotics in space for maintenance and disposal of satellites.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
ORBCOMM’s first OG2 satellite to launch on October 7.
[4-traders – 09/25/2012]
Collaborative efforts of stakeholders in the satellite industry and Pacific militaries improve disaster preparedness in the Pacific with training program at Changi Naval Base.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
Spacenet to showcase “Pay-as-You-Use” emergency communications solutions at International Association of Chiefs of Police.
[Daily Finance – 09/25/2012]
Bentley Walker unveils new Freedomsat service to Iraq and Afghanistan, the fastest satellite broadband connection available in both countries to date.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
Cassidian and Astrium enhance regional Tatrapol networks, enabling interconnection of the networks over satellite.
[Defence Professionals – 09/25/2012]
Air Force Space Command to build Space Fence radar site on Kwajalein Island in 2017.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
ViaSat developing a vertically integrated communications play.
[Seeking Alpha – 09/25/2012]
Russia’s first satellite manufactured and operated by a private firm to be launched next year.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
Vizada to showcase latest innovations in maritime communications at National Marine Electronics Conference in Orlando, FL.
[SatNews – 09/25/2012]
Telesat mounts PR offensive in Nunavut to prove relevance of satellite communications in spite of the company’s battered reputation.
[Succeed – 09/24/2012]
U.S. Weather satellite used for East coast hurricanes is busted.
[SatNews – 09/24/2012]
SpaceXs Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle takes first test flight hop.
[SatNews – 09/24/2012]
Lockheed Martin reaches major software design milestone in development of “switchboard in the sky” for Iridium NEXT constellation.
[Sacramento Bee – 09/24/2012]
MDA-Loral satellite deal clears U.S. national security hurdle.
[Reuters – 09/21/2012]
Nicaragua negotiating satellite purchase with China.
[Phys Org – 09/14/2012]
U.S. Department of Justice action casts doubt on acquisition of Loral satellite manufacturing arm by MDA; MDA share prices drop.
[Reuters – 09/14/2012]
IsatData Pro satellite service of SkyWave Mobile Communications is authorized for operation in the territory of the Russian Federation.
[SatNews – 09/14/2012]
Intelsat provides Global VSAT Forum Professional Training to more than 1,000 of its customers and employees.
[Herald Online – 09/14/2012]
Boeing is approved as service provider for the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition program.
[Space Daily – 09/14/2012]
United Launch Alliance launches fourth NROL-36 mission for NRO in 2012 and also carries aloft 11 CubeSats.
[SatNews – 09/13/2012]
Indian Space Research Organization to launch Indo-French SARAL satellite December 12, 2012 on PSLV-C20 rocket.
[Satellite Today – 09/13/2012]
Thales Alena Space signs to manufacture and deliver six additional satellites for Globalstar second-generation constellation.
[SatNews – 09/13/2012]
Liberty nears control of Sirius XM Radio.
[Reuters – 09/13/2012]
Encompass Government Solutions to become Inmarsat’s satellite access station in support of the new Global Xpress constellation.
[SatNews – 09/13/2012]
Spacecom is recognized as Best Regional Satellite Operator at World Satellite Business Conference.
[SatNews – 09/13/2012]
Surrey Satellite Technology gets 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems award for Disaster Monitoring Constellation at AIAA Space 2012 conference and exhibition in Pasadena, CA.
[SatNews – 09/13/2012]
International Launch Services analysis reveals root cause of Telkom-3/Express MD-2 mission was component of pressurization system that was not manufactured to specifications.
[SatNews – 09/12/2012]
Eutelsat is distinguished as Global Operator of the Year by industry experts at World Satellite Business Week.
[digital technology – 09/12/2012]
SpaceX is contracted to launch three additional SES satellites.
[SatNews – 09/12/2012]
South Korea announces intent to launch rocket next month carrying an observation satellite, its third attempt following two failures.
[SatNews – 09/12/2012]
Panasonic signs deal with Singapore Airlines to provide advanced in-flight entertainment and communications systems for more than 40 new aircraft.
[Satellite Today – 09/12/2012]
Viasat’s Exede Internet, the fast-growing high-speed consumer satellite broadband service, expands to serve commercial airlines.
[SatNews 09/12/2012]
Laser Light Communications launched at World Satellite Finance Forum.
[PR Newswire – 09/11/2012]
Qatar Satellite Company exhibiting Es’hailSat, first satellite in planned global fleet, to be launched in 2013, at International Broadcast Convention.
[SatNews – 09/11/2012]
Space Systems/Loral and Sea Launch form Independent Oversight Board to oversee investigation into root cause of an anomaly causing solar array damage on a recently launched satellite.
[SatNews – 09/11/2012]
JSAT signs Multi-Launch Services Agreement with Arianespace.
[SatNews – 09/11/2012]
OnAir receives authorization to operate Wi-Fi service in Australian Airspace.
[Satellite Today – 09/11/2012]
Gilat’s Spacenet reaches 10,000 store milestone in equipping the Dollar General locations with Spacenet VSAT.
[SatNews – 09/11/2012]
Satellites and secure wireless evolve to meet new demands of U.S. Defense Department.
[Defense Systems – 09/11/2012]\
India launches 100th space mission.
[Space.com – 09/10/2012]
Spacecom set to launch AMOS-4 in 2013.
[SatNews – 09/10/2012]
Arianespace managing concurrent activities for six different upcoming launch missions.
[SatNews – 09/10/2012]
Hughes unveils advanced auto-deploy mobile satellite solution for police and emergency crews.
[Satellite Today – 09/10/2012]
Thales Alenia Space wins French military satellites design contract.
[Defence Professionals – 09/10/2012]
Astrium hopes near-global X-band coverage to be completed with upcoming launch will draw U.S. government business.
[Space News – 09/10/2012]
Astrium announces that satellite telecommunications services offered by Vizada, Vizada Networks, and Paradigm will marketed under the Astrium brand name beginning in October 2012.
[SatNews – 09/10/2012]
Spacecom contracts Israel Aerospace Industries to manufacture the AMOS-6 satellite, scheduled for launch in 2015.
[SatNews – 09/09/2012]
Inverto delivers latest generation LNB using Entropic Communications leading channel stacking switch technology for European DBS operators and satellite free-to-air market.
[NASDAQ – 09/08/2012]
Global Telesat introduces RedPort WiFi Optimizer for fast, low-cost data connections with any satellite phone.
[Equities – 09/10/2012]
Inmarsat Global Xpress service falters as competing satellite maritime offerings enter the market.
[SatMagazine September issue – Alan Gottlieb article]
Global Direct-to-Home Markets, 5th Edition NSR report now available.
[NSR – September 2012]
Government of Luxembourg asks ITU to deny license for Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite.
[Space News – 09/07/2012]
Curiosity’s tire tracks, made during 112 meters of travel in one month, visible in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
[R&D Magazine – 09/07/2012]
AMOS-4 satellite set for Q2 2013 launch; GlobeCast will use AMOS-5 satellite for complimentary satellite services in Africa for Palaympic Games broadcasts.
[SatNews – 09/07/2012]
SES and Red Bee Media unveil remote recording service for satellite reception devices.
[SatNews – 09/07/2012]
Echostar showcasing comprehensive range of connected device solutions at IBC.
[SatNews – 09/07/2012]
Entropic Communications deploys Set Top Box system-on-a-chip and demodulator technology in three EchoStar models.
[SatNews – 09/07/2012]
Iranian government locates satellite operator willing to lease or sell an in-orbit telecommunications satellite, providing the country a placeholder for it’s expiring orbital slot assignment.
[Space News – 09/06/2012]
Astrium ready to launch European polar orbiting weather satellite Metop-B.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
35 year old Voyager 1 soon to be first man-made object to leave the solar system.
[NextGov – 09/06/2012]
Intelsat S.A. announces that Astrium Services Business Communications has expanded its capacity on Intelsat’s Ku-band mobility infrastructure.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
Gilat Satellite Networks gets initial order for several thousand SkyEdge II-c Aries self-install customer premise equipment kits from one of Europe’s largest satellite broadband ISP’s in support of SES Broadband Services Ka-band consumer service rollout.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
SES Broadband Ka-band consumer service to launch in November 2012.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
Singapore Airlines launching In-Flight Connectivity as part of $50 million program to bring Internet and mobile data services to customers, even at 35,000 feet.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
ND SatCom wins broadcast uplink technology deal in Germany.
[Satellite Today – 09/06/2012]
IsoTropic Networks upgrades global satellite network to iDirect Evolution platform with iDX 3.1 software to reduce operating costs and grow the business.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
New Lasso satellite interface allows easy and affordable access to Globalstar satellite network for remote M2M monitoring applications.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
Selex Elsag selects Teledyne Paradise Datacom high power X-band PowerMAX SSPAs to expand NATO ground satellite communications systems in Belgium and Italy, and provide upgrades in Greece and Turkey.
[SatNews – 09/06/2012]
Eutelsat promotes readiness of satellites for ultra HD, triple-play, digital cinema, new-generation newsgathering, and more, at IBC 2012.
[EE Times – 09/05/2012]
KVH TracPhone V11 C/Ku-band terminal adds global C-band coverage to mini-VSAT Broadband network, receiving full FCC approval, including first-time approval for C-band on vessels under 300 gross tons.
[SatNews – 09/05/2012]
On Call Communications and Gray Television Group collaborate on combination of mobile satellite systems and 3G video encoders to create news gathering package for twenty Gray-owned news channels.
[Herald online – 09/05/2012]
Indonesia’s space agency to launch its two micro satellites LAPAN A-2 and LAPAN ORARI via India’s PSLV rocket later this month.
[SatNews – 09/04/2012]
First Intelsat EpicNG satellite, Intelsat 29e, will be Boeing 702MP.
[Herald online – 09/04/2012]
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses general director of Khrunichev Space Center, Vladimir Nesterov.
[SatNews – 09/04/2012]
United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan hold satellite frequency coordination meeting.
[AME – 09/04/2012]
Joint space agency for Africa considered at meeting in Sudan of continent’s communications and IT ministers.
[phys.org – 09/04/2012]
Squire Tech Solutions serves hundreds of satellite Mobile Responder units in post hurricane response to Mississippi-, Louisiana-, and Arkansas-based teams.
[Azosensors.com – 09/04/2012]
MTN’s yacht customers can now view HD content, with MTN’s VSAT connections using Jetstream HD streaming content solution.
[SatNews – 09/04/2012]
Hungarian company Magyar Telekom signs long-term AMOS capacity lease.
[Satellite Today – 09/04/2012]
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. gets $1.2 million order from defense contractor for solid-state high-power amplifiers for use in transportable satellite communications systems by U.S. military.
[Herald online – 09/04/2012]
inthinc selects ORBCOMM for global M2M communications service.
[4-traders – 09/04/2012]
DARPA program to harvest and reuse satellite components involves high school students.
[Occupational Health & Safety – 09/03/2012]
Thales Alenia Space Espana to present Paper “Security in IP Satellite Networks: . . .” at Sixth International Conference of Advanced Multimedia Satellite and Signal Processing for Space Communications.
[Defence Professionals – 09/03/2012]
HTS Paradigm Shift – Industry views of High Throughput Satellites change dramatically over past five years.
[NSR – 08/28/2012]
NSR 3rd edition, SCADA/M2M Via Satellite report available in October.
[NSR – October 2012]
NSR 5th Edition, Global Direct-to-Home Markets report available in September.
[NSR – September 2012]
Europe and China will share data from ocean-monitoring satellites.
[Space News – 08/30/2012]
Twin U.S. satellites rocket into orbit to explore radiation belts and protect planet from solar outbursts.
{R&D Magazine – 08/30/2012]
Defense Weather Systems Directorate celebrates 50 years of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP).
[SatNews – 08/30/2012]
Russia’s NPO Molnya Space Design Bureau developing hypersonic unmanned rocket vehicle capable of orbiting satellites.
[Satelllite Today – 08/30/2012]
Vizada is awarded five-year IDIQ contract with funding ceiling of $2.8 billion to provide land, sea, and air SATCOM services to all federal agencies.
[U.S. Politics Today – 08/30/2012]
Thaicom plans for interim satellite to be placed at its 50.5 degree East orbital slot to maintain the location rights.
[Satellite Today – 08/30/2012]
Dish Network urges FCC not to shift its spectrum holdings in the 2GHz band, and to approve rules for using satellite spectrum in terrestrial settings.
[TeleGeography – 08/30/2012]
Globecomm will introduce new business unit, Globecomm Europe, at IBC.
[SatNews – 08/30/2012]
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to leave giant asteroid Vesta and travel three billion miles in 2 1/2 yeas to dwarf planet Ceres.
[SatNews – 08/30/2012]
Russia to launch two space laboratories within next four years.
[SatNews – 08/30/2012]
Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and Newtec announce number of meetings and initiatives relating to satellite interference at IBC.
[SatNews – 08/29/2012]
Largest public media enterprise in the U.S., Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), installs large set of Newtec M6100 modulators for content distribution as part of upgrade to DVB-S2 and H264, as well as Carrier ID for interference migigation.
[SatNews – 08/29/2012]
ITC deepens local presence in Africa with acquisition of Spidersat.
[Herald Online – 08/29/2012]
SES signs capacity agreement with Romantis, who will use NSS-12 Ku-band capacity to support growing connectivity needs across Russia and Central Asia.
[SatNews – 08/29/2012]
KVH introduces new onboard terminal for its mini-VSAT Broadband service including its breakthrough IP-enabled antenna control unit, CommBox ACU, with IP network and Wi-Fi features.
[SatNews – 08/29/2012]
United Arab Emirates is elected as member of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization Advisory Committee.
[Khaleej Times – 08/28/2012]
MTN Satellite Communications launches MTN Worldwide TV for maritime customers.
[SatNews – 08/28/2012]
Intelsat Mobility offering highlights convergence of FSS and MSS markets.
[Satellite Today – 08/28/2012]
Dish Networks broadens international Internet-based television service to be viewable on PCs and Mac computers.
[Home Media Magazine – 08/28/2012]
C-COM Satellite Systems receives type approval from ViaSat for its iNetVu Ka-75V antenna system, for operation on ViaSat’s Exede professional Ka-band high-capacity satellite service.
[SatNews – 08/28/2012]
Satlink upgrades MCPC platform on AsiaSat 5 satellite to DVB-S2.
[SatNews – 08/28/2012]
Advantech Wireless rolls out new X-, C-band manpack BUCs.
[Satellite Today – 08/28/2012]
EchoStar files patent application for rooftop weather station.
[Satellite Today – 08/27/2012]
Satellite companies look to drones for growth.
[Washington Post – 08/26/2012]
iDirect Government Technologies to provide satellite router board modems to L-3 GCS for Hawkeye III 2.0M VSAT terminals.
[U.S. Politics Today – 08/26/2012]
Eight satellite providers win Custom Satellite Communications Solutions contract awarded by the General Services Administration and the Defense Information Systems Agency for commercial satellite services.
[Space News – 08/24/2012]
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology denies department’s involvement in satellite jamming; head of health committee rejects denial and claims jamming is dangerous to public health.
[Radio Free Europe Persian Letters – 08/24/2012]
RUAG Space selected by Orbital Sciences to provide two space-hardened GPS receivers for NASA’s ICESat-2 Earth observation mission.
[SatNews – 08/24/2012]
Gottlieb International Group announces first webinar, entitled “The Battle for the Broadband Maritime Customer – Global Xpress vs. EpicNG, the KVH V11, O3b” September 13.
[SatNews – 08/24/2012]
NASA twin space probes set to explore Earth’s Van Allen Belts, radiation belts that can jeopardize satellites and disrupt communications when deflected by solar flares.
[msnbc – 08/23/2012]
Euroconsult’s latest research report, “Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2021″ reveals a good year for FSS operators in 2011.
[SatNews – 08/23/2012]
Canadian Defense Department plans new $1 billion Arctic surveillance satellite network. [Satellite Today – 08/23/2012]
AsiaSat increases profits after abandoning unsuccessful joint venture with Dish Network.
[Satellite Today – 08/23/2012]
Cruise ship lines seek to offer land-quality communications at sea; MTN and Wireless Maritime Services partner to create new smart phone app designed to make at-sea communications less painful.
[Cruise Critic – 08/23/2012]
Inmarsat expects demand for mobile satellite communications in Malaysia to continue to grow, especially in the shipping industry.
[Bernama.com – 08/23/2012]
South Africa to launch nanosatellite weighing 1.2 kilograms and running on same amount of power as 5W light bulb in November to collect information about space weather.
[SatNews – 08/23/2012]
XCOR Aerospace to establish East Coast U.S. operational base in Florida, and if market develops, build a manufacturing and assembly center for XCOR Lynx Mark II suborbital reusable launch vehicles.
[SatNews – 08/23/2012]
Indian Space Research Organization plans 100th launch, carrying two foreign satellites into orbit in September.
[Satellite Today – 08/23/2012]
RIA Novosti planning a space satellite manufacturing plant in Shchyolkovo, just outside the Russian capital.
[SatNews – 08/23/2012]
Atlas V launch of National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload rescheduled for September 13.
[SatNews – 08/22/2012]
Japan’s Marubeni Aerospace to help Myanmar launch small Earth observation satellite.
[Satellite Today – 08/22/2012]
Inmarsat to launch U.S. based global pre-paid satellite voice and data service.
[Satellite Today – 08/22/2012]
Terrorism trial at Gitmo delayed when Internet service at U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, serviced by satellite downlinks in Maine and Maryland, was interrupted because of fiber-optic lines cut during train derailment.
[Security Blogs – 08/22/2012]
Hughes Communications India receives Prasad Film Laboratories contract to implement broadband satellite network to distribute digital cinema content to 1000 sites.
[Telecom Tiger – 08/22/2012]
Kongsberg Satellite Services gets contract to provide ground station services for the next generation of NAS weather satellites.
[SatNews – 08/22/2012]
IPSTAR partners with iDirect to expand broadband satellite solution portfolio for Asia Pacific.
[Broadcast Newsroom – 08/22/2012]
Global Data Broadcast, developed by Celestech Inc., enables delivery of data to users everywhere on Earth via new satellite-based wireless broadcast capability using small low-power mobile terminals, high-power transmissions, and pole-to-pole coverage.
[SatNews – 08/22/2012]
Invisibility cloak technology research develops metamaterials which are being used in the design of cheaper and easier-to-use satellite communications equipment.
[Cnet – 08/21/2012]
SatLink Communications has partnership with Telesat to deliver TV programming to Latin America on new Ku-band MCPC DVB-S2 platform using Telesat’s Telstar 12 satellite.
[SatNews – 08/21/2012]
New Satellite Hot Spot product launched by Maxwell Technology set to empower South African township and rural entrepreneurs – World Bank research shows direct correlation between broadband penetration and gross domestic product (GDP).
[Biz Community – 08/21/2012]
NASA’s Landsat time lapse photos show catastrophic destruction caused by Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980, and remarkable recovery in the 30 years since.
[SatNews – 08/21/2012]
Mississippi low level during 2012 drought contrasted with high level during 2011 flooding in satellite photos.
[SatNews – 08/21/2012]
“Tackling Satellite Interference,” a Microwave Journal special report with detailed discussion of sources of satellite interference and methods to combat it, including Carrier ID and Geolocation services.
[Microwave Journal Special Report – 08/20/2012]
NASA awards California Institute of Technology 5 year $8.5 billion contract to manage the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
[R&D Magazine – 08/20/2012]
Intelsat 21 launched successfully from a mobile launch platform in the Pacific Ocean; Intelsat 21 will replace Intelsat 9 at 302° East and is expected to have a useful life of more than 18 years.
[Space.com – 08/19/2012]
View the launch replay
Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association announces commitment to promote hiring of 4,000 qualified veterans and military spouses into consumer satellite industry by 2014.
[SatNews – 08/19/2012]
Newtec rapidly expands Latin American presence beyond Brazil into Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, while increasing efficiency with Clean Channel Technology and combating interference with Carrier ID insertion in its new broadcast modulator.
[IT News Online 08/17/2012]
Penny-sized rocket thruster may soon power the smallest satellites in space.
[SatNews – 08/17/2012]
PacStar wins TacSat Nano contract from 6th Contracting Squadron, MacDill AFB.
[SatNews – 08/17/2012]
As Russian Prime Minister Medvedev orders Roscosmos to sort out its problems to reverse the string of 7 failed launches and 10 satellites lost in last year an a half, the head of the Krunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Vladimir Nesterov, resigns.
[SatNews – 08/16/2012]
Harris is awarded Space Systems/Loral contract for reflector deployment booms for use on two unnamed high-throughput communications satellites.
[Satellite Today – 08/16/2012]
Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration satellites participate in test of next generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system.
[SatNews – 08/16/2012]
Ball Aerospace Technologies will incorporate essential data communication enhancements for the Joint Polar Satellite System under development for early launch in 2017.
[Space Daily – 08/16/2012]
Kratos SAT Corp to supply Monics carrier monitoring system and related products to Space Systems/Loral in support of one of its customers that will provide broadband communications services in remote areas.
[iStockAnalyst – 08/16/2012]
Sagetech Corporation wins Harris Corporation subcontract for AireonSM, a revolutionary advancement in air traffic management that will be hosted on Iridium’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.
[Virtual Strategy – 08/16/2012]
Dish Network expected to offer nationwide satellite broadband on Echostar 17, with early offering download speeds of up to 5 Mbps though rates up to 15 Mbps are possible.
[Bloomberg – 08/16/2012]
MTN Satellite Communications and Wireless Maritime Services launch Connect at Sea voice application.
[Telecom Lead – 08/16/2012]
Russian manufacturer ISS Reshetnev makes contact with PT Telkom’s Telcom-3 satellite that was placed in useless orbit following failed launch last week.
[Satellite Today – 08/15/2012]
Arianespace sets launch date for Indian Space Research Organization’s next communication satellite, GSAT-10.
[Satellite Today – 08/15/2012]
Satellite Interference Reduction group pushes participation in use of carrier ID with catchy slogan “Stop Interference Now . . . its a SIN.”
[SatNews – 08/15/2012]
Georgia Tech to assist Sierra Nevada Corporation in quest to develop commercial space flight system by providing expertise on how to ensure the smoothest possible re-entry for SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.
[R&D Magazine – 08/15/2012]
Automated L-72 hour launch countdown sequence is initiated by the Sea Launch and Energia Logistics teams at the Equator for the launch of Intelsat 21 on August 17.
[SatNews – 08/14/2012]
Atlas V mission carrying the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-3 payload including cubesats is rescheduled for September 6.
[SatNews – 08/14/2012]
View of London’s Olympic Park is captured by the smallest imager aboard ESA’s smallest mission – the High Resolution Camera aboard the Proba-1 microsatellite.
[SatNews – 08/14/2012]
Cobham gets $65 million Boeing contract to supply electronic systems for three satellites of WGS satellite program.
[SatNews – 08/13/2012]
New detection technique could predict solar flares more than a day before they occur, providing advance warning to protects satellites, power grids, and astronauts from potentially dangerous radiation.
[R&D Magazine 08/13/2012]
NASA selects three teams to advance the state of the art for small spacecraft in the areas of communications, formation flying, and docking systems.
[SatNews – 08/13/2012]