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March 28, 2017 One the Show Floor: Demoing ASV Ops Are Kongsberg Maritime and ASV Global In addition to on-water demonstrations, KONGSBERG is also planning a booth packed with new technology at Ocean Business...
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NATO Digging Into Their Wallets for Global Hawk SATCOM and More... The treaty alliance was slated to have all five of their US-made Global Hawk drones delivered by the end of 2017.
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Talks Between the UAE's TRA and Malaysia Regarding Interference Challenges The discussions were focused on the best ways of supporting a number of space-based services...
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DC Output Isolated and Regulated by Marotta Controls' 1-STEP 1-STEP uniquely achieves three-phase Active Power Factor Correction (APFC)...
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On the Show Floor... Fleet Management Takes the Lead for ORBCOMM at TCA Annual Convention The GT 1100-LTE devices with integrated cargo sensors are designed for installation outside a loaded or unloaded asset in less than 15 minutes...
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On the Show Floor... Cobham @ IWCE 2017 with New Technologies on Display Also in the spotlight on Cobham’s IWCE 2017 booth is the brand-new EXPLORER 8120 VSAT terminal...
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Growth in Wireless Backhaul via Satellite Reported by NSR in New Report Bandwidth efficiency and cheap capacity is not enough, and platforms need to be able to optimize traffic to boost network utilization.
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Fuller Named as CTO for Globecast Ken will lead all aspects of the company’s technical development and will work closely with the executive management team ...
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The Debut of Kognifai from KONGSBERG Since 2014, different business units within KONGSBERG have merged their technology, knowledge, and effort to create Kognifai...
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Off-Air Testing of Satellite Communications Terminals and Solutions Essential When validating and testing solutions using satellite communications, the uncontrollable and sometimes unpredictable conditions of a live satellite service can be problematic.
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Debugging App for ViaSat Satellite Debugging Selected — McObject®'s eXtremeDB® Today, approximately 1 million metric entries per second are captured from the ViaSat ground system using eXtremeDB.
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Norsat Agreement for Their Acquisition by Hytera Project Corporation As previously disclosed by Norsat on March 17, 2017, Privet Fund Management LLP (“Privet”) submitted a non-binding letter of interest to acquire the Company for cash consideration of $10.25 USD per share subject to due diligence...
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Russia's Top Military Brass Warns Nearly All Low-Orbit Satellites Within Reach of US Missiles Russia's General Staff says practically all low orbit spacecraft will be within the missile defense’s killing zone
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March 27, 2017 Irdeto Signs On With HorizonSAT and GOBX to Provide Security Solutions and Services Irdeto Cloaked CA with Irdeto FlexiCore will enable HorizonSAT to securely launch and deliver new payTV services to the...
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University Students to Send North Dakota's First Satellite to the ISS “Just in the last week or two, we have been quickly responding to a lot of queries from NASA …"
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A Wireless Underwater Charge from Aerojet Rocketdyne for US Navy The Navy will be able to prioritize and schedule fielded UUVs that require remote recharging...
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Playout System for Nilesat Delivered by Harmonic The Harmonic solution consists of Spectrum™ MediaCenter servers, MediaGrid shared storage...
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Japan's Government to Enhance Measures for Satellite Malfunctions They will be required to consider such criteria as satellites’ resistance to collisions with space debris,
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New Exhibition Halls Packed with Exhibitors for ANGA COM 2017 This year, ANGA COM moves into two new exhibition halls and the modern CongressCenter North.
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NSR Report Delves Into the Opportunities for Land-Mobile Players There's quite a lot of speculation on how new LEO HTS broadband constellations will affect established networks in the land-mobile via satellite markets.
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Newest Weather Satellite Technology There It GOES “They make it look so simple..."
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Verizon Brings SES Onboard for an Ultra HD Delivery Trial erizon is among a recent wave of multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs) evaluating the SES satellite-based Ultra HD solution...
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Far Exceeding Initial Expectations, EO-1 Is Now Set for Decommissioning Launched in November of 2000 as part of NASA's New Millennium Program, the satellite captured images of Earth...
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IAF's Upcoming Meetings' Revelations... Once-In-A-Lifetime Technical Visits Chinese Society of Astronautics seven concrete priority actions geared toward stepping up the Federation’s actions in the peaceful development of space for the benefit of humanity.
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Airbus Defence and Space Introduces Four New Executive Committee Members Airbus Defence and Space has undertaken a strategy update with a clear focus on growth after years of consolidation.
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Arianespace Strike Grows Uglier ... Indefinite Launch Delay “Guiana has become the most crime-ridden area in France, public services are overwhelmed and people are shut out of medical services.”
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March 24, 2017 A Penetrating Technology from Orolia Configured with an embedded STL receiver and a small patch antenna, the SecureSync was able to sync up with the STL signal in several challenging indoor locations.
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Flat Panel Antennas and the Connected World — An NSR Report The surge in demand for connectivity-on-the-move has been a major trend for the satellite industry this decade...
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XSAT Ties In With Yahsat XSAT will be targeting end users, education and healthcare projects, NGOs and service providers in Africa...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne's RS-25 Engine Blasts Away at Stennis Space Center The new controller has 20 times the processing capability of the shuttle-era controller and offers increased reliability...
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March 23, 2017 SATCOM Enhancements for Green Reefers by NSSLGlobal NSSLGlobal has now been tasked with undertaking seven new installs and 11 swap-outs...
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The ISRO's South Asian Satellite's New Participant is Bangladesh India will launch the satellite shortly...
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Payloads from US National Laboratory Research Prepped and Ready for Orbital ATK CRS-7 Launch The ISS US National Laboratory is chartered to facilitate research in the microgravity environment that benefits life on Earth.
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Hisdesat's PAZ Partnering With SAR Constellation PAZ will be positioned in the same orbit as the German owned TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites and form a high-resolution SAR satellite constellation with them.
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MAXUS is Maximum in Every Aspect ... Ready to Go Weightless for Experiments The samples are melted before flight and as soon microgravity is reached the different melts are set in contact with each other
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Strikers Still Stopping Progress of Launch of Arianespace's Flight VA236 The evolution of the situation does not permit the restart of operations for the Ariane 5 launch scheduled for today...
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Georgia Votes Yes to Build a Spaceport Helping to absolve companies of all but gross negligence is seen as a key part of any attempt to land the project.
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EgyptSat Takes $64 Million from China for an EO Satellite... China's Ulterior Motive? a part of a US$7 billion Chinese grant to develop infrastructure along the Suez Canal Economic Zone as part of Beijing’s One Belt One Road...
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NASA's SWIFT Satellite Captures Shattered Star's Debris ... Maps Death Spiral Into a Black Hole Astronomers call this a tidal disruption event.
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March 22, 2017 First Images from SBIRS GEO-3 Received The Lockheed Martin team is also working to modernize the fifth and sixth SBIRS satellites under a no-cost contract modification for the US Air Force.
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DataPath Opening Up in Dubai The Dubai office opening is part of an extended DataPath initiative to invest in infrastructure expansion.
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Now There's 3D for Airborne Audio Management from Orbit Communications Applications include radio separation, crew positioning, directional safety alerts and real-time threat alerts aligned to the pilot’s line-of-sight.
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Disaster Response and Connecting Affected Communities Enabled by SES The plug-and-play modular RRV solution can easily integrate and deploy an array of communications technologies and devices aboard its mobile vehicle...
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Seeing Double with UHP Networks at CABSAT... New Products and New Ideas Presented at Singtel Seminar Seeing double—UHP Networks will be seen in two places at CABSAT, March 21-23...
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Application of GaN-on-Diamond Materials Foundation of New Akash SATCOM Firm Creating this future begins with Akash’s high-performance components, which includes GaN-on-Diamond Hybrids and MMIC Power Amplifiers...
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Complete Vessel Visibility Via ORBCOMM, Pole Star and Weatherdock Product Partnership Hali combines terrestrial and satellite AIS data capability with two-way satellite M2M technology to deliver reliable vessel location data to...
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Es’hailSat Brings Solutions for 4K UHD Transmission to CABSAT 2017 They are also pleased to be planning the launch in 2018 of Es’hail-2 which will provide new capacity for MENA.
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ULA's Delay of Orbital ATK's Cygnus™ Launch ULA announces the delay of Cygnus and the measures taken to ensure the launch will be safe and productive.
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SpeedCast Opens a Shop in Papua New Guinea ... Familiar Territory SpeedCast has acquisitions of Pactel International in 2013 and Oceanic Broadband in 2014.
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March 21, 2017 Terraformation to Create a Lake for Martian Inhabitation Inhabitation of Mars is a goal shared by many national space agencies and aerospace firms.
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Rocket Lab Raises $75 Million in Funding... Ready to Revolutionize Satellite Launches Rocket Lab has received to date $148 million, with the company now valued in excess of $1 billion (USD).
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University of Alberta's Ex-Alta 1 Smallsat to Dig Into Space Weather Ex-Alta 1 is part of a newer generation of technologies that puts space exploration and research within reach of students and smaller startup companies.
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Ongoing Launch Blockage — The Strike (A "Social Movement") Continues the Delay of an Arianespace Mission The strike continues to hold up SGDC and KORESAT-7 departure...
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Sarah Parker Named As Interim Group Manager Director by SSTL Sarah Parker has been part of SSTL’s team since 1997...
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Pressure Mounts on Australian Government to Launch Space Agency South Australia has a long history in the space industry, which started when the Woomera Test Range was established in 1947 about 450km north of Adelaide.
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Marlink Involved in Hybrid Digital Network for Iraqi O&G Company The partners will seamlessly integrate Marlink’s Terralink VSAT service with MEO satellite services in addition to fiber Internet connectivity.
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Eutelsat Approves of ND SatCom's Plug 'n Play Ka-Band Terminal The new generation of Ka2Go is fully KA-SAT compatible, ready for existing Ka-band service offerings on the market.
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Eurovision Gains C-Band Capacity on the AsiaSat 5 Satellite The C-band transponders will be used for occasional live sports and news transmissions in the APAC region.
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Capacity Agreements x2 for SES Both companies have renewed a long-term agreement for the use of transponder capacity...
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Talia Builds Ground Infrastructure Using iDirect Technology Talia OnDemand has been designed for organizations operating in regions where fixed line services can be unreliable...
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Rural Villages in Afghanistan Gain Connectivity Via SpeedCast and Wasel Telecom SpeedCast and Wasel Telecom collaborated on a bid for an upcoming project for the Afghan government.
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ULA's Delay of Orbital ATK's Cygnus to Space Station... Hydraulic Issues, Again The extra time will allow teams to work on a hydraulic issue found on ground support equipment.
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ScopeTel Joins the NorthTelecom Family This agreement with ScopeTel further strengthens NorthTelecom's position in the APAC market.
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March 20, 2017 Enhanced RF Wireless Testing for US Government Program Supported by Quintech Electronics Mesh Test Matrix Quintech’s mesh matrices are used in research test beds to certify the design of critical communications technologies for the military.
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China Strives to Imitate SpaceX... Recover and Reuse Launch Rockets China is developing a system to recover parts of rockets used in space launches to bring down costs and make its space program ...
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University of Virginia Developing Smallsat Ground Station... The station will allow student engineers to track and collect data from their craft, scheduled to be launched into orbit in late 2018...
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Japan's New Satellite to Keep an Eye on North Korea The Radar 5 unit was carried into space on Japan’s mainstay H-IIA rocket from a launch site in the country’s southwest.
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Success for First On Orbit Experiments for SpacePharma's DIDO2 Smallsat The successful experiment studied the effect of microgravity on the kinetic profile of enzymatic reactions.
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Record Setting Rocket Launch by USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Students The March 4 blastoff from Spaceport America was years in the making and built on knowledge passed down since the lab’s founding in 2004.
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L3 Telemetry and RF Products Successful Role in Iridium NEXT Satellite Constellation Launch Each Iridium NEXT satellite currently carries the L3 T&RF CDU-100...
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Marlink Acquires Palantir Their Long-Term Vessel IT Management Partner
Marlink and Palantir already have an amiable relationship...
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Multimedia Exchange Platform for Arab States Broadcasting Union Secures Newtec Dialog® Technology Work to upgrade the architecture has already started, with MENOSPLUS+ due to go live later in 2017.
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App Notes from Keysight Technologies are Battery-Centric Smart devices, which rely on internet connectivity to collect and exchange data, have a unique set of engineering demands.
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On the CABSAT 2017 Show Floor... UHP Networks Product Manifest On Display The technologies from UHP Networks on display for attendees include...
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Satellite and Cell Services Contract in Support of VA Transportation Services Through Kevadiya Gained by ORBCOMM The VA recently extended the VTS program based on the success of the ORBCOMM-Kevadiya telematics solution.
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Yahsat Has an EPOCH of an Experience with Kratos Defense and Security Satellite Fleet Support Kratos’ EPOCH® Integrated Product Suite (IPS) will provide C2 for Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite...
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Orbital ATK Adds Their Expertise and Technologies to ULA's WGS-9 Launch Both the satellite and Delta IV launch vehicle use cutting-edge technologies from multiple Orbital ATK facilities.
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Inmarsat Maritime's Fleet Xpress Satisfies Hapag-Lloyd... Signs for Five More Years
Hapag-Lloyd has been an Inmarsat customer for more than a decade
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March 19, 2017 A Double Celebration as USAF's WGS-9 Launches on the Air Force's 70th Anniversary What a day, a launch and an anniversary celebration for the USAF.
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SSL's EchoStar XXIII Punches Perfectly Through Post-Launch Maneuvers satellite will be deployed at the 45 degrees West orbital location, providing high-power Direct-to Home services into Brazil
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Gets All Fired Up ... Engine Launches WGS-9 for USAF RS-68A booster engine, the RL10B-2 upper-stage engine, 14 helium pressurization tanks, and a 100 lbf bipropellant apogee-raising engine...
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Cheers! to USAF On Its 70th Anniversary and Launch of WGS-9 Satellite ... Wideband constellation as it is a major milestone in a 20-year partnership with Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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Arianespace Doubles Up For Brazil and South Korea's Heavy-Lift Launch The go-ahead was delivered at the completion of today’s Launch Readiness Review
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March 18, 2017 On the CABSAT 2017 Show Floor... Newtec Offers Product Views and Demos and a Willems Presentation Newtec wishes all to stop by their booth B7-20 (Hall 7)...
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EUMETSAT and CNSA Agree... Expand Monitoring from Space The cooperation encompasses data exchange, scientific cooperation and coordination of respective observation systems in the context of ...
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Arabsat 5C's Extended C-Band Perfect for CETel Expansion for Africa CETel delivers connectivity to rural areas in many African countries...
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Stafford to Receive National Space Society's 2017 Space Pioneer Award Thomas Stafford graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1952 but quickly became a US Air Force Officer.
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On the CABSAT 2017 Show Floor... ETL Systems Showcasing StingRay The range now includes modules to convert a range of frequencies including L-band, broadband and more...
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USAF Prepares for Launch of WGS Which Many Nations' Military Support Lieutenant Colonel James Dryburgh, New Zealand Deputy Director C4 Operations stated, "WGS has provided the cornerstone of the New Zealand Defence Force's...
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On the CABSAT 2017 Show Floor... Kratos Solutions for VSAT Mitigation and HTS Needs On Display Among the solutions to be featured in Stand # 805, Hall 8, are...
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March 16, 2017 Fleet Management Limited Upgrades Their Vessels to Inmarsat Fleet Xpress Fleet Management Limited (FML) has successfully upgraded all vessels that were previously equipped with Inmarsat’s XpressLink Ku-band service to Fleet Xpress.
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Contract Mod Received by Lockheed Martin for SBIRS Constellation Ground Works The integrated system supports multiple missions simultaneously, while meeting stringent availability requirements.
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SpaceX Sends Off EchoStar XXIII to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit While strong winds initially caused a delay, today SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is on its was to deliver EchoStar XXIII...
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Shovels Fly as Ground is Broken For OneWebSatellites Spacecraft Integration Facility The company expects to produce a satellite every eight-hour shift.
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March 15, 2017 Astronauts Kelly and Kornienko to Receive 2017 Space Achievement Award During 33rd Space Symposium The 2017 Space Achievement Award recognizes individuals or organizations for successful milestones in space exploration and development.
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Space 2.0 Presents Space Industry Commercialization Expertise... Disruptive private spaceflight companies and startups with actionable business models will be able to network with...
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SpeedCast's Unprecedented Connectivity to Cruise Ships ... New Larger Ships Drive Consumption The highest consuming ships are using multiple terabytes of data per month
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SpeedCast Helping Out With Christmas Island Connectivity SpeedCast was notified one week ago and rapidly initiated discussions with partners and the Australian Government to meet the needs of islanders.
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SI Imaging Services KOMPSAT Data Now Also Available From LAND INFO With this agreement, LAND INFO will expand its offering of value-added feature extraction and classification to include the use of KOMPSAT imagery.
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IRG's Coleman Hosts and Presents Workshop at Defence Satellites 2017 in Rome This workshop will endeavor to provide a detailed overview of the latest techniques and technologies available to ensure guaranteed transmissions.
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Airbus' EUTELSAT 272B Ready for Travel to Kourou All-electric propulsion for orbit-raising and on-station maneuvers inaugurates significant mass savings on this class of mission.
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SSL and MDA US Systems' Arm Support Receives NASA Notoriety SSL and MDA have the ability to build on robotics technologies proven on the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, and Mars landers and rovers.
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Here Come the Supplies... ULA's Launch Date for Orbital ATK's Cygnus™ Resupply Mission for NASA and ISS So you're flying in the International Space Station and you've been looking forward to getting some more of your favorite snacks. Good news...
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SES' First Hybrid Boeing-Built Satellite Migration to Korou Completed for an Arianespace Launch SES-15 was delivered by a cargo jetliner that landed at Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne.
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Solutions for Government Tracking Needs to be Supplied by Comtech Telecommunications These orders were from a Fortune 100 US Government contractor and an international government science and technology institute...
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What's on NEXT? Ask Cobham and Their Space Grade Products Aboard Iridium's NEXT ... flat plate antennas are used for the inter-satellite links, providing communications between satellites of the Iridium NEXT constellation.
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hisdeSAT Brings in SpaceX to Send Their PAZ Satellite to Orbit The launch is targeted to occur during the last quarter of 2017 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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March 14, 2017 Three Diamonds will Soon Fly... GomSpace to create satellite constellation for Sky and Space Global Imagine if you've got to create a constellation of satellites in four years... where to begin?
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GEE There's No Time for Sea Sickness ... Airtime Portal on Cruise Ships Keeps Folks Busy and Happy at Sea patented SpeedNet™ web browsing technology will give passengers a high-speed Wi-Fi experience similar to what they get on shore.
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COMSAT Awarded Contract to Provide Department of Defense with Global Xpress SATCOM as a Service (SaaS) Global Xpress SaaS provides 24/7/365 management, monitoring and support globally and delivers guaranteed data rates to satisfy mission requirements...
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Arianespace Flight VA236 Payload Integration Underway for Ariane 5—SGDC and KORESAT-7 Settling In... Both satellites for Flight VA236 were built by Thales Alenia Space, with the mission’s total payload lift performance set at 10,289 kg. to geostationary transfer orbit.
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Bragging Rights for ViaLite Communications The rankings show that ViaLite also supplied two of the top three in the Independent Top Twenty list for independent operators.
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iShipping Conference in Copenhagen Sails into Success More than 230 attendees gathered to participate in discussions, roundtable sessions, workshops and various interactive networking events...
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Harris Falcon III® Manpack Gains NSA Type-1 Certification The Harris RF-300H manpack delivers data up to 10 times faster and is 20 percent smaller and lighter than previous radios.
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Serco Contracted by EUMETSAT to Continue Meteosat Management Serco’s team of specialists will be responsible for around-the-clock monitoring and control of the four Meteosat meteorological satellites on orbit...
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Winds Withdraw EchoStar XXIII Launch by SpaceX from the Window The expectation is that satellite deployment will occur some 34 minutes post launch.
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Global Eagle Gets Strategic with Norwegian Cruise Line Under the agreement, Global Eagle is implementing flexible, tiered plans for WiFi, texting and video, giving passengers more choices.
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SES and LIST to Drive SATCOM Research The first activities SES and LIST will focus on are related to the ‘Smart Space’ initiative...
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New Space Companies Awarded Rising Five Awards by SSPI The Rising Five are the new space companies in the satellite industry that have made the most substantial progress over the past year.
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USAF Delivers GPS III Launch Contract to SpaceX SpaceX will provide the Government with a total launch solution for the GPS-III satellite...
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Aireon's ADS-B Technology's French Influence Aireon’s space-based ADS-B system will be operational in 2018 upon completion of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation.
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A Trio of Info-Packed Days at CABSAT 2017 Thanks to GVF Collaboration The dialogues will bring contributions from 70 speakers representing global and regional organizations from the satellite solutions...
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Strategic Partnership and Investment by SKY Perfect JSAT with Kymeta Kymeta has developed a satellite antenna technology that harnesses the traits of metamaterials.
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Winning Their Second MSUA Award — Thuraya's XT-PRO Dual Product Thuraya’s XT-PRO DUAL is the world’s first dual mode, dual SIM phone that unlocks the power of convergence and sets new standards for the industry.
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Israel Aerospace Industries' ELM-2112 Radar ... Sees Despite Trees ... Penetrates Dense Foliage the new radar can penetrate from several kilometers away into dense vegetation, detects moving targets in dense shrubs, forests, and jungles...
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March 13, 2017 UHP Network's updated 3.4 version can dramatically double data throughput ... and more version 3.4 will save as much as 20 percent of bandwidth in the return TDMA link and, at the same time, double the data throughput of that link as well as ...
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This FPGA from NEC is perfectly suited for space... NEC now claims their NanoBridge technology enables a tenfold improvement over the power efficiency of conventional FPGAs...
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Safety on the Australian bounding main through ORBCOMM and Kordia ORBCOMM and Kordia will provide satellite AIS data used for ship tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts to AMSA...
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Showing their wares at Ocean Business 17 is Rock Seven's vessel and asset tracking technologies RockFLEET and RockBLOCK have already been embraced by ocean science and commercial maritime users...
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Lao Sat-1 is the focus of interest by a number of entities for transmissions Kanboon Sompraingarm is one of several companies interested in the television broadcasting service offered through the Lao Sat-1 ...
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A smartphone interface for HTS from hiSky The hiSky Smartellite device will also meet the needs of the growing IoT market.
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Cobham's Ka-band Antenna Will Support Telenor's THOR 7 HTS Cobham’s innovative SAILOR 600 VSAT Ka antenna is expected to count for the majority of installations under this supply agreement.
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Ka-Band product family from Norsat International now extended... These 50W BUCs are up to 20 percent smaller, 50 percent lighter, and 50 percent more energy efficient...
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Globalstar and Inmarsat's partnership ... will cross-sell satellite services will be forming a partnership to cross-sell their respective products and services, which will benefit both companies
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Globalsat's Relationship Just Got Better with Inmarsat ... Appointed Enterprise Distribution Partner In Americas This improved situation will enable folks to have access of upcoming products, direct hotlines to operations personnel for faster customer support and ...
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March 10, 2017 Entering the realms of CABSAT for the first time is ScopeTel The company believes CABSAT is a superb launching pad for the firm as well as a hot spot for promoting their VSAT products and services.
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During D.C. show, NSLComm gained their first customer.... IAI... The company demo'd their foldable antenna at booth 339 in Hall B during Satellite 2017.
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Three majors join forces for Thales' FlytLIVE™ solution These agreements will allow Thales to initiate its next-generation connected inflight experience offering in North America this year.
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Micro-Hyperspec enables GHGSat's Claire to capture 500th measurement of green house gas emissions A sensor proven for military/defense applications, Headwall’s Micro-Hyperspec is small, light, and robust spectral imager for LEO satellite use.
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Rock Seven's RockFLEET and RockBLOCK are dynamic solutions in marine based communities delivered tracking data from in-shore scallop fishing vessels, which added with stock survey information created heatmaps of the live fishing activity.
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India’s first lunar probe found orbiting moon eight years after losing radio contact NASA finds the Chandrayaan spacecraft 200 kilometres above the lunar surface
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ULA calls delay of OA-7 Cygnus ... booster hydraulic issue The additional time will allow the team to replace a component and continue with launch preparations.
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March 9, 2017 Debuting at the D.C. trade show is Advantech Wireless' WaveSwitch™ The firm's novel service modeling architecture that dynamically optimizes waveform assignment to achieve...
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Pacific Basin's 99 vessels now have KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband deployed aboard Pacific Basin chose KVH’s IP-MobileCast content delivery service to provide crewmembers with ...
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Globalstar's Monroe enters SSPI's Satellite Hall of Fame To date, SPOT devices are responsible for initiating 4,967 rescues around the world, on five continents and in 89 countries.
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A 50 percent reduction in mass and schedule accomplished by SSL's additive manufacturing This first antenna tower was designed using these techniques, which include additive manufacturing, which is more commonly known as 3D printing and was launched...
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March 8, 2017 SES' NSS-806 to bring SPI Int'l and FILMBOX channels to LATAM SPI will extend its reach in Latin America thanks to the C-band capacity of NSS-806...
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Two new satellites to be built by Space Flight Laboratory FL specializes in implementing high-performance nano-, micro- and smallsat missions at low cost on tight schedules.
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Improved ATC and operational efficiencies save billions, thanks to SATCOM Inmarsat and Helios have released a study...
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500 aircraft agree... Iridium's Safety Voice replaces HF radio systems The service's dialing system requires multiple user authentication steps for in-flight communications ensuring urgent communications are not interrupted.
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SpeedCast Honored as Operator of the Year by World Teleport Association One of SpeedCast’s most significant achievements from last year was the partnership with Airbus Defence and Space...
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IDC to incorporate DataPath's MaxView® cybersecurity solution into their offerings... At the D.C. trade show, IDC and DataPath will address cybersecurity challenges with technology incorporation...
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Joining the WTA's Board of Directors is STN's Mitja Lovsin... Mitja Lovsin has extensive knowledge of all aspects of the day to day challenges of the teleport industry...
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The 2017 Teleport Awards handed out at D.C. trade event... The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional...
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Laser comms riding on the SpaceDataHighway for APAC coverage from Airbus Defence and Space EDRS-D will also be able to establish a laser communication link with another geostationary relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn has an Eutelsat launch commitment... This new partnership with Blue Origin reflects Eutelsat’s longstanding strategy to source launch services from multiple agencies...
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A cross-sale partnership developing between Globalstar and Inmarsat... This agreement will provide these companies with new and complementary capabilities...
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Hughes jumps for joy with new JUPITER™ net and elevates flight with JUPITER Aero System The network uses the latest JUPITER™ System technology operating on the recently launched Hughes EchoStar XIX satellite...
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MNOs and backhaul operators now have an SaaS Sevis Systems solution... The Sevis 7000 Series optimization platform was designed with scalable hardware and a software-defined architecture...
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A trilogy of Kymeta reveals during the D.C. show... Kymeta announces three important events for the firm...
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Channel partners across the Channel ... Airbus and Intelsat General deliver flexible MILSATCOM
What happens when you move a satellite? You can extend X-band and UHF coverage in a different region... and they did.
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March 7, 2017 AtlanTechRF reveals their Satellite Simulator Systems' new SNG series at D.C. trade event Comprised of two units, the satellite simulator is either depot-based or portable, thereby facilitating the testing and calibration of news gathering and outside broadcast systems off-satellite.
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Draper's GN&C expertise to play a crucial role with SSL's government-owned satellite servicing mission Until now, being able to rendezvous with, grasp, refuel and re-position a satellite hasn’t been available to commercial markets.
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Next-generation satellite terminal makes market entry from Hughes Network Systems The Hughes HT2500 terminal is a next-generation satellite terminal that has native support for accelerating LTE protocols.
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A plethora of products from Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS) presented at D.C. show... Products and capabilities are available for both Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Near COTS applications, but also for full Mil-Spec requirements.
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With an exhibit booth and roundtable involvement, Arianespace takes their place at the D.C. show... Arianespace is tackling 2017 with an objective for the year of 12 launches and an order book worth over 5 billion euros.
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New antenna systems from Cobham presented to attendees at D.C. show... This antenna system with unique stabilization technology is being presented at booth #1701 and features Auto-Acquire.
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Gilat is upwardly mobile... on-the-move applications are mobility-ready solution on land, sea and air
Mobility service providers to benefit from a new level of spectral efficiency and availability with performance speeds reaching 400Mbps
Fazzt® unwrapped for D.C. show attendees by KenCast The Fazzt® Digital Delivery software is a core component of the firm's solutions to serve various markets...
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Cubic / GATR / Vocality have much to show at Satellite 2017 Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), a business division of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), is displaying...
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Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and KARI sign MOU to cooperate on space-related activities with the goal of cooperating on various space-related activities and transferring expertise.
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WALI smallsat nearing completion at Western Michigan University The WALI team is about 75 percent done with the design of its CubeSat.
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SATCOM components company now owned by senior management Ian McEachern, Orbital Research’s current Vice President of Engineering, will assume the role of president and CEO and will become the majority shareholder.
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Hughes DISD wins General Atomics SATCOM contract and Hughes Network Systems releases HughesNet® Gen5 The new SkyGuardiantm aircraft will provide a next-generation capability...
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AvL debuts a duo of new antennas as well as a product family at the D.C. show... The company also has released a new web-based version of its AAQ Auto-Acquire Antenna Control System as well as SatCAP.
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The eyes have it... Copernicus gets its 'second eye' as Airbus' Sentinel-2B produces color images of Earth The Sentinel-2 mission contributes to the management of food security by providing information for the agricultural sector. Full Story
Another in a line of Arianespace's successes ... sends Sentinel-2B on mission for better life on Earth The satellite’s mission is primarily focused on monitoring land masses and coastal zones around the world.
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CPI offers a special touch at the show ... new TouchPower™1.25 kW SuperLinear® Ku-band rack-mount TWTA New high-power, five rack-unit (RU) TWTA can provide 50 percent more linear operating power than the five RU 750 W TouchPower TWTAs.
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Cobras at the Aussies' border... EM Solutions' Cobra-class satellite communications terminals for Australian Border Force These terminals are the first of their kind to operate on both the commercial Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite system and the military Wideband Global Satcom satellite constellation
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Thales’ first for land-mobile community and military... MissionLINK's complete broadband connectivity Iridium Certus broadband services over a network of 66 satellites that cover 100 percent of the globe, and the most difficult to service, remote locations.
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March 6, 2017 Snagging a transponder on Telesat's Telstar 12 transponder acquired by NSSLGlobal The additional capacity will allow NSSLGlobal to further enhance its VSAT IP@SEA, Cruise-IP and Broad-IP services...
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The Name Game... China's mystery launch of new experimental satellite on unnamed rocket Very little was revealed about the carrier rocket or the satellite in the build up to launch, with rumored names for both proving misleading.
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This booster needs a boost...delay called WGS-9 SATCOM mission for the US Air Force WGS has 19 independent coverage areas, 18 of which can be positioned throughout its field-of-view.
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Comtech EF Data presents their Heights Dynamic Network Access technology to D.C. show attendees The Heights platform offers an uncompromised step change in performance and a vehicle to provide an exceptional end-user Quality of Experience, clearly differentiating the networking solution from all others.
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On the show floor... Kratos to debut new ground system capabilities... These new ground system capabilities to help operators respond to a changing satellite environment.
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On the show floor... C-COM showing off their antennas and an in-car demo of iNmotion® The antenna will be suitable for applications in various Ka-band HTS networks.
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Arianespace' Vega empowered to maneuver Sentinel-2B to designed slot The review was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana and confirmed the “go” status of the four-stage Vega...
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Thrusting first time for a NextGen... Aerojet Rocketdyne's electric engines enable Intelsat's 33e to be operational
This improved fuel efficiency reduces propellant mass by several hundred pounds, enabling the high throughput capability of this new satellite.
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On the show floor... SSL will relay satellite servicing project to attendees... The company is working with NASA and DARPA to advance on orbit servicing capabilities.
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Expensive seven seconds' in space close call... Mars' Moon and NASA's $671Million MAVEN Mars' satellite A close call is an apt description describing everyday happenings. What about a $671M spacecraft about to cross paths with Mars' moon by just seven seconds? Full Story
On the show floor... a boost from Global Eagle Entertainment The company presentations include EMC, which was acquired by the firm in July 2016.
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On the D.C. show floor... iDirect Government debuts airborne satellite routers for military missions... The Airborne Satellite Routers are compatible beginning with iDirect Evolution and Velocity 1.3.
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Arqiva Chalfont Grove attains Tier 4 status from World Teleport Association Full Certification is issued at a Tier number from 1 through 4...
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On the D.C. show floor... Airbus Defence and Space full product and services range revealed The company has a total satellite communications system capability in-house, from spacecraft and payload design...
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Satellite Mediaport Services has NSSLGlobal's confidence with new agreement This new agreement will enable the provision of hosting, terrestrial connectivity and teleport uplink services via Telesat’s new satellite Telstar 12 VANTAGE.
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Aireon ADS-B into in-depth testing with Iridium and Thales These are major milestones on the path towards 100 percent global air traffic surveillance.
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Engineering new talents at AvL Technologies... with three new strategic hires
AvL Technologies has three new strategic hires on its Engineering team.
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Taqnia Space & Arabsat agree to manufacture 6-D Satellite providing satellite services onboard aircraft
The new satellite “6-D” will provide all Ka-, Ku-band satellite telecommunication services, such as the Internet, fixed and mobile TV...
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Isotropic's antenna technology attracts millions in VC Isotropic’s technology breakthrough will allow manufacturing of satellite antennas that have no moving parts and can connect simultaneously to different satellites using different bandwidths.
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Gilat unveils their new dual-band aero antenna at D.C. show tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th The in-flight connectivity dual-band aero antenna combines KuKa technology.
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Sentinel-2B soars and monitors from the soil to the sky... Copernicus' Earth Observation mission This high frequency means they will capture brand-new views of the Earth, monitoring and predicting changes in vegetation and aquatic pollution.
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Making an entry at the D.C. show is Advantech Wireless' 2Gen ASAT II™ system The ASAT II™ System ability to assign all waveforms and access methods from a common bandwidth pool...
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Ball Aerospace displays their capabilities at D.C. show... panel discussion on Tuesday, March 7th... Ball’s expertise on phased array and remote sensing capabilities will be on display throughout Satellite 2017...
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Teleport talk in Satellite 2017 panel presentation with Talia Limited on Tuesday, March 7... As Talia is the only operator on the panel, Mr. Afrasiab will outline what he believes are the essentials for teleport operation...
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ULA to launch NASA's JPSS-2 mission The JPSS-2 mission is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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March 4, 2017 Moving on in... Young named as Crystal's new COO Alan brings with him a wealth of experience in the broadcast and satellite industries.
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Ultra HD trial agreements abound for SES A new wave of Ultra HD trial agreements have been signed with cable operators from coast to coast in the US...
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Active and passive splitters debut from RF-Design and are ready for presentation at D.C. show he company's wide variety incorporates low-cost units (LSEL/LCEL series)...
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Launched on ABS satellites is SMV FreeSat TV for Indonesia The new platform is available across all of Indonesia via the ABS satellites that cover Indonesia.
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VSAT network assets now under Globecomm Connect's purview Customers of Globecomm VSAT can use Globecomm Connect to gain visibility of their network’s status and performance whether at sea or ashore.
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On the show floor... TeamCast's trilogy of debuts for D.C. show Up first is TYGER, a new satellite modulator that offers the same high level of performance as the DVB-S/S2/S2X VYPER modulators...
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ACR's distress beacon, capsize survivor and USCG offer advice Nethersole related his harrowing story from the recent incident when the 2008 Atlantic 57 catamaran was suddenly lifted and flipped over by a likely tornadic waterspout...
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On the show floor... Newtec's presence at the upcoming D.C. show Obtain answers on how the company's solutions can help business goals be reached...
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On the show floor... Orbit's naval, ground system and airborne solutions on display The company intends to unveil its terrestrial TerraTRx™ SATCOM solution for NGSO satellites at the event.
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Dual band aero agnostic antenna enters market from Gilat and Hughes The companies have been working together for nearly two years on the development of the antenna...
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On the show floor... OrbitalATK has space on their mind at the D.C. event Specific satellite systems on display include Orbital ATK’s GEOStar-2 and GEOStar-3 geostationary Earth-orbit (GEO) communications satellite platforms...
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Arabsat's Badr-6 to carry the TRT news platform from Globecast Building on its existing relationship with Arabsat, Globecast is supplying global packaged services to TRT World for this project.
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March 2, 2017 Series A Financing for Astro Digital The firm is now announcing a Series A financing round to the tune of $16.64 million from a syndicate of family funds.
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Here comes the sun, a successful feat for NASA's BGOES-16 and SUVI SUVI is a telescope that monitors the sun in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength range.
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Thaicom demos V-Nova's Perseus™ decoded video PERSEUS software closes the capacity gap for quality delivery to connected devices over existing networks...
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Upcoming COMSYS VSAT Report reveals iDirect's lead The report documents iDirect’s successful efforts to create a common platform with the introduction of Universal Line Cards (ULCs)...
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SSL's gimbal goes to ISS for NASA Raven demo aven will use the two-axis gimbal mechanism to point its Rendezvous and Proximity Operations sensors...
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CPI's ASC Signal Division's President to speak at D.C. show Mr. Buckley will join executives from teleport operators worldwide during the World Teleport Association’s annual track of panels...
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Russia's Angara full cycle rocket manufacturing to start The production facility is due to be ready in the second quarter of 2017...
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A timely expansion of HTS and DVB-S2X product portfolio by Newtec The wideband DVB-S2X and scalable Newtec Dialog® XIF Hubs provide high throughput, high density and carrier grade solutions, as part of the...
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Virgin Orbit enters the commercial space environs Virgin Orbit will offer flexible, routine and low cost launch services for small satellites (smallsats) via the LauncherOne system.
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Advantech Wireless and SatixFy create C7700 VSAT Router at Satellite 2017 This pushes the bandwidth efficiency to the extreme in a compact VSAT router, closer to absolute maximum efficiency, the Shannon Capacity Limit.
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PCI Geomatics team increases... more scientists take on more changes He recently implemented Semi-global Matching (SGM) techniques for extraction of stereo elevation information from high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery.
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March 1, 2017 2017 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recipient named by Space Foundation The award is given annually in recognition of creative and innovative use of technology by K-12 educators, or district-level education personnel.
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Lift Off! NROL-79 Satellite on Mystery Mission for National Reconnaissance Office While the mission remains a secret some have suggested that NRL-79 might be...
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ViaLite's helping hands for McMurdo Group and also a WTA teleport tech finalist ViaLite is providing RF optical and Digital Data links for use at a ground station in Algeria...
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Kiwi's Airways New Zealand and Aireon agree on operational validation trial the development of operational concepts for air traffic management in South Pacific airspace and long-range flow management procedures
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Time for Maerospace's TimeCaster™ for the Canadian government The initial task order for this new contract received by Maerospace is more than three and a half times the value of the previous contract.
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Datum Systems bring more into their M7 modem platform The M7 with DVB-S2/S2X card-set offers up to 50 percent gain in spectral efficiency over traditional satellite modems.
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WTA names their 2017 Teleport Executive of the Year... The Teleport Executive of the Year award is presented to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation...
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On the show floor... EMCORE bringing their new 5200 series to D.C. show The 5200 series transmitter and receiver pairs are available in two frequency range models for tailoring to specific customer requirements.
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Managed services in Africa launched by Thaicom and Intersat Limited The service will provide a secure satellite network on the THAICOM 6/AFRICOM 1 satellite...
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Done deal... maybe — Intelsat and OneWeb to combine synergies... and technologies... as well as new SoftBank investment The complementary strengths of Intelsat and OneWeb, combined with the investment by SoftBank, are intended to create a financially stronger company ...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Sends Secret Satellite Skyward for National Reconnaissance Office "...here at Aerojet Rocketdyne are helping to keep this country – and the brave military men and women protecting it overseas – safe from harm."
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Rocketdyne Gets Hot... Major Milestone NASA’s Orion Spacecraft to Ensure Astronaut Safety So what is hot and how do you test it?
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It Takes a Team Including the US Air Force as Mission Partners to Launch NRO Payload “This launch is a testament to the teamwork between the Air Force and its mission partners."
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Geosync Microwave's latest and greatest RF SATCOM products at Satellite 2017 These synthesizers exhibit extremely low close in phase noise of ≤ -55 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz offset...
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Walton's Hot Air De-Ice melts the enemy... includes plenty of Plenum The company’s patented invention uses a Plenum enclosed on the rear of the antenna.
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