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January 31, 2012
Panasonic Avionics... Two-Way Is Flighty (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has commissioned and tested its new service....   Full Story

NASA... Better Know Your Stuff (Application)
[SatNews] NASA has launched its first multi-player online game to test....   Full Story

XCOR Aerospace + SwRI... Win A Lynx I Seat (Event)
[SatNews] XCOR Aerospace and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have announced the final week to register and become eligible to win....   Full Story

Kazakhstan... Full Operational Status (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Kazakh KazSat-2 satellite is reportedly operating in...   Full Story

Air Force Space Command, ATK, Goodrich, NRL, SMC... ORS-1 On Station... (Satellite)
[SatNews] On January 3rd, Air Force Space Command commander General William Shelton declared....   Full Story

SES... A Moving Experience for SES-3 (Satellite)
[SatNews] SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that the SES-3 satellite....   Full Story

VT iDirect (iDirect)... Improving The Yachting Life (SATCOM)
[SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that....   Full Story

Look Who's Moving On Up @ Ball Aerospace & Technologies
[SatNews] Positive news indeed, as this position was created to place additional emphasis on their operational excellence and delivery of program commitments.   Full Story

Harris... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) reported revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 of $1.45 billion compared with $1.44 billion in the prior-year quarter.   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... Kilauea's Century (Imagery)
[SatNews] Kilauea has experienced a long-term eruption since 1983, though scientists have actually been keeping an eye on the volcano for much longer.   Full Story

DeLorme... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] DeLorme has appointed Patrick Shay to the newly created position of Vice President and General Manager, Connected Solutions.   Full Story

ASC Signal Has Everything Under Control For US Govt (SATCOM)
[SatNews] This contract also includes processing the product for certification to operate with the WGS satellites.   Full Story

SSPI Honors A Stellar Career Of Lieutenant General Ellen Pawlikowski
[SatNews] A Major award for a Lieutenant General recognized for her strong support of the commercial industry and...   Full Story


January 30, 2012
Raytheon + NASA... A New, Blue Marble (Imagery)
[SatNews] NASA has unveiled imagery that is being described as the most amazing high definition image of Earth.   Full Story

NASA... Kepler Counts 'Em (Satellite)
[SatNews] NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets.   Full Story

STM Group... The Cyprus Connections (SATCOM)
[SatNews] STM Group, Inc. has announced the installation of a fully redundant....   Full Story

NASA + Pratt & Whitney... 40 Years Later (Systems)
[SatNews] A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space will begin next week....   Full Story

Secure World Foundation (SWF)... Spatial Trash Session (Event)
[SatNews] This organization is holding a special event on Friday, February 3rd, entitled...   Full Story

ScanEx Research and Development Center... OrbView Freebies... (Imagery)
[SatNews] Very high resolution satellite images, acquired by OrbView-3 satellite during the 2003-2007 timeframe....   Full Story

Naval Research Laboratory... Millions Of Light Years Of... Gas (Imagery)
[SatNews] A Naval Research Laboratory scientist is part of a team that has recently discovered that vast clouds of hot gas....   Full Story

Raytheon... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The Board of Directors of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has elected Gen. James E. Cartwright (USMC, ret.) as a director.   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin Corporation has reported fourth quarter 2011 net sales of $12.2 billion compared to $12.8 billion in 2010.   Full Story

Boeing... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] The Boeing Company reported fourth-quarter net income rose to $1.4 billion, or $1.84 per share, on revenue of $19.6 billion.   Full Story

CommunicAsia | BroadcastAsia... Jammin' For June (Events)
[SatNews] These upcoming trade exhibitions are the most established infocomm technology (ICT) and media communications event of their kind in Asia....   Full Story

World Teleport Association... Practices Makes Perfect (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The World Teleport Association has released its newest report....   Full Story

The Care And Feeding Of Black Holes And 10 Billion Year Old Galaxies
[SatNews] NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and others have discovered a treasure trove in the Universe.   Full Story

Snell... Media Unification (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware)
[SatNews] The Company has announced that western Spain's Canal Extremadura....   Full Story

Applied Satellite Technology... Prep'd For New BGAN Service (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The Company is quite enthused over the fact that February 15th will witness the scheduled launch....   Full Story

Espial... @ CSTB 2012 With... (Event + SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, will demonstrate its latest high-performance end-to-end solution at....   Full Story

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Integral Systems... SMC Is CCS-C'd (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced today that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)....   Full Story

PCI Geomatics' Image With Esri Inc. Remains Like Gold (Imagery)  
[SatNews] A satisfied client speaks well of any company, especially when improvements continue to offer solutions.   Full Story

Look Who's Movin' On Up @ MTN Satellite Communications
[SatNews] New people in companies bring new energy and ideas, and so it is with...   Full Story

MegaPhase Ensures Confidence Insuring High-Performance Products (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Sure of a good thing, a new warranty period has been announced.   Full Story

Turkey... Multi-Satellite Roadmap (Launches)
[SatNews] A total of 17 satellite programs are expected from 2012 to 2020.   Full Story

Consilium And Orange Float A Concept On a New Current At Sea (SATCOM)
[SatNews] They have opted to go paperless at sea on the world's larget MMPLS-based network.   Full Story

ORBIT's Solution To Russian Space Company Includes Ground Station
[SatNews] A Russian space company has recruited this company to assist with its commercial ground station solution.   Full Story


January 29, 2012
Sencore... @ VidTrans 2012 With... (Event)
[SatNews] Sencore will be presenting several products at this upcoming trade show.   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... Collectively Speaking Of GPS (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites....   Full Story

Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association... Grant Giving (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] The SBCA Foundation will be accepting grant requests from members and....   Full Story

University Of Texas... Cloaking Becomes A Reality (Systems)
[SatNews] U.S. researchers say they have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object...   Full Story

SkyCasters + Ka You Communications... EAS CAP Compliance (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] SkyCasters has partnered with Ka You Communications on a....   Full Story

Raytheon... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced fourth quarter 2011 Adjusted EPS....   Full Story

COMSYS VSAT's Stats...Very Promising (Report)
[SatNews] Not every industry has robust statistical and financial numbers.   Full Story

ULA's Atlas Flies Low On A Bridge To Nowhere (Mishap With Rocket Cargo)
[SatNews] The concern has always been that the rocket goes up into the stratosphere... not on a ship that strikes a bridge...   Full Story

SES... Launch Discontinuation... Again (Satellite)
[SatNews] The launch of a Russian rocket to place the SES-4 satellite into orbit has been postponed from January 29th....   Full Story

Russia... Soyuz On The Skids... Again (Launch)
[SatNews] Russia is set to pospone the next two manned launches for the International Space Station (ISS)....   Full Story

Gottlieb International Group... Flying High (Analysis/Reports)
[SatNews] It's not as though SatMagazine columnist Alan Gottlieb hasn't got enough on his plate with his maritime SATCOM endeavors...   Full Story


January 26, 2012
JAMPRO... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] JAMPRO Antennas, Inc., the oldest broadcast antenna company in North America, has acquired....   Full Story

NASA... Name Change Honors Meteorologist (Satellite)
[SatNews] NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite in honor of the late....   Full Story

Thales Alenia Space... Integration Finalized (Spacecraft)
[SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has completed integration of the fourth ICC (Integrated Cargo Carrier), the service module for the...   Full Story

SSTL... Within—14 Payloads + Seven Satellites (Event)
[SatNews] ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and Rt. Hon. David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, have unveiled....   Full Story

European Space Agency... A Water Wonderment (Satellites)
[SatNews] ESA satellites reveal a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean...   Full Story

Israel... A Distressing Solution (Satellites)
[SatNews] Israeli scientists are developing miniature satellites that can identify people in distress.   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... Seeing Fires For The First Time (Imagery)
[SatNews] Like a baby learning to walk, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is slowly...   Full Story

Russia... Consigned Cargo En Route (Launch)
[SatNews] A Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle carrying the Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft....   Full Story

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Field Ops Support (Systems)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has been awarded a prime contract to provide engineering and technical services for...   Full Story

Vizada Networks... VCAS Venture In Afghanistan (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Vizada Network, recently acquired by Astrium, has completed the installation of a custom designed....   Full Story

MT Aerospace... Crucial Service Signing (Systems)
[SatNews] MT Aerospace has, once again, signed an important contract for comprehensive service solutions....   Full Story

Maplesoft Technology... Computational Efficiences (Systems)
[SatNews] Maplesoft has announced a major adoption of its products by...   Full Story

EADS...Moving On A Board Without Splintering The Group
[SatNews] Just like the satellites in the sky always on the move, and so it is with those on boards of powerful organizations...   Full Story

ScanEx Scans A Mountain Of White And Sees The Black Sea (Imagery)
[SatNews] Images of a mountain that, until 2009 had not been climbed.   Full Story

Delta Cargo Ensures Assets With OnAsset (M2M GPS)
[SatNews] Flying with assets such as your pet, sports equipment or jewelry can leave you feeling vulnerable.   Full Story


January 25, 2012
BAE Systems... A True Sense For Imaging (Systems)
[SatNews] BAE Systems Imaging Solutions has introduced its first high-definition scientific complementary....   Full Story

Boeing... With Their Pulse On GPS IIF (Satellites)
[SatNews] The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System (GPS IIF) satellites....   Full Story

Ball Aerospace & Technologies... OMPS On A Roll (Satellite)
[SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.’s Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) onboard the NPP satellite began collecting....   Full Story

BSS (Belgium Satellite Services)... Expansion in MENA (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Belgium Satellite Services s.a. (BSS) and Intersat Africa Limited have announced the signing of a partnership agreement to expand...   Full Story

Calian Technologies, Ltd... Pleased With Provisioning (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Calian Technologies Ltd. (TSX:CTY) has announced that its Systems Engineering Division (SED)...   Full Story

Spacecom... Set For Service (Satellite)
[SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that their AMOS-5 satellite...   Full Story

Boeing... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has reported fourth-quarter net income rose...   Full Story

Eutelsat Communications...Digital Delivery Of da Vinci (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] On February 16, art lovers across Europe will be able to experience LEONARDO LIVE, a satellite-delivered HD presentation...   Full Story

Inmarsat + Frontline + Hughes... A Crude Contract + An M2M Moment (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced that Frontline, a world leader in the international seaborne transportation of crude oil, has committed...   Full Story

Space Foundation... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting and has officially welcomed....   Full Story

ITT Exelis... Soundings Start (System)
[SatNews] An ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) breakthrough technology for severe weather forecasting....   Full Story

International Launch Services + SES... Set To Send SES-4 On Its Way (Launch)
[SatNews] ILS will launch the SES-4 satellite on...   Full Story

NASA... Pegasus Prep Upcoming (Launch)
[SatNews] NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California...   Full Story

Russia... Expelling A Micro (Launch)
[SatNews] Russia’s Chibis (Peewit) microsatellite, which studies gamma-radiation...   Full Story

SS/L Provides Satellite And Takes It To A Higher Power
[SatNews] Now that the contract has been signed the Company will provide a satellite — not just a standard satellite...   Full Story

ScanEx Sideways Shots From EROS A
[SatNews] The vision is so convoluted that one wants to upright that which is wrong...   Full Story


January 24, 2012
Eyeheight... An Enhanced View (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Eyeheight has announced the world's first multi-rate stereoscopic 3D color corrector.   Full Story

NOAA... A Life Saving Year (SATCOM)
[SatNews] In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people...   Full Story

Naval Research Laboratory... Sun Search (Systems)
[SatNews] The Naval Research Laboratory's Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI), part of the Solar Orbiter mission, is headed for space.   Full Story

OTE... Hellas Sat On The Block (Business)
[SatNews] According to the TeleGeography website, Greek telco OTE has decided to sell....   Full Story

Ball Aerospace... Suite Efforts (Satellite)
[SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. expects to have initiated the procurement of the majority of avionics and electronics components...   Full Story

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)... Critical Need For Reform (Report)
[SatNews] The U.S. space industry is losing its competitive edge and risks falling short of future national security requirements....   Full Story

NASA... Here Comes The Sun... Flare, That Is... (Satellite)
[SatNews] Following one of the longest and weakest periods of activity in many cycles, the Sun is brimming with activity again.   Full Story

Latitude Technologies... Track Those Flights (Consumer App)
[SatNews] This leading provider of satellite-based communication, tracking and on-board aircraft data systems has announced...   Full Story

Newtec... On The Defence (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Leading satellite communications specialist Newtec has been involved in a growing number of government projects worldwide.   Full Story

Sirius XM Radio + Chrysler... Auto Acquisition (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) customers will receive a three-month subscription to SiriusXM....   Full Story

Sea Launch... An Odyssey For Intelsat (Launch)
[SatNews] Sea Launch will launch the Intelsat 21 communications satellite...   Full Story

Harris CapRock's Brazilian Turnkey Solution Provides SeaAccess (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Communications are consistant whether sitting at a desk in a land based office or offshore in Brazil on a supply vessel...   Full Story

VT iDirect's Upgrade Takes African Q-KON Connectivity Up A Notch
[SatNews] A welcome upgrade that maximizes the scalability that service providers need to stay competitive in the African economy.   Full Story

Globecomm Systems Is IT For Government Agency
[SatNews] A solid contract is always welcome, and this one comes from...   Full Story

U.S.A.F. — SMC... An End To DWSS (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has stopped work on the Defense Weather Satellite System....   Full Story

SES + NovelSat... Price For Pumping Data Reaches New Low (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Independent live testing of NovelSat’s 3G-Sat modulation technology, NS3™, has shown that....   Full Story

WORK Microwave Has Been At Work With New Items At CABSAT
[SatNews] New solutions, product updates, and technology advancements will be revealed at CABSAT 2012.   Full Story


January 23, 2012
China... Twenty-One + Thirty To Set New Record (Launches)
[SatNews] China plans to launch 21 rockets and 30 satellites this year, exceeding its record....   Full Story

Stratolaunch Systems... A Hangar + A Fab (Launch Facility)
[SatNews] Stratolaunch Systems has broken the ground for a production facility and hangar at....   Full Story

Arianespace... Feeding Amaldi (Launch)
[SatNews] Fueling is well underway for Europe’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)....   Full Story

EMM + twofour54... FTA Channel To Debut (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Digital Media company EMM plans to launch and operate a 24/7, general entertainment TV channel....   Full Story

India.... Rails Work (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Concerned at incorrect information often being given to passengers at most of the railway inquiry counters across the country, Indian railways...   Full Story

Satellite Industry Association... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the election of its 2012 Executive Committee.   Full Story

EUMETSAT + China... Data Delivery (SATCOM)
[SatNews] As part of the ever growing cooperation with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), EUMETSAT now receives and disseminates....   Full Story

FRANCE 24... Seen By 35 Million (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] In 2011, FRANCE 24 expanded its distribution by 33 million television households, which represents...   Full Story

Globecomm Systems... Diligently Doing Distribution (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] -- Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has received a network infrastructure contract...   Full Story

World Broadcasting Union (WBU)... Interoperability Investigations (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] WBU-ISOG (World Broadcasting Unions International Satellite Operations Group) has released the results of interoperability tests...   Full Story

Space Foundation's Newest Partner Sees To It That People See
[SatNews] From the International Space Station to doctors' offices this retinal camera provides hope and help...   Full Story

DEV Systemtechnik... More For Core (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] The first DEV Core Function Product has debuted.   Full Story

SES... Receiving You, Loud + Clear (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that TNTSAT, the French digital terrestrial offering...   Full Story

Avanti Communications... Capacity Contract Completed (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Avanti Communications Group plc has sold capacity on HYLAS 1....   Full Story

Thuraya... A Gain With, + For, Africell (Comms)
[SatNews] Thuraya has signed a service partner agreement with Africell Holding (a subsidiary of Lintel Holding).   Full Story

World Radiocommunication Conference...Serious Concerns, Global Implications (Event-SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Traditional two- or three-day conferences require solutions to be arrived at quickly, if at all, however, a four-week conference is a different matter, indeed.   Full Story

Globalstar... A Proper Grounding For A Gateway (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has signed a letter of intent with Shahad Al Sahra Trading Est. (SAS) for SAS's ownership and operation of a....   Full Story

Globecomm Systems... Container Work (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been selected by Ericsson as a subcontractor....   Full Story

SIA 2012 Hughes Exec Losada Heads To The Future And Speaks COTM
[SatNews] How can the commercial satellite industry help the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marines meet critical satellite COTM requirements?   Full Story

Harris' Falcon III Flies With Funding...DoD Spends $4.8
[SatNews] These radios passed the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation muster over 3,200 square miles.   Full Story

ITT Exelis... Imagery Asset (Comms—ISR)
[SatNews] ITT Exelis ?(NYSE: XLS) will unveil its newest solution for the management and dissemination of....   Full Story


January 20, 2012
TeleCommunication Systems... @ AFCEA West 2012 With...
[SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) will exhibit at AFCEA West 2012....   Full Story

Roscosmos... Moon Thoughts...
[SatNews] Russian Space Agency Roscosmos is in talks with its European and U.S. partners....   Full Story

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne... The Big Boost (Launch)
[SatNews] Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its propulsion systems by successfully boosting....   Full Story

Northrop Grumman... Motivating Teaching Pros (STEM)
[SatNews] Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman, and Peter A. Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Conservation International, have announced....   Full Story

Northrop Grumman... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Pat Camacho vice president of integrated command, control communications and intelligence systems....   Full Story

International Datacasting... Moving To New Positions...
[SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX: IDC) (“IDC” or the “Corporation”) has announced that Adam Adamou has....   Full Story

Pentagon... Hacking + Slashing DWSS (Satellite)
An unnamed Pentagon official, who wishes to remain anonymous, has said the Pentagon...   Full Story

United States Strategic Command... Fueling WGS (Satellites)
[SatNews] United States Strategic Command added another critical capability to its global portfolio Tuesday....   Full Story


January 19, 2012
Harris Corporation... Falcon's International Insertions Increase (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $65 million order as well as a $65 million order from two international customers...   Full Story

Altair Semiconductor... Safety Solutions Served Up (Silicon)
[SatNews] Altair Semiconductor, a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, has announced....   Full Story

Digital Alert Systems... In An Emergency (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Digital Alert Systems has released their new....   Full Story

EM Research... A Whole Lotta Nose For Low Noise (Comms)
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Infrastructure Protection (Comms)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has recently been awarded a $10   Full Story

SkyBitz... Track This (SATCOM)
[SatNews] SkyBitz(r) has now made available their first solution that works everywhere on the planet....   Full Story

DigitalGlobe... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has added three new senior leaders to its management team.   Full Story

Astrium GEO-Information Services... Precision + Interpretation Possibilities (Imagery)
[SatNews] Now available is imagery captured by the recently-launched Pl?iades satellite.   Full Story

NewSat Limited... Timely Teleport Takes (SATCOM)
[SatNews] NewSat Limited (ASX: NWT; OTC: NWTLY) has acquired a number of new, significant....   Full Story

ULA's Delta IV..It's A Beauty... USAF's WGS-4 Goes Up! (LAUNCH)
[SatNews] All conditions are ideal for this evening's launch at the Cape.   Full Story

Canada Buys In Big Time To WGS Program, And Boeing Buys Into Canada
[SatNews] Fresh off of a successful WGS-4 launch at Cape Canaveral, Canada made a major announcement...   Full Story

Space Foundation... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The Space Foundation welcomes an important addition to its leadership team....   Full Story

Sea Tel + GVF... Proven + Certified (Training)
[SatNews] Sea Tel Inc., part of Cobham Antenna Systems, and GVF of London, U.K., have released....   Full Story

Spacecraft Technology Expo... Heading Into Los Angeles... (Event)
[SatNews] ATK, United Launch Alliance and Sierra Nevada Corporation are the latest in a long list of industry leaders....   Full Story

SES... Partners Build Emergency Comms In South Sudan (SATCOM)
[SatNews] SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and its partners in emergency.lu have announced....   Full Story

Eutelsat... Terror TV Disconnect (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Further to the instruction of the Danish public prosecutor, the Court of Copenhagen....   Full Story

Astrium's Financial Report...A Very Good Year, Indeed
[SatNews] An announcement in Paris at a traditional New Year's message sounds impressive as is, but then...   Full Story

SMi's MilSpace 2012 Learning To Partner With Private Sector
[SatNews] A conference in Vienna, Austria that brings military and private sector together (not to waltz) but to...   Full Story


January 18, 2012
PCI Geomatics + BSEI... Enjoying Exclusivity (Imagery)
[SatNews] PCI Geomatics, a leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, has signed an exclusive agreement with....   Full Story

DigitalGlobe... Cruise Ship Capture (Imagery)
[SatNews] This is the Company's latest image of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster off the coast of Giglio, Italy.   Full Story

SES + MagtiCom... DTH Delivery (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and MagtiCom, the Georgian mobile and telecommunication company, have launched....   Full Story

TCL + SENSIO... Framing It Perfectly (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] TCL Corporation (TCL) (SZSE: 000100) and SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX-V: SIO) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to work together towards....   Full Story

Look Who's Moving On Up @ Roberts Communications Network
[SatNews] Always good to see talented and well qualified people being appreciated with career advancements such as...   Full Story

Globecomm... Sea Worthy (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Globecomm has secured a contract from leading German shipowner Reederei Thomas Schulte to install....   Full Story

U.S.A.F. + Boeing... Number Nine Now In The Queue (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S.A.F. has awarded a contract modification to Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to exercise....   Full Story

PTC Aloha! Satnews Publishers' Most Excellent Adventure
[SatNews] Cold weather most everywhere in January, so heading to Hawaii for a conference is a most excellent idea.   Full Story

Telesat... Insurance Payoff (Satellite)
[SatNews] A payment in the sum of $132.7 million has been received by...   Full Story


January 17, 2012
Inmarsat Awards Marlink As It Shines With The Pride Of Platinum (Accreditation)
[SatNews] Special honors go to those who achieve the criteria to stand out from the competition, and so...   Full Story

German Aerospace Center (DLR)... Stripping Away The Earth (Imagery—3D)
[SatNews] After a year in service, the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X, together with its twin satellite, TerraSAR-X, have completely....   Full Story

DMCii... Sensing Solutions Sale (Imagery)
[SatNews] Remote sensing solutions provider DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) has launched its New Year sale....   Full Story

ITU... Meeting Of M2M Minds (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The January meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) has established....   Full Story

Space Foundation... Hayden Planetarium Host To Host (Event)
[SatNews] Known for his enthusiastic, comprehensible and clever explanations of the mysteries of space, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., is the dynamic opening speaker....   Full Story

Kratos' Integral Systems... Winning RAIDRS (SATCOM)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its Integral Systems subsidiary....   Full Story

GATR Technologies Takes A Bite Out Of The Competition (SATCOM) 
[SatNews] Results achieved by different approaches reveals the intelligence and creative aspects of a company such as...?   Full Story

Hughes...Provides Allies With On The Sea And In The Air Solutions (COTM)
[SatNews] Solutions for military and government that reduces costs and provides the most advanced COTM is a good thing.   Full Story

U.S.A.F. — Next WGS Is Waiting In The Wings (Satellite)
[SatNews] A Wideband Global SATCOM satellite is scheduled to launch on a Delta IV launch vehicle....   Full Story

O3b Networks... A Blending Of Biggies For Network Support (SATCOM)
[SatNews] O3b Networks has entered into partnerships with a series of industry leading vendors....   Full Story

ViaSat... Certifiably Cryptic (Comms)
[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) received NSA certification for release 2....   Full Story

Galileo Rounds 'em Up Faster To Harness Power Of Precision Fiber Optic Controls
[SatNews] Imagine a sort of roadside service 22,000 Miles above Earth...   Full Story


January 16, 2012
Roscosmos... Bits + Pieces (Satellite)
[SatNews] Doomed Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's been stuck in Earth orbit for two months may finally come crashing down....   Full Story

China... Making A Meteorological Statement (Satellite) — UPDATE
[SatNews] China successfully launched meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 07 at 8:56 a.m. Friday....   Full Story

MTN Satellite Communications... Remote Technology Earns Award (SATCOM)
[SatNews] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)....   Full Story

NASA... Signal Stutter (Satellite)
[SatNews] Engineers with NASA's Cassini mission are conducting diagnostic testing....   Full Story

United Launch Alliance (ULA)... WGS-4 Update (Launch)
[SatNews] All of the launch preparations are progressing well for the U.S.A.F.'s Delta IV WGS-4 launch that's...   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... A View With A Bloom (Imagery—Envisat)
[SatNews] In this Envisat image, a phytoplankton bloom...   Full Story

STM Group + NSSLGlobal... A Higher Linkage (SATCOM)
[SatNews] STM Group, Inc. delivered a SatLink Hub 9400 LE...   Full Story

Boeing... The Solar Push (Tech)
[SatNews] The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has started work on a four-month NASA contract....   Full Story

Satellite Industry Association (SIA)... Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop (Event)
[SatNews] The SIA's 2012 Naval & Maritime Commercial SATCOM?Workshop?will be offering...   Full Story

MEASAT + SkyVision... Extending The Relationship (SATCOM)
[SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has signed an agreement with SkyVision Global Networks Ltd.(“SkyVision”) for capacity....   Full Story

SS/L's SES-4 Super Sized Satellite Arrives...Largest And Most Powerful (Satellite)
[SatNews] Once this satellite is launched it will provide enhanced services to four continents.   Full Story

Lightower... @ PTC2012 With... (Comms)
[SatNews] Lightower Fiber Networks will attend PTC 2012 on January 15-18, 2012....   Full Story

SANSA... South Africa Spatial Significance (Space Program)
[SatNews] SANSA is spearheading a comprehensive consultative process to formulate....   Full Story

Vislink... Improving One's Appearance (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Vislink has launched a new website that focuses on our strategic markets of....   Full Story

Cassini Captures... Triple Take (Imagery)
[SatNews] Flying past Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini captured this view....   Full Story

United Launch Alliance... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced that Mike Leinbach....   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... A Salty Scan (Imagery)
[SatNews] Salt lakes of assorted sizes occur throughout southwestern Australia — one of the larger ones is Lake Dundas.   Full Story

Iran... Another Scheduled Launch (Satellites)
[SatNews] Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has announced plans for launching....   Full Story

SpaceX... No Go For Dragon... (Launch)
[SatNews] From The Flame Trench blog site, which offers news and analysis from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, SpaceX has stated that the launch of its Dragon spacecraft....   Full Story

ScanEx's Images Of Injured Ship Oriental Angel Trapped In Hell On Ice (Imagery)
[SatNews] Satellite images reveal a ship trapped in ice that, until now, would have been impossible to view...   Full Story


January 13, 2012
GeoEye + Cleversafe... Archival Insurance (Imagery)
[SatNews] GeoEye has selected Cleversafe, Inc. to meet its requirements....   Full Story

China... Resolute Resolution (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Ziyuan III satellite has sent back its first set of visual data....   Full Story

Encompass Digital Media... A-OK With The GSA... (Comms)
[SatNews] Encompass Government Solutions, a division of Encompass Digital Media, has been awarded....   Full Story

GeoImage... New Maps Tapped (Imagery)
[SatNews] Geoimage will be distributing NEXTMap products in....   Full Story


January 12, 2012
Thomson Broadcast... @ CABSAT 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™ — Hardware)
[SatNews] At CABSAT 2012, Thomson Broadcast will showcase its complete line of energy efficient, reliable solutions....   Full Story

Haivision Network Video... A Thai Tie-In (SatBroadcasting™ — Hardware)
[SatNews] Haivision Network Video has announced that Thailand's Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC)....   Full Story

SSTL... Usefulness Outlived? That's A No! (Satellite)
[SatNews] British satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is celebrating the sixth year of transmission of signals....   Full Story

Bright Technologies... Serving Collaborators (SatBroadcasting™ — Hardware)
[SatNews] Bright Technologies, Inc., developer of advanced technology for shared media, has a new....   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... Strange Streets (Imagery)
[SatNews] Most of us prefer our winter roads free of ice, but one kind of road depends on it: A cloud street.   Full Story

USGS... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The U.S. Geological Survey's EROS data center north of Sioux Falls has a new leader.   Full Story

Wise Wonderments... A Chunk Of The Milky Way (Imagery)
[SatNews] A new, large mosaic from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) showcases....   Full Story

RRsat's HOTBIRD™ Boasts The Capacity To Cover Many Needs
[SatNews] If you are in need of capacity this may be the Bird for you...   Full Story

Ericsson + Maersk... Ocean Connectivity (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Mobile connectivity across the oceans has been addressed by Ericsson and Maersk Line...   Full Story

Blue Sky Network + REDjet... Sky Tracking (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Satellite tracking, fleet management, and automated flight following solutions company Blue Sky Network has announced....   Full Story

Arqiva + France 24... New News Deal (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Arqiva has won the contract to distribute....   Full Story

Agilent Technologies... GaAs + GaN Addressed (Tech)
[SatNews] Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that the latest model library...   Full Story

Comtech Telecommunications... Growth Support For Latin America (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received....   Full Story

United Launch Alliance... Ramping Up For Nine (Launches)
[SatNews] United Launch Services, L.L.C. is being awarded a $1.516m firm-fixed-price contract....   Full Story

SIA...High Tide Brings In Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop
[SatNews] Just two weeks remain to register for this upcoming Naval and Maritime workshop...   Full Story

COM DEV International... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has announced fourth quarter and year end financial results....   Full Story

Conference In Austria.... SMi Waltzes In With Latest In-Theater Tactical Communications
[SatNews] The latest critical information involving the various in-theater tactical communications will be shared...   Full Story

Harris... Safety First (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation has been awarded a $7.3 million contract by the Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District (MMCCD)...   Full Story

Thrane & Thrane Signs On Ericsson For New SAILOR In Town
[SatNews] This agreement represents the largest single maritime VSAT order...ever.   Full Story

Sea Tel, GVF, and SatProf Collaborate With Online Training
[SatNews] No need to gather under one roof for training — not with online interactive 3D models...   Full Story

LiveViewGPS Tracks 'em Fast
[SatNews] Quick to install and even quicker to track a vehicle...   Full Story


January 11, 2012
Ideal Systems... Latest Innovations Included (SatBroadcasting™—Seminars)
[SatNews] Ideal Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd. will launch the "Summer Seminars", a series of free broadcast technology seminars....   Full Story

SEMICOA... A Hardened Debut (Tech)
[SatNews] SEMICOA Corporation, a supplier of discrete semiconductors for high-reliability military, aerospace and commercial markets, has unveiled....   Full Story

South Africa... Watching The Water (EO)
[SatNews] Engineering News reports that the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has announced that more than 200 water resource management specialists....   Full Story

Herschel & Spitzer Combo... The Dust Of The Stars (Imagery)
[SatNews] The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations....   Full Story

Ball Aerospace & Technologies... Propellant Participation (Tech)
[SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted a mission concept study....   Full Story

DISH Network... @ CES 2012 With (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] DISH Network L.L.C., the nation's third largest payTV provider, has introduced a whole-home....   Full Story

Moving On Up Internally @ MEASAT x 2
[SatNews] A company's health is the result of stimulating growth and movement, and these two appointments reflect just that...   Full Story

DISH Network... A Lot Going On... (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] DISH Network L.L.C. has enhanced its popular DISH Remote Access app for the iPad?....   Full Story

NASA... Maneuvering For Mars (Spacecraft)
[SatNews] NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday....   Full Story

EUMETSAT + Lithuania... Coming On Board (Agreement)
[SatNews] At the end of December 2011, Lithuania signed the accession agreement....   Full Story

Iridium + KVH... Seamless On The Seas (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) and KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) now have an agreement to offer....   Full Story

TechniSat... Internet Setup Thru TV (SatBroadcasting™ — Receiver)
[SatNews] The HDTV digital satellite receiver DIGIT ISIO S from this Company....   Full Story

DISA... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett transferred directorship of the Defense Information Systems Agency....   Full Story

Hiltron Makes News With Their HSACU Satellite News Gathering Antenna
[SatNews] Many tradeshows around the world are ramping up and CABSAT 2012 is where this company launches...   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... C&C For GPS III (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $21.5 million contract....   Full Story

NSR Assesses Satellite Operators' Financial Analysis
[SatNews] A first — an assessment of the key financial metrics for the leading global and regional fixed satellite services (FSS) operators.   Full Story


January 10, 2012
Numerex... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX), a leading provider of business services, technology, and products for the worldwide machine-to-machine (M2M) market, has announced that during the fourth quarter of 2011....   Full Story

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Seizing SBIRS Support (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its RT Logic subsidiary has been awarded....   Full Story

Panasonic + NBC Sports... Dynamically + Dimensionally Different (3DTV)
[SatNews] Panasonic Corporation of North America and the NBC Sports Group will partner to make the London 2012 Olympic Games....   Full Story

Russia... Risky Business Proves True (Satellite)
[SatNews] Phobos-Grunt, a failed Russian sample mission to a Martian moon, was launched despite....   Full Story

Blue Sky Network's Certification Ensures Choppers Safety And Efficiency
[SatNews] Communications from anywhere 'twixt Sikorsky S-92 choppers and crews is a done deal...now.   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Space... Orbiting O'er The Moon (Imagery)
[SatNews] An outstanding photo from NASA...   Full Story

Hubble Happenings... Protocluster Purview (Imagery)
[SatNews] Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages of development.   Full Story

Belgium Satellite Services + Intersat... MENA Moves (SATCOM)
[SatNews} Belgium Satellite Services s.a. (BSS) and Intersat Africa Limited have announced....   Full Story

Russia... Reassurance Via Retransmission (Satellites)
[SatNews] Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) is planning to create....   Full Story

Gilat...Moving On Up From The Inside x 2
[SatNews] The only thing that is constant is change, and so it is with...   Full Story

ViaSat Transforms Broadband Technology...Speed Indeed
SatNews] Faster, better and more affordable...   Full Story

DigitalGlobe... New Zealand River Wins Contest (Imagery)
[SatNews] And the winner of the Top Image of 2011 is….   Full Story

DISA's GCDS' One-Time Fee Takes It To The Clouds
[SatNews] A new year, a new cost structure and cloud services...   Full Story


January 9, 2012
NASA's Orion Drop Test Or...You Break It You Buy It!
[SatNews] A crowd of those who contributed to the project was assembled awaiting the ultimate splash-down...   Full Story

SpaceX... The Solar Story (Spacecraft)
[SatNews] For its first mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft....   Full Story

Comcast Corporation + The Walt Disney Company... Joining Content + Delivery Forces (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] A long-term, comprehensive distribution agreement between these two companies that will deliver....   Full Story

LightSquared™ + Broadcore... Wholesale Workings (SATCOM)
[SatNews] LightSquared™ and Broadcore, a nationwide provider of all-in-one business communications services with comprehensive client support, have signed....   Full Story

Stellamar + FMI... Chipping Into Lunar Mission (Tech)
[SatNews] Stellamar has inked a deal with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) for use of its....   Full Story

Espial... @ CES 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Espial will demo its latest sophisticated, high performance head-end and browser technologies....   Full Story

China... A Heart To Heart Experience (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Two heart operations performed in Shanghai....   Full Story

Vietnam... Number Two Soon (Satellite)
[SatNews] Vietnam will launch its second satellite....   Full Story

DeLorme... @ CES 2012 With... (SATCOM)
[SatNews] DeLorme? continues to receive intense interest in the newly-released inReach™ two-way satellite communicator.   Full Story

Sirius XM Radio + AutoNation... A Sound Decision (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, have announced....   Full Story

Ingenicomm... A Moving Experience...
[SatNews] Ingenicomm, a service and product provider specializing in satellite ground system/network architecture, has opened....   Full Story

Inmarsat... Space Science Support (STEM)
[SatNews] A new National Space Academy has been launched....   Full Story

Track What Matters... It's All About Location (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Track What Matters has announced the availability of its new....   Full Story

Morehead State University... Of Cosmic Importance (Satellite)
[SatNews] Morehead State University Space Science Center staff and students delivered....   Full Story

Moving On Up @ Asia Broadcast Satellite...COO
[SatNews] New year, new appointments and promotions. Coming from Asia...   Full Story

China... Made To Make Maps + An AIS Add (Launch)
[SatNews] China has launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite....   Full Story

Eyeheight... Legalizer For 3D Video (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Eyeheight has selected the BVE 2012 conference as the U.K. launch venue....   Full Story

Al Jazeera... New Freq. To Avoid Interference (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Doha-based Al Jazeera television channel has announced a new....   Full Story

ARINC Takes A Higher Step...Subsidiary Assists Defense Aircraft (Corporate)
[SatNews] When a company announces a new subsidiary it's usually followed by healthy growth...such can be anticipated here.   Full Story

Hughes IP BGAN M2M Goes Wide + Takes It Off The Grid
[SatNews] This terminal doesn't require much power yet it enables communication to those off the grid and in other vulnerable locations...   Full Story

AsiaSat's TV Bouquet Is Sweet For Asia-Pacific
[SatNews] Ever increasing programs and music, now more is available in the Asia-Pacific...   Full Story

MTN Satellite Communications... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has appointed Errol Olivier....   Full Story

Astro Aerospace... SMAP Is Soiling For A Swath (Satellite)
[SatNews] Astro Aerospace, a strategic business unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has completed a major milestone in the development of....   Full Story

DISH Network + ViaSat... A Better Bundle (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] DISH Network L.L.C. and ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) have announced the availability....   Full Story

28th National Space Symposium...Great Minds Don't Necessarily Think Alike (Event)
[SatNews] Stimulating and awesome, that's a guarantee...   Full Story


January 6, 2012
Milsatcom Middle East 2012... Regional Relevance (Event)
[SatNews] Milsatcom Middle East is less than three weeks away.   Full Story

OnAsset Intelligence + United Cargo... Belly Tracking (Comms)
[SatNews] This Company is a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking solutions and they have just announced....   Full Story

Azerfon, Azerbaijan and OnAir.. The Three Create A First (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Another frontier experienced a first...   Full Story

Globecast + Arabsat... Bouquet Binding (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] GlobeCast and Arabsat have announced today that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB)....   Full Story

DTH Markets in 2012: The Year of Convergence?
[SatNews] The following article is from Northern Sky Research (NSR)...   Full Story

28th National Space Symposium...The Early Birds Get Much More Than A Worm
[SatNews] Saving a significant amount of money is always appealing, especially when it is for a much anticipated event...   Full Story


January 5, 2012
Arianespace... Three Vehicles Ready To Go (Launches)
[SatNews] Arianespace is preparing for the busiest year of flight activity ever in 2012....   Full Story

Broadcom... @ CES 2012 With...
[SatNews] Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), announced one of its showcase innovations at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)....   Full Story

ViaSat... @ CES 2012 With... (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The Company will be showcasing their new....   Full Story

Inmarsat's Brand New Brand And Re-Org
[SatNews] A new year a new organizational plan and strategy...   Full Story

U.S. Department of Defense... DoD Budget Slicing + Dicing (Government)
[SatNews] Given the important announcements today regarding Obama's orders on cuts to the Defense Department....   Full Story

Oui! Arqiva Channels France 24 News Channel
[SatNews] News is critical, and a contract was signed today to ensure such is distributed...   Full Story

ITAR Basics Offers Info On Exports
[SatNews] An upcoming seminar will offer intriguing info to avoid costly penalties...   Full Story

ViaSat Re-Ups And Goes Rural (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Communications in the most rural areas is critical and so...   Full Story


January 4, 2012
Vela Research... A CALM Update (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Vela Research has released a major update...   Full Story

India... No To Unauthorized SatPhones (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The government of India has threatened to penalize anyone using satellite phones in the country without necessary authorization.   Full Story

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd... Poland Prep'd For Constellation (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., has signed an authorized distribution agreement....   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... A Desire For Intense Heat (Imagery)
[SatNews] The high mountain forests of western North America need fire.   Full Story

ITT Exelis... Critical Comms Support Continues (SATCOM)
[SatNews] ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $121 million....   Full Story

Roku... STB On A Stick (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Roku wants to Internet-enable millions of TVs, including Best Buy's Insignia line, with a version of its streaming-video set-top box (STB)....   Full Story

Avanti Communications... Capacity Continues To Sell (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Avanti Communications Group Plc (AIM: AVN) has sold capacity....   Full Story

GeoEye... Keeping An Eye On Russia (Imagery)
[SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) is working with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide....   Full Story

Arqiva... EPG Via Eurobird 1 (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Arqiva has secured a further contract to deliver Freesat’s Electronic Program Guide.   Full Story

VSN... @ CABSAT 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] VSN (Video Stream Networks) will be present in the next edition of CABSAT that will take place from February 28th – March 1st in Dubai to....   Full Story

National Space Foundation's Compelling Tidbits For 2012
[SatNews] The following are a few excerpts from Elliot Holokauahi Pulham's forecast for 2012 from the National Space Foundation.   Full Story

Globecomm Goes On The Road With Wireless, M2M And Maritime
[SatNews] The shows are ramping up and so 2012 begins...   Full Story

Successful Compatibility Testing of UHF Hosted Payload on Intelsat-22
[SatNews] Incompatibility in the world of SATCOM for the warfighter isn't just an inconvenience...it can prove deadly...   Full Story

PTC12...Attend A Workshop Receive A Submarine Map
[SatNews] Head over to Hawaii in January, attend a workshop...it's a win-win...   Full Story

NovelSat's Novel Solution To UAVs Dramatically Increased Capacity (COTM)
[SatNews] A conundrum has been solved that enables UAVs' capacity to greatly increase.   Full Story

Hughes Network Systems... NexGenSatNet (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has announced HughesNet(r) Gen4....   Full Story

Glowlink... Impatience With Interference (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Glowlink has been awarded a competitive contract by the U.S. Air Force....   Full Story


January 3, 2012
Gilat Extends Colombian Social Services To More Than 4 Million (SATCOM)
[SatNews] It is difficult to imagine what it would be like to be without Internet and phone access, and yet...   Full Story

Nigeria... Commercial Ops Around The Corner (Satellite)
[SatNews] Adline Atili, of The Nation online, posted a story that deals with Nigeria's NigComSat-1R, which will start full commercial operations next month.   Full Story

Here's Looking @ Earth... Volcanic Frame (Imagery)
[SatNews] In the Andean mountain range, stretching across the border between Chile and Argentina, lies a volcanic caldera...   Full Story

Cassini Captures... Atop The Shadows On Saturn (Imagery)
[SatNews] Saturn's moon Tethys orbits in front of the wide shadows....   Full Story

Hackerspace Global Grid... Taking Communications Into Their Own Hands (Satellites)
[SatNews] Trent Nouveau posted a story at TG Daily...   Full Story

Russia... Bits & Pieces... (Satellite)
[SatNews] A Russian spacecraft that became stranded in orbit on the way to Mars last year....   Full Story

BSNL + Inmarsat... Bringing Broadband Back? (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Inmarsat is in talks with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. of India to offer broadband services in the country.   Full Story

Comtech EF Data Keeps You Updated
[SatNews] Once you invest in software it is critical to update whenever new versions are released.   Full Story

Inmarsat... Major Movements Afoot... (Organization)
[SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has initiated the process of including its subsidiary companies within a new organizational structure....   Full Story

Cobham - Sea Tel... Band Play Via Marine-Stabilized Antenna (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Cobham - Sea Tel will launch ahead of schedule the much anticipated....   Full Story

LightSquared... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] LightSquared has appointed telecommunications veteran....   Full Story

China... Plans Reveal Increased Activity (Satellites)
[SatNews] China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft....   Full Story

Comtech Telecommunications... Mounting More MTS (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL), has received multiple orders totaling $16.6 million....   Full Story


January 2, 2012
Globalstar... Six Sent Off (Launch)
[SatNews] Globalstar, Inc., announced that six new second-generation satellites....   Full Story

Antenna Technology Communications, Inc. (ATCi)... Wheeling + Tracking (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Defense Department....   Full Story

Arabsat... Telecom Transfers (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Arabsat has succeeded in executing its plans to transfer its telecommunications network services....   Full Story

Cassini Captures... Eyeing Enceladus (Imagery)
[SatNews] The Cassini spacecraft looks at a brightly illuminated Enceladus and examines the surface of the leading hemisphere of this Saturnian moon.   Full Story

ORBCOMM + SpaceX... OG2 Schedule Revealed (Launch)
[SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc.and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced the launch schedule for ORBCOMM’s second generation (OG2) satellites.   Full Story

Skycasters... Agency Access (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Skycasters has been awarded a GSA Federal contract to provide affordable....   Full Story

Aventel... MSS For Indian Jets (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The first batch of P-81 maritime reconnaissance aircraft being purchased by the Indian Navy from Boeing Corporation....   Full Story

Sirius XM Radio... Enhanced Listening (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) has debuted the SiriusXM Lynx Portable Radio...   Full Story

YahLive Hits The Hotspot And Delivers A First In HD
[SatNews] New year, new partnership...   Full Story

NASA's GRAIL Burns And Unlocks Mysteries (Moon Mapping)
[SatNews] While some are coming off of a holiday, there are those who have been fastidiously working...   Full Story

KVH Industries... Caribbean Competencies... (SATCOM)
[SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has just doubled the capacity of its...   Full Story


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