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March 28, 2018 Iridium's Certus™ Footprint Just Got Bigger Thanks to Speedcast Certus supports global communications solutions enabling capabilities such as real-time vehicle tracking, internet, phone and data transfer, all from one ...
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Survey Reveals 92 Percent of Seafarers See Access to Internet as a Deciding Factor When Choosing Where to Work 75 percent of seafarers can now use the internet at sea, which is a rise of 32 percent or over half a million more crew since the last survey three years ago.
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Pakistan Signs Satellite Contract with China According to a report from the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan, PakSat-MM1 will operate as a commercial communications satellite...
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PlanetObserver Releases PlanetSAT Global Imagery Basemap Version #2018 With an unmatched 10 meter resolution at the global scale, PlanetSAT Global #2018 mosaic provides accurate geographic information for any part ...
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RUAG's Speedy Build of Huge U.S.Production Facility in 15 Months ... Next Comes Payload Fairings The full process reduces throughput time by 50 percent, and enables RUAG to increase the delivery volume and sequence for payload fairings.
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NASA's TESS to Seek Never Before Seen Worlds ... Are There Habitable Planets? in search of undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life.
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SES Networks Signs on as Sponsor for MilSatCom Asia Pacifc 2018 and Special Rates for March 29 For early registration there is a special rate if you register online by March 29 to save S$100.
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ORBCOMM It's a First ... First Telematics Provider to be Selected as a Member of Blockchain in Transport Alliance blockchain technology into the transportation supply chain, improving end-to-end visibility, streamlining manual paper operations, ensuring data integrity ...
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March 27, 2018 EO's Future to Change — ICEYE and ESA Disclose New Partnership By using ICEYE's SAR satellite technology and imagery, this new agreement demonstrates ESA's interest in taking advantage of recent...
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VORAGO Technologies has Extended the Flight Heritage for Their VA10820 Microcontroller The VA10820 microcontroller is currently operating on the Astranis demonstrator satellite DemoSat-2, which was launched on the PSLV-C40...
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New Satellite Comms System Debuts from Honeywell Aerospace for Flight Operators With Aspire 150 and 350, pilots can maintain up-to-date information throughout their flight path, and operators can use this Connected Aircraft technology to...
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ISS Adds-On to European Platform Bartolomeo with First High Capacity Space-to-Ground Laser Communications System This new European capability will enhance the utilization opportunities on the European Columbus module and make Bartolomeo ...
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It's a G'Day for Speedcast's Three Australian Teleports as World Teleport Association Issues Provisional Certification To achieve Provisional Certification, a teleport operator completes a +170-item questionnaire and submits it to ...
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Optus Satellite Networks Approves C-COM's iNetVu™ 981 Driveaway Ku-Band Antenna The iNetVu® 981 Driveaway antenna, along with its advanced 7710 auto-acquire controller, completed the approval process with repeated Cross-Pol tests of better than...
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IEC Telecom Now Partnering with Iridium to Bring Next-Generation Broadband Solutions to Land-Mobile Market The service is planned for commercial availability in mid-2018. Iridium CertusSM broadband will deliver reliable, global broadband connectivity...
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GLOBECOMM's Services and Solutions for Hispasat Include Ka-Band Gateway in Mexico to Support Amazonas 5 Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to design and deploy a 7.3m Ka-band gateway satellite Earth station in Ixtlahuaca de Rayón in Mexico to support ...
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NASA Aiming for a May 2020 Launch of the James Webb Telescope — Independent Assessments Underway Testing the hardware on the observatory’s telescope element and spacecraft element demonstrate that these systems individually meet their requirements. However...
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RBC Signals Adds to Global Ground Network with SpacePharma SA Agreement RBC Signals serves commercial satellite operators with real-time Telemetry Tracking and Control (TT&C) and payload data delivery and data...
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Inmarsat IoT Report Reveals Mining Industry's Cybersecurity Must Be Strengthened This is according to recent research from Inmarsat(LSE:ISAT.L) which states that while mining businesses stand to gain a significant advantage...
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Iridium's Update What's Next for NEXT Satellites, This Week's Launch and Completion of Constellation "From Man’s first step on the Moon to the International Space Station, space expeditions have always captivated our imaginations. And while the ... Full Story
March 26, 2018 No Joke ... Chinese Space Station, Heavenly Palace, Could Crash to Earth on April 1, But Where? the huge eight-and-a-half tonne mass, which is heavier than an African elephant, could hit a populated area in a worst-case scenario as it starts...
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India's Launch of GSAT-6A This Week Will Be a Boon to Their Military It is designated for the use of the Armed Forces and will not add any ...
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Prime Minister May's Fervent Efforts to Prevent 'Outrageous' Move from EU to Keep Britain Out of Space Industry exclude the UK from a vital 2.3billion GPS security system that it helped to fund after stating that Brexit was a “security risk”.
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Spacecom Selects SSL for Amos 8 Will Serve From 'Hot Spot' to Europe, Africa and the Middle East The satellite will deliver state-of-the-art broadcast, broadband and data services from ...
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The Cassini Mission Team to be Honored with the 2018 Swigert Award During the 34th Space Symposium The 2018 Swigert Award will be presented April 16 during the opening ceremony of the Space Foundation’s 34th Space Symposium at...
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SpaceX Negotiates with Port of Los Angeles to Manufacture 'Large Commercial Transportation Vehicles' not comment on what exactly would be built on the 18-acre site on Terminal Island, but public documents suggest that it will involve rockets or spacecraft.
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B-SAT Awards SSL a Contractual 'Gold Medal' to Build BSAT-4b In Time for 2020 Tokyo Olympics another announcement about SSL's selection to provide a satellite, this time to a Japanese company. The earlier news was about Spacecom in Israel ...
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Bangoy International Airport in the Philippines to Install EO Antenna The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Davao Region said a memorandum of agreement between DOST Advanced Science and...
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Astro Live Experiences Plans 'Shooting Stars' Using Satellites and Flying Metal Pieces for Tokyo Olympics ... there is space junk flying everywhere from the burned-out remains of defunct satellites and spacecraft that have been accumulating for decades...
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Myriota Closes $15 Million in a Series A Funding Round for satIoT Comms Connectivity Founded in Adelaide, Australia, in 2015 as a spin-out from the University of South Australia, Myriota is poised to become a key communications...
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Hiltron Heading to NAB with a Parade of Products Antonio continued that as well as meeting with existing and potential customers, Hiltron will be talking to many of their key suppliers whose...
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ORBCOMM Set to Showcase Their Integrated Transportation Solutions @ Truckload Carriers Association Convention Through both ongoing innovation and last year’s acquisitions of inthinc and Blue Tree, ORBCOMM is now able to track, monitor and control nearly all...
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Two Channel Handheld Radio from Harris Intro'd to U.S. Army The AN/PRC-163 Army Radio is easy to use, lightweight and rugged, and features a flexible software-defined architecture – enabling users to quickly...
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March 23, 2018 The Winner of EUMETSAT's African Art Contest will Have Their Art 'Hang' in Space an image of the winner’s artwork will be featured on the fairing of the Ariane rocket which launches the first of their Meteosat Third Generation satellites.
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March 22, 2018 Final Tweaks of General Dynamics' and CSRA's Merger Agreement General Dynamics commenced a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of CSRA common stock.
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Double News: A $1.4 Million Order from a Global Satellite Operator and an Award from a DoD Contractor for Comtech EF Data Product The satellite operator will continue to team Comtech EF Data products with its innovative High Throughput Satellite (HTS) options to offer unparalleled...
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Euroconsult Canada's Team Has a New Principal Advisor ... She Brings Extensive Consulting Experience Canadian Euroconsult's new Principal Advisor, and her skills will be greatly appreciated due to an intense activity in the aerospace and defense areas.
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GLOBECOMM Heading into CCA Mobile Carriers Show GLOBECOMM’s solutions enable carriers to extend mobility cost-effectively and profitably into rural, remote and underserved regions, where the...
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Omnibus Bill to Fund the U.S. Federal Government Approved by the U.S. House of Representatives The bill contains the full legislation and funding for all of the 12 annual Appropriations bills. It totals $1.3 trillion, including $78.1 billion in funding for...
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Substrate Panels for Galileo Satellites to be Manufactured by Airborne Aerospace The contract, carried out under a program of the European Union, is the latest result of years of successful collaboration between the two Dutch...
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Satellite Broadcast Solutions from Novelsat to be Featured During NAB At NAB, come learn about the latest advances, including...
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March 21, 2018 Dynetics Universal Stage Adapter for NASA SLS Rocket Passes PDR The adapter is critical for carrying additional cargo during Exploration Mission-2, the first crewed flight of SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which...
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CPI Antenna Systems Division Receives Cubic Mission Solutions Contract for UAV Comms Cubic Mission Solutions provide networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and...
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Update: Orbital™ Research Ties Up an Agreement with Tethers Unlimited Good News for Smallsats Together they can help SmallSat ventures get to market faster with exceptionally high throughput and flexibility for challenging mission and regulatory environments.
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WTA's Report Answers Just How Large is the Teleport Industry How large is the teleport industry in terms of facilities, companies, revenue, antennas in operation, full-time employment,
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Raytheon Sees the Light at the End of the Location, Location, Location We will support the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III launch this fall and complete the software build
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Soyuz Rocket Lanches U.S.-Russian Crew to ISS as U.S. Companies Compete to Again Provide Transport Spacecraft SpaceX and Boeing are competing under multibillion-dollar NASA contracts, to provide the U.S. astronauts with American-made transport spacecraft.
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RF Ecosystem Program Initiated by GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Accelerate Time-to-Market for Wireless Solutions During the last few years, there has been an increasing demand for connected devices and systems that will require innovations in radio...
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STRATCOM Commander Offers Testimony — U.S. Armed Forces Ready to Deter Adversaries... STRATCOM’s responsibilities include strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, space operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations...
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Cal Poly Readies for Red and Preps Two Smallsats to Travel to Mars MarCO's mission will be to help relay transmissions from the InSight lander back to Earth.
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Harris Selected by Asian Military to Modernize and Upgrade Communications Network will replace existing disparate systems and integrate both military and commercial products and software into a turnkey solution.
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Euroconsult Publishes Their Latest Maritime SATCOM Report and Analysis The report includes sector dynamics, analysis and forecasts for the maritime SATCOM market and includes both PDF and Excel files...
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Next-Generation Airborne Radio Debuts from Rohde & Schwarz The high-end R&S SDAR extends the company's successful R&S M3AR airborne radio family. Customers can achieve information superiority in...
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March 20, 2018 China Plans to Launch and Recover Its First Commercial Satellite by 2020 recoverable satellites will be able to play an important role in space biology, space medicine and space scientific experiments.
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Space Foundation's First Recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. Scholarship ... She Earned Her Wings She was the top engineer graduate of the Test Pilot School and spent five years conducting classified flight tests
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HUBER+SUHNER Unveil RF-over-Fiber Solutions for SATCOM Applications The company’s RF portfolio provides improved security, better performance, mobility and efficiency for critical satellite communication
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3-D Printed Rocket Engine Technology Makes Advances at NASA Marshall A new process called Laser Wire Direct Closeout (LWDC) was developed and advanced at NASA to build a less-expensive nozzle in significantly less ...
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Predicting the Lifespan of Materials in Space In April, de Groh will send 138 different material samples to the International Space Station as part of MISSE-9, which will be launched on SpaceX CRS-14 aboard a Dragon...
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INTEGRASYS Introduces Alusat for VT iDirect customers Alusat, which won “Teleport Technology of the Year” from the World Teleport Association (WTA) during Satellite 2018, allows service providers...
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Live Coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games to be Broadcast by AsiaSat for Television New Zealand This collaboration is integral to TVNZ’s extensive plan of providing the largest-ever Free-to-Air (FTA) coverage of the Games in New Zealand and...
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Globecast and CBTV Combine Expertise to Launch New Transport Platform Customers can use the service for a variety of IP-based workflows including: high-bandwidth moving picture content; file transfers; communications
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March 19, 2018 Update: The Satnews Publishers' Satellite Innovation Is Now the Home of SSPI's Future Leaders Dinner Imagine adding into this mix the highly acclaimed SSPI's Future Leaders Dinner as well asSatellite Innovation created and sponsored by
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Successful Hover Test for EXOS Aerospace's SARGE Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle The vehicle has completed the design and build of their latest platform, completed fully integrated hover testing, received their Launch License, and...
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Lockheed Martin's $8M Modification from DoD for Advanced Extremely High Frequency, Milstar, and Defense Satellite Communications System III This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $775,496,626.
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NEC's Satellite Operation Center Ready in April to Provide 3D Animation Visualizations and More the center can be used to operate multiple satellites simultaneously, as an expansion of operations is planned for the future.
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Isotropic Systems and Avanti Communications Develop Self-Installing Terminal Expands Multi Markets Disruptive terminal technology and pricing will support faster deployment
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Integrasys Wins the World Teleport Association's Most Innovative Technology Award Alusat is an evolution of Integrasys’ industry-leading Satmotion Pocket technology which allows accurate installation during remote commissioning...
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Absolute Reports Publishes New Satellite M2M Industry Analysis No matter if the client is an industry insider, potential entrant or investor, this report will provides useful data and information. Key questions answered by...
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New AIS Transponders for Offshore and Workboat Operators Debuts from Ocean Signal Incorporating Ocean Signal’s trusted technology within a compact design that is easy to use and simple to install, the ATA100 is the only Class A AIS transponder...
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Atos' ProUST univerSAS™ Ultra Compact, Multifunction Satellite Power Testing System can test numerous power configurations (Solar Array Simulation, Battery Simulation and Load Simulation) in one single device, contrary to other ...
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The Evolution of Atmospheric Monitoring and EO are the Subjects of an SSL and Scepter Discussion Event At this invitation only event, which will occur on March 22, 2018, Scepter will reveal how they are uniquely leveraging the new space economy, sensor IoT, big data, and block chain technology...
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Unniversity of Oldenburg Tackling North Sea Plastic Polution Using Globalstar Satellite Technology Buoys are fitted with a tiny (7x5 cm) SPOT Trace device which includes an integrated GPS receiver, simplex transponder and motion sensor. This Internet of Things (IoT) solution...
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AFT and SES Networks Bring High-speed Connectivity to Businesses in Africa will bring high-speed connectivity to companies in Niger and Burkina Faso, and help bridge the digital divide.
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GovSat-1 Satellite Enters Operational Service GovSat-1 is the first satellite of GovSat, a public private partnership between the Government of Luxembourg and satellite operator SES...
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Airbus' Speedy SpaceDataHighway is Even Faster as Sentinel-2A Passes Engaging All Copernicus' Satellites The SpaceDataHighway has effectively gone from a two-lane highway to an eight-lane super expressway, after the successful commissioning period of the Sentinel-2A ...
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NSSLGlobal’s FusionIP Maintains 4G Connectivity on Dane's Dangerous Challenge Across Skagerrak a crossing of 137 kilometers, or approximately 60,000 paddlestrokes under merciless conditions, he is now the first person to successfully cross ...
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Draper Brings Jennifer Jensen Into the Firm as Vice President of National Security & Space Highlighted areas include autonomous systems, resilient navigation and communication and cybersecurity. At the same time, global interest and...
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WTA's Certification Webinar Addresses Importance of Quality of Service in the Teleport Operations Team A webinar sure to get attention as well as certification is WTA's Higher Quality from your Teleport Operations Team
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Viasat Sells Their 6 to 18 Meter Multi-Band Antennas to CPI's Antenna Systems Division Per the agreement, Viasat will transfer a range of limited-motion antennas at sizes including 6, 7.3, 9.1, 11.3, 13.5 and 16/18 meters, plus a 3.9 meter...
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March 16, 2018 Thales Alenia Space Ships First Instrument for EarthCARE Project ten years of collaborative and constructive work between teams from industry and academia, who have had to overcome tremendous technical challenges.
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NRL Celebrates 60 Years of Vanguard I Satellite, Many 'Firsts' were Accomplished in 1958 Despite this unfortunate setback, the Vanguard Project had still come a long way toward solving the problems of putting a satellite into orbit.
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Airbus' OPTIMA Photonics Payload Technology Project is Launched Photonic payloads have the potential to revolutionize the design, capacity and capability of future generations of telecommunications satellites.
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March 15, 2018 Indra Wins the Thales Contract Again to Prepare for Galileo with Four New Uplink Stations A deviation in the data sent by merely one billionth of a second would amount to a positioning error of 30 cm on Earth.
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MOU Signed Between Object Management Group and the International Council on Systems Engineering to Develop Advanced Standards for Cubesats. formalizes the working relationship between the two parties as they develop and distribute the INCOSE CubeSat ...
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Milestone Achieved by Orbital ATK for NASA's Landsat 9 Satellites Landsat 9, a land surface mapping satellite, will collect space-based images and data that serve as valuable resources for researchers in areas that...
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Sky and Space Global and Globalsat Group to Partner on a LATAM Operational Evaluation Agreement set out the framework and detailed procedures for the evaluation of the SAS services compatibility with...
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Curtiss-Wright Releases Their VPX3-535 3U VPX Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA 6 Gsps Transceiver optimized for RADAR, Electronic Warfare, Signal Intelligence, Radar Warning Receivers and Software Defined Radio applications...
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DigitalGlobe Selects SpaceX to Launch First Two Legion Satellites of the Planned EO Constellation DigitalGlobe and SpaceX are working together for the first time to launch the WorldView Legion constellation. The initial block of the multi-satellite...
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Globalsat Group and Cobham PTT Tech Win Prestigious MSUA Award The EXPLORER PTT system combines dependable global L-band satellite technology and least-cost routing for automatic switching between...
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All Set to Optimize SD-WAN Over Satellite are FatPipe Networks and Lepton Global Solutions Lepton recently launched Lepton BOOST™, a secure SD-WAN solution designed to optimize satellite connection link traffic, powered by FatPipe...
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Neda's Afghanistan B'band Network to Install 2k Isotropic Systems Terminals Isotropic Systems will supply Neda with an ‘out of the box’ consumer web experience that eliminates the need for skilled installation, and allows for ...
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Defense Health Agency Awards Cherokee Nation Technologies for On-Site Services CNT will provide on-site scientific, professional, and technical service support, including Army satellite support, epidemiology and analysis...
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Re-Entry Thrusters for Starliner Shipped by Aerojet Rocketdyne to Boeing The Starliner crew module is designed to transport up to seven passengers or a mix of crew and cargo for missions to low-Earth orbit destinations...
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Global Eagle's $150 Million Investment from Searchlight Capital Partners Pays Debts and Promotes Growth Global Eagle intends to use $78 million to repay all existing revolving-credit facility debt.
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The Portable KyWay™ Go Portable SATCOM Terminal from Kymeta Makes an Entrance Another industry-first solution, the KyWay Go is a ruggedized, portable terminal that can be up and running in minutes. The KyWay Go rapid-deployment terminal currently...
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March 14, 2018 SatixFy UK's New Silicon Based, Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Array Antenna supports any antenna size up to 1 million elements, any frequency through a dedicated RFIC, any polarization including circular and linear ...
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Plastics, Pollution & Pirates: Satellite Vu to Tackle Humanity's Global Challenges Earth Observation (EO) has become a key part of environmental monitoring, delivering a wealth of information using combinations of sensor data and high resolution imagery. Satellite Vu is poised to transform this...
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NSLComm Raises more than $6.25 Million of Series-B Funding for LEO Broadband Communications the satellite market needs cost-effective technology for high-speed communications over small satellites.
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C-COM's Ka-Band Antennas Pass ... Run Rings Around JUPITER™ System that Powers HughesNet™ Gen5 Platform Operating over the Gen5 service significantly expands C-COM’s addressable market for transportable antenna systems, and will bring very high data ...
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Deep Space Industries to Provide Comet Satellite Propulsion for Astro Digital Comet is a simple, launch-safe, and cost-effective electrothermal propulsion system that uses water as a propellant and can be customized for nearly ...
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Compact and Multi-Function Satellite Power Testing System Debuts from Atos ProUST univerSAS™ is the first product following Atos' recent acquisition of Siemens Convergence Creators (CVC), resulting in reinforced capabilities...
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Air Force Awards Valuable EELV Launch Services Contracts to SpaceX and ULA SpaceX has been awarded a $290,594,130 firm-fixed-price and United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded a $351,839,510 firm-fixed-price
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SmallSat Launch Availability in Japan to Expand Via Kanematsu Partnership with Vector Space Systems Based on the execution of this representative agreement, KG will provide customers with services stimulating demand for smallsat launches ...
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Full GLONASS Support for Swift Navigatino's Piksi Multi GNSS Module This marks the fourth improvement since Piksi Multi began shipping one year ago. The firmware release also enhances Duro®, the ruggedized...
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International Launch Services Signs Additional Orders to Push the Proton Medium Vehicle
launch assignments for Proton Medium launches that will include the use of both the 4.35 meter and the new 5.2 meter payload fairing.
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Converged Satellite-LTE Services Rolls Out from Skycasters Dubbed CWi ("see-wee"), this new service combines the benefits of satellite and LTE wireless internet services into one integrated, business-grade...
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Next-Generation Rapid Deploy Comms Hub from Hughes Heading to Large Oil Field Service Providers The new HT2900 represents the next-generation of the Hughes Ruggedized Transportable product line and it is designed to be a full...
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NOAA's GOES-17 Changes Its Name as It Goes Into Geostationary Orbit will provide faster, more accurate, and more detailed data in near real-time to track storm systems, lightning, wildfires, coastal fog, and other hazards ...
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March 13, 2018 MEASAT will Deliver SPI International / FILMBOX's TV Channels Across Asia Pacific ...with MEASAT they will be able to expand their 24 hour television channel distribution footprint and reach new audiences across Asia Pacific
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Iridium's NEXT Step ... All 10 Satellites for the Fifth Iridium® NEXT Launch Arrived at Vandenberg AFB ...and they can’t wait to see this fifth set arrive in space to keep up the momentum.
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General Dynamics Mission Systems Fortress LTE System has Full Interoperability with ND SATCOM's SKYWAN 5G Satellite System The tests demonstrated full interoperability between Fortress decentralized network architecture for autonomous LTE deployables and SKYWAN satellite mesh...
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SmallSats Manufacturing Alliance Signed Between Spaceflight Industries, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio This investment is part of an overall fundraising effort of $150 million from several sources which include The Space Alliance, existing investors, and...
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The Equipment for European GNSS Agency's EDG2E Project is Officially Launched The four-year project intends to develop a dual-frequency multi-constellation receiver, enabling enhanced navigation capabilities, support standardization...
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RUAG Space Receives Innovation Award for Advanced Design Based on Additive Manufacturing The project received the Innovation Award 2018 at the Additive Manufacturing Expo in Lucerne, Switzerland, last week
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Ukrainian Government's Intense Effort to Build Spaceport in Western Australia ... Would Launch Tomorrow If They Could ...has struggled to gain traction within a sector that has...lacked a champion in an Australian space agency and is jaded by pie-in-the-sky proposals that ...
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COMSAT's Thales MissionLINK™ Terminal a Key Component of Iridium's CertusSM DoD Offering Leveraging Thales’ pedigree in “tacsat” and data link comms systems, their Iridium Certus Thales MissionLINK terminal enables the capability to...
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Global Connectivity and Gigabit B'band Solutions for Carnival Cruise Lines Deployed by Intellian Intellian’s 2.4 meter class multi-band, multi-orbit MEO and GEO broadband antennas unlock access to virtually any satellite constellation within...
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Plentiful Product on Display @ Satellite 2018 by Cobham Satellite antenna specialist Cobham SATCOM is showing a number of new developments designed to deliver operational continuity and enable digital...
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Inmarsat Discovers IoT is Major Positive Force in Reducing the Transportation's Carbon Footprint estimates that heightening travel demands could see global CO2 emissions from transport increase by 60 per cent by 2050, a figure that is based on ...
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The Winners of the 23rd Annual Teleport Awards for Excellence Announced by World Teleport Association The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by...
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LeoSat and Phasor's Milestone Agreement Will Bring Game-Changing Connectivity to Mission Critical Enterprise Networks an important step in the delivery of LeoSat’s unique business backbone in space, which gives their customers access to a resilient and future-proof ...
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Advantech Wireless' Transcend™ 800 Product Family Receives Brazil Anatel Certification These advanced Microwave Radios have built-in ASI video interfaces, as well as IP Routers. They are addressing the need to connect the Studio...
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Plans for Satellite Life Extension and In-Space Servicing Missions Announced by Orbital ATK / SpaceLogistics During a keynote address at Satellite 2018, Orbital ATK President and CEO David W. Thompson and SpaceLogistics President Tom L. Wilson introduced
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Spacecom and hiSky Together Will Bring Voice, Data and IoT Services Via the AMOS-17 Satellite Using AMOS-17's Ka-band beams, hiSky's Smartellite Family solution includes a compact portable SIoT device based on Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) technology...
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Self-Installing Terminal to be Developed by Isotropic Systems and Quika Ltd. Quika, a high-throughput Ka-band satellite network operator, and Isotropic Systems will jointly develop an ‘out of the box’ consumer web experience...
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Major Orders for SlingShot Received by Spectra Group During Satellite 2018 Already popular with specialist users in the U.S., in the run up to Satellite 2018 Spectra Group has received a total of 12 separate orders with a...
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March 12, 2018 UPDATE: Officials Discuss Arianespace's Soyuz Launch ... Four O3b Satellites Go Up ... Join 12 Others ... Five More to Go With 154 Thales Alenia Space satellites orbited since 1981 by Arianespace, and 11 more in our backlog, we will certainly continue to partner ...
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Ball Aerospace's Many Accomplishments at Satellite 2018 ... Phased Array Antennas, Optical Communications and Remote Sensing and More Ball's new 5G Rapid Prototype Phased Array with Anokiwave, Inc. will help enable the future of 5G connectivity.
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SES Successfully Launches Four for Three ... Four O3b Satellites that Drive Digital Equality with Fiber-Like Connectivity From connecting underserved communities and meaningfully transforming lives through improved broadband access, to ...
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Startup Allegedly Launches Rogue Satellites Without FCC Permission It's a tale as old as time: a Silicon Valley startup is denied permission by the government to launch satellites, so the startup redesigns the satellites, and
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Cellular Backhaul Deployment by XipLink for Entel Bolivia Half of the population of Bolivia live in rural areas, often with no access to telecommunications infrastructure; yet, they all yearn to be connected. This...
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KenCast All Set with Products for Presentation and Demo @ Satellite 2018 KenCast’s Fazzt has been providing flawless content delivery to fixed sites and VOTM with KenCast’s Fazzt content delivery platform for over two...
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Mission Microwave Technologies Brings BUCs to Satellite 2018 Mission Microwave’s Flatpack BUC, available in 12 Watt Ka-band and 25 Watt Ku-band versions, re-defines the industry standard for highly...
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Debuting from VT iDirect @ Satellite 2018 are Three New iQ Remote Offerings The iQ Series is VT iDirect’s next-generation DVB-S2/DVB-S2X remote portfolio that features unprecedented performance and meets the needs of...
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NASA is Cool with the CubeCats and Will Launch the U of Cincinnati's Students' LEOPARDSat-1 We were the ones who decided to do this mission and apply for a launch. It was not a faculty member who did this for their research. We have the ...
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ILS to Drive Two Effective Space SPACE DRONE™ Satellite Servicing Spacecraft to Orbit The SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft is a 400 kg. spacecraft (1m x 1m x 1.25m) that has a universal, non-intrusive docking system to rendezvous...
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Gilat Does a Double and Hits a Milestone ... Dual Band Aero Terminal for Commercial In-Flight Connectivity at Satellite 2018 ...seamless transition between Ka- and Ku-band coverage thus utilizing the best available satellite resources for cost-efficiency and performance.
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ViaSat-2 Satellite Comms Now Available for Government, Defense and Military Ops In early March 2018, Viasat conducted a ViaSat-2 SATCOM system demonstration — attended by representatives from the U.S. armed forces....
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Thuraya Brings Accomplishments, Products, Presentations and Will Co-Host an Event at Satellite 2018
Thuraya Aero, their first in-flight satellite communications platform for aerospace, and T2M-DUAL, a dual-mode terminal for machine-to-machine ...
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mu Space, SES Networks and Hughes Will 'Build a Bridge' by Providing Broadband Access to Rural Thailand Thailand’s telecom industry database, only 12 percent or about 8.3 million of the country’s 69 million population currently has access to broadband.
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A Blue Sky Ahead as Blue Origin and Sky Perfect JSAT Shake on a Satellite
agreement involves sending up a yet-to-be-named Sky Perfect JSAT satellite on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which is currently under development.
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mu Space Seals the Deal with Blue Origin to Fly Aboard the New Glenn New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle that will carry people and payloads to low-Earth orbit destinations and beyond.
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Cobham SATCOM’s Latest ... Sea Tel 9711 Triband Maritime Antenna at Satellite 2018
a number of ships today have increased their average bandwidth by as much as 2,000 percent, with some achieving speeds well over 1Gbps ...
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March 9, 2018 Carl D'Alessandro Named President and CEO of Windmill International As President and CEO, Mr. D’Alessandro will oversee and direct all aspects of the company. He will provide industry-knowledgeable leadership and...
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DataMiner Makes the Finals ... Named WTA Teleport Technology of the Year Finalist
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Cyber Security for Defense Summit Upcoming in D.C. from ASDEvents As these groups exercise increasing sophistication in their use of advanced technology, the federal government is pressured to keep ''ahead of the...
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GetSat Receives Multi-Million Dollar Bounty from U.S. Government for SATCOM Terminals GetSat's micronized communications terminals are based on the company's patented fully-interlaced InterFLAT panel technology for transmitting and...
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Isotropic and VT iDirect Partner for Multi-Modem, Next-Generation Terminal and Will Discuss @ Satellite 2018 The agreement with VT iDirect, as the leading modem technology provider for fixed and mobility markets, and Isotropic Systems’ disruptive optical...
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Eutelsat Commissions Their First LEO Satellite Eutelsat LEO for Objects (ELO) will be used to assess the performance of LEO satellites in providing narrowband connectivity for objects. The satellite...
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Vector to Conduct Dedicated Launch of Alba Orbital PocketQube Satellites from Kodiak, Alaska Vector recently submitted its first launch application to the Federal Aviation Administration to enable orbital launching from the Pacific Spaceport ...
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Product A'Plenty from TeamCast Heading into the Satellite 2018 Show First up is a new version of their VYPER platform for Satellite Transmission — in addition to the support of many DVB-S2X features, such as low roll-off...
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March 8, 2018 Quintech® Electronics' Matrix Goes to the Extreme with XTREME 32 Port Matrix Switch at Satellite 2018 XTREME 32 matrix switch that has an innovative asymmetric design to offer either a 16x16 or 8x24 port fan-out configuration in a 1 RU chassis.
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Testing to Start on Telesat's Phase-1 LEO Satellite by Optus Satellite Phase 1 testing will enable Optus to experience the advantages of Telesat’s system — including ultra-low latency and high speeds – and assess the role...
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NSR Reports China's Ambitious Constellation of 300 Small Satellites in LEO In a sense, China will change or un-level the playing field.
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Orbital ATK's Multiple Presentations Include the New Robotic Satellite Servicing Vehicle at Satellite 2018
The company will also feature small national security satellite systems such as ESPAStar™ and ESPASat™.
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SES Announces Partnerships for O3b mPOWER Terminals Developed with leading technology partners, O3b mPOWER Customer Edge Terminals (CET) will combine innovative steerable antenna ...
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CPI Antenna Systems Division's New VP of Business Development, He Has 27 Years Experience in SatCom
27 years of experience with leading industry firms, including L3 Technologies, Viasat, General Dynamics and Globalstar
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GX Mediator, a Dual Antenna Solution, Makes Market Entry from Intellian With the GX Mediator, a ship may install and use two identical GX antennas and use them with a single service package. Both antennas receive the...
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XTAR's New President and CEO ... He Will Be a Champion of Their Solutions These advantages can be a difference maker for military and government users in the challenging communications environments, and he is happy to ... Full Story
Canadian Test Labs Automated with Quintech's NEXUS Matrix Switches Quintech’s NEXUS line of test matrix switches passes LTE and WiFi signals with a frequency range between 600 to 6000 MHz. Since 2012, Tier 1...
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RigNet to Present Their Innovation Drivers at Satellite 2018 At the conference, RigNet will be featuring Cyphre Security Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of RigNet, at Booth #1325, where conference attendees...
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Arianespace Given Clearance for March 9 Launch of Four SES O3b MEO Satellites Approval was granted after the regular pre-launch review for Arianespace flights — which confirmed the readiness of Soyuz and its multi-satellite...
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OneWeb Readies for Global Constellation Launch and Now Three New Senior Executives network will be able to provide affordable, turnkey, broadband-quality access to connect people to the global internet, no matter where they live.
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Kratos to Conduct Constellations Podcasts During Satellite 2018 Kratos initiated its “Constellations” podcasts in the Fall of 2017 to bring together key influencers and thought leaders in the satellite and space...
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Curtiss-Wright Space COTS Capabilities Expanded Via Réaltra Licensing Agreement The agreement enables Réaltra to complement existing activity undertaken by Curtiss-Wright’s Aerospace Instrumentation facility in Dublin, Ireland...
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Communications & Power Industries Bringing New Technology and Products to Satellite 2018 From high frequency developments and new GaN products, to an expanded TouchPower product line and specialized troposcatter capabilities, CPI...
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Altice Portugal Selects Gilat's SkyEdge II-c with Low Jitter and Latency for Critical Communications will be deployed to back up Altice Portugal critical communications infrastructure covering most of the country.
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NSLComm's Successful Series B Funding for Broadband SmallSat Comms Development Since its inception in 2015 by Dr. Raz Itzhaki, Daniel Rockberger, and Danny Spiritus, NSLComm has focused the firm's work on developing a...
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March 7, 2018 Elite Antennas & Microwave Systems on the Show Floor @ Satellite 2018 Elite’s High Performance Ka Rx only 17 to 22 GHz feeds are now available with manual and motorized polarization switching between circular and...
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UHP Networks Experiences Record Sales and will Bring New Products to the DC Event Throughout 2017, the manufacturer shipped 31 VSAT Hubs and more than 10,000 remote terminals. UHP Networks won significant network projects...
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Datum Systems Introduces Their M7D Multi-Demodulator The new M7D Multi-Demodulator is now part of the Datum Gateway Hub family and supports up to 16 individual receive carriers within a single half-rack...
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Thales Alenia Space and Inmarsat's Iris Will Enhance Air Traffic Management in Europe Iris’s enhanced IP-based capabilities will relieve pressure on currently crowded VHF radio links, which are near capacity.
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CORRECTION: AST&Science Gains Controlling Interest in NanoAvionics NanoAvionics is a satellite platform manufacturer and mission integrator for satellites weighing less than 50 kg. (110.2 lbs). The company's flagship...
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SES Video Introduces OU Flex Designed for OU Services Enhancement While supporting live video distribution as a priority, the OU Flex solution also provides high-quality IP connectivity to enable the simultaneous use of...
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Cobham SATCOM's PTT Technology Incorporated into Australia's Largest Fire Service By combining satellite and land mobile radio into a single ubiquitous network, the new technology significantly extends the reach of data and...
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A 20 Year Celebration for IRG, Plus Workshop and Reception @ Satellite 2018 Hosted by SES, the half-day workshop will take place on the March 15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in room 144B, from 2:00 p.m. onward...
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Maritime and Ice Monitoring Data Agreement Signed by ICEYE with KSAT The maritime and ice monitoring data will be collected with ICEYE-X1, ICEYE’s first satellite in orbit, which was successfully launched in January...
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Sinclair Launches Their NexGen Aurora SC Series Collinear Antennas Using cutting-edge, field-proven PCB technology, the patent-pending Aurora design achieves an unparalleled combination of higher gain, wider...
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NSR Reveals In-Orbit Servicing Never Died, In Fact It's Alive and Making a Comeback Space Logistics' LLC second, and Effective Space Solutions' first customer, indicates In-Orbit Servicing is making a comeback, to stay this time.
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Deal is Done ... Marlink and OmniAccess Finalize Their Foray Into the Fold of Superyachts Marlink Group continues to expand as the leading maritime VSAT company, serving globally more than 5000 vessels under contract Full Story
MOAB 400 Watt Ku-Band SSPA/BUC Makes Market Move with Debut Ideal for gateway and broadcast applications, the 400 Watt Ku-band MOAB weighs in at 35 lbs. and draws only 1300 Watts of prime power to produce...
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Lockheed Martin Initiates JCSAT-17 Production for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation Built on Lockheed Martin's new, advanced LM2100 bus, the satellite's payload incorporates S-band transponders with a flexible processor along...
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Boasting 2.4 Gbps Throughput, SatixFy Releases Their New SDR Modem The new modem's single carrier and Beam Hopping architecture enables substantially higher throughput from wideband (500 MHz) satellite...
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March 6, 2018 Maxar Technologies’ SSL Celebrates Hispasat 30W-6's Successful On Orbit Operations The satellite incorporates technical innovations that will help reduce mass and improve performance, resulting in an enhanced business case for...
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Orbit Is First to Connect Ships Everywhere, Anytime with 2.2 Meter Multiband Maritime Satellite Communications Terminal Multiband C-/Ka- and Ku-/Ka-band stabilized maritime satcom solution enables internet services over LEO/MEO satellites and legacy GEO satellites.
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Cloud Constellation Corporation and Wasabi Combine Tech Forces for New Generation of Space-Based Services Based on Wasabi’s high-performance cloud data storage and Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt™ Data Security as a Service, the combined...
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BlackSky Has Their First Next-Generation EO SmallSat Completed — Launch and Commercial Availability Next... BlackSky’s Global smallsats will join the virtual constellation of commercial imaging satellites accessible through the BlackSky geospatial platform...
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Arianespace Flight VS18 with Four O3b MEO Satellites for SES Now Delayed This delay will enable additional checks as part of the resumption of launches from the Spaceport in French Guiana. The Soyuz launch vehicle ...
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HiRel GaN Power Solution to be Presented by Teledyne e2v at DC Show Teledyne’s ceramic TDG100E15 100V 15A FET and TDG100E30 100V 30A FET both utilize GaN Systems’ patented Island Technology® which is a...
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Walton De-Ice's First Portable Radome Takes on Seriously Extreme Weather Conditions with Aplomb at Satellite 2018 in a 70 mile-per-hour wind storm, sandstorm, blizzard, hail, or torrential rains, the Walton Portable Radome makes satellite networks more ...
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Phasor Opens New London-Based Development Center and Adds to Senior Leadership Team Phasor’s new, world class research and development facility will host all of the phased-array antenna innovator’s design, development and testing of...
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Six SmallSat Missions to Receive Space Flight Laboratory's Booth Spotlight at Satellite 2018 Established in 1998 as a self-sustaining specialty lab at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), SFL specializes in...
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Laser-Based Ground Network for LEO/GEO Satellites Opened by BridgeSat The opening is an industry milestone toward revolutionizing global communications with a laser-based ground network for LEO and GEO...
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Comtech EF Data Goes to New Heights with Heights™ Networking Platform Portfolio Offering New Remote Gateways
allows service providers and end-users to move the entire VSAT system onto an antenna and away from environmentally controlled shelters.
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C-Band Coverage by Spacecom's AMOS-17 Satellite Acquired by Cobbett Hill Earthstation Scheduled for launch in Q2 2019, AMOS-17 is specifically designed for meeting the growing demands of the African continent. With extensive...
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Crystal Makes It Clear ... with Control of Colem Together They Will Expand European Reach This change in control enables Crystal to expand its product portfolio with Colem’s range of solutions, as well as increase its European reach.
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March 5, 2018 SpaceX's Falcon 9 is the Ultimate 'Night Light' as it Launches Hispasat's 30W-6 Satellite And it's a go with a beautiful night launch as Falcon 9 soars through the Florida sky.
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5G Innovation Momentum Showcased by 5TONIC To further the development of 5G, 5TONIC has deployed the OneCell® C-RAN small cell solution from CommScope. OneCell forms a single...
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Resources on the Moon — OHB Team Awarded ESA Contract for Demo Payload Study The mission is part of ESA’s European Exploration Envelope Program (E3P). The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate the ISRU technologies...
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Feedback Request Regarding Standards for Deep Space Technologies Sought by NASA and Partners The agency and its partners are seeking feedback on these draft interoperability standards, which cover: avionics, communications...
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WTA QoS Upcoming Webinar ... Quality of service is a teleport’s core product and delivering it consistently and cost-effectively is fundamental to success. Facilities and technology...
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Advantech Wireless Takes Orders on New 3.2kW Ku-Band Outdoor Modular Satellite GaN SSPA System Without using expensive filter combiners the system is ready now, without extra investment, for new higher modulation and error correcting codes ...
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'Game Changer' Products to be Showcased by Rohde & Schwarz at NAB 2018 At NAB 2018, Rohde & Schwarz will showcase new products and system solutions that span many different application areas in the broadcast and...
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Simplified VSAT Installation Brings Integrasys and UHP Networks Together UHP has integrated the tool into their product portfolio, enabling the firm to deliver a fast and effective way to commission the remote terminals out in...
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China's Mission to the Far Side of the Moon Will Include Test Microsatellites to Make History The two microsatellites take advantage of extra space on the launch and will tag along for the journey to the Moon.
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Spacecom in Talks to Build New Ukrainian Satellite According to an announcement on SSAU’s website, the talks on the status of the UNSCS project were held between SSAU head Pavlo Dehtiarenko...
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The GDL 50 Portable ADS-B Receiver Debuts from Garmin® A remote-mount version of the GDL 50, the GDL 50R, is also available. Exclusive features such as TargetTrend™ and TerminalTraffic™ further...
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UPDATE Two News Items: ISRO Ready to Launch Two Rescue Satellites and Delay of Lunar Mission replace the faulty first navsat IRNSS-1A... The three atomic clocks... meant to provide precise locational data had stopped working two years ago.
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SatIP Nets Now Have a New Data Protection Solution from NovelSat In the world of global satellite data transmission, where hacking and data theft are commonplace, demand for more secure transmission is high...
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RAF's Carbonite-2 Brings, for the First Time, Space Alive in Living 'Colour' the Carbonite-2 offers sovereign, full-motion color video from space for the RAF for the first time.
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A Safety Boost for Orsa Besparingsskog by Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Orsa Besparingsskog is responsible for managing approximately 75,000 hectares of woodland owned by a consortium of local owner-partners. This...
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ArianeGroup's Tour De Force as Subsidiaries Join Together at Satellite 2018 It will be a first for the ArianeGroup at Satellite 2018 as its subsidiaries Arianespace, Pyroalliance, and Sodern, will all be present and sharing ...
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SatVoice Comms Evaluations Blends Inmarsat and Airservices Australia into a Partnership Through the partnership with Inmarsat, Airservices Australia will help airlines and operators to complement conventional voice communications ...
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March 2, 2018 SmallSat Symposium Silicon Valley 2018 Videos are Now Available... a Convergence of Experts, Technology and Information Good news — now available are in situ videos that captured the presented sessions. For those who attended the SmallSat Symposium, as many as...
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GomSpace Gets the Thumbs-Up from Kleos Space to Go Ahead with a Satellitep Build Kleos aims to guard borders, protect assets and save lives by delivering global activity based intelligence and geolocation as a serice.
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March 1, 2018 ULA's Launch of Weather Satellite GOES-S Up and Takes Huge Step Forward for NOAA and NASA The first lightning detector in a geostationary orbit, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) currently onboard
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York Space Systems' S-CLASS Spacecraft Platform Passes CDR Muster The detailed technical review, conducted by representatives from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and the U.S. Air Force...
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NSR Projects Flat Panel Satellite Antennas Rarin' for a Takeoff of $7.9 Billion by 2027 However, heritage systems, higher prices, and low technological development remain as the main obstacles for FPA growth.
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Iridium's Next Update of NEXT Launch Iridium is replacing its existing constellation by sending 75 Iridium NEXT satellites into space
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Boeing Names Keating as EVP of Government Ops Keating, 56, has served as senior vice president of Government Operations since joining Boeing in May 2008. In this role, Keating leads the company's...
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A Win-Win for All for Sky and Netflix, According to Futuresource The integration will first occur in the UK later in 2018, with Germany and Italy to follow. Sky’s payTV footprint in these three markets (excluding Now TV) hit ...
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Arianespace Integrates Four for Three ... Four Satellites for O3b ... Milestones Met for March Departure By scaling its MEO fleet, SES is adding 38 percent more capacity across the globe and growing the addressable market from 45 to 50 degrees ...
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A New 180-Degree Coupler Designed for Space Apps Debuts from KRYTAR Hybrid couplers perform many functions, including splitting and combining signals in amplifiers, switching circuits, and antenna beam-forming networks...
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GLOBECOMM's Satellite Services in the Spotlight at Upcoming D.C. Show Globecomm is known for providing mission-critical connectivity and secure communications over land, sea and air — under any condition. Attendees a...
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China's Plan ... to See a Rocket Sea Launch this Year "The sea launch will meet the growing needs for launching near-equatorial and low-inclination satellites, and improve the rockets' adaptability,"
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Comtech Xicom Technology Releases Three New Products Just in Time for the D.C. Show Using the latest in high-efficiency GaN semiconductor technology, Model XTSLIN-200K-B1 delivers 200 Watts of linear power across the SATCOM...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne's Double Celebration ... Flight of the 100th AJ-60A Solid Rocket Booster for Successful GOES-S Launch Aerojet Rocketdyne's AJ-60A solid rocket booster (SRB) is the largest monolithically wound SRB ever flown.
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