News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Photo: ScheduALL [Via Satellite 04-13-2015] Intelsat and ScheduALL announced the successful implementation and launch of ScheduALL Connector to manage Occasional Use (OU). Using the ScheduALL Connector interface, Intelsat’s Strategic Sales Partners (SSPs) and media customers that use ScheduALL to manage their own assets can easily view Intelsat’s available capacity, quickly match it to their needs…
AsiaSat 5 Satellite prior to launch. Photo: ILS [Via Satellite 04-13-2015] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has signed an agreement for the launch of TV5 Monde Style HD, a new lifestyle channel from its long-term customer TV5 Monde on the AsiaSat 5 satellite at 100.5 degrees east. This new thematic channel has already started 24-hour…
Thuraya IP. Photo: Thuraya [Via Satellite 04-13-2015] Thuraya Telecommunications Company and Global RadioData Communications (GRC) announced the successful certification of GRC’s Arion solution. End-users can now use limitless Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) broadcast range for their tactical multi-band, encrypted radios over Thuraya’s broadband service. The Arion solution is certified for use on the Thuraya…
Low Noise Block (LNBs): C band. Photo: Norsat [Via Satellite 04-13-2015] Norsat International, announced the launch of the 5000 Series Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Low Noise Block (LNBs) Downconverter, a new product family designed for high-end broadcast applications including Digital Broadcast Video (DBV), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) broadband, military satcom, point-of-sale, and oil and gas.…
Lt. Gen. John Raymond, Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force commander. Photo: U.S. Air Force /Airman 1st Class Yvonne Morales [Via Satellite 04-10-2015] The United States Strategic Command’s (U.S. Stratcom) Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) is planning to bring in a body of commercial satellite industry officials in the coming months…
Intelsat’s Atlanta Ga. teleport where the Prism hub is operated. Photo: Intelsat. [Via Satellite 04-10-2015] Intelsat has released a new fully automated, converged IP-based platform for media customers called IntelsatOne Prism that enables multiple content transmissions from one platform. Customers can continue to use legacy assets while implementing digital media networking to increase bandwidth efficiency…
One of the Honeywell Global Tracking ESA installations seen in the distance. Photo: Honeywell [Via Satellite 04-10-2015] Honeywell announced that its Global Tracking solution has passed the final acceptance test for use on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo search and rescue program. Galileo is a pan-European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) operated by the…
Photo: RigNet [Via Satellite 04-10-2015] RigNet has signed a three-year contract with a Norwegian international midwater drilling contractor to deliver managed network communications solutions on a semi-submersible offshore drilling rig in the North Sea. Through this contract, RigNet is delivering a fully-managed end-to-end IP network solution using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology for last-mile connectivity.…
One of Boeing’s corporate offices. Photo: Boeing. [Via Satellite 04-10-2015] Boeing has acquired 2d3 Sensing, a wholly owned subsidiary of OMG plc specializing in motion imagery processing of critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data generated from aerial platforms. 2d3 Sensing products can be found on the ScanEagle and Integrator systems provided by Boeing subsidiary Insitu,…
Peter Malmberg, project manager for maritime satellite services at the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization. Denmark is a relatively small country in Europe with a population of less than 6 million people. However, over the last 20 years, it has seen its demands for satellite capacity increase by over 20 times, making it a…