News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Royal Air Force Chinook and Merlin helicopters take off on a mission from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in 2010.Photo: © Crown Copyright 2013Photographer: FS Graham Spark [Via Satellite 09-30-2015] NSSLGlobal and Eclipse, a Paris-based airborne satcom specialist, have teamed to deliver a new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for military customers. The companies announced earlier this month…
Bleu Origin’s BE-4 engine. Photo: BE-4 [Via Satellite 09-30-2015] Blue Origin has completed more than 100 staged-combustion tests for the BE-4 engine currently under development for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket and Blue Origin’s own Orbital Launch Vehicle. The test series confirmed pre-test predictions of injector performance, heat transfer, and combustion stability, providing measurable…
Eutelsat’s Rambouillet Teleport. Photo: Andrzej Gorskowski/Eutelsat [Via Satellite 09-30-2015] Eutelsat, Globecomm and Signalhorn have applied for the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) new Teleport Certification Program launched earlier this month. They join du, Elara Comunicaciones, GlobalSat and The Talia Group as beta customers. The seven companies will assist WTA in preparing the certification program for market…
Three 737-800s in Japan Transocean Air’s livery. Photo: Boeing [Via Satellite 09-30-2015] Japan Transocean Air has selected Gogo’s 2Ku In-flight Connectivity (IFC) solution. The airline will fit its new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 2Ku, as well as Gogo’s wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) service, Gogo Vision. Gogo is several weeks into the flight-testing of 2Ku. According to…
AsiaSat 5′s C-band footprint. Photo: AsiaSat [Via Satellite 09-30-2015] French language network TV5Monde has entered into a long-term service agreement with AsiaSat to broadcast the channels TV5Monde Asie HD and TV5Monde Style HD throughout the Asia-Pacific via AsiaSat 5. TV5Monde Asie HD’s programming includes 18 daily newscasts, films and series, entertainment programs, documentaries, cultural programs,…
Nevada Sunset. Photo: Brandon (Flickr) [Via Satellite 09-29-2015] Leo Mondale, president of Inmarsat Aviation, is calling on airlines and Internet service providers to look to the future of aviation before equipping for aircraft cabin Wi-Fi. During a speech at the APEX Expo in Portland, Ore., yesterday, Mondale called the industry out on several concepts that…
Virgin Galactic’s hot-firing of the NewtonThree engine. Photo: Virgin Galactic [Via Satellite 09-29-2015] Virgin Galactic has completed new test firings of the main stage engine and upper stage engine for LauncherOne, the company’s dedicated small satellite launch vehicle. The tests included a firing of the NewtonThree for more than 20 seconds, and multiple full duration…
Maersk Integrator in Amøyfjorden, Norway. Photo: Maersk Drilling [Via Satellite 09-29-2015] ITC Global has received a multi-million dollar contract from Copenhagen, Denmark-based Maersk Drilling, which is part of Danish shipping and energy company, Maersk Group. ITC Global is providing a turnkey VSAT solution for more than half of Maersk Drilling’s global fleet of offshore drilling…
Hispasat’s Amazonas 3 satellite. Photo: SSL [Via Satellite 09-29-2015] Hispasat’s Brazilian subsidiary Hispamar Satelites has reached an agreement with Empresa Brasil de Comunicacao (EBC), a Brazilian government-owned organization, for C-band capacity. EBC plans to use the capacity for contribution services for events and news broadcasting. EBC’s TV Brasil and NBR channels have been contributing news…
[Via Satellite 09-29-2015] Measat has appointed Santosh Desai as sales director for the company’s Africa business. In his role, Desai will be responsible for opening new markets in Africa, developing sales channels, and managing customer accounts. Prior to joining Measat, Desai was head of products for satellite communications, media, and managed services for an India-based…