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Iridium’s Satellite Network Operating Center. Photo: Iridium [Via Satellite 11-04-2014] Iridium reported total revenue of $107.5 million for the third-quarter of 2014, surpassing the expectations of most analysts. The company also replaced two satellites with in-orbit spares during the quarter, leaving one spare between now and the launch of Iridium NEXT. Matt Desch, CEO of…

The Highly Adaptable Satellite (HYLAS) 1. Photo: ISRO [Via Satellite 11-04-2014] Speedy Hire, a tools, equipment, plant hire, and services company in the United Kingdom has selected Avanti Communications’ Hylas 1 Ka-band satellite for high speed broadband solutions. The company, which operates in construction, infrastructure and industrial markets in the U.K. and the Middle East,…

Photo: CPI Malibu Division [Via Satellite 11-04-2014] Communications & Power Industries (CPI) Malibu Division has received an award worth more than $5 million for additional Ku-band Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) antenna ground terminals. The United States military uses the ground data terminals to facilitate communications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Applications include…

NanoRacks’ Vice President of Space Station Opportunities, Ron Goedendorp (left) meets Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Director. Photo: NanoRacks [Via Satellite 11-04-2014] NanoRacks has opened a new office at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The West Coast location will help the company meet customer needs and develop new business around deep…

Artist’s rendition of the M-OV launch vehicle. Photo: Mishaal Aerospace [Via Satellite 11-04-2014] Outernet, a satellite startup company with a mission to broadcast free information via satellite to any Wi-Fi-enabled device, has signed a letter of intent to use Mishaal Aerospace’s M-OV orbital launch vehicle once it is ready. The M-OV is designed to deliver…

[Via Satellite 11-04-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has selected Eutelsat Communications’ U.S. subsidiary Eutelsat America to provide satellite capacity for U.S. Africa Command. SES GS has a five-year Pathfinder award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) that allows the government to pre-commit to commercial satellite transponders for multiple years. The company included the…

Engineers examining an AEHF antenna. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Via Satellite 11-03-2014] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) needs more time to understand the potential impact of disaggregating large satellites into multiple smaller spacecraft, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). In a report published Oct. 30, the agency questioned the DOD’s readiness for disaggregation,…

Container cranes, Warrenpoint harbor. Photo: Albert Bridge [Via Satellite 11-03-2014] Despite significant growth in terrestrial Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Everything (IoT) communications, satellite is expected to hold a significant niche, according to NSR. In the research group’s “M2M and IoT via Satellite, 5th Edition” report, revenues are expected to more than double from $1.1…

A Boeing 777-9X in ANA livery. Photo: Boeing [Via Satellite 11-03-2014] Inmarsat has backed the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITUs) decision to place spectrum allocations for global flight tracking on the agenda for the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15). Calling the resolution “timely action,” Inmarsat said it wholeheartedly supports the move and will also aid and…

A Thuraya IP satellite broadband terminal. Photo: Thuraya [Via Satellite 11-03-2014] Airtel Africa has partnered with Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) provider Thuraya to launch products and services from the company in 12 African countries. These products include the Thuraya SatSleeve and IP+ broadband terminals. Airtel Africa is making these products and services available through subsidiaries…