News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
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…
Photo: Santi Díaz [Via Satellite 04-09-2015] Revenues from the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market for commercial aircraft will climb to $3.2 billion by 2024, according to a new report from Northern Sky Research (NSR). Changing mindsets about IFC will continue to drive demand for passenger connectivity along with other applications, growing the market for aeronautical satcom…
Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat HTS. Photo: Astrium [Via Satellite 04-09-2015] Sevis Systems, a developer of backhaul optimization technology, has successfully validated its platform for backhaul services on Eutelsat Communications’ Ka-Sat satellite. The new solution offers a more affordable and optimized satellite backhaul service to specialized satellite service providers delivering end-to-end backhaul bandwidth to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).…
The International Space Station (ISS). Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 04-09-2015] Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US) announced its collaboration with Aerojet Rocketdyne and NanoRacks on the development of the FeatherCraft platform, a satellite platform optimized for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS). The 100-kilogram, SST-US-designed platform is intended to exploit the full capabilities of ISS…