Government/Military

[Satellite 07-22-08] Kenneth Miller, president and one of the founders of Globecomm Systems Inc., died July 20, the company announced.     Miller helped found Globecomm Systems as a satellite systems integration company in October 1994 and led the company’s expansion into communications services through its Globecomm Network Services subsidiary, which provides IP and data services,...

[Satellite 07-22-08] ViaSat Inc. completed the rollout of its LinkStarS2 satellite networking system to Spain Eliop S.A., ViaSat announced July 21.     ViaSat supplied the complete satellite communication network, including the antennas, satellite transmission electronics, LinkStar hub and 300 network terminals.     The system will be used for data collection, monitoring and control of drinking...

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Germany’s first satellite-based reconnaissance system has been completed with the launch of the fifth SAR-Lupe satellite, OHB System said July 22.     The fifth reconnaissance satellite was launched from Plesetsk and the first contact between the control center at the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen and the satellite was established less than...

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Arianespace won a launch services contract with Eumetsat (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) for the launch of the MSG-4 meteorological observation satellite , the company said July 22.     The MSG-4 satellite is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2013 by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz...

[Satellite Today 07-21-08] DataPath Inc., has been awarded a contract under the SeaPort-Enhanced contract vehicle, the company announced July 21.     The award by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center will allow DataPath to submit bids and receive task orders to provide satellite and wireless communications, network solutions, services, and software to the U.S. Navy...

[Satellite News 07-21-08] Crawford Communications will use capacity on SES New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite to provide content aggregation, media, Internet and satellite services for the U.S. military‘s Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the company said July 21.     Crawford will lease a total of 20 megahertz of bandwidth on the satellite, located at...

[Satellite Today 07-18-08] Valley Forge Composite Technologies Inc. unveiled plans to develop a new small satellite platform, the company announced July 17.     The new platform will target the market for satellites with a mass of up to 250 kilograms and will be constructed of carbon fiber. Valley Forge hopes the cost of the platform...

[Satellite Today 07-18-08] SkyWave Mobile Communications introduced a dual-mode satellite/GPRS terminal that will provide transportation and logistics managers a means for communicating in urban and remote locations, the company announced July 17.     The SureLinx 8100c terminal combines SkyWave’s IsatM2M satellite technology and Inmarsat’s global satellite service.     “Due to the high operating costs and...

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] 4C Controls selected Thales Alenia Space Italia (TASI) as prime contractor for the delivery of two high-resolution imagery satellites, 4C announced July 17.     The contract will be for the first two satellites and related ground segment for 4C’s planned Earth Observation Multi Satellite Program. The two satellites are expected to be...

[Satellite Today – 7-16-08] Encore Networks has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office related to the company’s method for securely connection satellite networks with terrestrial links, the company announced July 15.     Encore’s selective layer encryption technology maximizes the speed of the network connection and can be used as part...