Technology

[Via Satellite 10-09-2014] Comtech PST, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has signed a purchase agreement worth $6 million from a major domestic Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Pursuant to the agreement,...

[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Inmarsat and TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress aviation terminals for the government market. TECOM’s...

[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] South African aerospace group Space Commercial Service Holdings (SCSH) has launched its first self-developed export product. The Phoenix-20 HS is a micro-satellite that uses an advanced remote...

[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] The Exelis-built Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) will launch Oct. 7 on board a Mitsubishi Electric Corporation weather satellite, Himawari 8. The instrument will help improve weather forecasts...

[Via Satellite 10-06-2014] Exelis and Airbus Defence and Space have partnered to streamline access to and use of geospatial imagery products from both companies. Beginning today, customers who purchase Exelis’...

[Via Satellite 10-06-2014] Inmarsat reports LightSquared has not submitted a quarterly Phase 2 payment due on Sept. 30. The company owed $12.5 million along with a related payment of $5...

[Via Satellite 10-03-2014] When the United Kingdom first announced its goal to grow the country’s share of the global space industry to 10 percent, it garnered a lot of attention....

[Via Satellite 10-03-2014] The French Space Agency, CNES, has signed a contract with STmicroelectronics to develop the Astragan1 chipset, which aims to bring fast satellite broadband to users everywhere, including...

[Via Satellite 10-03-2014] Comtech EF Data has received $1.7 million in satellite communications equipment orders from a systems integrator in Asia. The customer ordered the equipment to support the expansion...

[Via Satellite 09-30-2014] Northern Sky Research (NSR) has released its “Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA), 4th Edition,” report in which the research group finds an increased focus on operational efficiencies...