Technology

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] Advantech Wireless released a new 2300 G series of 60W to 125W Ku-band Gallium Nitride (GaN) Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs)/Block Upconverters (BUCs). This new series is designed for extreme temperature ranges, from negative 67 degrees to 158 degrees Fahrenheit. The devices are built in a compact weatherproof cooling enclosure. “Our customers...

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Spaceflight Inc., a company dedicated to launching small satellites, has nearly filled all the slots for the maiden flight of its Sherpa hosted payload and in-space transportation system. Sherpa is a free-flying platform that uses an oversized Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring exclusively for small satellites ranging...

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] DigitalGlobe reported its first quarter 2014 financial results, with revenue for the quarter amounting to $156.5 million, an increase of 23 percent compared to the respective period in 2013. Net income for the first quarter was $0.4 million, with a net loss of $0.6 million to common shareholders, or a loss of...

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Exelis reported its earnings from the first quarter of 2014, with revenue reaching $1 billion for the aerospace, defense and information services company. The first quarter 2014 revenue represents a 12 percent decrease compared to the respective period for 2013. First quarter net income amounted to $52 million, or $0.27 per share,...

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Advantech Wireless successfully delivered the New SapphireBlu Series 6.6kW X-Band Rackmount UltraLinear GaN Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA)/Block Upconverter (BUC). The new SapphireBlu series of UltraLinear GaN technology-based SSPAs and BUCs is a satellite teleport uplink solution for wide bandwidth and ultra-high power. The new series is designed with built in redundancy...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] KVH Industries reported a 7 percent decrease in revenue during the first fiscal quarter of 2014. Total revenue was $37 million. The company’s fiber optic gyro solutions, TACNAV military navigation systems and related services were down 53 percent year over year to 8 million. KVH expected this decline after revenues ceased from...

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] MITEQ has announced the releases of its new, next-generation uplink power control for critical Ka-band links. The UPC2 uplink power control unit is rack-mountable and designed to adjust the strength of uplink signals to compensate for varying weather conditions. The unit can control up to 10 uplink channels and adjust up to...

[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] The recent decision made by the United States Court for the Southern District of California to award ViaSat $283 million in damages against Space Systems Loral (SSL) may be a long way from reaching a conclusion — both companies have taken further action. ViaSat is requesting the court to permanently ban SSL...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Citing key synergies between the two companies, Orbital Sciences and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) have announced a $5 billion merger to create one unified aerospace and defense company. Orbital ATK, as the new company is to be called, pools together ATK’s aerospace and defense groups with Orbital Sciences. Together, Orbital ATK will employ...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Macom has launched two new X-band high-powered Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) amplifiers for communications and radar applications. The first is a two-stage 8.5 amplifier, MMAP-015030, which offers 11.75 GHz, a saturated pulsed output power of 41 dBm, a large signal gain of 21 dB and 40 percent power-added efficiency. This new...