Technology

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Thales Alenia Space Belgium will build a new plant in Leuven, which will start operations in the first half of 2014. This strategic new facility reflects Thales Alenia Space’s growing role in Belgium, a country that is fully committed to the programs developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). The new structure...

[Via Satellite 10-04-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has launched its Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) hardening scripts, an improved information assurance (IA) compliance and security support for network management systems, protocol processors and SatManage servers. Available to iGT’s premium iSupport customers, the SCAP hardening script supports secure...

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R (GOES-R) satellite for the first time. The GOES-R series is NOAA‘s next geostationary weather satellite. Power-on of the spacecraft’s avionics and major electronic subsystems is a key milestone to delivery of the first satellite. The system module of...

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Spirent Communications has introduced a carrier-approved Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) record and playback capabilities on its Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). This new A-GNSS record and playback capability provides realism and repeatability by recording GNSS signals in the field and delivering synchronized assistance data over a radio access interface to...

[Via Satellite 10-02-13] Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms. The SENS system, which consists of satellite-based tracking devices, a network hub and an Internet-based back-office platform, enables customers to retrieve and view critical data from the...

[Via Satellite 10-01-2013] Harris Corporation has delivered a system that will help prepare National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite operators for the new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R (GOES-R) Series weather satellites. The new Mission Management Capability enables operators to prepare ground-based satellite command and control operations and processes more than two years...

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Exelis has been awarded a foreign military sale contract valued at $115 million to provide an existing international customer with additional communications equipment, spare parts, ancillary devices and operator training. Communications equipment acquired under the contract includes the SpearNet radio system with accessories, the RT-1702 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System...

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] iDirect Government Technologies’ (iGT) Evolution TRANSEC has met the Department of Defense’s (DoD) transmission security (TRANSEC) requirements. A National Security Agency (NSA) evaluation report titled “iDirect TRANSEC Compliance Evaluation 314-007R-2013” states that the evaluation “provides confidence to DoD Teleport stakeholders and users that iDirect’s Evolution System meets TRANSEC requirements and is in...

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Advantech Wireless, a manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency equipment and microwave systems, has been selected by a military organization in North America to supply its Transcend 800 point-to-point microwave radio equipment. The Transcend 800 provides native IP, time-division multiplexing and video traffic as well IP switching and routing functionalities. “This is a...

[Via Satellite 09-25-13] Macom Technology Solutions (Macom) has released its new X-Band Core Chip (MAMF-011015), product of a joint investment between Macom and FIRST RF Corporation. The integrated core chip for the 8 GHz to 11 GHz frequency range, is a highly integrated solution setting new standards for size, weight, and performance (SWaP) enabling the...