Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Small satellite launch company Firefly Space Systems has recruited General Astronautics to join the startup’s strategic team. In this role, General Astronautics will help guide Firefly to...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] C-Com Satellite Systems, through its partner Unisat has delivered several iNetVu antenna systems in China’s southwestern Yunnan province following a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck on Aug....

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Com Dev International has been awarded an Authorization and Proceed (ATP) contract for C- and Ku-band multiplexers and coaxial and waveguide switches for a customer’s high throughput...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2014] Norsat earned $9.6 million in revenue during the second quarter of 2014, up 11 percent from $8.6 million the same time last year. Non-military revenues increased 17...

[Via Satellite 08-7-2014] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAGX-001214-650L00; a gold-metalized pre-matched Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) transistor designed for pulsed radar applications. Assembled in a high-performance ceramic...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Nearly a quarter of RigNet’s revenue for the second quarter of the fiscal year came from the $25 million acquisition of Inmarsat’s enterprise energy business unit, which...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Inmarsat has established its first office in Beijing, China as part of a larger expansion into the country. The company is the only international satellite communications operator...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Orange Niger, a member of the larger Orange Group, has expanded its agreement with Intelsat for cellular backhaul services. Intelsat, through a new multiyear agreement, is providing...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Generation Orbit Launch Service successfully completed a captive-carry test flight for its Flight Bed Experiment (GO-FET) from Florida’s Cecil Spaceport. The three-hour test met all primary and...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Datacom Systems International placed a $1.7 million order for MarineLink COM10X 1-meter X-band satellite terminals from Norsat. The company will install the terminals on Naval ships for...