Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is refocusing on the defense market after completing the Orbcomm Second Generation (OG2) constellation, finding that many of the entrepreneurs pushing for new...

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Russian pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has increased its number of High Definition (HD) subscribers from 6.6 million to 7 million between now and January 1. The company...

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Thuraya has joined forces with WiCis Sports in a bid to support climbing expeditions to the Himalayas. The expedition, beginning on March 19, is part of a...

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received two contracts from DigitalGlobe to provide new ground station solutions for two international customers. MDA ground stations enable local control, satellite data...

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Oceaneering International has tapped Harris CapRock for satellite connectivity to remotely pilot and automatically control its Nexxus Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Harris CapRock is providing satellite bandwidth...

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] By 2025, NSR expects more than 785 Ultra-HD channels will broadcast over satellite, driving an additional $280 million in annual leasing revenues. The research firm’s “Ultra-HD via...

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] SES, in collaboration with European culture channel Arte, will be broadcasting the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra-HD from the Vienna State Opera via the orbital position...

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] DataPath has opened an office in New Delhi, becoming the company’s first local marketing office outside of the United States and Sweden. Leading the new office is...

[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is reviving its in-orbit servicing efforts through a new public-private partnership program called Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS)....

[Via Satellite 03-28-2016] Lockheed Martin has established a test site in New Jersey for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Fence to validate hardware, firmware and software for detection, tracking, and...