Author: JJ McCoy

TCS Names Vice President For SwiftLink Division
June 26, 2007
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) named Barry Dowdy vice president of its SwiftLink Deployable Communications Systems division, TCS announced June 25. Dowdy will be responsible for TCS’ deployable communications business unit,...
Starsys To Develop Deployable Boom For Air Force
June 26, 2007
Starsys Inc. received a subcontract from the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate to continue development of deployable boom structures for satellites, SpaceDev announced June 21. The $750,000, 24-month...
ICO North America Completes Thermal Vacuum Test
June 26, 2007
ICO North America Inc. completed the thermal vacuum test milestone for its 2 gigahertz (GHz) mobile satellite service (MSS) communications satellite, ICO announced June 22. The test, which is designed...
Arianespace Orders 35 Launchers From Astrium
June 26, 2007
Arianespace has ordered 35 Ariane 5 launchers in a follow-on agreement with Astrium, Arianespace announced June 23. The production order extends beyond a 2004 purchase order for 30 Ariane 5...
EMS Technologies To Acquire DSpace
June 26, 2007
In a move designed to bolster its aeronautical broadband offerings and facilitate its entry to the land and maritime markets, EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Australia’s...
ST Electronics Introduces C-Band VSAT Antenna
June 25, 2007
ST Electronics has rolled out its Agilis 1.2m stabilized C-band VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) antenna. The antenna is advertised as the smallest stabilized C-band antenna currently on the market,...
Alphasat Satellite Deemed Closer To Realization
June 25, 2007
The European Space Agency (ESA) has moved closer to implementing the first satellite based on Alphabus, the new European telecommunications platform, ESA announced. Alphabus is designed by the ESA and...