[Satellite TODAY 10-06-11] Hundreds of satellite executives, manufacturers, scientists and end-users from a wide variety of industry sectors packed into the Oct. 4 Hosted Payload Summit to address issues and voice perspectives surrounding the increasing use of hosted payloads on commercial satellites.

            The one-day event, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., kicked off with opening remarks and a keynote address from U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ambassador Gregory Schulte, who asserted the U.S. Department of Defense’s intentions to cooperate with commercial satellite companies in leveraging hosted payload capabilities.

            “We are looking to commercial hosted payload developers, providers and operators to help us think of innovative solutions to meet government and military needs,” said Schulte during his address …