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IHS and Airbus Defence and Space Partner to Deliver Satellite Imagery Analysis – Satellite Today

Pléiades Satellite Image – Salin-de-Giraud, France. Photo: CNES 2012, Distribution Airbus DS / Spot Image [Via Satellite 01-11-2016] IHS and Airbus Defence and Space have announced a three-year partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Airbus Defence and Space will provide newly acquired imagery from its Pleiades, Spot and TerraSAR X satellites, for use as primary sources…

Kymeta Corporation Announces $62 Million In New Series D Funding – Satellite Today

A Kymeta laboratory. Photo: Kymeta [Via Satellite 01-11-2016] Kymeta has closed a $62 million Series D financing. The funds will support the company’s efforts to build antennas to bring high-speed and high-bandwidth satellite connectivity to anything that moves. The financing round included existing Kymeta investors Bill Gates, Lux Capital, Kresge Foundation and Osage University Partners,…

HIS and Airbus Defence and Space Partner to Deliver Satellite Imagery Analysis – Satellite Today

Pléiades Satellite Image – Salin-de-Giraud, France. Photo: CNES 2012, Distribution Airbus DS / Spot Image [Via Satellite 01-11-2016] IHS and Airbus Defence and Space have announced a three-year partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Airbus Defence and Space will provide newly acquired imagery from its Pleiades, Spot and TerraSAR X satellites, for use as primary sources…

Satellite Brings Aircraft Surveillance to Africa – Satellite Today

Rendering of Aireon space-based ADS-B system. Photo: Aireon [Via Satellite 01-08-2016] South African airlines are seeing growth on the horizon, but the continent still operates with relatively sparse air traffic surveillance. With the South African Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), recently signing on with Aireon to enable space-based Automatic…

SiTune Unveils Tuner Supporting Japan’s New 8K TV Satellite Standard – Satellite Today

Hi-Vision vs. 8K Super High Vision. Photo: NHK [Via Satellite 01-08-2016] SiTune Corporation, developer of semiconductor tuners, transceivers, and wireless radios, announced the STN6528, a tuner capable of supporting the new Advanced Wide Band Digital Satellite Broadcasting Standard (ARIB STD-B44) for broadcasting 8K digital television via satellite. STN6528 availability is targeted to support NHK’s initial…