News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Amiee Chan, president and CEO, Norsat. Photo: Norsat [Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Norsat repaid the remaining balance of its $1.3 million acquisition loan, including a $0.8 million voluntary accelerated payment, resulting in the company being debt free. Norsat reported this development in its second quarter financial results, ended June 30, 2015. “Overall, strong cash flows over…
Artist’s rendition of Al Yah 3. Photo: Yahsat [Via Satellite 08-10-2015] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat and Orbital ATK have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. The Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) is based on Orbital ATK’s GEOStar 3 platform, and is under construction at the company’s Dulles,…
Stephen Eisele. Photo: SST-US [Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US), the Colorado-based subsidiary of SSTL, has added Stephen Eisele and Rick Sanford to its business development team. Eisele and Sanford report to COO Doug Gerull in SST-US’s focus on developing new business and expanding existing opportunities within the United States aerospace market. Eisele…
An OG2 Satellite attached to an ESPA ring prior to launch. Photo: SNC [Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Orbcomm achieved record high revenues during its second quarter earnings increasing 85 percent year over year (YoY) despite losing one of its first six Orbcomm Second Generation (OG2) satellites. The satellite Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications company reported $44.9 million in…
ViaSat corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif. Photo: ViaSat [Via Satellite 08-07-2015] ViaSat revenues increased by 8 percent during its first fiscal quarter of 2016 compared to the prior year period, reaching a total of $344.4 million. Likewise for the first quarter ended June 30, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) grew nearly…
Rockwell Collins’ connectivity graphic. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Rockwell Collins has purchased Virginia-based International Communications Group (ICG) for an initial purchase price of $50 million. ICG provides global voice and data satellite communications products and services to the aviation industry. The company’s offerings will be integrated into Rockwell Collins’ Commercial Systems portfolio. Rockwell Collins…
Artist’s rendition of a CubeSat. Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has released a complete Command and Control (C2) to Radio Frequency (RF) ground systems package for small satellite operators. The company’s new quantumGND product is comprised of three pre-integrated components. QuantumCMD provides C2 for a single small satellite up to…
An Advantech Wireless-equipped DSNG. Photo: Advantech Wireless [Via Satellite 08-07-2015] An Advantech Wireless customer selected the company’s SapphireBlu series of Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for a 4K, Ultra-HD television transmission of an international football tournament in South America. “With the new requirements of HDTV and Ultra-HD TV, broadcasters need more power per feed ……
ULA’s Delta 4 launch of the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2F-5 satellite. Photo: ULA/Ben Cooper [Via Satellite 08-05-2015] The U.S. Air Force wants to manage the transition to competing launches “very carefully,” now that two companies are certified to conduct missions for national security payloads. According to Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, commander of the Space…
Vroon’s MPI Resolution vessel, used for for installing offshore wind turbines, foundations and transition pieces. Photo: Vroon [Via Satellite 08-06-2015] International shipping company Vroon has signed a multi-year contract with SpeedCast for Ku-band satellite services for clients on select maritime vessels. SpeedCast will provide connectivity for subsea-support vessels, which have 10 to 25 passengers; walk-to-work…