News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Upgraded XR-5A Hall thruster. Photo: Aerojet Rocketdyne [Via Satellite 07-06-2015] Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed initial on-orbit validation testing of its improved XR‑5 Hall thruster, designated XR‑5A, on the unmanned X‑37 space plane, which is presently on its fourth mission in space. The second-generation thruster sustains the majority of the design and flight heritage…
A Telkom Indonesia (PT Telkom) building. Photo: Telkom Indonesia [Via Satellite 07-06-2015] PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has selected Kratos‘ satID geolocation system as part of a contract with Kratos Integral Systems International (ISI) to upgrade its Master Control Station (MCS). The geolocation system will support Telkom’s existing Telkom 1 and Telkom 2 satellites as well as…
Artist’s rendition of the Tupac Katari satellite. Photo: ABE [Via Satellite 07-06-2015] The Bolivian space agency, Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE), has placed an initial order with Gilat for a SkyEdge 2-c hub, high-throughput Gemini Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), SatCare maintenance and training as the basis for a national VSAT platform for its Tupac Katari…
DailyFT Image shows: Mikhail Kokorich, Founder ExactFarming Inc The agreement with SupremeSAT to introduce ‘ExactFarming’ will be marked as a major step forward to uplift the local agriculture and agrarian community, said Minister of Agriculture Dumindha Dissanayake. “Ever since I took office, my key effort was to ensure that our local farmers get maximum possible…
By Shirajiv Sirimane, Daily News The Agriculture Ministry and SupremeSAT have joined to introduce space technology into agriculture practices. The Ministry signed an agreement with SupremeSAT to introduce ExactFarming” in Sri Lanka. This is a first for SAARC region. “ExactFarming” is a platform jointly developed by SupremeSAT and USA’s ExactFarming Inc. The platform will offer…
CETel’s Luftbild teleport. Photo: CETel [Via Satellite 07-02-2015] CETel, a German-based communications solutions provider with offices in the United States and the UAE could look to expand its business both by spectrum type and geographic region in the near future. The company has been focused heavily on Africa and Middle East markets with C- and…
Mauricio Segovia. CEO of Axesat. Photo: Axesat [Via Satellite 07-02-2015] Axesat, one of Colombia’s key providers of satellite-based corporate networks has reached a new multiyear agreement with Intelsat for services on the EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Intelsat 29e. Under the agreement, Axesat will consolidate services spread across multiple satellites and operators, including Intelsat 805…
Offshore platform off the coast of England. Photo: Jonathan Jordan [Via Satellite 07-02-2015] RigNet has received a multi-year contract from a major operator of offshore drilling and production assets in Southeast Asia to deliver remote offshore communications services. The company will provide comprehensive managed remote communications solutions on the customer’s Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU),…
A man using SPOT satcom technology. Photo: Globalstar [Via Satellite 07-02-2015] Orbital Tracking Corp. subsidiary Global Telesat Communications Ltd. (GTCL) and Globalstar Europe Satellite Services have sold their 5,000th Spot tracking device, making GTCL one of the largest Spot distributors in Europe. GTCL entered a distributor agreement with Globalstar in early 2013, and has since…
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) issued a statement from President and CEO David Melcher following U.S. Congress’ decision to let the bank’s charter expire on June 30. “Congress missed an opportunity to support thousands of American jobs at firms across the nation that are striving to compete in a global marketplace tilted…