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Norsat Gets First Order for Next-Gen Terminals – Satellite Today

Norsat SigmaLink satellite terminal. Photo: Norsat [Via Satellite 12-08-2014] A large military contractor has purchased Norsat International’s recently launched SigmaLink Auto and Ranger products. According to Norsat, the customer supplies communications solutions to governments and militaries worldwide. Norsat’s SigmaLink Auto is a product line extension of an existing terminal platform with auto-acquire technology. The terminal…

US Department of Justice Clears Merger of Orbital and ATK – Satellite Today

Orbital Sciences Dulles, Va. Headquarters Building. Photo: Orbital Sciences [Via Satellite 12-05-2014] The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has unconditionally cleared ATK’s Aerospace and Defense Group to merge with Orbital Sciences. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and DOJ also terminated the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period. Orbital Sciences and ATK announced plans to merge in…

XTAR to Supply Capacity for NASA’s KaBOOM Project – Satellite Today

The three 12 meter KaBOOM antennas near NASA Kennedy Space Center. Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 12-05-2014] XTAR, a commercial X-band satellite operator, is providing an X-band space segment for NASA’s Ka-band Objects: Observation and Monitoring (KaBOOM) project. KaBOOM is a high-power Ka-band radar system under development to track and characterize Near Earth Objects — primarily…

ESA Awards Contracts for Sentinel 6 Satellite – Satellite Today

Artist’s rendition of the Sentinel 6 satellite. Photo: Airbus Defence and Space [Via Satellite 12-05-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space as the prime contractor for the Jason CS/Sentinel 6 Earth observation satellite. Thales Alenia Space France is providing the satellite’s main instrument, a radar altimeter that will measure global…

CMMB VisionTo Acquire Controlling Interest in Dish-HD Asia – Satellite Today

[Via Satellite 12-05-2014] CMMB Vision has agreed to acquire 51 percent of Dish-HD Asia for $6 million. Subject to regulatory approval, the company plans to combine Dish-HD Asia’s 76 satellite TV channels, Internet data services, and planned 4K Ultra-HD services with its platform and recently acquired capacity from two satellites to reach China’s population of…

MTS Exec Details Russian Satellite TV Ambitions – Satellite Today

MTS is using the ABS 2 satellite to broadcast 160 channels to 95 percent of Russia. Photo: SSL [Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Mobile Telesystems (MTS), a major telecommunications company in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has decided to launch a satellite pay-TV service with 160 channels. The company has leased capacity from Asia…

SpinSat Experimental Satellite Deployed from ISS – Satellite Today

SpinSat outside the ISS prior to deployment. Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 12-04-2014] The Special Purpose Inexpensive Satellite (SpinSat) has been deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) through the Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL). The 50-kg, 22-inch diameter spacecraft is dotted with a series of thrusters that will test an Electrically-controlled Solid Propellant (ESP) system…