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NSR Releases Satellite Operator Financial Analysis Report – Satellite Today

A digital rendering of Hylas 2. Photo: Avanti [Via Satellite 09-30-2014] Northern Sky Research (NSR) has released its “Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA), 4th Edition,” report in which the research group finds an increased focus on operational efficiencies is driving both acquisitions and new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) payloads being launched. The report gives a…

ATK Delivers 6,000th Titanium Propellant Tank – Satellite Today

ATK staff celebrate the 6,000 tank. Photo: ATK [Via Satellite 09-30-2014] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has shipped its 6,000 titanium propellant tank from the company’s Commerce, Calif. facility this month. Last year, ATK’s Commerce site reached its 50th anniversary, remaining in operation for pressure vessel design and manufacturing projects since 1963. ATK has expanded the number…

Macom Unveils New GaN S-band Products – Satellite Today

350 Wpk GaN Power Pallet, MAPG-002729-350L00. Photo: Macom [Via Satellite 09-30-2014] Macom has released a new set of surface mount S-Band Gallium Nitride (GaN) power products: the 30 Wpk and 85 Wpk hybrid GaN amplifiers and a 350 Wpk pallet option based on aluminum. The new products are specialized for applications in commercial air traffic control, weather…

Air To Ground Essential for Inmarsat’s IFC Plans – Satellite Today

An airplane flying over Rome. Photo: Simone Ramella (Flickr) [Via Satellite 09-29-2014] Inmarsat sees an Air-to-Ground (ATG) network serving as the centerpiece for its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) plans in high traffic areas. Speaking during Inmarsat’s Sept. 24 Investor Day, Leo Mondale, president of aviation at Inmarsat, said this realization was hard to embrace initially, but…

Com Dev Inks Multimillion-Dollar Contract for HTS Components – Satellite Today

Com Dev HTS components. Photo: Com Dev [Via Satellite 09-29-2014] Com Dev International has received an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) contract worth more than $7.5 million from an undisclosed customer to manufacture components for a High Throughput Satellite (HTS). The company will provide multiplexer equipment, microwave components and waveguide and coaxial switches for the Ku-band…

China Conducts Launch of Experimental Science Satellite – Satellite Today

China’s Long March-2C carrier rocket launch. Photo: Xinhua. [Via Satellite 09-29-2014] Xinhua, China’s state-run media agency, reports the country has successfully completed the launch of an experimental scientific satellite on Sept. 28 at 1:13 p.m. Beijing time. A Long March-2C carrier rocket delivered the Shijian-11-07 satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located…