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Artist’s rendition of Eutelsat 115 West B. Photo: Eutelsat [Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Elara Comunicaciones, a leading telecommunications provider in Mexico, has increased its supply of capacity from Eutelsat Americas. Based on a new agreement, Elara will have access to capacity on the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite, set to enter service this week, as well…

Artist rendition of the AMOS E satellite. Photo: Israel Aerospace Industries [Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports it is currently in the advanced stages of a new lightweight communications satellite, Amos E. The spacecraft has a projected weight of 1.5 to 2 tons, and is designed to provide a range of communication services…

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] The U.S. Army has issued a delivery order to TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) for Micro Satellite (Microsat) Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), baseband networking equipment, and associated engineering services. The order has a total value of $223.4 million, if all options are exercised through September 2020. The initial funding on this order is $9.9 million for the…

Yves Bigot CEO, TV5Monde. Photo: Christophe Guibbaud/TV5Monde [Via Satellite 10-13-2015] TV5Monde, a leading global French-language broadcaster, is watching developments in Ultra-HD but has no plans to implement such broadcasts until it meets its goals with High Definition (HD). The company reaches nearly 300 million homes in 197 countries and, according to CEO Yves Bigot, has…

Oberried, Germany. Photo: Axel Drainville [Via Satellite 10-13-2015] German satellite broadband company Eusanet and Eutelsat have joined forces to deliver a new broadband solution that combines satellite Internet with Wi-Fi networks. The new solution enables broadband without large-scale construction work in regions with limited or no Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) infrastructure. Eusanet and Eutelsat…

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland. Photo: Crown Copyright 2015 [Via Satellite 10-13-2015] The British Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary are trialing Wi-Fi service from satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal on a select number of ships. The service uses technology augmented from NSSLGlobal’s commercial shipping sector for the Royal Navy, and enables crew to…

DLR’s Augsburg facility. Photo: DLR [Via Satellite 10-13-2015] The German Aerospace Center, Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) has joined the Space Data Association (SDA), an international group of satellite operators that promote the sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data in a controlled, safe and reliable manner. DLR conducts Research and Development…

Advantech Wireless’ 1.2m-flyaway VSAT terminal, Engage class. Photo: Advantech Wireless [Via Satellite 10-13-2015] Advantech Wireless has completed the delivery of a multi-million-dollar order of 1.2m Engage-class high-performance VSAT flyaway terminals. The terminals were for a military customer in Latin America. Advantech Wireless’ 1.2m Engage VSAT solution is a fully integrated tri-band system. The terminal is…

The Hosted Payload and SmallSat Summit’s weather forecasting and environmental research panel. Photo: Access Intelligence [Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Weather Analytics, a commercial weather data company, has invested in remote sensing startup OmniEarth, and also intends to become a customer of PlanetiQ when its constellation is active. Bill Pardue, chairman and CEO of Weather Analytics, said Oct.…

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) technicians inspect the Dream Chaser ETA. Photo: SNC. [Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is preparing two Dream Chaser spacecraft, the atmospheric Engineering Test Article (ETA) and the advanced composite orbital vehicle, for suborbital and orbital flight regimen, respectively. Dream Chaser is a reusable multi-mission space vehicle for manned and…