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A Proton rocket stood up for launch. Photo: TsENKI [Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center, Yuzhny Space Center’s TsENKI division and Boeing are preparing the second Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS) for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Inmarsat-5 F2 satellite is contracted to launch Jan. 30 aboard a Proton rocket…

LEO and MEO footprint Comparisons for satellite-based SAR assistance. Photo: Communications Research Center Canada [Via Satellite 01-13-2015] McMurdo Group’s recently acquired Techno-Sciences has received contracts worth approximately $7.5 million from NASA and the governments of Cyprus, Brunei and Argentina for Search and Rescue (SAR) network infrastructure solutions and next-generation Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue…

São Paulo State Brazil. Photo: BlackBridge [Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Beginning this year, BlackBridge’s RapidEye imagery from the U.S. and Canadian Monitoring Program for Agriculture will be made available through Agrian’s Technology Platform for Growers. Agrian will be able to supply a large pool of high-resolution, multispectral RapidEye satellite imagery along with its own soil data,…

David Hochner, CEO of SatLink Communications. Photo: SatLink Communications. [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] SatLink Communications, a global provider of satellite solutions for broadcasting and telecommunications services, is making a shift from being primarily focused on satellite-oriented services to including complete content management services. The change is inspired by new demands from broadcasters, as well as an…

Boeing tests two 702SP satellites in a stacked configuration in preparation for a conjoined satellite launch. Photo: Boeing. [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Boeing has completed production of two all-electric propulsion satellites: the ABS 3A satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite and the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite for Eutelsat. The Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellites have a…

General Dynamics’ PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radio keeps soldiers cyber-defended and connected to the Soldier’s Network. Photo: General Dynamics [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins have shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios for a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract with the U.S. government. According to the companies, the PRC-155 is now…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Dragon capsule to deliver supplies, experiments and satellites to the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan. 10. Photo: SpaceX [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. at 4:47 a.m. EST headed to the International Space Station (ISS)…

Tata Sky 4K STB. Photo: Tata Sky. [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] Direct-To-Home (DTH) TV operator Tata Sky has launched its first 4K Set Top Box (STB) in India, in preparation for the upcoming cricket matches to be broadcast in Ultra-HD. Apart from relaying 4K content, the box will also showcase Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition…

Artist rendition of the search for exoplanetary systems. Photo: ESA/C. Carreau [Via Satellite 01-12-2015] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Thales Alenia Space for one of the three phase B1 studies of the Planetary Transits and Oscillation of Stars (PLATO) program, part of ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015-25. The main purpose of the PLATO mission,…

Dave Davis, CEO of Global Eagle Entertainment. Photo: Row 44 [Via Satellite 01-09-2015] In-Flight entertainment and connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is not worried that burgeoning demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services will cannibalize the more established world of traditional content, Dave Davis, CEO of GEE said at the Citi Internet, Media & Telecommunications…