Satellite News

John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin…
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Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of…
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Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and…
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Inmarsat launched its first commercially available handheld satellite phone July 16, the company announced. The IsatPhone, an attempt to “shake up the satellite phone market,”…
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The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed a reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites intended to improve the system’s capabilities, Lockheed Martin announced July 16. The operation entailed repositioning the satellites relative to one…
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger…
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced July 16. The contract to design…
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Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing responses to the U.S. Air Force’s request for proposals for the GPS 3 constellation, the companies announced July 16. The Air Force plans to acquire…
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