Satellite News

Orbcomm Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWave Mobile Communications (SkyWave), the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network, for US$130 million.

Globalstar, Inc. announced its financial results for the three month period ending 30 September 2014.

Construction of the final four satellite access stations (SAS) for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) fleet is complete. According to the company, this represents a significant milestone in the rollout of GX, the world’s first, global high-speed broadband Ka-band network, which is scheduled for global commercial service introduction early in the second half of 2015.

EchoStar Corporation reported financial results for the third quarter 2014.

SES announced that ANATEL, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency, has approved the NSS-806 satellite for use at the 48 degrees West orbital position recently awarded at auction to SES. The satellite will provide capacity for Brazil and Latin America.

Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced that customers on the Africasat-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful test of 64APSK modulation on the satellite’s high-powered pan-African beam.

SES announced that it has signed a new capacity agreement with SageNet/Spacenet to help energy companies connect their mission-critical operations across the region.

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced comprehensive plans to fulfil its contract commitments under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) programme as well as to accelerate an upgrade of the Antares medium-class launcher’s main propulsion system. The recent crash of an Antares rocket was likely caused by a turbopump failure.