Satellite News

The Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) team announced that the functionality of its Next Generation Processor Router (NGPR) has been demonstrated in a comprehensive test conducted by the U.S. government.

Norsat International has unveiled its next-generation family of ultra-portable SNG (satellite news gathering) terminals — the Norsat GLOBETrekker SNG Terminal.

Intelsat announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract with Arqiva for satellite capacity to carry digital programming for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following its digital switch over.

EuroNews is now available on mobile phone and mobile television systems via the SESAT 1 satellite of Eutelsat Communications, the satellite operator said.

Raytheon Company received approval of its environmental assessment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for precision placement of two National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) Safety Net data-receipt antennas at the McMurdo Bay research station in Antarctica.

Raytheon Company has been awarded an US$84.6 million contract to produce upgrade kits for its Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, or SMART-T, for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and Canada and the Netherlands.

SES Americom announced Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS) has signed a multi-year agreement for two additional transponders aboard the AMC-3 and AMC-5 satellites to deliver CNN news gathering and special events programming.

Intelsat has issued a statement with regard to what it called “the unauthorised use of one of its satellites by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lanka-based terrorist group.”