Satellite News

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced the release of SpectralNet 1.2 with Automated Site Diversity functionality, enabling satellite and network operators to locate backup antennas in optimal and cost effective locations and to seamlessly switch between antennas without impacting a network’s Quality of Service (QoS).

SES Government Solutions was recently awarded a contract to provide an O3b Networks high throughput, low latency satellite communications solution for a U.S. Department of Defense end-user.

An ESA tracking station has acquired signals from the international Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn, across more than 1.4 billion km of space.

Gogo announced that it has received regulatory approval from the various Chinese regulatory bodies through its local partner China Telecom Satellite, and will work with China Telecom Satellite to offer in-flight connectivity service on International flights operating in and out of China starting in October.

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully deployed the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) hardware in December 2015 to operational sites at Clear Air Force Station (CAFS), Alaska and Schriever Air Force Base (SAFB), Colorado – paving the way for System Acceptance Testing in the spring of 2017.

Inmarsat announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Inmarsat Government, has been issued modification P00001 to lift the stop-work order issued due to a bid protest filed on the initial award.

13 July 2016: Inmarsat and VT iDirect are forming a joint research & development (R&D) team – i2 – to support the development of the next generation satellite communications (satcom) technologies.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (GES) announced a new partnership to go beyond Earth’s orbit and provide a new model of low cost, high value, space exploration and science.