Satellite News

LiveTV, a provider of inflight entertainment and connectivity, and Eutelsat Communications have concluded an agreement that clears the way for the installation and distribution of Internet connectivity for airlines in Europe using Ka-band satellites.

SES has concluded an agreement with SIS LIVE to provide Ka-band capacity on the Astra 1L satellite located at 19.2 degrees East.

Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military’s potential to access secure communications more affordably.

NASA last month completed the 30-day Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration or LLCD mission. Hosted aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer known as LADEE, the LLCD was designed to confirm laser communication capabilities from a distance of almost 400,000 km.

Astrium and Inmarsat have reached a strategic distribution partnership agreement which will see Global Xpress services made available to Astrium Services’ large partner and customer base.

SES announced that Thailand’s IPMTV is leasing additional capacity and extending its current capacity contract beyond 10 years.

Astrium signed with GeoNorth, LLC for the first multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS) offering of both high-resolution and very high-resolution optical and radar satellite imagery capabilities. This new contract brings to nearly 40 the number of stations in the Astrium Services DRS network.

The sixth Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the programme’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered on orbit to the U.S. Air Force, boosting communications capabilities for the U.S. military and its allies.