Satellite News

SES and KVH Industries announced they have signed an expanded capacity agreement to connect luxury, government and commercial ships across Caribbean and beyond.

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Hummerlton Security Services (HSS) announced that they have signed a multi-transponder agreement on ABS-2 and ABS-3 satellites. The capacity agreement will provide additional connectivity for HSS to expand its business network and infrastructure for its growing business in Africa.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its SAT Corporation subsidiary has received an order from Eutelsat to upgrade multiple satID geolocation systems.

O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation – the company commercialising innovative software-enabled metamaterials-based electronic beamforming antennas for satellite communications – announced an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network.

Inmarsat and Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) are teaming up and developing joint offerings for energy and M2M customers in the European Region.

When NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) begins operation aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center, it will attempt to show two-way laser communication beyond Earth is possible, expanding the possibility of transmitting huge amounts of data.

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and Arabsat announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement to promote closer co-operation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees East hot spot neighbourhood for TV broadcasting.

Space Systems/Loral announced that it was awarded a contract option by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to continue developing and demonstrating affordable design concepts for next generation Protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM).