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  • Intelsat General Issues White Paper on Satellite Platform’s Interference Mitigation Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat General Issues White Paper on Satellite Platform’s Interference Mitigation Capability

    An Intelsat subsidiary has issued a white paper that seeks to show how its satellite platform works to mitigate hostile attempts to interfere with signals on the company’s high-frequency satellites. Skot Butler, president of Intelsat General, said in a statement released Wednesday the company’s Interference Resolution demonstration seeks to show the capability of the Intelsat EpicNG satellite system […] More

  • Intelsat, General Atomics Test MQ-9 Drone’s Beam Switching Capability Via Satellite Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat, General Atomics Test MQ-9 Drone’s Beam Switching Capability Via Satellite Platform

    General Atomics and an Intelsat subsidiary have conducted tests to demonstrate the compatibility of a satellite platform with the beam switching functionality of an unmanned aerial system. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems-built Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 UAS was able to transition between the two spot beams on one of Intelsat EpicNG satellites – Intelsat 29e – […] More

  • Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat‘s digital satellite launched Friday aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 rocket to deliver connectivity to customers in the Americas, Africa and Europe. Intelsat 37e satellite is based on the Boeing 702 platform and will work to support  enterprise, broadband, government and mobility applications once it begins operations, Boeing said Friday. Intelsat 37e is the seventh satellite that Boeing has launched this year […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne's Electric Propulsion Subsystem Supports Mission of Boeing-Built Intelsat Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Electric Propulsion Subsystem Supports Mission of Boeing-Built Intelsat Satellite

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has provided the rocket engines that Intelsat‘s Boeing-built 33e communications satellite currently uses to perform in-flight maneuvers as the satellite begins operations. The rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer said Friday the satellite, which is part of the Intelsat Epic Next Generation series, is equipped with its 100-volt electric propulsion thrusters and the MR-111C and MR-106L monopropellant hydrazine engines. Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and […] More

  • Intelsat, L-3 Subsidiaries Test Automatic Beam Switching Tech for Unmanned Aerial Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat, L-3 Subsidiaries Test Automatic Beam Switching Tech for Unmanned Aerial Systems

    Subsidiaries of Intelsat and L-3 Communications have tested a new automatic beam switching technology designed to help unmanned aircraft systems with the latter company’s satellite communications packages run on the former’s Epic high-throughput satellite platform. Intelsat General and L-3 CS-West aim to help UAS achieve throughput through Epic and subsequently validate the platform’s compatability with existing aircraft, Intelsat said Monday. The companies carried out the test on Intelsat’s Horizons-1 […] More

  • Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments

    Intelsat has scheduled a launch of the first Boeing-built Intelsat EpicNG satellite aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 ECA rocket for Jan. 27, 2016 to provide mobility and broadband services across the Americas and North Atlantic region. Intelsat 29e will work to deliver a digital payload that supports high-throughput connectivity for commercial and government users, Intelsat said Tuesday. “With 2016 fast approaching, […] More

  • Intelsat Launches SSL-Built Intelsat 34 Satellite; Stephen Spengler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat Launches SSL-Built Intelsat 34 Satellite; Stephen Spengler Comments

    Intelsat has launched its latest satellite aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to provide C- and Ku-band connectivity for direct-to-home, cable programming and broadband services. The company said Thursday the Intelsat 34 satellite will serve as the replacement to the Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11 satellites in the company’s video distribution network for Latin America. California-based commercial satellite manufacturer SSL built Intelsat 34. “[We] look […] More

  • Intelsat, Kymeta Form Joint Development Program for Satellite Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat, Kymeta Form Joint Development Program for Satellite Applications

    Intelsat has partnered with Kymeta to develop the mTenna metamaterials-based, Ku-band satellite tracking antenna to support the Intelsat EpicNG satellite platform scheduled to launch in 2015. “This [joint development program] is especially important as we begin to capitalize on the considerable opportunities that are opening to the sector with respect to connected mobility,” Stephen Spengler, Intelsat deputy […] More