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Orbital Sciences has unveiled a new satellite platform the company built to carry up to 1,763 pounds of communications payload and support up to 8 kilowatts of electrical payload power. The GEOStar-3 satcom infrastructure is designed for commercial fixed satellite services, direct broadcasting and high-throughput coverage applications, Orbital said Monday. Christopher Richmond, senior vice president […] More

Exelis has signed a contract to help the Massachusetts Port Authority implement a suite of web-based information system applications for managing airport and airline operations. Massport ordered Exelis’ VMAT vehicle tracking platform, MobileVue display system, OpsVue flight data visualization technology and EnvironmentalVue noise monitoring system, Exelis said Monday. The integrated data and applications suite will […] More

Boeing has awarded an 18-month follow-on subcontract to Harris Corp. to build Ka-band antennas for a fourth satellite under Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress mobile broadband service program. Harris will supply Boeing with antennas designed to transmit signals from an Inmarsat satellite in orbit and enable wireless connectivity on deep-sea vessels and passenger aircraft, Harris said Monday. […] More

The Energy Department has offered grants to help several technology organizations develop software products, sensors and predictive algorithms for managing the performance of lithium-ion batteries, Gigacom reported Wednesday. Katie Fehrenbacher writes Battelle designed an optical sensor that aims to detect internal battery faults, while General Electric built a miniaturized system to monitor battery pressure and […] More