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  • SES GS Secures Contract to Provide O3b Satcom Services to DoD End User - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS Secures Contract to Provide O3b Satcom Services to DoD End User

    The government services subsidiary of SES has landed a contract to provide O3b Networks‘ satellite communications technology to a Defense Department customer. The O3b satcom service uses a satellite beam that operates within 200 milliseconds per roundtrip and consists of a 155 Mbps link, gateway access, terrestrial backhaul, a 2.4m AvL terminal and installation, operations and maintenance services, SES said Monday. The company added the U.S. […] More

  • SES GS to Provide Network Comms Services to Support Missile Defense Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS to Provide Network Comms Services to Support Missile Defense Mission

    SES Government Solutions has secured the potential five-year, $10 million Thule Tracking Station Digital Signal 3 service contract for continued communications services to the U.S. government. SES GS said Wednesday the contract works to support missile defense missions and the Air Force Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command. The deal calls for a dedicated communications line between Thule Air […] More

  • SES GS-O3b Team Delivers Managed Satellite Service to Support NWS Weather Data Sharing Operations; Pete Hoene Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS-O3b Team Delivers Managed Satellite Service to Support NWS Weather Data Sharing Operations; Pete Hoene Comments

    SES Government Solutions has partnered with O3b Networks to install the latter company’s managed satellite service at a National Weather Service office in American Samoa under a task order. The task order under NOAA’s Worldwide Satellite Communications Systems II contract covers the installation of O3b’s terminals, ground segment network and radomes in order to provide high-speed data connectivity to NWSO […] More

  • SES GS Secures Army TROJAN Satellite Support Follow-On Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS Secures Army TROJAN Satellite Support Follow-On Contracts

    SES Government Solutions has received two follow-on contracts from the U.S. Army‘s Intelligence and Security Command to provide satellite services for a global network used to transmit voice, video and data. Reston, Virginia-based SES GS said Thursday it will support the TROJAN Network that includes terminals and ground infrastructure for uniformed Army personnel and decision makers at the […] More

  • Raytheon Subcontracts SES Gov't Solutions for FAA Uplink Stations; Tim Deaver Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Subcontracts SES Gov’t Solutions for FAA Uplink Stations; Tim Deaver Comments

    Raytheon has awarded SES Government Solutions a subcontract to develop two stations for the GEO Uplink Subsystem in support of the ground and space operations of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wide Area Augmentation System. WAAS is a navigation tool that works to detect errors in position estimates through the monitoring of GPS signals across the National […] More

  • SES' US Arm to Link NOAA With O3b Satellite Tech for Weather Data Distribution - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES’ US Arm to Link NOAA With O3b Satellite Tech for Weather Data Distribution

    SES Government Solutions will provide O3b Networks‘ satellite services and ground equipment to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency‘s National Weather Service Office in American Samoa under a one-year contract. The SES federal market subsidiary said Monday NOAA seeks to grow its coverage for the distribution of weather forecast information outside the continental U.S. and foster wider broadband connectivity. O3b’s “fiber in the […] More

  • Stratcom Taps 6 SATCOM Vendors for Space Collaboration Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stratcom Taps 6 SATCOM Vendors for Space Collaboration Program

    Six companies will participate in a public-private sector partnership initiative launched by U.S. Strategic Command to monitor satellite launches and daily operations in an effort to build up collaboration in space programs, Air Force Times reported Wednesday. Phillip Swarts writes Inmarsat, SES Government Solutions, Intelsat, Eutelsat, DigitalGlobe and Iridium Communications will work at the Joint Space Operations Center […] More

  • Raytheon Picks SES to Host FAA Payload - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Picks SES to Host FAA Payload

    SES Government Solutions will host a Federal Aviation Administration payload on the company’s satellite under a 14-year contract with Raytheon. SES will construct the wide area augmentation systems payload, launch the SES-15 satellite and operate the spacecraft for 11 years in orbit, SES said Wednesday. The SES-15 satellite is scheduled for launch in 2017. The […] More

  • SES GS Completes 2nd Satellite Demo of O3b System; Pete Hoene Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS Completes 2nd Satellite Demo of O3b System; Pete Hoene Comments

    The government solutions business of SES has held the second demonstration of O3b Networks‘ satellite system for “fiber-like” connectivity at the SES Washington Media Port in Virginia. SES said Monday the O3b technology works as an alternative to fiber networks to provide high-speed communications capability for government operations in remote locations. Pete Hoene, president and CEO of SES Government Solutions, […] More