Posts by XTAR
Support from Businesses in the Wake of the Nepal Earthquake Requires Collaboration as Much as Generosity
XTAR, CopaSAT, Tampa Microwave, the Santander Teleport and MTN team up to provide communications support to relief operations Herndon, Va., June 29, 2015 – XTAR, LLC is providing satellite communications bandwidth for humanitarian efforts in Nepal to assist in relief and sustainment operations after the recent earthquake. The company’s no cost space segment donation is…
Read MoreSpecial Operations Technology – Executive Interview
Special Operations Technology features executive Q & A with XTAR chief commercial officer Andrew Ruszkowski.
Read MoreXTAR Provides Capacity for Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Testing; U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Using XTAR-LANT
XTAR, LLC was awarded a 12-month indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one year option, by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support testing of its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. XTAR will provide space segment capacity to the Patuxent, MD-based command center for the contract with an estimated value of $1.8M.
Read MoreXTAR Offering SATCOM Capacity for Nepal Earthquake Rescue Efforts
XTAR, LLC has offered to provide X-band satellite capacity to search and rescue efforts and organizations operating in the wake of Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal. The company, which has full satellite coverage over the region, will subsidize its capacity for relevant organizations including government agencies and affiliated NGOs.
Read MoreXTAR to Participate in Military Mobility Panel at SATELLITE 2015
XTAR vice president of engineering Jim Chambers will join the Government Mobility Solutions: Offering Flexibility in an Uncertain World panel on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:15 a.m. in room 207A at the upcoming SATELLITE 2015 Government & Military Forum in Washington, D.C. The panel, which is co-presented by the Satellite Industry Association and MSUA, will focus on growing government customers’…
Read MoreXTAR to Provide X-band for NASA/JPL’s KaBOOM Asteroid Tracking System
Herndon, Va., December 4, 2014 – XTAR, LLC, a commercial satellite operator delivering X-band services to government users, has been contracted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to provide X-band space segment for the Ka-Band Objects: Observation and Monitoring (KaBOOM). KaBOOM is an experimental system to demonstrate uplink arraying of reflector antennas. Technologies developed in…
Read MoreXTAR Provides New Teleport Services Supporting User’s Vital Airborne ISR Requirements
Co-Location Service Streamlines Delivery of Critical X-Band Resources
Read MoreShelton Anticipates Greater COMSATCOM Capacity Over Asia In 5-To-10 Years
Defense Daily – The Air Force anticipates greater commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) capacity in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five-to-10 years for the service to leverage, according to the head of its space forces.
Read MorePentagon May Defer Launches of 2 Wideband Communications Satellites
Space News – WASHINGTON — Facing a budget crunch that has it scouring all possibilities for near-term cost savings, the U.S. Defense Department’s space leadership is considering deferring the launches of two wideband communications satellites currently under construction, including one that is being paid for by a consortium of U.S. allies, according to multiple sources.
Read MoreSatellite Operator XTAR Expands Sales Team: New Staff to Support Growing Market Leadership in Serving Government Users
XTAR, LLC, a provider of satellite communications solutions to the U.S. government and allied forces, has named Carolyn Cuppernull and Patti Aston as sales directors. The additional staff was required to support the company’s growth serving the unique mission requirements of U.S. government and non-U.S. government users worldwide.
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