Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Satellite propulsion company Busek has confirmed the successful firing of the company’s electrospray thrusters aboard the Lisa Pathfinder spacecraft. All eight of the electric propulsion devices on...

[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics Division has selected Orbcomm’s turnkey iApp platform as a replacement to its existing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based data collection solution. The iApp platform will...

[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Orbital ATK is expanding its presence in Asia with a new regional office in Singapore. The company is following a deliberate process of increasing its availability to, and...

The Middle East is an ever-changing market with one constant: growth. With unprecedented developments taking place, the region will continue to drive Earth observation, exploration and mobile connectivity while shaping...

With a feel-good factor emanating around the industry, the process to decide nominees for our Satellite Executive of the Year was far from easy. However, we have managed to whittle...

Once again, the satellite industry can breathe a sigh of relief at having apparently dodged a bullet at the most recently concluded World Radiocommunication Conference. While some minor incursions were...

Via Satellite interviews the new blood coming into the satellite industry to get a glimpse of their aspirations and impressions for satellite

The FIFA World Cup is the planet’s most widely viewed sporting event. The 2010 World Cup held in South Africa was broadcast to 204 countries on 245 different channels. The...

Editor’s note for the February edition of Via Satellite

Though some spectrum traded hands, the final WRC-15 outcome was much better than expected, and viewed largely with optimism by both sides. Yet decisions that affect the whole world are...