Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Swiss start-up ELSE has raised more than $4 million in funding, putting the company on track to launch two demonstration nanosatellites in the fourth quarter of 2017, […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has named the winners of its additive manufacturing GrabCAD design challenge, the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge. The challenge asked participants […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has selected Bentley Walker as the first European-wide distributor for its new satellite-based network that will provide IP-based Mobile Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] Eutelsat Communications has appointed Sandrine Teran as group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the executive committee. She will join Eutelsat on Jan. 9, 2017. Teran […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2016] O3b Networks struck an agreement with Digicel to boost broadband capacity to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF) convention and board meeting held in Apia, Samoa from […]

Recently, we just finished work on our special 30th anniversary edition of Via Satellite where we looked back at some of the huge changes in our industry between 1986 and […]

It started in Florida, and ended in Kourou. Sebastien De Zotti, test and electrical systems operations specialist at Arianespace, visited the United States as a kid when he got his […]

The central and vital role of satellite systems in human societies, together with the growth of attacks against satellites, has shown that the security aspects of satellite systems cannot be […]

Readers will appreciate that there is international consensus that space activities need to be managed to minimize debris generation and the risk that debris may pose. This consensus is embodied […]

There was a definite change of tone at SatComRus 2016 where the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it could impact the Russian space market was the main theme. In […]

The Middle East has a long been a vibrant broadcast market with strong audiences and demand for content. Some of its major broadcasters such as beIN Media Group, Al Jazeera […]

The satellite industry is developing at a rapid rate. New applications are emerging all the time. Due to the fact that satellite can be used for so many applications, such […]

Over the last few years, space has suddenly become hip with the likes of Spacebook, Google and Facebook resonating with young Millennials attracted by the possibilities of working on space-based […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Despite glitches and delays, land-based mobility in the satellite market will generate $18.1 billion in revenue over the next decade, Northern Sky Research‘s (NSR) newly released “Land-Mobile […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has appointed Kevin Walden Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the company. Walden has been serving as acting CIO since earlier this year. In […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Ukrkosmos, the state-appointed operator of satellite telecommunications systems in Ukraine, has selected a video compression solution from video infrastructure provider Harmonic to support its new teleport offering […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] Spaceflight Industries has announced the availability of its BlackSky global intelligence platform, as well as its Early Adopter Program (EAP) participants, and the partner ecosystem fueling the […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2016] MX1, a subsidiary of SES, has signed a multi-year agreement with Discovery Networks Germany, Eurosport’s parent company, to handle technical services and satellite transmission of the Eurosport […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, could offer the satellite industry a $19.9 billion revenue opportunity over the next decade, according to a new report by Northern […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] Digicel Pacific has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to increase satellite capacity and bring mobile connectivity to the remote Micronesian Island of Nauru. With this boost […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] VT iDirect has completed a successful round of over-the-air tests on the Intelsat 29e satellite leveraging iDirect’s next-generation iQ Series remote. iDirect’s ground infrastructure platform and iQ […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] Air Methods has signed Honeywell to upgrade its helicopter fleet to the Sky Connect Tracker 3 satellite communications and flight tracking system. The agreement, which includes upgrades […]

[Via Satellite 12-14-2016] 4KUniverse, a general entertainment Ultra-HD channel, has joined SES’ Ultra-HD line-up being delivered to cable operators and other television platforms across North America. A mix of documentaries, […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, is one of a new breed of satellite operators looking to use satellite to better the communications and IT infrastructure […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] NASA has rescheduled the launch of its Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft for no earlier than Wednesday, Dec. 14, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] The 5G Infrastructure Association has elected Christine Leurquin, vice president of institutional relations and communications at SES, to the association’s board. As part of the 5G Infrastructure […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] The U.S. Air Force approved Lockheed Martin‘s design to upgrade the current GPS satellite ground control system with new capabilities that will enable it to operate more […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has signed on as the newest sponsor of the Air Force Association’s StellarXplorers Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. StellarXplorers seeks to […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] Inmarsat has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch its S-band satellite for the European Aviation Network (EAN) on an Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle. EAN […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] NASA has selected satellite systems provider Space Systems Loral (SSL) to provide its SSL 1300 platform spacecraft bus to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for its Restore-L […]