Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Microsatellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement with York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in small- and medium-class spacecraft, to conduct six satellite...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Rockwell Collins, under a Letter of Intent (LoI) signed this week, is now prepared to provide Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety service to both existing and new customers from across...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Ooredoo Maldives has reached an agreement with Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) provider Thuraya to supply resorts and fisheries with mobile satellite products and services across the archipelago...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Though the Pentagon sees “great leverage” in some of the small satellite developments that industry is bringing forward, it still needs to figure out how to properly...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket lifted off Oct. 17 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, returning to flight after a nearly two-year hiatus. The upgraded...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Argentinian telecommunications company ARSAT has selected Hughes’ Jupiter system to deliver high-speed satellite internet connectivity to schools and underserved rural areas of the country. Hughes is providing...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has appointed Elcome International as a sales and service representative in the Middle East for its EMC service line of maritime VSAT solutions....

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] C-Com Satellite Systems has received type approval for its iNetVu driveaway and flyaway antenna systems from Norway-based Telenor Satellite. Using the Ka-band high throughput payload on the...

Despite slumps in technology spending, there is light on the horizon. New satellites, fit-for-purpose HTS, and increasing data-intensive trends could see satellite break away from the oil and gas market...

[Via Satellite 10-17-2016] AsiaSat President, CEO and Executive Director William Wade is retiring from his post and assuming a new role as senior advisor, the company announced today. The board...