Year: 2016

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Rocket Lab has announced the completion of its first orbital launch complex, Launch Complex 1. Located on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, Launch Complex 1 is designed to...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Lufthansa Technik AG has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for the Lufthansa Group’s entire Airbus A320 aircraft family. Together with partners Inmarsat...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has kicked off the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge via GrabCAD Community Challenges, inviting participants to design a launch support attachment bracket...

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Qatar Airways has emerged as the launch customer for the GlobalBeacon flight tracking  solution produced through a partnership between Aireon and FlightAware. The agreement will provide Qatar...

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] SpaceX, the U.S. launch provider that suffered a dramatic Falcon 9 failure three weeks ago, has given a further update as to the probable cause of the...

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) will deploy new ground infrastructure facilities within the Dubna Space Communications Center (SCC), the company announced today. Working with fellow satellite operator...

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced that its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 37th flight (PSLV C35) has successfully launched eight satellites in...

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications has organized a lecture and workshop demonstrating the benefits of satellite-based technology to a new generation of engineers and students interested in the space industry....

[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs to ensure its timelines for launching and obtaining satellite information are accurate, clear and fully documented, according to...

[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] SES has unveiled its first Government+ product offering: Tactical Persistent Surveillance (TPS), an inflatable aerostat-technology capable of hosting a variety of advanced Electro-Optical (E/O) sensor and communications...