The third GPS III satellite launch will take place in late June at the earliest, two months later than scheduled, to minimize the potential of COVID-19 exposure to personnel, the U.S. Space Force said April 7. The service had originally scheduled the launch for late April 2020, but the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)…

Made in Space (MIS) has supplied hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mountain View, California, with 3D printed face shields made in its nearby facilities. The masks are meant to address the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) that healthcare professionals are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.  MIS facilities in Jacksonville and Moffett Field, California, have produced…

ThinKom Solutions, Inc., announced April 8 that its phased-array satellite antennas are in compliance with the latest rules from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-19) that prevent interference between satellites in Geostationary (GEO) and Non-Geostationary (NGSO) orbits, and between aeronautical and 5G terrestrial services using shared frequencies. ThinKom CTO…

PathFinder Digital announced on April 7 that it’s receive-only terminal, BAT- GBS-85, has completed Army Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) testing and is now certified for operation on the WGS network.  In May 2019, PathFinder Digital was awarded a contract by prime contractor General Dynamics Mission Systems for the delivery of MVSAT terminals…