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Awards
Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2021
A revolution is taking place in the satellite industry, against the backdrop of the pandemic of the last two years that has heightened the need for universal connectivity. The satellite […]
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Magazine
SATELLITE 2022 Preview: New Programs Pack a Powerful Speaker Lineup
The SATELLITE 2022 conference and exhibition comes at a time of peak activity involving public and private investment, a rapid expansion of the off-world economy, a massive deployment of satellite […]
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Government/Military
Brazilian Space Agency Partners with AWS to Boost Nation’s Space Sector
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) have signed an agreement to support the economic development of Brazil’s space industry. AWS said this agreement is the first […]
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Space Economy
Astroscale Moves Forward With ELSA-d Mission
Astroscale is moving forward with its ELSA-d mission as it is working through solutions to a spacecraft anomaly. The company said in an update on Feb. 17 that it is […]
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Government/Military
Space Acquisition Nominee Calvelli Says Discipline, Smaller Satellites Needed
Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. […]
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Finance
Iridium’s IoT Subscriber Growth Drives Another Year of Record Revenue in 2021
Iridium Communications reported record revenue in 2021, continuing an eight-year revenue growth streak. The company released its full-year 2021 financial results on Feb. 17, reporting $614.5 million in revenue, which […]
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Connectivity
CPN Satellite Services Joins Inmarsat’s Application and Solution Provider Program
CPN Satellite Services (CPN) is the latest company to join Inmarsat’s Application and Solution Provider (ASP) program, an ecosystem for providers of software, hardware and solutions, and original equipment manufacturers […]
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Finance
Eutelsat Delays Return to Growth Projection, Konnect VHTS Pushed Back to H2 2023
Eutelsat Communications‘ fiscal performance in the first-half of its 2021-2022 financial year (H1) will result in a delay in the company’s return to growth strategy, as revenues fell in some […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb Adds Clarus Networks as Distribution Partner in Europe
OneWeb has beefed up its distribution capabilities in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe thanks to a new distribution partnership with Clarus Networks Group. Clarus will deliver OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency […]
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Finance
Airbus Defence and Space Revenue Dips Slightly in 2021
Airbus Defence and Space saw a double-digit boost in order intake in 2021 compared to 2020, but also reported a slight dip in revenues for the year. The company released […]
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Finance
Aerospacelab Raises 45M in Series B Funding Round
Belgian satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab closed a 40 million euro ($45 million) Series B funding round, co-led by Airbus Ventures and XAnge. This brings Aerospacelab’s total funding to 60 million euro […]
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Manufacturing
Terran Orbital to Build 3 Microsatellites for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract for three microsatellite class payloads in support of product demonstration. The contract announced Thursday includes three microsatellites, launch procurement, integration, and […]
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Finance
Emcore to Acquire L3Harris Space And Navigation Business
Emcore Corp. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the Space and Navigation business of L3Harris Technologies for $5 million in cash in a deal that expands its fiber […]
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Opinion
Interoperability Brings Satellite Communications Infrastructure Into the Digital Age
It’s well over 12 years since analog TV broadcasting was switched off in the United States and elsewhere, and those of a certain age will remember the noise and distortion […]
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Connectivity
Orange, Sonatel Partner With SES to Deploy mPOWER Gateway in Senegal
African telco Orange and subsidiary Sonatel are partnering with SES to deploy and manage the O3b mPOWER constellation’s first gateway in Africa, the companies announced Wednesday. The gateway will be […]
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Mobility
Eutelsat Signs Multi-Year Global Maritime Ku-Band Contract Extension with Marlink
Eutelsat Communications secured a multi-year contract extension with Marlink on Wednesday that builds off of a global maritime partnership agreement both companies signed in 2019. The extension will see Eutelsat […]
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Mobility
RSCC’s Maritime VSAT Network Reaches 400 Vessels
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) now has 400 vessels as part of its VSAT marine network, the company announced Feb. 16. The company’s services are now used on 373 […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Completes Community LTE Pilot Program in Rural Brazil
Hughes Network Systems said Tuesday that it successfully completed a three-month pilot program for a new “Community LTE” service that provided broadband connectivity to five villages in Brazil. To provide […]
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Government/Military
FCC, NTIA Agree to Improve Coordination on Spectrum Management in New Initiative
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rolled out a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative on Tuesday to improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management and […]
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Finance
Gilat Reports 32% Revenue Growth in 2021
Gilat Satellite Networks reported 32% revenue growth in 2021 compared to 2020, in the company’s full year 2021 financial results published Tuesday. Revenue was $218.9 million, compared with $165.9 million […]
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Government/Military
Yahsat Receives Managed Services Deal for UAE Government Worth $248M
Yahsat’s dedicated government arm Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS) has won a nearly $250 million contract from the UAE government. Yahsat announced the deal, Feb. 14. YGS will provide managed services […]
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Mobility
Anuvu Orders Additional Capacity from Telesat
Satellite service provider Anuvu has signed a capacity increase with Telesat for additional Ka-band capacity over the Southeastern U.S., the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and Central America. Anuvu announced […]
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Government/Military
Bipartisan Draft Legislation Seeks to Update FCC Rules for Satellite Licensing
Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee are circulating two pieces of draft legislation that seeks to modernize the FCC’s satellite licensing rules. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and […]
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Connectivity
SES Targets Indian Broadband Market with New Joint Venture With Jio
SES is looking to making an impact in the broadband market in India, and has formed a JV with Jio Space Technology (Jio). SES said the joint venture, announced Feb. […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Terminates Deal For Aerojet Rocketdyne
Lockheed Martin on Sunday evening, just before kickoff at the Super Bowl, said it has terminated its agreement to acquire rocket propulsion supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s […]
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Launch
Astra Calls Class Action Lawsuit ‘Without Merit’ After Launch Failure
A number of law firms have filed or announced intent to file shareholder class action lawsuits against Astra Space, after a critical analyst report and the company’s launch failure on […]
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Technology
ST Engineering iDirect CEO Talks Cloud Potential With Microsoft Deal
At the end of last year, ST Engineering iDirect announced a new collaboration with Microsoft. Through this partnership, ST Engineering iDirect will leverage the Azure software radio tools to enable […]
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Launch
Musk Gives an Update on SpaceX’s Interplanetary Starship Rocket
SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk gave an update on Thursday on the Starship rocket, the massive rocket SpaceX is building to develop a human presence on Mars and deploy Starlink […]
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Technology
Inmarsat Works With Harvest Technology Group on Opportunity in the UAV Market
Inmarsat is making a new play in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market. It has teamed up with Australian company Harvest Technology Group (Harvest) to offer HD streaming to UAVs […]
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Connectivity
Astrocast Signs Partnership with IoT Service Provider UnaBiz
Astrocast will deliver an end-to-end IoT solution for asset tracking and monitoring with UnaBiz, an IoT service provider, the company announced Feb. 9. As part of this partnership, UnaBiz will […]





























