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MPIQC Inc., which provides electronic contract manufacturing solutions and services, is moving into its new U.S. base at the Space Life Science Lab (SLSL) in Exploration Park in the Cape […]

Phase Four has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by Air Force tech accelerator AFWERX, to adapt its Maxwell in-space propulsion system for defense users. The […]

For our sixth and final episode of our special podcast series, “Connecting the Unconnected,” we’re joined by Hughes Vice President of Corporate Marketing Arunas Slekys and Senior Vice President of […]

Lockheed Martin has named board American Tower Corporation CEO James Taiclet as president and CEO, effective June 15. Tacilet, 59, has been on Lockheed Martin’s board since 2018, and will […]

Launch campaigns at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended because of Covid-19, and the need to fully implement the measures from the French government, Arianespace […]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Space Foundation has postponed the 36th Space Symposium, which was scheduled for March 30 through April 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Space Foundation announced […]

DISH Network is providing its entire portfolio of 600 MHz spectrum to T-Mobile at no cost for 60 days, the company announced Monday, in response to the spread of COVID-19. […]

Hughes Network Systems has received a Data Link Modernization (DLM) contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to provide advanced satellite communications systems for the U.S. Army‘s MQ-1C Gray Eagle […]

NanoAvionics is opening a new sales and engineering support office in Columbia, Illinois, which will be the first satellite factory in Illinois and the Midwest. The Columbia facility is the […]

Speedcast International Limited has launched a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution that it said blends satellite, LTE, wireless, and fiber technologies. The solution is designed for onshore and offshore […]

Spacebridge has delivered a solution for 2G/4G mobile cellular backhaul over satellite network to a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in Africa. The company said the solution will service unserved remote […]

The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has announced three companies will build prototypes for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite (PTS) Communication program as Lockheed Martin and Boeing […]

With small satellites or cubesats, there’s a tendency — even among satellite industry veterans — to think about their activities in Low-Earth Orbits (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbits (MEO). But if […]

Satellite manufacturing giants touted their commitment to agile development and spending on new capabilities like on-orbit refueling at Tuesday’s closing session of SATELLITE 2020, painting a rosy picture of a […]

The agency in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that buys commercial satellite services for the U.S. military is working on a new acquisition strategy, aiming to centralize and consolidate […]

The United States Armed Forces have leveraged space-based assets for decades to provide a warfighting advantage, but the evolution of in-orbit operations by adversaries has highlighted the need for the […]

SATELLITE’s fourth Startup Space competition showcased ten hungry entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from how to design space helmets to how to use Earth Observation (EO) data for global trade. Each […]

The next big thing in satellite won’t be limited to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) or one particular frequency or technology. Organizations will need to invest in hybrid solutions — pulling from […]

The millennial and Gen-X cofounders of many of today’s most buzzworthy small-satellite startups likely didn’t envision the magnitude of launches, or the rollout of megaconstellations, when they began their careers. […]

The satellite industry comprises individuals from a variety of backgrounds, market segments, and nationalities. So naturally, everyone who attended the annual SATELLITE 2020 conference in Washington, D.C., brought a different […]

Facing competition from a wave of NewSpace market entrants, satellite operators have to respond by moving to a mixed-orbit model and focusing on broader service delivery, executives said during the […]

Life gets busy, especially at conferences. The few short days are full of meetings, sessions, and networking, and it may seem impossible to fit another thing on the list. Some […]

As SATELLITE 2020 kicked off, with many in the industry basking in the excitement around commercial space activities, military space stakeholders — including U.S. government agencies and non-government organizations — […]

The last decade has seen huge equity investments in space startups fueled by the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and broadband connectivity revolution. Space equity investments totaled $5.8 billion last year alone, […]

“If the schedule is long, the design is wrong,” was an adage shared by SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk as he waded into a range of topics on […]

When your only option is success, choose Leonardo DRS, the #1 SATCOM Integrator for the U.S. Government and a leader in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for defense, intelligence and […]

Capella Space has signed a deal with Rocket Lab to launch one of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites in its Whitney Constellation, calling it the first-ever SAR satellite to […]

Sen, a British space company working to provide real-time Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, has signed a multi-million euro contract with NanoAvionics to build the first five nano-satellites of […]

Viasat has announced a Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) signed with Blacktree Technology, an Australian-based communications systems design and integration company, in November 2019. The companies say the agreement will help […]

Arabsat is using Atos’ satellite monitoring solution to mitigate interferences in its satellite services, the satellite operator announced Thursday. Atos SkyMon carrier monitoring system (CMS), is operational at Arabsat’s ground […]