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Astroscale has been awarded a grant of up to $4.5 million from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Innovation Tokyo Project” to build a roadmap for commercializing active debris removal services. The […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus have signed a contract booking a Norwegian instrument for the Bartolomeo platform on the International Space Station (ISS), which is scheduled for launch […]

This year, Capella Space is making the transition from building its technology and business case to commercial operations, as it begins to launch its constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) […]

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation have agreed to expand the joint orbital group of satellites involved in remote sensing of Earth, according to […]

Artel and SES Government Solutions have teamed with Leidos to deliver connectivity solutions to Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica that is operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]

KVH Industries has launched digital content service called KVH Link that provides news and entertainment content for crew wellbeing, along with operations data to optimize vessel performance. KVH Link provides […]

Spanish multinational telco Eurona and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat have renegotiated their contracts for commercial satellite capacity to bring broadband Internet to unserved and underserved cities in Spain. According to […]

Arlanxeo, a synthetic elastomer company headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has selected Telefónica to deliver Network as a Service solutions for a five-year contract. The contract covers 11 countries on […]

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has introduced the CS67PLUS Tropo Radio, what it calls the world’s first software-defined adaptive troposcatter combination radio/modem, packaged in a compact sealed module.  […]

Descartes Labs, a New Mexico-based geospatial analytics company has deployed Descartes Labs Platform, calling it the industry’s first-ever cloud-based geospatial analytics platform. The platform provides enterprises with a real-time geospatial […]

Made In Space (MIS) is relocating its headquarters and satellite manufacturing operations to a new headquarters facility in Jacksonville, Florida, the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. The new […]

Startup Loft Orbital wants to shake up space with technology standardization. Their proprietary Payload Hub technology is a universal payload adapter that can fly any payload on a standard satellite […]

As government entities transition their operations to adopt the latest technological developments — including edge computing and cloud-based applications — they need to augment their existing networks with additional terminals […]

The satellite telecommunications sector is facing new and growing challenges, with increasing mobility, and demand for global connectivity. Customers and their end-users increasingly need to connect to the very edge […]

 Keeping cargo crew and cruise passengers connected has become a given, not a luxury. Whether considering the welfare of officers out at sea for months and months, or holidaymakers […]

 LEO, MEO, GEO and soon O3b mPOWER… In this episode of SES’ Satellite Stories, Morten Hansen, VP of Commercial Maritime & Energy Sales at SES, looks at how connectivity […]

 What does O3b stand for? Why does SES prefer MEO to LEO? And what inspired the engineering and technical development behind SES’ upcoming next-generation network O3b mPOWER? Stewart Sanders, […]

 From analyzing firefighter’s health data, to communicating on the front lines in conflict zones, to managing a complex election process in land-locked Burkina Faso, satellites deliver the real-time data […]

As offshore producers venture further out to sea in search of new reserves, they need a connectivity partner that can help make the journey more efficient and profitable. Effective application […]

It is all about Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) in this edition. LEO is the revolution that is happening in our industry, as numerous operators launch an unprecedented number of satellites. I […]

The global satellite communications industry is undergoing rapid change today, with price declines, large increases in capacity volumes, and a general pivot of the satellite operator business model towards selling […]

Little more than a year ago, in December 2018, satellite owner operators gathered with Air Force Space Command leaders in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to talk about the “holy grail” of […]

SATELLITE 2020 will be the 39th annual gathering of the world’s largest and most influential leaders in commercial space. The week-long conference and exhibition is designed to be a platform […]

Just five years ago, small satellite operators would say “yes” to any possibility to get into orbit at a reasonable price, says Stephen Eisele, vice president of Business Development at […]

2020 is set to be the year of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) as more providers build out their business cases and constellations for operating in LEO, a market that promises to […]

For the past seven years, talk of LEO satellites has spread through the industry. 2013 bore a fever of constellation activity. Companies such as OneWeb, SpaceX, LeoSat, and Telesat had […]

Capella Space unveiled on Tuesday the features of its “Sequoia” Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite designed for on-demand Earth observation. The satellite is a re-engineering of Capella’s test satellite Denali, […]

Skylo has emerged from stealth mode with $116 million in total funding. The new Series B round raised $103 million, led by SoftBank Group and joined by all existing investors. […]

ICEYE has deployed its global Dark Vessel Detection solution for governmental maritime security customers, the company announced Monday. This solution combines synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite data from ICEYE, and Automatic […]

Synamedia has partnered with technology and supply chain service provider World Wide Technology (WWT), and USSI Global, a provider of network, broadcast, and digital media services.  Synamedia, an independent video […]