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Lockheed Martin delivered the capsule-shaped aeroshell that will protect NASA‘s Mars 2020 rover to the Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, on Dec. 12. The aeroshell will encapsulate the Mars […]

Virtex, a vertically integrated electronic manufacturing services provider headquartered in Austin, Texas, has acquired Precision Technology (PTI). Located in Plano, Texas, PTI provides assembly and test of electronic assemblies to […]

Telit announced Monday that it has completed NTT DOCOMO interoperability testing for the LE910C1-AP and LE910C4-AP modules. The company now has ten Internet of Things (IoT) modules with NTT DOCOMO […]

Cisco has introduced the Cisco Silicon One, billing it as the industry’s only networking silicon architecture of its kind. The company also released the new Cisco 8000 Series, describing it […]

Airbus has validated and demonstrated photonic satellite payload technology to Technology Readiness Level 6, the last level before prototype in orbit, through the Optima Horizon 2020 project. This proof of […]

Collins Aerospace has joined the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA). The aerospace and defense products supplier joins founding-member companies John Deere, Garmin and Trimble as well as 11 national organizations in […]

Keysight Technologies has contributed 5G and IoT device research to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that it believes will help accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The research […]

Farmers Edge is now offering satellite imagery and mapping technology for specialty crops. Growers gain access to FarmCommand, an integrated farm data management platform that includes a set of imagery-derived […]

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions revealed Thursday that it has introduced two new offerings to its Cobham Gaisler family of Open Source IP Cores. The new LEON5 IP core implements the […]

In a recent analysis, Frost & Sullivan forecasts that 20,425 satellites will be launched between 2019 and 2033, with North America leading the way, followed by Europe. The company says […]

Capella Space, which provides Earth observation imagery, has signed a contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), to study the integration of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery into the […]

Amid a strong economy, salary growth over time for in-demand satellite engineers may be lagging behind overall wage growth.  The Washington Post recently ran a story on the Labor Department’s […]

Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-12 mission, launching its ninth commercial payload and 100th customer into orbit on a New Shepard rocket. This was the sixth consecutive launch of […]

Satellite operator Iridium Communications revealed its first seven authorized Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service partners. Beginning in the first half of 2020, Arion Communications, AST, Marlink, Marsat, […]

Data Analytics satellite company HawkEye 360 won a commercial RF survey study contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the company announced Dec. 11. HawkEye 360 will examine the integration […]

Though the 2019 third fiscal quarter delivered very notable mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly Dish Network’s $5 billion asset transaction with Sprint and T-Mobile and Broadcom’s $10 billion-plus acquisition of […]

SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk will appear as a keynote speaker at the SATELLITE 2020 Conference and Exhibition on Monday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST at the […]

Agricultural analytics company CropX has partnered with Costa Rican agroforestry equipment vendor FarmAgro to provide satellite-powered precision agriculture tools to farmers in Central America. The partners will deploy applications such […]

Blue Origin has pushed back its NS-12 mission on a New Shepard rocket to Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11:00 a.m. EST due to unfavorable weather conditions. “We are continuing to […]

TriSept Corporation has signed a comprehensive teaming agreement with Satellite Applications (SA) Catapult to explore missions and space access across the U.K. space industry. The TriSept and SA Catapult alliance will […]

  Capricorn Space has contracted antenna systems supplier ViaLite to install RF- over-fiber links at its new Australian teleport, ViaLite announced Dec. 10. ViaLite said that it would supply lossless, […]

Microsoft Azure wants to craft its own space business vertical. But instead of building their own satellites, they’ve opted to build the business through partnerships. William Chappell, CTO of Microsoft […]

Blockchain hardware wallet technology from SpaceChain has reached the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of a CRS-19 commercial resupply service mission. According to SpaceX, […]

Sypris Electronics has received contract awards from Collins Aerospace to manufacture and test electronic assemblies for the environmental control and life support, and the power management and distribution systems of […]

Acme AtronOmatic, the makers of the MyRadar Weather Radar app, have launched a non-commercial, experimental communications satellite aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket with launch provider Alba Orbital. The launch event, […]

Once a year SATELLITE Conference & Exhibition gives you an opportunity to physically surround yourself with the people who are providing the market intelligence, inventing the technology, and driving the […]

The fundamentals of spectrum policy can be complicated and confusing, and, as the need for spectrum increases, it’s more important than ever to understand how and why our communication and […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 10th Electron spacecraft on Friday morning. The launch delivered payloads for Spaceflight and Alba Orbital. The mission, “Running Out of Fingers,” lifted off from Rocket […]

Hughes Network Systems and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), commenced a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in Brazil on Friday. Operating under the name Hughes do Brasil, […]

SpaceX launched its 19th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-19) on Friday at 17:29 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon separated from Falcon […]