Archive
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Magazine
Gen Z and Millennials Take Space Industry to Task
We have all been there — satellite events around the globe where people are asked to give their vision for the future of space and the satellite industry. The caveat […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Mother Nature Will Not be Denied: Hurricanes and the Future of Space Flight
As Floridians on the east coast of the U.S. flooded grocery stores for water and food in preparation for the oncoming storm, Hurricane Dorian grew swiftly from a manageable Category […]
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Launch
Eutelsat Konnect Satellite Readies to Ship
Eutelsat Communication‘s Konnect satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, is now undergoing final preparation prior to being shipped to the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, for a launch […]
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Government/Military
NASA Adds Five US Companies to CLPS Bidding Pool
NASA has added five American companies to the pool of vendors that will be eligible to bid on proposals to provide deliveries to the surface of the Moon through the […]
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Government/Military
Peraton Awarded US Army Satellite Ground Terminal Prototype Contract
Peraton was awarded a contract to develop the Satellite Ground Terminal Prototype for the U.S. Army. Performance of the 20-month contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Designs Pit Boss for DARPA
Raytheon is designing Pit Boss, an autonomous mission management system for The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s (DARPA’s) Blackjack satellite constellation, with prime Scientific Systems Company. The Blackjack constellation will […]
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Government/Military
FCC Chairman Pai Proposes Auction of C-Band
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai revealed today that he intends to pursue a public auction to clear the satellite spectrum currently licensed to the members of the C-Band […]
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Finance
T-Mobile CEO John Legere Steps Down
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is stepping down. The wireless operator announced that its Board of Directors has named Mike Sievert as CEO, effective May 1, 2020. Currently President, COO and […]
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Launch
Inmarsat GX5 Satellite Finalizes Launch Date
Inmarsat received formal confirmation from its launch partner, Arianespace, that the company’s GX5 satellite will be launched from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Nov 22. The […]
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Mobility
Gilat, SES Develop and Deploy VSAT Platform
Gilat Satellite Networks selected SES for the development and deployment of a global multiple application Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) platform for its O3b mPOWER Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) communications system. […]
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Technology
Kepler, Cobham Form Strategic Partnership
Kepler Communications and Cobham formed a strategic partnership aimed at eliminating barriers to the adoption of data services over Kepler’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. Under the new arrangement, organizations can […]
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Government/Military
CBA Files US Treasury Contribution Proposal With FCC
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) filed its Treasury Contribution Proposal today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The contribution proposal states that if the FCC adopts the CBA proposal, the CBA […]
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Launch
Airbus Tests Sentinel-6A’s Operational Fitness
Airbus space engineers are currently testing the Copernicus Sentinel-6A satellite at the Space Test Center of Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG) in Ottobrunn — near Munich, Germany — to prove its readiness […]
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Finance
BlackSky Receives $50 Million in Funding from Intelsat
BlackSky, a provider of geospatial intelligence, satellite imaging, and global monitoring services, secured a $50 million senior secured loan from Intelsat. The transaction results in an industry first, creating a […]
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Cybersecurity
Different Industries Face Divergent Cyber Challenges
A major cybersecurity challenge for satellite manufacturers is that their products have to be designed to be beyond the reach of human hands for decades. Automobile companies face the opposite […]
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Finance
China’s Luokung Technology Acquires eMapgo Technogies
Luokung Technology, a Chinese spatial-temporal big-data processing technology company, revealed that Geely Technology Group and Acuitas Capital have made strategic investments in Luokung through the purchase of preferred shares and common […]
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Cybersecurity
Satellite Providers Stymied by Lack of Cyber Standards
Satellite companies vying to sell to the government and defense markets know their prospective customers want them to be cyber-secure, but the absence of industry standards and guidance leaves them […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Signs First Cirrus Contract in Africa
Eutelsat Communications signed a multiyear contract with Orao Telecom Congo for video capacity aboard one of its satellites located at 7 degrees East. In a first for the African continent, […]
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Finance
Orbital Insights Receives $50 Million in Series D Financing
Orbital Insight completed a $50 million Series D financing. The funding round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Clearvision Ventures, with participation from new investors Invicta Growth, Bunge Ventures, Chevron […]
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Mobility
Gilat Awarded $10 Million for 3G/4G Backhaul in Peru
Gilat Satellite Networks was awarded a $10 million five-year project for 3G/4G backhaul services in Peru. The infrastructure and network that Gilat recently started to operate is the basis for […]
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Mobility
EchoStar Mobile Launches Hughes 4500 S-band Terminal
EchoStar Mobile revealed the launch of the new Hughes 4500 S-band terminal to provide connectivity over satellite networks for mobile, land, and maritime network applications. EchoStar Mobile is a subsidiary […]
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Finance
Mark Rigolle Details Painful Demise of LeoSat Dream
LeoSat’s ambitions to build a LEO constellation may not see the light of day now as Sky Perfect JSAT and Hispasat decided to pull back from in its investment in […]
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Connectivity
Arabsat Signs Three Way Deal to Boost Connectivity in Sudan
Arabsat has signed a three-way deal with Sudan-based VSAT service provider, Sudasat and ST Engineering iDirect to bring better connectivity services to people in the Sudan. The agreement will see […]
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Mobility
Thuraya Ramps Up Aero Plans After Successful Demo
Thuraya’s ambitions in the aero sector have been boosted thanks to a successful demonstration today. In partnership with SCOTTY, a developer of beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication solutions based in […]
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Connectivity
Isotropic Systems Hits Critical Performance Milestone
Isotropic Systems has successfully demonstrated bi-directional high-speed connectivity with a Ka-broadband satellite. The company believes this demonstration proves its optical beam-forming technology is capable of all electronic scanning and tracking […]
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Connectivity
Kepler, Cobham SATCOM Form LEO Network Partnership
Kepler and Cobham SATCOM have formed a strategic partnership for high-capacity satellite data service delivery, the two companies announced Nov. 13. The goal of the partnership is to eliminate barriers […]
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Mobility
The Complex 5G Ecosystem Needs Partnerships to Work
In a world where almost everything is connected to ultra-fast 5G networks, just about everyone is going to need a seat at the table where decisions about those networks are […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom Deploys C-Band to Bridge Angola’s Digital Divide
AMOS satellite operator Spacecom has finalized a contract to provide C-Band high-throughput capacity to an unnamed “leading Angolan satellite services company.” Spacecom confirmed November 12th that it would provide the […]
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Government/Military
Atlas Space Gives Aevum Ground Network Access to Support DoD Launch Missions
Atlas Space Operations has established a new partnership with launch and space logistics service provider Aevum to collaborate on the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Leaf Space Signs On as Pixxel’s Partner on the Ground
Italian microsatellite ground segment company Leaf Space has reached an agreement with Pixxel to support the Earth imagery startup’s first 24 satellites, set to launch in July. Pixxel designed its […]




























