Archive
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Mobility
An Ocean of Things: IoT’s Role in Maritime Connectivity
With the increasing digitization of the maritime industry, executives from cruise lines are slowly and carefully incorporating Internet of Things (IoT) applications in order to generate returns on investment. Meanwhile, […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Successfully Launches NASA Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying 24 satellites as part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission launched from Launch Complex 39A, Tuesday, June 25 […]
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Mobility
Viasat, Teledyne Partner on Connected Flight Deck Services
Viasat and Teledyne Controls have partnered to bring real-time connected flight deck services to commercial airlines. Designed for Viasat In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) customers, this partnership aims to allow commercial airlines to decrease […]
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Mobility
Elara, VMWare Offer SD-WAN by VeloCloud in Mexico
Elara Comunicaciones is collaborating with VMware to offer VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud in Mexico. Elara is offering an SD-WAN solution to enterprises in Mexico to support the growth of network traffic and […]
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Launch
Maxar-Built Intelsat 39 Satellite Arrives at Launch Base
The Intelsat 39 geosynchronous communications satellite safely arrived at the Arianespace launch base in Kourou, French Guiana, after completing final delivery checkouts at Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. Intelsat […]
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Finance
CETel Makes Strategic Ground Teleport Acquisition in the UK
CETel, a global satellite communications and network service provider, has made a significant acquisition in the U.K. space market today. The company acquired U.K.-based Cobbett Hill Earth Station Limited (Cobbett […]
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Mobility
European Satellite, Telco Operators Collaborate on 5G Vehicle Trials
One of the largest telcos in the United Kingdom, O2, has partnered with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, the Universities of Oxford and Glasgow, the European Space Agency (ESA), and a […]
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Connectivity
Yamal 601 Reaches Latest Milestone
Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal 601 satellite has moved a step closer to operation. It was announced today that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and the […]
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Government/Military
Comtech to Enhance Brazilian Air Traffic Control System
Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Government Solutions, signed a $4 million contract with the Brazilian Armed Forces to expand a satellite-based network for its air traffic control system. In […]
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Connectivity
On Orbit Episode 6: The 5G Link to Satellite
The telecommunications sector is at an inflection point between the peak of the 4G LTE market and the on-ramp for next-gen 5G wireless services. Does the roll out of 5G […]
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Launch
Arianespace Launches EUTELSAT 7C and T-16 Satellites
Arianespace successfully launched an Ariane 5 rocket on June 20 at 6:43 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch vehicle carried […]
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Launch
Ball Aerospace’s Satellite for NASA GPIM Mission Arrives in Florida
A Ball Aerospace satellite used for NASA‘s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) is ready for launch, scheduled for no earlier than June 24 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Ball built […]
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Government/Military
US Naval Research Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute Partner on NASA Mission
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers partnered with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to shine a light on the impact of the solar atmosphere on the interplanetary medium between the Earth and […]
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Government/Military
NASA Seeks Wider Use of GPS: Not From Space, but in Space
NASA, one of the U.S. government agencies that manages GPS, wants to expand the navigation system’s application in a place many probably never thought of using it — space itself. […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Volunteers Satellites to be Rated for Sustainability
Lockheed Martin is playing guinea pig for a new “space sustainability” rating scheme designed to show how well satellites comply with best operational practices such as debris mitigation. “It’s […]
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Government/Military
Untapped PNT Data From Ground Receivers Could Help More Quickly Detect Jamming, Spoofing
Machine Learning (ML) could help the U.S. military harness Precision, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) data it can already access to detect spoofing or jamming efforts more quickly, a Marine Corps […]
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Uncategorized
Lockheed Martin to Design Spacecraft for NASA SIMPLEx Program
Lockheed Martin was selected to design dual small deep space spacecraft to visit near-earth asteroids in a mission called Janus, led by the University of Colorado Boulder. One of NASA‘s […]
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Government/Military
SpinLaunch Wins Launch Prototype DoD Contract
SpinLaunch was awarded a responsive launch prototype contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic energy-based launch system that aims […]
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Technology
ESA Awards Siemens, Sonaca Additive Manufacturing Contract
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applications will leverage Siemens’ end-to-end software solution for industrial […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space, HEMERIA Collaborate on Nanosatellites
HEMERIA, the space division of NEXEYA, and Thales Alenia Space signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on nanosatellites. HEMERIA design, supplies, integrates, and enables space systems and products help meet the needs of […]
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Finance
Exclusive: Choi Teases Satellite Business Launch After Saturn
Tom Choi is wasting no time as he looks to make his mark in the satellite industry, post ABS. Having launched Curvalux, an affordable and power efficient wireless broadband platform, […]
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Connectivity
Hughes JUPITER Provides Connectivity Across Indonesia
Hughes Network Systems’ JUPITER System platform was selected by five service providers to help bridge the digital divide across Indonesia. The service providers – including Lintasarta, Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), […]
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Finance
Speedcast, Xiplink Form Partnership for WAN Solutions
Speedcast International and XipLink formed a strategic partnership to develop technologies to help maximize efficiencies in data transfer across wide area networks (WAN). As the technology convergence between the network and […]
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Mobility
Globalstar Receives MSS and Terrestrial Authorizations Across Africa
Globalstar received Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and terrestrial authorizations in South Africa, Mozambique, Gabon, and Rwanda. These countries join Botswana in representing over 1.1 million square miles of territory, a population […]
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Finance
Boeing’s Space and Launch Division Moves to Florida
Boeing is relocating the headquarters of its Space and Launch division to Titusville, in order to strengthen collaboration and integration across its portfolio. Space and Launch, a division of Boeing Defense, […]
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Government/Military
South Korea, Japan to Plus-Up Position, Navigation, and Timing Satellite Systems
The governments of South Korea and Japan are each in the midst of building up their respective position, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellations to provide more accurate service to […]
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Government/Military
Newtec Works With QinetiQ, Moves Toward ESA Certification
Newtec is working with QinetiQ on two key projects as it enters the Belgian space market. QinetiQ is a science and engineering company operating primarily in the defense, security, space and […]
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Government/Military
Thales Alenia Space Creates Digital Center in Luxembourg
Thales Alenia Space signed a letter of intent with the Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg regarding the creation of a Digital Center of Excellence in […]
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Launch
Viasat, Arianespace Modify ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract
Viasat and Arianespace modified their original ViaSat-3 satellite launch contract, signed in 2016. Under the new agreement, the two companies agreed to move the ViaSat-3 satellite from an Ariane 5 […]
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Launch
Orbit Fab Supplies ISS With Water
Within a year of securing venture funding, Orbit Fab launched their hardware twice to the International Space Station (ISS) and supplied the station with water. Orbit Fab was awarded a contract […]





























