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The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a one-year contract with ArianeGroup to study and prepare for a mission to go to the Moon with the aim of mining regolith. Regolith […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), denoted NROL-71, lifted off from Vandenberg Air Base in California on Jan. […]

Speedcast revealed that Iridium Certus, a new multi-service platform powered by the $3 billion Iridium Next constellation, is now commercially available to Speedcast customers. Iridium Certus is designed to meet […]

As a spectrum manager in the commercial communications satellite industry, one issue that of daily concern is spectrum interference. With the advent of what I call a new dawn for […]

With the support of specialists from Istar, the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) successfully completed the installation and commissioning of five central stations. These stations use UHP equipment to provide […]

Newtec provided a Newtec Dialog hub system to Satsol, a teleport and Internet Service Provider (ISP) on the Solomon Islands. As one of the Solomon Islands’ three ISPs, Satsol currently provides approximately […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission today at 9:50 a.m. local time. The satellites were carried aboard the fourth Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-4), […]

Community-based space platform SpaceChain successfully tested its second blockchain node in space, launched into orbit on Oct. 25, 2018, by a CZ-4B Y34 rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Xinzhou, China. The […]

The satellite industry could learn a thing or two from the 3/4G terrestrial systems, where users are able to change subscription as they see fit. This has created a flexible […]

Glancy Prongay and Murray (GPM), a global investors rights law firm, revealed that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors that purchased or otherwise acquired Maxar […]

Blockstream, a blockchain technology company, launched Blockstream Satellite Application Programming Interface (API) Beta, according to an official announcement from the company on Jan. 16. Blockstream’s Satellite API aims to help developers use […]

Comtech revealed that Comtech PST received a multi-million dollar contract award for solid-state, high-power Radio Frequency (RF) amplifier systems from Northrop Grumman for use on the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation […]

NanoAvionics opened a sales office in the United Kingdom, and appointed Tariq Sami as its U.K. Sales Director. Sami has worked in both the British and European aerospace industries, and aims […]

Boeing on Wednesday said its HorizonX venture arm has invested in Isotropic Systems, a startup that is developing satellite user terminals for low-cost broadband connectivity. London-based Isotropic said HorizonX led a $14 […]

Aireon revealed that it signed a credit facility agreement for $200 million with a group of several independent investor funds, led by Deutsche Bank. This credit facility helps provide Aireon […]

QuadSat, a drone-enabled antenna testing company, has closed its $797,000 (700,000 euros) seed round, led by Danish growth fund Vaekstfonden, with participation from Seraphim Capital and existing investors. The investment […]

Iridium launched its Iridium Certus broadband service for commercial customers, the first new capability activated from the company’s $3 billion Iridium Next satellite replacement program. Iridium Certus is a platform designed […]

High Throughout Satellite (HTS) systems have brought unprecedented flexibility and bandwidth to the marketplace, but the new capability comes at a price: increased network complexity that will require innovation on […]

Integrasys is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The company is establishing an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, led by a newly appointed APAC Sales Manager, Ronny Pramanta. He joined Integrasys […]

Although the U.S. warned against it, Iran’s attempt to launch a satellite failed on Tuesday. The rocket launching the satellite did not achieve escape velocity. According to Reuters, Iran’s telecoms […]

Konnect Africa, an initiative from Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African continent, revealed that it is launching internet access offers in Côte d’Ivoire. According to the Telecommunications Sector Observatory […]

Norsat International revealed that it has sold more than $2 million in Ka-band Atom Block Upconverter (BUC) products for Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) applications across North America, Asia, and Europe. According to […]

While most of the major satellite operators are seeing a slowdown in their revenues generated from video services, some interesting deals are still being done For example, at the end […]

Maxar Technologies appointed Daniel Jablonsky as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maxar, effective immediately. Jablonsky, who most recently served as President of DigitalGlobe (a Maxar Technologies company) will also […]

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:31 a.m. local time on Friday, delivering the final 10 Iridium Next Satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All […]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a contract to Airbus Defense and Space to develop a satellite bus in support of the Blackjack program. OneWeb Satellites is also a strategic joint venture […]

Asian pay TV provider TrueVisions signed a long term transponder capacity contract with Asian satellite operator Thaicom, for continuing its pay TV service to audiences in Thailand. The company has retained several […]

The terms “transformation” and “space industry” are time and again thrown together by industry leaders and picked up by mainstream media. Hardly a day goes by without an innovative technology, […]

Space access company Vector appointed Robert Cleave as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). He will oversee and manage all revenue-generating activities including acquiring new customers and continuing to partner with […]

Kacific selected Newtec‘s Dialog Very Small Aperature Terminal (VSAT) multiservice platform for Kacific 1, its new High Throughput Satellite (HTS). This is expected to significantly expand broadband service delivery in underserved […]