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[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] SpaceVR, a semi-crowdfunded company that aims to be the first to launch a Virtual Reality (VR) camera satellite into orbit, has taken its first definite step toward […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] Customers broadcasting the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have collectively booked 23,000 hours of capacity on four SES satellites — NSS 806, SES 4, NSS 7 […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] Horizon Teleports of Moosburg Germany has achieved Tier 3 certification of its teleport under the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) recently launched Teleport Certification Program. The program aims to serve both teleport […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] Italian startup D-Orbit has joined the Space Data Association (SDA). The company will contribute additional expertise to the association on the topic of space debris mitigation. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] ViaLite Communications has announced the Blue2 Link, a dual solution for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that can be setup as 2x transmitters, 2x receivers or a transceiver, as […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2016] Servicio Satelital, one of the largest VSAT service operators in Argentina, is optimistic that the country is now on the right path to restore growth to its […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2016] Lepton Global Solutions has expanded its Ku-band satellite capacity to four additional beams. The managed services provider has expanded services to three new satellites and is offering […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2018] AsiaSat reported revenue of HK$640 million ($82.6 million) for the first six months of 2016 ended June 30, roughly the same as the 2015 period’s HK$641 million […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2016] The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) recently leveraged satellite phones and broadband terminals to connect staff during the country’s presidential election on Aug. 11. Global Telesat Communications […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2016] Satcom Global and Intellian have signed a strategic partnership agreement covering the global supply and distribution of maritime satellite equipment. Under the partnership, Satcom Global will have […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Clyde Space CEO Craig Clark does not expect the SmallSat market to experience a major downturn anytime soon, anticipating instead that this sector will only continue to […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Vector Space Systems and VMware announced the launch of its software-defined satellites business unit named Galactic Sky. The idea is building a new business platform to provide startups, […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman Corporation company, has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] NASA has selected the Ixion Initiative Team, comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral (SSL), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to participate in the agency’s Next Space Technologies […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Globosat, one of the largest pay TV providers in Latin America, has partnered with Tektronix, a video quality monitoring solutions provider, to support live IP media production […]

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Gogo has received regulatory approval from Chinese regulatory bodies through the company’s local partner, China Telecom Satellite to offer In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services on international flights operating […]

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between SES and Yahsat, has signed a contract renewal with the BBC World Service. As part of the ongoing agreement, […]

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] A Swedish air ambulance helicopter, along with a fixed-wing aircraft, recently took part in trials testing Marlink and IDG Europe’s portable tracking system operated on the Iridium […]

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Globecomm is renewing a contract with Rollins for its corporate communications and organizational learning application, and will be migrating Rollins from the on-premise enterprise media platform to […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Vector Space Systems, a new micro satellite launch company, is betting big on little rockets. The company successfully tested its P-20 prototype launch vehicle, a sub-scale test […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] SpaceX launched the JCSAT 16 telecommunications satellite for Japan-based Sky Perfect JSAT August 14 using a Falcon 9 rocket and successfully landed the first stage on the […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] KBR has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI), the government services arm of Honeywell, with unanimous approval by the KBR board […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Maritime service provider V.Group has renewed its subscription to KVH Media Group’s daily NEWSlink service, continuing access to a portfolio of daily and weekly newspaper digests to more […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Advantech Wireless reports that the company has increased its deliveries of Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block UpConverters (BUCs) for maritime customers over […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Earth observation company Planet, formerly Planet Labs, is scaling up its ground segment infrastructure to handle five times as much data from its constellation of “Dove” CubeSats. […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded contracts to Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, L-3 Communication Systems and ViaSat for Protected […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] ViaLite Communications has widened the bandwidth of its L-band Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber links from the 950 to 2150MHz range to 700 to 2450MHz. The new […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] NanoRacks’ External Platform (NREP) has been attached to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility, and is available […]

[Via Satellite 08-12-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to conduct an architectural design study for a habitation system that would enable NASA astronauts to live for long […]

[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Scotland-based startup Orbital Access is designing a family of rockets to launch small payloads from the United Kingdom’s future spaceport, as well as other potential locations around […]