Government/Military

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario would result in the United Kingdom being removed from the European Union (EU) Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) program and, essentially, losing a critical space debris […]

LeoSat, which is launching a global data network via a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, has achieved an important milestone by securing commercial agreements valued at over $1 […]

SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has teamed with prime contractor Bushtex to provide commercial Ku-band bandwidth to U.S. Air Combat Command (ACC). This satellite communications capability will support […]

MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, signed a multi-million dollar contract with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) for a one-year maritime surveillance program that includes the delivery of synthetic […]

The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officially awarded global communications company Viasat an eight-year, firm-fixed price contract to provide U.S. government senior leader and VIP aircraft with in-flight broadband […]

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, received a renewal award for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (Global EGD) contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Global EGD provides U.S. government […]

Cubic‘s Mission Solutions (CMS) business division received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to the U.S. Army. These orders will satisfy […]

Speedcast International, a provider of remote communication and Information Technology (IT) solutions, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Globecomm Systems from affiliates of HPS Investment Partners, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, […]

In September, NASA will launch a laser instrument and begin mission to measure changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice. NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESAT-2) will […]

Communications and Power Industries (CPI) acquired Orbital Systems and Quorum Communications from its co-founders. The acquired companies design and manufacture associated ground-based full-motion antenna products that play a key role […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of AerSale’s AerTrak system on Boeing 757-200 series aircraft (ST04011NY), to comply with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast […]

SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and a provider of satellite and spacecraft systems will help define next-generation protected communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. SSL […]

Comtech Telecommunications‘ Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data received a delivery order in support of a recently awarded contract to provide long-term support for the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface […]

Cloud Constellation has launched a global partner program for its SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSAAS) space-based cloud service, enabling partners to offer customers a cloud service that eliminates the […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Maxar Technologies‘ Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec satellite manufacturing facilities on Aug. 9 to view the final phases of construction of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM). Canadian Space […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 12 at 3:31 a.m. EDT. NASA selected ULA’s Delta IV […]

UK Business Secretary Greg Clark has taken his first visit today of the site that will be used for a spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland, the UK Space Agency announced today. […]

Lockheed Martin has shipped the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, where it will be prepared for an October liftoff […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced tactical booster program has completed two successful hot-fire tests of a motor that had been conditioned to mimic extreme cold- and hot-soak conditions for air-launch application. The […]

As part of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest efforts to bring 5G services to the United States, the agency made a number of major announcements yesterday that establish […]

Inmarsat produced a better-than-expected set of results, which saw a particularly strong performance in the aviation market. The operator announced that overall revenue for the six months to the end […]

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the National Oceanography Center (NOC) launched the first Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)- Reflectometry ocean wind data service that is global, with support from the […]

SES will provide satellite services to the European 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure (5G-VINNI) project to help accelerate adoption of the next-generation wireless standard. SES will support the development of end-to-end […]

GetSAT and Avanti Communications Group have successfully demonstrated the potential of Satellite on the Move (SOTM) capabilities in a recent trial. GetSAT is a supplier of small, lightweight satellite communication […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during a hearing titled “The Race to 5G: Exploring Spectrum Needs to Maintain U.S. Global […]

NASA will announce the astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon on Friday, Aug. 3. NASA Administrator Jim […]

Capricorn Space secured licenses from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), allowing the company to establish ground infrastructure to support a diverse range of satellite missions. Founded in early […]

Japanese space debris-removal company Astroscale is leading a 4 million euros ($4.69 million) grant from the U.K. government to help establish a National In-Orbit Servicing Control Facility at Satellite Applications […]

Comtech Telecommunications will continue to provide the U.S. Army with mission-critical, highly mobile C4ISR solutions. During Comtech’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, its Command and Control Technologies group received […]

Iridium has been boosted with addition of another Iridium Certus service provider. Rockwell Collins will add the Iridium Certus service to its suite of aircraft connectivity applications for commercial, government, […]