Technology

Maxar Technologies is rebranding its lineup of satellites to show the company’s broad manufacturing capabilities, Maxar announced April 17. The rebrand includes new names to commercialize two spacecraft buses. The […]

Hughes Network Systems is introducing a software-defined networking product geared toward defense needs called Hughes Smart Network Edge.  The software serves as a virtualized SD-WAN router and can remotely manage […]

Satixfy has formed a strategic partnership with Presto Engineering, a company that specializes in ASIC design and semiconductor engineering and production services. The two companies announced the strategic partnership, April 13. […]

Intelsat has ordered a Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Pod (MEP) to service one of its satellites for at least six years beginning in 2026. Intelsat announced the deal on Thursday, […]

Slingshot Aerospace shared plans on Wednesday to expand its Global Sensor Network to increase its daily observations of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) by 100 times.  By the end of  this year, […]

The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government […]

BridgeComm has demonstrated quantum encryption technology over the company’s optical ground modem, BridgeComm announced April 5.  The company tested both AES-256 and post quantum attack resistant (PQC) Kyber-1024 encryption between […]

Loft Orbital has procured a second batch of 15 satellites from Airbus OneWeb Satellites, for the bus platform based on the OneWeb satellites. Loft Orbital announced the deal April 6, […]

Startup Quantum Space introduced its Ranger orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) on Thursday, a new last-mile delivery service to carry payloads to Geostationary and cislunar orbits and beyond.  Calling it a […]

SEA AIR SPACE 2023 — A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule last year is likely to spur demand for commercial deorbiting systems that may help declutter parts of Low-Earth Orbit […]

Satixfy reports that it demonstrated the company’s new antenna with OneWeb Technologies and the Air Force Research Lab. The demonstration was part of the U.S. military program Defense Experimentation Using […]

Two space sustainability companies, LeoLabs and ClearSpace, have signed an MoU to work together toward a sustainable space ecosystem. LeoLabs offers space traffic management software and operates a ground radar […]

Axess Networks is forming a new three-way partnership as it looks to make healthcare more accessible to everyone in Africa. It is joining forces with Wazima Health, Africa’s integrated e-health […]

VSAT manufacturer SpaceBridge signed new deals for its satellite equipment with NexTenna and SkyNet de Colombia, the company announced this month.  Antenna company NexTenna is partnering with SpaceBridge to develop […]

A trio of Dutch organizations are working together to target the laser communications market in the satellite industry. Technology developers Demcon and VDL Group formed a joint venture this month […]

Argentine telecommunications company Arsat awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) a $20 million contract to provide telemetry, tracking and command and gateway systems for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite.  Under the deal […]

Kayhan Space released details on new capabilities in the latest release of its Pathfinder space traffic management platform, on Tuesday, March 14, to help operators coordinate safe space operations and […]

Cobham Satcom and SES signed a contract for a range of O3b mPOWER-enabled communications on the pause (COTP) terminals, the companies announced Tuesday, March 14.  The contract consists of Cobham […]

Intellian Technologies released details on their latest electronically scanned array (ESA) technology on Monday, March 13, at SATELLITE 2023. The full-duplex ESA user terminal will operate on the OneWeb satellite […]

Measat has selected the Hughes Network Systems Jupiter System ground platform to enable broadband services on the Measat-3D high-throughput satellite (HTS), the companies announced to- day. Measat-3D will leverage the […]

CesiumAstro is jumping into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, unveiling a new multi-beam flat panel terminal for aviation on Monday, March 13. It is an active phased array that can […]

Kymeta completed the first shipment of its electronically steered Hawk u8 OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) terminal, the company announced Monday, March 13 at SATELLITE 2023. Kymeta is the first to […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DataPath to boost its presence in the U.S. defense market, the satellite ground tech company announced March 9. Gilat said […]

Ubotica Technologies has unveiled a new solution to help in make Earth observation (EO) more efficient. It announced March 7, that it will bring its CogniSAT-CRC solution to market with […]

Maxar Technologies has awarded L3Harris a contract to design and build reflector antennas for two Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communication satellites, the companies announced Wednesday. The two nine-meter unfurlable mesh reflector […]

Samer Halawi is a well known figure within the satellite industry. He is held many big roles from the CEO of Thuraya, to the CCO of both Intelsat and OneWeb. […]

Orbit Communications Systems (Orbit) is introducing a new antenna solution targeting the regional aviation market. It announced March 6 that it is launching the AirTRx system that aims to provide […]

Globalstar announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Qualcomm Technologies on Tuesday, involving a portfolio of 5G private network technologies. Qualcomm Technologies plans to make select Qualcomm FSM Platforms commercially available […]

Some of the top companies in the satellite sector — Hughes Network Systems, Inmarsat, and Airbus Defense and Space — are now part of the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) […]

Telespazio Brasil opened a new Maricá satellite teleport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday March 1, hosting the new OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite gateway.  Maricá can host several […]