Technology

[Via Satellite 12-07-2016] Air New Zealand has contracted Inmarsat to provide Global Xpress (GX) connectivity across the airline’s long- and short-haul fleets. New Zealand will deploy Inmarsat’s GX for Aviation,...

[Via Satellite 12-06-2016] California-based start-up Capella Space is one step closer to providing hourly imagery of any location on Earth regardless of weather or light conditions via a series of...

[Via Satellite 12-06-2016] Spire is introducing a space-based global aircraft tracking service called Spire AirSafe, which will capture and provide the location of all Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped planes....

[Via Satellite 12-06-2016] KVH Industries’ board of directors has appointed Donald Reilly to serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective Dec. 19. Reilly succeeds John McCarthy, who has served as...

[Via Satellite 12-06-2016] Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has closed its purchase of TrueNorth Avionics, a manufacturer of cabin communications solutions. With the acquisition of TrueNorth complete, SD...

Millennials from across the satellite industry predict what the market and the spacecraft themselves might look like 30 years from now.

[Via Satellite 12-05-2016] Globalsat Group has obtained a license for all Inmarast services through its Mexican affiliate MultiSAT, has received official authorization and landing rights for foreign satellite signals in...

[Via Satellite 12-05-2016] Satellite earth imagery company DigitalGlobe has released the first public image from the recently launched WorldView 4 satellite. The first image, captured on Nov. 26, shows the...

[Via Satellite 12-05-2016] With the aim to combat cyberthreats, satellite communications solutions provider MVS USA is upgrading its global satellite network with a focus on data security. Once completed, MVS...

[Via Satellite 11-30-2016] Generation Orbit Launch Services is making progress with its air launch system that aims to enable nanosatellite launches nearly as often as an aircraft flies. Generation Orbit...