Technology

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Earth observation company Terra Bella, previously known as Skybox Imaging, wants to have 21 satellites in orbit by the end of next year. The Google company has...

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has released a new Airconnect Global Ka high-speed antenna that will complement its existing Ku-band antenna systems. The company developed the new antenna...

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and Inmarsat have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance maritime cybersecurity using Trustwave’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution. Trustwave, the cybersecurity arm...

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] Gogo has partnered with Airbus subsidiary Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) to install its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution on a retrofit basis onboard new Airbus...

[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed two contracts with Thales Alenia Space for four subsystems to be installed on the Sentinel 6A, 6B, 3C, and 3D...

[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] Orbital Tracking Corp. reported revenues of approximately $3,950,600 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015, increasing by 63.2 percent over 2014’s $2,420,600. The company attributed overall revenue...

[Via Satellite 04-05-2016] Cellular backhaul optimization technology specialist Sevis Systems has appointed Ian Walter as VP of marketing and business development. Walter has more than 20 years of experience in...

The satellite industry is a very patient industry. A typical geostationary spacecraft takes two to three years to build, and lasts well over a decade — sometimes two. By comparison, automotive companies can

[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has signed an expanded and extended agreement for ground station support for the European meteorological organization EUMETSAT. The organization is installing three new antenna systems...

[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is confident that its Commercial Space Operations Center (ComSpOC) will grow to track the same number of objects in space as can be...