Technology

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen has informed the company’s board of directors of his intent to step down from his current role as of March 2016. Following...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] APT Satellite launched Apstar 9, its replacement satellite for Apstar 9A, on Oct. 17 aboard a Long March 3B/E rocket. Apstar 9 is based on China Great Wall...

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] GMV is one of the leading suppliers of satellite ground segment equipment. The company has a strong presence in both institutional and commercial space, with more than...

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, has awarded a new contract to Newtec for its Newtec Dialog multiservice VSAT platform, including VSAT baseband hubs, user terminals, and the Operating Support System...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] NASA has awarded contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab and Virgin Galactic to provide Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for CubeSat missions to Low Earth Orbit...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Hong Kong-based satellite operator APT Satellite wants to include more high throughput payloads on future satellites and sees mobility markets growing in importance. The company currently operates...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Orbit Communications Systems has completed Spaceflight Networks’ third ground station for small satellites. Located in Invercargill, New Zealand, the station is now fully operational, and joins two...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports it is currently in the advanced stages of a new lightweight communications satellite, Amos E. The spacecraft has a projected weight of...

New growth market applications such as carrier grade services, enterprise networks and mobile backhaul can require significantly higher network uptime and availability than traditional “consumer grade” broadband services.

[Via Satellite 10-12-2015] Weather Analytics, a commercial weather data company, has invested in remote sensing startup OmniEarth, and also intends to become a customer of PlanetiQ when its constellation is...