Technology
June 13, 2024
Hughes Network Systems will build a Jupiter gateway and provide 1,200 Jupiter terminals to Saudi Arabia service provider Luna Space Telecommunications under a deal announced Thursday. Luna Space is part of the Skyband Holding company. Skyband has been a customer of Hughes for more than a decade. The company provides satellite network infrastructure to corporate…
June 12, 2024
Japanese ground segment as a service company Infostellar is deploying a company-owned network of satellite ground antennas throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Infostellar announced on June 10. Locations include Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Infostellar expects the stations to be available in the second half of 2025. The company said these locations will…
June 12, 2024
Thorium Space, a Polish space company, has signed a deal with Hellas Sat which will see the two companies to develop and build a fully flexible, software-defined payload working in Ku/Ka-band. It is Thorium Space’s most significant deal to date. This payload will be on a Hellas Sat satellite that will be placed in the…
June 11, 2024
Kepler Communications has validated optical inter-satellite links, transmitting data between two relay satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The two Kepler satellites used in the test are equipped with Tesat SCOT80 optical terminals. Kepler announced the milestone on Tuesday. The pair of satellites were launched in November of 2023 to demonstrate technology for the company’s space…