Technology

  Lockheed Martin is playing guinea pig for a new “space sustainability” rating scheme designed to show how well satellites comply with best operational practices such as debris mitigation. “It’s […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applications will leverage Siemens’ end-to-end software solution for industrial […]

HEMERIA, the space division of NEXEYA, and Thales Alenia Space signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on nanosatellites. HEMERIA design, supplies, integrates, and enables space systems and products help meet the needs of […]

Speedcast International and XipLink formed a strategic partnership to develop technologies to help maximize efficiencies in data transfer across wide area networks (WAN). As the technology convergence between the network and […]

If you haven’t used simulation in your satellite system development projects you probably don’t realize what it can actually do for you, or maybe you just don’t believe it. Simply […]

OneWeb created of more than 150 new jobs through the expansion of its Global Operations Center in White City, London. These new critical will add additional support for OneWeb to […]

Viasat revealed its plans to launch a Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Alice Springs, Australia. Viasat has partnered with the Center for Appropriate Technology Ltd (CfAT), an Aboriginal not-for-profit science and […]

Open-source blockchain-focused company SpaceChain signed a partnership with Biteeu DCX OÜ (Biteeu), the Global Virtual Currency Exchange powered by Bittrex. The partnership focuses on enhancing the security and data protection through […]

As Chair of the SATELLITE conference, I am privileged to get an exciting behind-the-scenes view into the planning process that happens in the months leading to the event. The following […]

Under the terms of a new partnership agreement, Finnish satellite data services company ICEYE will provide Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data to Ursa‘s energy customers in return for Ursa reselling ICEYE […]

At its re:Mars conference, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage today to be “interviewed” by Jenny Freshwater, Amazon’s director of forecasting. As any AWS machine learning tool could have […]

Lockheed Martin developed a satellite imagery recognition system using open-source deep learning libraries to quickly identify and classify objects or targets in large areas across the world. According to the […]

Speedcast International and Contiamo GmbH, a data science company, formed a strategic partnership to deliver analytics solutions for optimized operational decision-making. The partnership aims to strengthen Speedcast’s Internet of Things (IoT) […]

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R Series (GOES-R) ground system contract to Peraton and Harris Corporation. The three-year contract is valued at […]

On Orbit is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and SATELLITE Chair Jeffrey Hill, focusing on the socioeconomic value and problem-solving power of commercial space technologies. At […]

Amazon Web Services launched the general availability of AWS Ground Station, a new service to help customers control satellites from AWS and download data from satellites into AWS Global Infrastructure Regions, […]

Via Satellite has launched the first three episodes of On Orbit, a new bi-weekly space technology podcast that asks listeners, “What’s your business in space?” Hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and […]

Blue Origin CEO and founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s new lunar lander, “Blue Moon,” in a dramatic end to SATELLITE week in Washington, D.C. this week. Blue Origin’s Blue Moon […]

With the SATELLITE show less than a week away, the industry will soon be focused on its future. One of the interesting talking points that tends to come up at […]

Nokia joined ConectarAGRO‘s initiative to promote innovative connectivity solutions in the Brazilian agribusiness sector. It was created by agribusiness companies CNH, AGCO, Bayer, Jacto, Solinftec, and Trimble, and telecom companies Nokia […]

I have reviewed a lot of pitches. Between my career and projects at Jack Industries, reviewing startups for personal investment at Astia Angels and volunteering to judge startup competitions from […]

Forsway, a provider of hybrid satellite routers and solutions for satellite broadband, has been awarded a co-funded development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA). The scope of the development […]

Remember the talking car? You would have to be of a certain age to do so. And I’m not talking about Knight Rider, the TV show about the robot car […]

For some time now the European Space Agency (ESA) project “Satellite for 5G,” together with 3GPP, has been quietly evaluating how Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) (including satellite segments) might form an integral […]

It would be hard to describe a future where everything’s made in space with more enthusiasm than Andrew Rush — who also happens to be President and Chief Executive Officer […]

Via Satellite is thrilled to announce the official nominees for both the prestigious 2018 Satellite Executive of the Year Award and the inaugural 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Award. For the […]

U.K. energy company E.ON is an example of the new type of potential customer the satellite industry can target. The company has been using an innovative approach towards satellite as it […]

Over recent months, there has been a sudden wave of public awareness relating to the massive and growing problem of plastic in our seas. Mainly thanks to a remarkable BBC documentary […]

GoChain has added DISH Network as a signing node on GoChain’s public network. DISH is a satellite and streaming TV company in the U.S., with annual revenues topping $13 billion. This isn’t […]

The Blue Horizons Program at Air University has rolled out Black Horizon, a mobile application that delivers lessons in spacelift, orbital mechanics, and satellite constellation design for the U.S. Air […]