Technology
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Connectivity
Boeing Invests in Optical Ground Stations Through BridgeSat
Boeing will invest in BridgeSat, an optical communications solutions company working to enable the future of connectivity in space through a network of ground stations and proprietary space terminals. BridgeSat […]
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Launch
Kratos to Build Gateways for Kacific’s New HTS Network
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, a U.S. national security solutions provider, was awarded an $11 million contract by Kacific Broadband Satellites, to design and build ground stations for Kacific’s new Ka-band High […]
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Government/Military
Cubic Receives GATR Order from U.S. Army
Cubic‘s Mission Solutions (CMS) business division received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to the U.S. Army. These orders will satisfy […]
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Imagery and Sensing
PlanetWatchers Unveils Multi-Source SAR Analytics Platform
PlanetWatchers developed a new multi-source Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform that utilizes multiple SAR sources to deliver actionable insights without the usual delays due to weather, time of day, and […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Radiant Earth Foundation to Release Earth Imagery Platform
Radiant Earth Foundation (formerly known as Radiant.Earth) will release a new, open Earth imagery platform, to change the way humanitarian aid workers, policymakers, researchers, journalists, and others use satellite images […]
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Technology
Optisys CEO on the Lucrative 3D Printing Market
Optisys is an aerospace company that specializes in the use of metal 3D printing to design and manufacture highly integrated antenna structures. By using 3D printing techniques, the company hopes […]
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Connectivity
Nexus, BitSpace Partner to Advance Blockchain Technology in Space
Nexus, a cryptocurrency and blockchain enterprise, is partnering with BitSpace, a technology company that specializes in blockchain and exponential technology. The partnership is focused on supporting decentralized internet access and […]
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Technology
NASA Hires SSL to Research Satellite Manufacturing in Space
NASA has contracted SSL to perform a study exploring how commercial habitats in space, like the International Space Station (ISS), could be used to build satellites and “unlock new capabilities and business […]
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Technology
Gilat, Gazprom to Collaborate on Russian Broadband Network Development
Gilat Satellite Networks signed an $18 million contract to provide ground infrastructure that Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) will use to launch a nationwide broadband network. Gilat will contribute […]
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Technology
Walton De-Icing Systems to Protect Major US Teleports
Earth station weather protection solutions provider Walton De-Ice won a contract to provide de-icing systems to a major U.S. teleport. US Electrodynamics (USEI) will add Walton’s Plenum Hot-Air De-Icing systems to […]
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Cybersecurity
SpaceChain CEO Brings Blockchain to the NewSpace Industry
SpaceChain is another exciting newcomer to the space industry. The company is building an open-source satellite network, which aims to enable a next-generation infrastructure for the blockchain industry. SpaceChain Chief […]
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Technology
Miteq, GeoSync Founder Arthur Faverio Passes Away
Arthur Faverio, the co-founder and former president of Miteq, passed away on Aug. 19 at the age of 78. Faverio was a respected satellite engineer and entrepreneur with more than […]
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Technology
Kratos Reaches 2nd Milestone for Air Force Ground Services Study
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions demonstrated successful performance on the second phase of a pathfinder study for migrating the Command and Control System – Consolidated (CCS-C) ground system to the Enterprise […]
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Technology
Relativity Space CEO on 3D Printing Rockets in 60 Days
The first commercial launch of an entirely 3D printed rocket, including primary structures and all major components, is slated to happen in 2021. This is the ambitious plan of one […]
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Government/Military
CPI Strengthens Antenna Business with Acquisitions
Communications and Power Industries (CPI) acquired Orbital Systems and Quorum Communications from its co-founders. The acquired companies design and manufacture associated ground-based full-motion antenna products that play a key role […]
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Finance
Ursa, RRE on New Funding and the Future of Geospatial Intelligence
“From an image to an answer,” Ursa Space Systems Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adam Maher said as he proudly described how his geospatial analytics company conducts its business. He started […]
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Connectivity
Dejero to Unveil High-Powered Mobile Transmitter
Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions providing video transport and mobile internet connectivity, is introducing its most powerful version of the EnGo mobile transmitter at the IBC Show in September. […]
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Technology
DARPA Satellite Servicing Robot Design Passes Review
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a milestone review last month for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. During the review, DARPA’s robotic payload partner, […]
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Technology
IMT Vislink to Display New Antenna at IBC 2018
IMT Vislink, a XG Technology brand, will display new Advent satellite communication products at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) show in Amsterdam at Stand 1.A69. IMT Vislink’s Advent satellite products […]
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Magazine
Amplifier Technology: Reflecting the Change in the Industry
The satellite world is buzzing with the emergence of new HTS players in Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and mega constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). As […]
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Connectivity
Tom Choi on Bending Light and the Death of HTS — Part 1
Tom Choi is one of the most enigmatic (and some would say controversial) figures in the satellite industry. As the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ABS, as well as […]
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Technology
Atlas Space CEO Hails “Defining Moment” For Company and Industry
Atlas Space Operations believes its new X-Band electronically steered array system could well turn out to be a defining moment for the company. The company yesterday that it has deployed […]
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Technology
Airbus Claims World Record with Zephyr Flight
Airbus Defense and Space’s first aircraft of the Zephyr program, the Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite), has successfully landed. After taking off July 11 in Arizona, Zephyr S logged a maiden […]
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Technology
KSAT to Build LPGAN Ground Station for New Hiber Satellites
Dutch Hiber and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) are teaming up to create a state-of-the-art and reliable ground station infrastructure for Hiber’s Low Power Global Area Network (LPGAN), named Hiberband, the […]
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Technology
Boeing Ventures Invests in New 3-D Alloy Printing Company
Boeing has taken a significant step into the world of 3D printing, thanks to a key new investment in a company based out of Burlington, Massachusetts. It announced yesterday that […]
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Technology
SSL Shifting to Bigger LEO Smallsat Opportunities
Bigger is better. This statement is certainly true in Texas, but it applies elsewhere. In the automotive industry, cars seem to keep growing in size (even Mini got aboard the […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin-led Group Invests Millions in New Terran Orbital Nanosatellite Facility
Lockheed Martin, Beach Point Capital, Goldman Sachs and a consortium of investors issued $36 million in Series B financing to end-to-end nanosatellite and microsatellite services and solutions provider Terran Orbital. […]
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Mobility
Major Swiss Mountain Bike Event Deploys Globalstar SPOT Technology
Globalstar’s SPOT satellite technology will be playing a key role in a major European sporting event, the company announced August 2. Globalstar Europe Satellite Services confirmed that the Perskindol Swiss […]
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Connectivity
How India’s Farmers Grow Profits with Satellite ‘Big Data’
For India’s farmers, doubling their annual income over a five-year period translates into enabling them to grow at more than 1.5 times the rate of the nation’s entire Gross Domestic […]
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Cybersecurity
AIT to Help SES Develop Satellite Cybersecurity System
The AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology) joined a new a consortium led by SES and supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), to develop a next generation satellite-based cybersecurity system. […]





























