Technology
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Technology
Boundless Partners with Planet to Expand Imagery Ecosystem
Boundless has announced a strategic partnership with Planet to enable its customers to access Planet’s massive image library and imagery basemaps within the Boundless Connect ecosystem. Boundless Desktop users can […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Satcom Unveils First Terminal for Iridium Certus
Cobham Satcom has unveiled its first Iridium Certus Connected terminal, the Sailor 4300 aimed at the maritime market. Due to launch in the first half of 2018, Iridium Certus […]
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Technology
Teledyne Defence & Space to Supply Filters and Diplexers for Space Payloads
Teledyne Defence & Space announced that it will manufacture over 5,000 filters and diplexers to support a space payload application for a large satellite program. In recognition of the company’s […]
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Government/Military
DARPA, Boeing Spaceplane Would Be ‘Roughly the Size of a Business Jet’
What do you get when you mix a business jet with a spaceship? Presumably, it would result in Phantom Express, Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) […]
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Technology
NASA Integrates Ultraviolet Space Spectrograph with SES 14
SES has announced the successful integration of NASA’s Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) hosted payload with its SES 14 satellite. GOLD will employ an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph […]
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Technology
Roccor Exec on Supporting 900-Satellite LEO Constellation
Aerospace supplier Roccor has secured a contract with an undisclosed satellite operator to provide components for its fleet of more than 900 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. According to Chris […]
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Technology
iDirect Begins Live Testing iQ Desktop Remote
VT iDirect has begun live testing its new iQ Desktop remote, Intelligent Gateway and Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) software (iDX 4.0) in large-scale fixed networks. This launch phase follows […]
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Technology
LeoSat CEO on New Opportunities After JSAT Investment
LeoSat plans to leverage its strategic partnership with Sky Perfect JSAT to break into the wider Asian market, according to LeoSat CEO Mark Rigolle. In an interview with Via Satellite, […]
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Technology
Teledyne Delivers Space-Grade Processors to Thales Alenia Space
Teledyne has enabled Thales Alenia Space to gain a 10-fold increase in the processing speed and power for its On-Board Computers (OBC), with the design and qualification process cut by […]
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Technology
Oxford Performance Materials Launches Nickel-Plated Components
Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) announced the commercial launch of its nickel-plated OXFAB-Ni technology, offering 3D-printed Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone (PEKK)-based parts that replace high performance aluminum alloys for aerospace and industrial applications. According […]
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Technology
Lithuania Start-Up to Test New CubeSat Propulsion System
NanoAvionics, a space technology start-up based in Lithuania, will test a new “green” propulsion system for CubeSats in orbit this month to finalize the product for a commercial launch. The […]
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Technology
Space Flight Laboratory to Build Satellite for Dubai Space Center
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto announced the signing of a new contract to provide Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) with a microsatellite for aerosol and greenhouse […]
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Technology
Spaceflight Purchases Electron Rocket from Rocket Lab
Spaceflight announced the purchase of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket to increase the frequency of its dedicated rideshare missions. According to Spaceflight, the Electron is an ideal launch vehicle for […]
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Technology
Finding Value in Big Data: DigitalGlobe’s GBDX
In order to maintain its reputation as a go-to source for detailed satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe is adapting its business structure to make it easier for other companies to leverage its […]
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Technology
Fleet Startup Signs First Pilot Partners
Adelaide-based startup Fleet has signed its first set of pilot partners in Australia, South America, Europe and the United States, said the company’s CEO and cofounder Flavia Tata Nardini. Fleet, […]
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Technology
SKY Perfect JSAT Invests in LeoSat
LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a constellation of up to 108 high-throughput Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communications satellites, has announced that SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has entered into an agreement […]
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Technology
Orbital ATK Reports Strong New Orders in First Quarter 2017
Orbital ATK has reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017, and emphasized a number of new orders that boosted the company’s contract backlog to a record level. The […]
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Technology
Star Navigation Executes Distribution Agreement in China
Star Navigation Systems Group and Tianjin Zhonglian Tiantong Space Technology (ZLT) have confirmed the execution of a products distribution agreement. Under this agreement, ZLT will have exclusive rights in China […]
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Technology
DataPath Expands Operations in Washington
DataPath announced it has expanded operations in the Washington, D.C. area to complement its existing Aberdeen, Maryland, office. The company’s establishment of a sales and technical support facility allows it to strengthen relationships […]
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Connectivity
IMOD Awards Elbit Contract to Provide Satellite-On-the-Move Systems
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to provide dozens of its Satellite-On-the-Move (SOTM) systems. According to Elbit Systems, the contract is an amount that […]
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Partner Content
Innovative Solid State Amplifier Technology in the 21st century
From the early 1980s until just a few years ago, Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) field effect transistors (FETs) were the mainstay of the Solid State High Power Amplifiers (HPA) industry for […]
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Technology
Space Flight Laboratory Kicks Off Nanosatellite Deorbiting Demo
After collecting more 4.3 million Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) messages from aircraft since it launched in September 2016, the 3.5 kilogram 10 by 10 by 34cm CanX 7 nanosatellite deployed […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Outlines Plans for High-Speed Broadband Mega-Constellation
Patricia Cooper, SpaceX’s vice president of satellite government affairs, testified before the United States Senate this week to outline the company’s plans to launch a high-speed broadband constellation of more […]
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Finance
Vector Completes Successful Flight Test of Vector-R Launch Vehicle
Vector, a microsatellite launch company, announced the successful test launch of the P-19H engineering model of the Vector-R launch vehicle. According to the company, this flight test is the first […]
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Government/Military
Executive Order to Reinstate National Space Council “Imminent”
President Trump’s executive order to revive the National Space Council has already been written, said Robert Walker, former chairman of the House Science Committee, at a panel earlier this week. […]
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Technology
DigitalGlobe Reports Revenue Spike in First Quarter 2017
DigitalGlobe reported a 19.6 percent increase in revenue to $209.7 million for the first quarter of 2017. According to the company, its acquisition of The Radiant Group coupled with strong […]
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Technology
NanoRacks’ External ISS Platform Starts Second Mission
NanoRacks has successfully completed the change out of the second round of its privately owned External Platform (NREP) payloads mounted on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). Thermo […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space to Provide Transponder for TeamIndus Moon Mission
TeamIndus has chosen Thales Alenia Space to provide the integrated S-band transponder on board its Lunar Landing Spacecraft system to transmit video and images from the rover. TeamIndus, an aerospace […]
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Technology
Orbital Insight Announces $50 Million Investment in Series C Round
Orbital Insight announced it has closed a $50 million Series C round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Envision Ventures, Balyasny Asset Management, Geodesic Capital, […]
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Technology
Comtech Deploys $1.6 Million in Heights Networking Products in Asia
Comtech Telecommunications announced that three different customers of Comtech EF Data, which is part of Comtech’s commercial solutions segment, have installed, accepted and are now using the Heights Networking Platform […]





























