Technology

[Via Satellite 11-09-2016] DubaiSat 2, owned and operated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC), has captured high-definition photos of the Dubai Water Canal full of water. The photos […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-2016] Gilat Satellite Networks says it is the first to deliver Layer 2 with GTP acceleration, which will provide true LTE speeds as well as operational efficiency for […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-2016] Dejero has selected DataPath, a provider of remote field communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, broadcast, government and infrastructure markets, to become a value-added reseller […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-2016] SCS Aerospace Group will launch a nanosatellite designed and built in South Africa early next year from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a European […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-2016] Cloud Constellation Corp. has announced progress in establishing a space-based network of satellites for instant, secure data storage and transport across the globe with the aim to […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-2016] Trimble has introduced a new software-defined Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver that works with select Android mobile handhelds, smartphones and tablets, called the Trimble Catalyst. When […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2016] Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) insurers will pay a sum of $196 million to Spacecom, which is the full amount paid to IAI for the construction and delivery […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2016] This week at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) tradeshow, ViaSat introduced an enhanced Ka-band shipset, the Global Aero Terminal 5510, which includes its mobile airborne antenna, an […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2016] Aireon has successfully completed a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Ireland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). The test confirmed […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2016] The Luxembourg government, the public-law banking institution Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), and U.S.-based space technology company Planetary Resources have signed a 25 million euro […]

[Via Satellite 10-26-2016] Satellite data company Spire is vying to get as many of its satellites in orbit as possible after launch delays curbed the company’s ability to reach a […]

[Via Satellite 10-26-2016] NASA has awarded the Landsat 9 remote sensing satellite contract to Orbital ATK in a $129.9 million Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition 3 (Rapid 3) contract. The five-year, firm […]

In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) is fueling massive needs for throughput on aircraft antennas, yet airlines don’t want bigger devices to bolt on their planes. Antennas need to get smaller […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo and Phasor, a developer of new Electronically Steerable Antennas (ESAs), have announced a Research and Development (R&D) partnership for application of their […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-2016] Boeing, prime manufacturer for the first two ViaSat 3 high capacity satellites, has placed an order with GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP), a U.S. subsidiary of GS […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-2016] The market for 1 to 100 kilogram satellites will more than double to reach 375 satellites launched per year, according to NSR, with cumulative manufacturing and launch […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2016] The U.S. government is still waiting to close the business case on widespread use of small satellites and hosted payloads, U.S. Air Force (USAF) Assistant Deputy Under-Secretary […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2016] International Satellite Company (ISC), a subsidiary of Thai satellite operator Thaicom, has entered into a satellite procurement contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for a […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Upcoming satellite operator LeoSat is in discussion with eight geosynchronous satellite operators on investing in the company’s future high capacity Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system. The talks […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Microsatellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement with York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in small- and medium-class spacecraft, to conduct six satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] C-Com Satellite Systems has received type approval for its iNetVu driveaway and flyaway antenna systems from Norway-based Telenor Satellite. Using the Ka-band high throughput payload on the […]

[Via Satellite 10-17-2016] Europe´s first polar orbiting weather satellite, MetOp A, has survived double its specified lifetime of five years, manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space announced today. Launched Oct. 19, […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Mobility is one of the satellite industry’s new favorite words, now that connectivity is viewed as a must have for vehicles and vessels around the world. To […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2016] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European partners Telespazio of Italy and OHB System AG […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has announced it will be acquiring the Radiant Group in a $140 million agreement that will help to protect it from growing competition […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2016] Kymeta has announced performance results of a weeklong live demonstration at the Monaco Yacht Show. The company realized data rates of 65 Mbps down and 6 Mbps […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Terra Bella, a Google company, has signed an agreement with Spaceflight Industries to launch SkySats on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company will be the co-lead […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Eutelsat has signed a partnership with two satellite manufacturers, Orbital ATK in the U.S. and Airbus Defence and Space of France, to co-build Eutelsat 5 West B. […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Laser Light Communications (US) and its affiliate firm, Laser Light Global (UK) have selected global interconnection and data center company Equinix to be a strategic interconnection provider […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has confirmed that Sky Muster 2, the second High Throughput Satellite (HTS) designed and built for Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) is successfully […]