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Government/Military
Slingshot Aerospace Receives SSA Contract From US Air Force
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $6 million contract to rapidly prototype and deploy Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to augment a wide variety of Enterprise […]
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Uncategorized
Boeing Builds 11th WGS Satellite for US Air Force
Boeing will build the 11th U.S. Air Force Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-11) communications satellite. The company was awarded a not-to-exceed $605 million firm-fixed-price modification (P00109) to previously awarded contract FA8808-10-C-0001 […]
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Government/Military
Iridium Receives DoD Gateway Support and Maintenance Contract
Iridium Communications was awarded a new contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to continue supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) gateway. The […]
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Connectivity
Hughes, Xplornet Deliver Broadband to Rural Canada
Canadian rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications entered into a contract with Hughes Network Systems, agreeing to a lifetime capacity agreement on the next-generation JUPITER3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), designated EchoStar XXIV. […]
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Magazine
7 Fresh Faces at SATELLITE 2019
As May approaches, the satellite industry is preparing for one of its largest and most important events of the year — the SATELLITE 2019 Exhibition and Conference in Washington, D.C. […]
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Launch
Intelsat 29e Fails
Intelsat revealed that the anomaly previously disclosed on April 10 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 29e spacecraft. A failure review board has been convened with the […]
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Finance
Global Fixed Satellite Services Market Set to Grow
According to the “Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024” report, the market reached a value of $20.2 billion in 2018. Looking forward, […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches NASA Mission
Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft yesterday at 4:46 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. […]
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Government/Military
ATLAS Space Develops LINKS Platform With DoD
ATLAS Space Operations entered into an agreement to develop its LINKS platform with the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The competitively awarded rapid prototyping program will run for […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Deploys Wi-Fi Hotspots Across Russia
Hughes Network Systems deployed 1,300 satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi Hotspots across Russia by longtime service provider customers AltegroSky Group of Companies and KB Iskra. With an average of 250 people having access […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Farmers Edge Releases App-Based In-Field Intelligence Tool
Farmers Edge released an app-based in-field intelligence tool. Digitally linking growers, dealers, retailers, trusted advisors, and other stakeholders, the In-Cab Tool aims to provide visibility of every field activity while simplifying […]
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Government/Military
Cubic, Boeing Supply Wideband Satcom System for US Navy
Cubic revealed that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division has been awarded a contract by Boeing to supply its wideband satellite communications modem system and Line-of-Sight (LOS) Common Data […]
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Uncategorized
Kepler, Magellan to Fly Smart Radiator Device
Kepler Communications, a Canadian satellite telecommunications provider, and Magellan Aerospace have signed a letter of intention to fly an Smart Radiator Device (SRD) on Kepler’s third satellite, scheduled for launch later […]
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Finance
Slingshot Aerospace Raises $5 Million in New Seed Funding
Slingshot Aerospace, an analytics company, raised $5 million in new seed funding. The round was led by ATX Venture Partners with participation from new investor Revolution’s Rise of the Rest […]
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Connectivity
HughesNet Provides New Service Plans in New York
HughesNet unveiled new service plans for residents of New York State as part of the New NY Broadband Program, which provides state grant funding to support high-speed internet access to unserved […]
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Mobility
Iridium Signs Agreement With IMSO for GMDSS Service Regulation
Iridium Communications signed a Public Services Agreement (PSA) with the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), which details the conditions for IMSO to act as regulator and maintain oversight of Iridium’s […]
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Connectivity
Viasat, Ruralweb Distribute Internet to Brazil
Viasat partnered with its first Brazilian wholesale distribution partner, Ruralweb, a Brazilian-licensed company offering satellite services since 2003. Through the agreement, Ruralweb will work with Viasat to distribute and deploy […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Kleos Space Offers Pre-Orders for Initial Products
Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency (RF) Reconnaissance data provider, has moved towards commercialization of its global maritime geolocation Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) products with the launch of a new website with pre-order […]
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Government/Military
Bolivian Space Agency Deploys Newtec Dialog Hub
Newtec deployed its Dialog hub for the Agencia Boliviana Espacia (ABE) which aims to enable the Agency to extend access to residential broadband to at least 6,000 users. The service will […]
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Government/Military
Australia Launches SmartSat CRC
Australia revealed its biggest investment in space R&D in the country’s history, with the launch of a multi-billion smart satellite research hub led by the University of South Australia. The Co-operative […]
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Launch
Alta Devices Powers ThinSats on Upcoming NASA Launch
Alta Devices‘ gallium arsenide solar cells are powering 60 small satellites, called ThinSats. These small satellites will launch on the NG-11 mission from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the […]
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Technology
GoChain Adds DISH Network as Node Signer on Blockchain
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 […]
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Connectivity
NSR: 5G Will Drive Backhaul Revenue Growth through 2028
NSR’s Wireless Backhaul and 5G via Satellite 13th Edition report forecasts over $32 billion in revenue by 2028, with 5G supporting a third of the overall satellite backhaul market. According […]
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Government/Military
50 Years Ahead: Global Space Agencies as Facilitators
Where will the space industry be in 50 years’ time? Global space agency leaders from 10 of the largest space-faring nations gathered at the 35th Nation Space Symposium in Colorado […]
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Government/Military
Hughes to Develop Protected Tactical Enterprise Service for Boeing
Boeing awarded a contract to Hughes Network Systems to develop mission management, system control, networking and ground hub capabilities supporting anti-jam satellite communications capability for the Air Force’s Protected Tactical […]
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Mobility
Carnival Expands Partnership With SES
Carnival Cruise Lines expanded its relationship with SES, adding the satellite-enabled video and data service provider as a Global Experience and Innovation – Select Innovation Partner. As a Select Innovation Partner, […]
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Finance
Report: Space Robotics Market Worth $3.5 Billion by 2025
The space robotics market is predicted to hike from $2 billion in 2018 to around $3.5 billion by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights report. According to the […]
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Technology
Made in Space Develops In-Space Manufacturing System
Made In Space is developing an in-space manufacturing system to enable precision long-baseline interferometry missions. This technology, known as Optimast-SCI (Structurally Connected Interferometer) equips an ESPA-class small satellite with the […]
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Government/Military
Kratos Establishes Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions will serve as the founding member of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC), which was unveiled during a classified session at the […]
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Connectivity
Aptiv Recognized for Automated Driving Satellite Platform
Aptiv was recognized by Automotive News as a 2019 Innovation Partnership Award winner for its work with Audi on the Aptiv Automated Driving Satellite Compute Platform. The Automotive News PACE […]




























