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Government/Military
DataPath Awarded Leidos Contract for US Antarctic Program
Leidos awarded DataPath, a provider of communications solutions, a prime contract to provide software and integration support to a communications program located in the Antarctic. Leidos provides logistical support to the […]
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Connectivity
Es’hailSat, BridgeSat, Qatar Satellite Form Partnership
Es’hailSat, Qatar Satellite, and BridgeSat established a strategic relationship to help provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with more affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services. This supports […]
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Finance
ESA Funds OneWeb Constellation
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded OneWeb $20.4 million (18 million euros) of U.K. Space Agency funding to aid in the development of its next generation satellite constellation. The constellation will […]
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Government/Military
Intelsat Awarded U.S. Air Force Satcom Contract Modification
The U.S. Air Force awarded Intelsat a firm-fixed-price contract modification for commercial satellite communications services. The contract supports Option Period Three on task order GS-35F-0478U/HC1013-16-F-0020 for commercial satcom service. The […]
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Technology
Sydney Teleport, PSSI Global Create New Gateway
PSSI Global Services and Sydney Teleport Services (STS) have collaborated to establish a gateway between PSSI International Teleport (PIT) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the STS teleport in Sydney, Australia. This […]
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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace to Build NASA’s SPHEREx Spacecraft
NASA selected Ball Aerospace to build the spacecraft for the Spectro Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), a medium-class Explorer mission. Ball […]
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Government/Military
Relativity Issued Patent for Machine Learning 3D Metal Printing
Relativity, an autonomous rocket factory and launch services provider, was granted a new patent. Relativity was recently granted US. Patent Number US20180341248A1, Real-time adaptive control of additive manufacturing processes using machine learning, […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Capella Space Expands Team with Former Lockheed, Planet Executives
Capella Space added senior business and engineering leaders to its team. Scott Soenen was added as vice president of product engineering; Matt Wood as vice president of go-to-market and business strategy, […]
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Government/Military
SES Awarded EU Maritime Safety Agency Contract
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) awarded a managed connectivity services contract to SES Networks. SES aims to improve connectivity for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) services of the European Maritime Safety Agency […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat to Provide Capacity for Afghanistan Broadcasting System DTH Platform
Eutelsat Communications and Afghanistan Broadcasting System (ABS) signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for video capacity on the Eutelsat 53A satellite. ABS will use Eutelsat 53A’s Ku-band resources over central Asia to […]
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Finance
ViaLite Debuts C-Band RF Over Fiber Link
ViaLite launched a new C-Band Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber link. With a C-Band uplink/downlink frequency range of 3.4 to 7.1 GHz, the link aims to be suitable for use in […]
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Connectivity
Avanti Communications Brings Satellite Broadband to Remote UK Observatory
Avanti Communications is providing satellite broadband services to the Tolcarn Observatory, a Cornish astronomy observatory in the United Kingdom.This service will help expand the observatory’s research and educational work. The […]
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Finance
Red Eléctrica Takes Control of Hispasat
Hispasat, one of the world’s biggest satellite operators, has made a significant business development. It was revealed that Red Eléctrica (REC) and Abertis have reached an agreement whereby REC, through its subsidiary […]
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Mobility
Speedcast to Improve Connectivity to Outer Cook Islands
Speedcast International revealed that it will replace the Cook Islands’ existing international hub termination service with a new domestic hub for data, voice, domestic terrestrial television distribution, and cellular backhaul. […]
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Finance
Dish Network Sees 5 Percent Q4 Revenue Drop, Loss of Subscribers
Dish Network reported a decrease in revenue and a loss of subscribers for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018, as well as for the full year of 2018. Dish’s Fourth Quarter […]
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Imagery and Sensing
NOAA’s GOES-17 Satellite is Now Operational
GOES-17, the second of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Orbit (GEO) weather satellites, has completed its checkout phase and is now operating in the GOES West […]
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Finance
Gilat Sees Small Dip in 2018 Revenue, Profitability Stays Strong
Gilat Satellite Networks reported its results for the Fourth Quarter (Q4) and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018. Both Q4 2018 revenue and yearly revenue saw a dip, compared to the […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Wants FCC Approval of 1 Million Satellite Broadband Earth Stations
SpaceX is looking to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a blanket license to operate up to 1 million fixed earth stations for its Starlink satellite broadband constellation. The application […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Signs Capacity Contract with 2 Ethiopian Broadcasting Groups
Eutelsat signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB) for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The aggregate of these […]
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Mobility
Ultisat to Provide SOTM to Support AISR Programs for Sierra Nevada
UltiSat, a Speedcast company, was awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar subcontract in support of Sierra Nevada (SNC) to provide Airborne Satcom-on-the-Move (SOTM) solution design, selection, and systems integration for Airborne Intelligence, […]
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Connectivity
IBM, SweetSense to Tackle California Drought with IOT and Blockchain
IBM Research and SweetSense (a provider of satellite connected sensors) are partnering with The Freshwater Trust (TFT), nonprofit working to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems, to pilot technologies to monitor and […]
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Finance
Airbus Invests $28.2 Million in German Aerospace Site
Airbus is expanding its aerospace activities at its site in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen, near Munich, Germany. Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder and Airbus Defense and Space Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dirk Hoke, gave […]
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Connectivity
Avanti, MainOne to Improve Nigerian Broadband Penetration
Avanti Communications and MainOne, a connectivity and data center solutions company in West Africa, have signed an agreement to jointly improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest Ka-band […]
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Launch
Spaceflight to Launch Beyond LEO, Includes Lunar Lander
Spaceflight revealed that it will launch two payloads on its first rideshare mission to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The mission is scheduled for no earlier than mid-February 2019 aboard a SpaceX […]
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Connectivity
Teleste Continues Optic Deliveries for Turksat Broadband Network
Teleste will continue the deliveries of optical headend products to Türksat, a satellite and cable operator in Turkey. Extending the headend optics deployments last year, the new deliveries will again […]
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Government/Military
MDA Chosen for Design Phase of Canadian Surface Combatant Program
MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, revealed that Canada’s Combat Ship Team was selected by Irving Shipbuilding for the design contract for Canada’s Surface Combatant (CSC) ships. Irving Shipbuilding is the […]
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Launch
Airbus, JSAT to Design and Develop EDRS-D Node
Airbus and SKY Perfect JSAT signed a cooperation agreement for the design preparation of the European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS)-D node. This third communication node of the SpaceDataHighway system is to be positioned […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Thales Alenia Space to Help Supply Satellite Navigation Services in Africa
The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space on Feb. 8 in Dakar, Senegal to conduct a preliminary design […]
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Launch
Virgin Galactic Donates Record Setting Rocket Motor to the Smithsonian
Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company (TSC) staff and guests today at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. revealed that the hybrid rocket motor which powered […]
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Mobility
Telespazio, Grimaldi to Provide Satcom Services to Neapolitan Shipping
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo and Thales, and the Grimaldi Group recently signed two contracts for the upgrade of the Neapolitan Shipping Group’s satellite communications capacity on its fleet of cargo […]





























