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Mobility
Collins Aerospace to Offer Inmarsat’s Jet Connex IFC
Collins Aerospace will work directly with Inmarsat to offer Jet Connex (JX) inflight Wi-Fi to business jet operators. The new agreement will see Collins Aerospace, already a Value Added Reseller (VAR) […]
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Government/Military
General Atomics to Provide Support for US Air Force Argos Mission
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) was awarded an United States Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Hosted Payload Solutions (HOPS) satellite delivery order. The award was on […]
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Launch
Matt Desch Stresses Importance of Upcoming Iridium-8 Launch
Iridium Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Matt Desch discussed the company’s Iridium-8 launch preparations during a press call this morning. He highlighted the launch’s significance, which will complete the Iridum Next […]
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Government/Military
Swarm Technologies to Pay FCC $900K for Unauthorized Launch
Swarm Technologies agreed to pay the The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) $900 thousand over a period of five years, according to an order released Dec. 20. Swarm previously “engaged in […]
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Launch
China 1st to Land on the Far Side of the Moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) reported that China was the first nation to successfully touch down on the far side of the moon. Chinese probe Chang’e 4 made a […]
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Connectivity
Australia Gives $10M in Funding for Access Satellite Television Service
Australian Minister for Regional Services Senator Bridget McKenzie revealed that the government is providing $10 million in additional funding to secure the Viewer Access Satellite Television Service (VAST) for regional […]
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Government/Military
Kratos Given $17M to Support Royal Saudi Naval Forces Training
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions was awarded a follow on Task Order (TO) by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). Valued at about $17.3 million, it was […]
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Government/Military
OneWeb Does Not Offer Russia a Stake in Internet Project
According to a report first published by Reuters, OneWeb has not offered Russia a stake in its worldwide internet network project. Earlier, Reuters heard from sources that OneWeb offered Russia […]
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Connectivity
China Launches Test Satellite and 6 Atmospheric Research Satellites
China successfully launched six atmospheric environment research satellites and a test communication satellite into orbit Saturday. The satellites were launched by a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch […]
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Finance
Speedcast Appoints New COO From Schlumberger
Speedcast International revealed that Sebastien Lehnherr joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Lehnherr previously held numerous operational leadership roles at Schlumberger, an oilfield services company. At Schlumberger, Lehnherr […]
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Connectivity
China Launches Test Satellite for LEO Broadband System
China launched a test satellite as part of its Hongyun Project, a low-orbit broadband communication satellite system, on Dec. 22. A Long March-11 rocket carrying the satellite lifted off from the […]
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Connectivity
Hughes to Provide Satellite Broadband for India’s Naval Communication Network
Hughes Communications India, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, has been selected to provide a high-performance satellite broadband system for India’s Naval Communication Network (NCN). Sterlite Tech, a global data network solutions […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket Carrying Commercial Payloads
On Dec. 27, Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1a rocket at 11:07 a.m. local time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket carried the Kanopus-V-5/6 Earth remote sensing spacecraft along with 26 […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Launches Air Force’s GPS III Satellite
After prior technical difficulties, SpaceX launched the Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The satellite was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 8:51 a.m. […]
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Launch
ISRO Launches GSAT-7A Communications Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the GSAT-7A communication satellite on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. local time. The satellite was carried using India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F11), […]
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Connectivity
Cloud Constellation Receives $100 Million in Series B Commitment
Cloud Constellation, a space-based cloud service provider of data security services, revealed that HCH Group Company made a commitment of $100 million towards its Series “B” equity round. Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt […]
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Government/Military
Harris Awarded $218 Million Contract for US Army Wideband Satcom Support
The U.S. Army awarded Harris a nearly $218 million follow-on contract to support wideband satellite operations centers and management sites that deliver critical communications to warfighters around the world. The Wideband […]
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Government/Military
Spaceflight to Launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 Satellite
Spaceflight was awarded a contract to provide launch services for Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE,) the research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communications. […]
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Government/Military
Arianespace Successfully Launches French CSO-1 Satellite
For its 11th and final launch of the year, Arianespace‘s Soyuz medium-lift launcher lifted off from Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana at 1:37 p.m. local time today. Arianespace […]
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Finance
SpaceX is Raising $500 Million in Starlink Funding
According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX is set to raise $500 million to strengthen Starlink, its satellite internet service business. This funding would bring the company to a total $30.5 […]
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Launch
NanoRacks Signs 1st Customer Contract for India’s PSLV Launch
NanoRacks signed its first customer contract for a small satellite rideshare on the India Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Space Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Spire, a long-time customer of NanoRacks, has signed […]
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Government/Military
Viasat Delivers Type 1 Cloud Communication Network Encryptor
Viasat revealed upgrades to its KG-142 network encryptor device (KG-142) for military and government customers. The upgraded KG-142 supports the shift to cloud-centered communications, aiming to provide added flexibility for […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Delays Launch of GPS III Satellite
SpaceX postponed the Tuesday launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, which would carry the GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force. “SpaceX team called a hold due to an […]
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Finance
Former Attorney General of Louisiana Initiates Gogo Investigation
Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick and Foti (KSF), revealed that KSF has commenced an investigation into Gogo. On May […]
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Government/Military
E-GEOS to Create Early Warning System for Caribbean Weather Emergencies
E-GEOS, a joint venture between Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, signed a contract with the government of Saint Lucia for setting up an early warning system to support the […]
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Imagery and Sensing
SRI International Cubesat Launches to Investigate Ionospheric Turbulence
An SRI International cubesat space-weather mission, the Ionospheric Scintillation Explorer (ISX), was launched into space on Dec. 15 as one of the payloads on the most recent Rocket Lab launch. The […]
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Government/Military
Rocket Lab Launches NASA Cubesats to Orbit
Rocket Lab launched its third orbital mission of 2018, successfully deploying satellites to orbit for NASA. The mission, designated Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)-19 , took place just over a […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat, Hughes Enter Joint Satellite Broadband Venture
Yahsat and Hughes are entering into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East, and southwest Asia. This new venture combines Hughes global expertise […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Reveals 3GPP Approval of Spectrum, Also Settles Litigation
Globalstar revealed that the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has approved a global standard for terrestrial use of Globalstar’s spectrum at 2483.5-2495 Megahertz. 3GPP has designated Globalstar’s terrestrial S-band as Band 53, […]
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Launch
SSL to Build 1st GEO Satellite for Ovzon
Ovzon signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, for the manufacturing of the company´s first Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, […]





























