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Mobility
Rockwell Collins, FlightAware to Offer ADS-B for Business Aviation
Rockwell Collins, in collaboration with FlightAware, will offer AireonSM space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers. FlightAware’s terrestrial ADS-B coverage will be integrated with Aireon‘s […]
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Launch
China Launches 2 BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites
China launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 12:23 p.m. today. The satellites entered their planned orbit after […]
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Connectivity
IBM Puts New Cybersecurity Operations Center on Wheels
IBM Security revealed the industry’s first mobile security operations center, capable of traveling onsite for cybersecurity training, preparedness, and response. The IBM X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC) will […]
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Government/Military
Iridium Awarded $44 Million DISA Contract Extension
Iridium was awarded a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price $44 million contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for the extension of services on the current airtime contract. The […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab Opens New Zealand Facility to Manufacture Electron Rocket
Rocket Lab unveiled a new production facility in Auckland, New Zealand, that is designed for rapid, mass production of the Electron rocket. Adding to Rocket Lab’s existing production facility and headquarters […]
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Connectivity
Blockchain Startup Space Impulse Aims to Streamline Time to Orbit
Space Impulse aims to lower costs and accelerate times to orbit by streamlining supply chain integration on a comprehensive, global Business-to-Business (B2B) platform. The platform is designed to address the […]
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Connectivity
Global Healthcare IOT Market Expected to Hit $267 Billion by 2023
The global Internet of Things (IOT) healthcare market size is expected to reach $267.6 billion by 2023, according to P&S Market Research. The market is mainly driven by the growing […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Garmin Reveals New GPS Watch with GLONASS, Galileo Support
Garmin announced Instinct, a watch with Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), and Europe’s Galileo satellite support, built-in 3-axis compass, and a barometric altimeter. In addition […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat’s Satellite Broadband Service Launches in Zimbabwe
YahClick, the satellite broadband service of satellite operator Yahsat, officially launched in Zimbabwe. The service was unveiled during a press conference in the country’s capital, Harare, where the company also […]
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Connectivity
German 5G Operations to Launch in 2020
Deutsche Telekom, the majority shareholder of T-Mobile U.S., will launch commercial 5G operations in Germany in 2020. Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Tim Höttges said operations will launch as long as enough […]
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Connectivity
US Space Robotics Market Expected to Reach $4 Billion by 2023
The value of the U.S. space robotics market is expected to grow to $4.36 billion by 2023. Growing importance of on-orbit satellite servicing, on-orbit manufacturing, assembly in space, and focus […]
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Launch
Boeing Fuels Accion with New Investment
Boeing is investing in Accion Systems, a startup pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology to expand satellite capabilities in and beyond Earth’s orbit. Accion was founded in 2014 by two Massachusetts Institute […]
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Mobility
Viasat Connectivity to Power Bombardier Global Business Aircraft
Viasat entered an exclusive distributor agreement with StandardAero to offer a high-speed connectivity package for Bombardier Global business jets. The package will cover Viasat’s Ka-band and dual-band Ka-/Ku-band equipment, inclusive […]
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Launch
Firefly Aerospace, York Space Systems to Develop Integrated Launch Services
Firefly Aerospace, a developer of orbital launch vehicles for the small to medium satellite market, will work with York Space Systems to develop integrated launch services and spacecraft mission solutions. […]
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Government/Military
Draper Reveals NASA Lunar Payload Services Team
Draper unveiled its team for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract. Under the proposal, the team will support NASA in the delivery of small rovers and instruments to meet […]
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Launch
SpaceX First-Stage Rocket Returns to Vandenberg After Deploying SAOCOM 1A
SpaceX‘s seventeenth launch in 2018 was a success, also signifying the first land landing on the United States’ west coast. The space company successfully launched the SAOCOM 1A satellite on Sunday, […]
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Mobility
Intelsat Broadens Maritime Services in China
Intelsat is extending its maritime solution offerings in China. APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) will become Intelsat‘s first maritime solution partner to offer, in China, IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services. This […]
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Government/Military
US State Department: Thrusters Cannot be Considered Rocket Engines
The U.S. State Department has revised its classification rules for spacecraft and spacecraft thrusters, clarifying that they cannot be considered rocket engines. The Department removed notification requirements from the International […]
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Government/Military
SSL Edges Closer to Key US DOD Small Satellite Contract
SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, has secured another U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract. SSL has been selected as one of three companies qualified to compete for DOD business under […]
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Government/Military
NASA Contracts With DigitalGlobe, Planet, Spire for Earth Science Data
NASA is evaluating how data from the commercial small satellite industry could supplement its own Earth science data. The agency launched a pilot program to evaluate the data, and on […]
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Government/Military
Thales Alenia Space to Work on ESA’s PLATO Program
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales and Leonardo, signed a contract with OHB System AG for the new European Space Agency (ESA) program PLATO (Planetary Transits and Oscillations […]
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Connectivity
Axesat’s Bogota Teleport Receives Provisional WTA Certification
Axesat achieved provisional certification of its Bogota, Colombia Teleport under the World Teleport Association‘s (WTA) Teleport Certification Program. Axesat’s teleports offer business services including internet, voice, data, contingency and backup […]
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Mobility
Hispasat Launches New Ka-Band Service, Builds New Teleport
Hispasat, a Spanish satellite communications operator, has made a significant move in the Mexican broadband market. It is now offering a new service to the Mexican telecommunications market with the […]
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Mobility
SatADSL Launches Ka-Band Service in Sub-Saharan Africa
SatADSL has launched commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to bring cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Hylas 4, the new offering […]
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Mobility
SES to Connect IBM Cloud Users via O3b Satellites
SES Networks deal with IBM could be a sign of things to come for the operator as it looks to do deals with a more varied set of business customers […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon’s SeeMe Satellite Successfully Delivered to DARPA
Raytheon delivered the first Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe), satellite to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Assembled on the company’s missile production lines, the new SeeMe […]
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Government/Military
RBC Signals to Work on LEO Project for EXA
RBC Signals, a multi-national company offering space communication services, and the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA) came to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration on an Optical Communication System […]
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Mobility
Spire Global, Indmex Aviation Partner to Develop Aviation Surveillance Solutions
Spire Global, a space to cloud analytics company, and Indmex Aviation, a provider of surveillance solutions, will cooperate in the development of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for the development […]
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Launch
RUAG Space Signs Payload Electronics Agreement with Sitael
RUAG Space signed a cooperation agreement with Italian space company Siatel as the two companies work together on a key European space program. RUAG Space will provide payload electronics for testing purposes that […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Carr Astronautics to use Solace Platform for GOES-16 Stream
Carr Astronautics selected Solace‘s PubSub+ Cloud platform to power its delivery of real-time weather satellite data for their WxLiveStream product. Chosen for its reliability, scalability and efficiency, the platform will […]





























