Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] A U.S. military contractor has awarded Norsat International a $2.7million contract for its Ku-band and Wideband Global Satcom (WGS)-certified X-band marine VSAT terminals. Under the agreement, Norsat...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] NASA has awarded contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab and Virgin Galactic to provide Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for CubeSat missions to Low Earth Orbit...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] On Oct. 14, Eutelsat, Hispasat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES, Thuraya and Yahsat, under the umbrella of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF),...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] Ericsson, with customer MTN, has reached its first Managed Rural Coverage deal to bring mobile coverage as a service to parts of central and northern Benin where...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) stood up its newest directorate, the Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE), at Los Angeles Air Force Base...

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] OneWeb has appointed Matthew M. O’Connell, the former president and CEO of GeoEye, as it’s CEO. O’Connell will be responsible for steering and scaling OneWeb from where...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Hong Kong-based satellite operator APT Satellite wants to include more high throughput payloads on future satellites and sees mobility markets growing in importance. The company currently operates...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Orbit Communications Systems has completed Spaceflight Networks’ third ground station for small satellites. Located in Invercargill, New Zealand, the station is now fully operational, and joins two...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Elara Comunicaciones, a leading telecommunications provider in Mexico, has increased its supply of capacity from Eutelsat Americas. Based on a new agreement, Elara will have access to...

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports it is currently in the advanced stages of a new lightweight communications satellite, Amos E. The spacecraft has a projected weight of...