Author: Jeffrey Hill

Space communications and real-time date service provider Audacy  launched a partner program of select companies that will form its reseller network. The Audacy Alliance also named its first two confirmed members — SpaceQuest,...

NASA has contracted SSL to perform a study exploring how commercial habitats in space, like the International Space Station (ISS), could be used to build satellites and “unlock new capabilities and business...

Gilat Satellite Networks signed an $18 million contract to provide ground infrastructure that Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) will use to launch a nationwide broadband network. Gilat will contribute...

Satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal has launched the Cruise Control+ virtual platform as a value-added service for its maritime customers. The virtual platform is designed to provide maritime companies with a...

Earth station weather protection solutions provider Walton De-Ice won a contract to provide de-icing systems to a major U.S. teleport. US Electrodynamics (USEI) will add Walton’s Plenum Hot-Air De-Icing systems to...

Arthur Faverio, the co-founder and former president of Miteq, passed away on Aug. 19 at the age of 78. Faverio was a respected satellite engineer and entrepreneur with more than...

Arianespace has scheduled the launch of the Horizons 3e and Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 satellites — the 100th flight of its Ariane 5 rocket. Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38, Azerbaijan’s second Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, will...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a milestone review last month for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. During the review, DARPA’s robotic payload partner,...

Australian pay-TV company Foxtel announced this past week that it is planning to launch a dedicated Ultra High Definition (HD) 4K 444 channel in October, that will be delivered over...

Global satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal signed a service provider agreement to offer Iridium Communications‘ Certus L-Band service as part of its maritime portfolio for recreational yachts, workboats, commercial fishing trawlers, and...