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Technology
DigitalGlobe Announces Results for SpaceNet Challenge Round 2
DigitalGlobe has announced the SpaceNet Challenge Round 2 results and its plans for the next challenge as well. A collaboration between DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, and NVIDIA, SpaceNet leverages an online […]
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Connectivity
PCTEL Offers New Multi-Band Antenna with Sub-Inch Profile
PCTEL has launched its new multi-band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS antenna with a sub-inch profile, which combines PCTEL’s high rejection multi-GNSS technology for precision timing and location tracking with multi-band data connectivity. According […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Launches New Cold Chain Monitoring Solution
Orbcomm has developed the next generation of its cold chain monitoring solution, PT 6000. According to the company, PT 6000 is available in a 3G or LTE cellular or dual-mode […]
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Government/Military
Will the US Space Corps Find a Home in Colorado Springs?
Despite protests from some U.S. Air Force officials, the House Armed Services Committee has moved ahead with the proposed Space Corps branch, passing it as a provision in last month’s […]
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Technology
Ursa to Expand Oil Inventory Reports on a Global Scale
Ursa Space Systems has announced its planned expansion to provide global oil inventory coverage. Building on its China Oil Storage Report, Ursa will deliver Global Oil Storage Reports on a […]
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Technology
Clyde Space Can Now Manufacture and Track CubeSats in Space
Clyde Space has commissioned a ground station at its Glasgow, Scotland headquarters to control and track satellites for its customers. The station includes a fine accuracy rotator system enabling high […]
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Connectivity
Addvalue, Inmarsat Jointly Launch Inter-satellite Data Relay Service
As a follow-through of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced in February, Addvalue Technologies has formalized an agreement with Inmarsat to jointly offer a commercial on-demand communications service specifically designed […]
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Connectivity
First Modernized A2100 Satellite Prepared for Final Assembly and Testing
A team of engineers and technicians at Lockheed Martin has completed the integration of the company’s first modernized A2100 satellite, known as Hellas Sa-4/SaudiGeoSat 1. The satellite now moves into […]
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Technology
Researchers Send Quantum “Hack-Proof” Message Via Satellite
Chinese researchers have been experimenting with laser technology in hopes of unlocking a new way to securely transmit data via satellite using quantum technology. Now, researchers have announced some progress […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Modernizes U.S. Air Force’s GPS Receivers
Three of six new Lockheed Martin-developed receivers have now been deployed to help the U.S. Air Force maintain the accuracy of GPS satellite signals. These upgrades of the GPS Monitoring […]
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Connectivity
Cobham to Test Explorer Terminals at Land Rover Experience Tour
Cobham Satcom’s sponsorship of the Land Rover Experience Tour 2017 kicked-off in July with delivery and testing of its Explorer terminals that will keep participants safe and connected during the […]
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Connectivity
Amazonas 5 Satellite Arrives at Kazakhstan Launch Site
Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite arrived on-site at International Launch Services’ (ILS) Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Aug. 8 in preparation for mission integration and launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze […]
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Technology
Smallsat Experts Share Tips on Managing Startup Finances
Young smallsat companies seeking to build a successful business must be wary of the implications that come along with their investors’ capital, warned a panel of experts at the SmallSat […]
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Connectivity
SSL to Build Hughes’ Next-Gen Ultra High Density Satellite
Hughes Network Systems has signed a contract with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build its next-generation Jupiter 3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), to be designated EchoStar 24. The new […]
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Technology
Swiss Startup Else Has Completed a $3 Million Seed Round
Else announced it has completed a $3 million seed round supported by Airbus Ventures, as well as numerous additional Swiss and internationally-based private investors. The seed round follows $3 million […]
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Government/Military
Harris Delivers Navigation Payload for Third GPS 3 Satellite
Harris Corporation has delivered the third of 10 advanced navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin, which will help increase accuracy, signal power and jamming resistance for U.S. Air Force GPS 3 […]
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Government/Military
Landsat 9 Satellite Progressing on Schedule, Says Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK stated the manufacturing of the NASA/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat 9 spacecraft is progressing on schedule, less than a year after the company won the contract award in […]
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Government/Military
NGA Pursues Public-Private Partnerships for New GEOINT Solutions
In order to manage the incoming deluge of satellite imagery, the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will spearhead new Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) with the commercial sector, according to NGA Director […]
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Government/Military
SSL, NASA Get Closer to Servicing Satellites in LEO
Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that it successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for NASA’s Restore-L mission to provide satellite servicing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). With the completion […]
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Technology
Clyde Space to Support Audacy’s Technology Demo Mission
Clyde Space has announced a new partnership with California space company Audacy, which is developing a constellation of relay satellites to provide non-stop, real-time communications coverage for commercial customers in […]
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Government/Military
Why Australia Should Follow the Canadian Space Agency’s Model
Australia should model its proposed national space agency on the Canadian example, according to the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA). SIAA secretary Peter Nikoloff said a national space agency […]
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Connectivity
New Joint Venture to Focus on GNSS Positioning Services
Bosch, Geo++, Mitsubishi Electric and u-blox announced the creation of Sapcorda Services, a joint venture that will bring high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning services to mass market […]
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Technology
PacSci EMC Demos Propulsion Technology On-Orbit
PacSci EMC successfully completed propulsion technology tests with its on-orbit technology demonstrator satellite, PacSciSat, on Aug. 1. Over the past month of continuing on-orbit operations in a 515 km, sun-synchronous, […]
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Technology
Accion, York Space to Collaborate on Propulsion System
Accion Systems and York Space Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a standardized propulsion system for future use with York Space Systems’ spacecraft platform. As […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Lowers Backhaul Expenses for Supernet MNO Customers
In conjunction with its Pakistan partner, Supernet, Comtech Telecommunications has migrated a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) customer to new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity over Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) […]
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Connectivity
SSL-built BSat 4a Satellite Arrives in French Guiana
Space Systems Loral (SSL) has delivered the BSat 4a satellite it designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), a broadcasting satellite operator in Japan, to the European Spaceport […]
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Finance
Rocket Crafters Exec on the Advantages of Hybrid Rocket Engines
Rocket Crafters Inc. (RCI) has developed a new hybrid rocket engine that is both safer and less expensive than its liquid and solid chemical engine counterparts, according to the company’s […]
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Finance
Vector Launches First Ever Rocket from Spaceport Camden
Vector, a NewSpace microsatellite launch provider, conducted a successful suborbital flight of its B0.002 test vehicle, a full-scale prototype of the company’s Vector-R launch vehicle. The launch is the first […]
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Government/Military
DOD Must Better Monitor Its Implementation of Cybersecurity Strategies
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) finalize its decision on whether to end the dual-hat leadership agreement between the National Security Agency (NSA) […]
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Connectivity
SmartSky Begins Deployment of 4G LTE Air-to-Ground Network
SmartSky Networks has initiated deployment of its airborne 4G LTE-based Air-to-Ground (ATG) network. Using 60 MHz of spectrum and beamforming technology, the network will provide more than 10 times the […]





























