Blue Sky Network has debuted a new dual-mode data management solution called SkyLink for land, air, sea, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It offers both Iridium's Certus service and local GSM/LTE connectivity for continuous sensor reporting, asset utilization, IoT monitoring, and two-way messaging. Skylink said the software and hardware configuration was engineered to capture…

SpaceX’s latest GPS III launch was its fourth time launching this type of satellite for the U.S. military, but Thursday’s mission marked a brand-new milestone: It was the first time a National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission was conducted on a reused booster.  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch Complex-40 at Cape…

SES has asked Intelsat’s bankruptcy court for a summary judgement against the satellite operator, arguing that Intelsat “repudiated” its agreement with SES over the C-band clearing.  This latest filing from June 16 is an update in the dispute between the two operators that has gone on for nearly a year as part of Intelsat’s bankruptcy…

Rocket Lab will design two Photon spacecraft for a NASA scientific mission to Mars, the company announced June 15.  The mission dubbed ESCAPADE — Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers — will study Mars' hybrid magnetosphere. It is led by a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. ESCAPADE is being developed under…