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Finance
Judge Cites Dish Strategy in Ruling OK-ing T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused a request to block T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of Sprint. In the ruling, Judge Victor Marrero […]
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Podcast
Harvest Hub: Food Security from Space
Dr. Hannah Kerner develops machine learning solutions for NASA Harvest, a program led by the University of Maryland, in which a group of international partners use satellite data to make […]
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Government/Military
ULA Launches Solar Orbiter for NASA, ESA
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Solar Orbiter lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday at 11:03 p.m. EST. Solar Orbiter […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Satellite Ahead of April Launch
Lockheed Martin has delivered its third next-generation GPS III satellite to the U.S. Space Force ahead of an expected April launch. Last week, Lockheed Martin shipped the GPS III space […]
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Mobility
Comtech to Provide Ground Equipment for 28 Colombian Airports
Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications that is based in Tempe, Arizona, was selected by Bansat S.A. to supply satellite communications ground equipment to support the Aeronautica Civil […]
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Government/Military
NASA Can’t Explain Why Boeing Starliner Software Issues Weren’t Detected
The NASA/Boeing joint team investigating the issues with Boeing’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test found that two errors could have led to a risk of losing the spacecraft had the NASA-Boeing […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Sourcewater Unveils DirtWork Alert Satellite Intelligence
Sourcewater, a digital platform for oilfield water intelligence, has debuted DirtWork Alert, which enables Sourcewater clients to see new Permian Basin oilfield development on the ground as soon as it […]
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Technology
Azercosmos, Infostellar Secure Ground Station Partnership
Infostellar’s customers will have access to Azercosmos’ satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station (AGS), located in the Absheron Peninsula, according to an agreement the companies announced on Feb. 6. […]
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Finance
Viasat Sees 29% Growth in 3Q in New Contract Awards
Viasat posted 2019 Third Quarter (3Q) sales of $588.2 million, a 6% jump from the same time period last year, according to the company’s 3Q financial results issued Feb. 6. […]
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Government/Military
Will FCC Chairman’s $9.7B C-Band Offer Keep 5G’s Future out of Court?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed accelerated relocation payments for satellite operators that could total up to $9.7 billion as incentive to quickly clear part of the C-band spectrum for […]
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Finance
Intelsat Reportedly Hires Bankruptcy Firm Kirkland & Ellis, Considering Chapter 11
Intelsat has reportedly hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis to consider a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don’t increase the company’s compensation for C-band spectrum, Bloomberg Law reports. […]
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Government/Military
L3Harris Passes Preliminary Design Review for Air Force NTS-3 Project
L3Harris Technologies has passed the preliminary design review in the U.S. Air Force‘s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project. The review defines the spacecraft’s path to delivery and allows the program […]
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Launch
Satlantis to Launch its EO Constellation With Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace has signed a launch agreement with Satlantis, which will use the Firefly Alpha launch vehicle to deploy its constellation of Earth Observation (EO) and remote sensing satellites starting […]
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Launch
SpaceX Now Accepts Bookings for Dedicated Small Satellite Launches
SpaceX is now accepting bookings for rideshare launches for small satellites. Customers can now book a mission online by selecting their desired orbit, earliest launch date, and payload mass. SpaceX bills […]
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Finance
Speedcast CEO PJ Beylier Resigns After ‘Challenging’ 2019
Speedcast’s Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of CEO PJ Beylier in light of a disappointing preliminary 2019 Full-Year (FY19) financial result for the remote communication and IT solutions […]
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Mobility
Aerkomm to Provide In-Flight Connectivity to Hong Kong Airlines
Aerkomm subsidiary Aircom Pacific has agreed to provide Hong Kong Airlines with both its AirCinema and AERKOMM K++ In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) solutions. Hong Kong Airlines plans to install […]
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Connectivity
French Company Kinéis Raises 100M Euro to Finance IoT Constellation
Kinéis, a French IoT connectivity provider, has raised 100 million euro, reaching its capital target. Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), Bpifrance via the fund […]
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Connectivity
Space Flight Laboratory, Kepler Collaborate on Nanosatellite Constellation
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is designing and building the first fully operational nanosatellite in Kepler Communications’ next-generation constellation of communications satellites. SFL is also helping Kepler to set up a […]
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Connectivity
Maxar to Manufacture Intelsat 40e, Integrate NASA Payload
Intelsat has selected Maxar Technologies to build Intelsat 40e, a next-generation geostationary communications satellite. Maxar also will integrate NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) payload with the Intelsat 40e […]
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Mobility
Princess Cruises to Have First Fleet With SES’s O3b mPOWER Network
Princess Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Corporation, will become the first global cruise ship fleet with early access to SES‘s O3b mPOWER network, offered for its Princess MedallionClass, the […]
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Launch
Skyrora Performs First Eco-Fuel Tests to Power XL Rocket
Skyrora, a Scotland-based satellite launch firm, has completed an eco liquid-fuel rocket engine ground test. The tests, a week of static horizontal firings conducted in Fife, compared the behavior of […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Named as Awardee on $5.1B Multiple Award IDIQ GTACS II Contract Vehicle
Comtech Telecommunications announced Monday, that its Mission-Critical Technologies group, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, was named as one of the awardees to compete under the Global Tactical […]
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Government/Military
Rocket Lab Launches Dedicated NRO Mission
Rocket Lab launched its first mission of the year — dubbed “Birds of a Feather” — on Friday at 02:56 UTC from the company’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Labsphere Developing Combined Satellite, Airborne Remote Sensing Network
Labsphere has begun constructing a commercial global satellite and airborne calibration network called FLARE. The company is combining Raytheon’s SPARC mirror technology, which it licenses, with its own technology in […]
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Launch
Tethers Unlimited Delivers Mesh Network Inter-Satellite Crosslink Solution
Tethers Unlimited (TUI) has delivered what it calls the first mesh network inter-satellite crosslink solution for small satellites. The SWIFT-LINQ network is a software app that runs on TUI’s SWIFT […]
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Uncategorized
C-COM, Isotropic Networks Integrate iDirect iQ 200 Modem
C-COM Satellite Systems and reseller partner Isotropic Networks have completed the integration of the iDirect iQ 200 modem with C-COM’s iNetVu antenna controllers. The new modem is compatible on all C-COM […]
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Connectivity
Get SAT Demonstrates Satcom Capability on Hellas Sat Network
Get SAT and Hellas Sat have demonstrated satcom capabilities on Hellas Sat’s network. The companies said in a Thursday announcement that their partnership offers capability enhancements on Hellas Sat 4 […]
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Technology
Renesas Electronics Deploys Single-Chip Synchronous Buck Regulator
Renesas Electronics has deployed a single-chip synchronous buck and low dropout (LDO) regulator. It targets low-power FPGAs, DDR memory, and other digital loads for spaceflight payload applications. The company said […]
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Finance
Comtech’s Gilat Acquisition Creates “Dominant” Cellular Backhaul Entity
Comtech Telecommunications has agreed to acquire Israeli ground segment company Gilat Satellite Networks in a transaction that could produce a “dominant” force in the cellular backhaul market. Comtech announced Wednesday […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Launches Fourth Batch of Starlink Satellites
SpaceX launched its fourth set of Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on Wednesday at 9:06 […]




























