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Government/Military
New Air Force SATCOM Strategy Coming This Year
U.S. Air Force Space Command expects to release this year a new strategy for the service’s future satellite communications architecture to address lawmakers’ longtime concerns about stove-piped capabilities and offer […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Leaders Outline Potential Elements of Space Deterrence
U.S. Air Force officials provided some insight into the concept of space deterrence at the 35th annual Space Symposium , as Pentagon leaders have ramped up rhetoric about the need […]
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Government/Military
New SDA Director Unveils Future LEO Space Architecture
The leader of the new Space Development Agency (SDA) unveiled a national future space architecture that the agency plans to develop over the next few years during his first public […]
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Government/Military
Northrop’s OmegA Rocket Set for May Test Fire
Northrop Grumman is moving ahead on schedule to field its new OmegA rocket by 2021 in hopes that the U.S. Air Force will select it as one replacement to the […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab Begins Building Satellites
Rocket Lab will begin building a satellite platform called Photon, with the intent of launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit within four months of an order. The end-to-end mission solution […]
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Government/Military
Harris Receives $84 Million to Develop New GPS Capabilities
Harris Corp. [HRS] has received $84 million to produce an experimental satellite dubbed Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) that will demonstrate new position, navigation and timing capabilities that could improve the […]
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Connectivity
Amazon Plans to Launch 3,236 LEO Satellites
Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), newly uncovered filings show. The effort, code-named Project […]
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Launch
OneSpace Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
A rocket developed by OneSpace failed to reach orbit after lifting off from a state launch facility in northwestern China, state media reported on Thursday, the second failed orbital launch […]
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Connectivity
Choose agility in exciting times of change…
The satellite industry has much to be positive about, but we are also experiencing a period of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In order to respond to these market challenges, […]
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Connectivity
Introducing a New Portfolio of SATCOM TWTAs and SSPAs
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., the world’s leading satellite communications (SATCOM) uplink power amplifier supplier, is proud to introduce a portfolio of new TWTAs and SSPAs. Introducing the World’s […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab DARPA Launch Delayed
Rocket Lab has scrubbed today’s launch, which would have been its second commercial lift-off. The company posted shortly before the targeted 12:36 p.m. launch time, “The team has identified a […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Promises Redesign of Starlink Satellites
SpaceX has promised to redesign its upcoming mega-constellation of internet satellites so that they cannot hurt anyone on Earth. In a meeting with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, […]
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Opinion
A Room With a 5G View
Every couple of years, the satellite industry seems to be facing a major crossroads of future direction and viability. This year appears to be right on track in that regard. […]
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Opinion
Space Industry Fast-Forward
According to a Frost & Sullivan report, Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q3 2018, Forecast to 2030, 87 key commercial small-satellite operators are going to be responsible for 8,000 […]
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Government/Military
China, US Battle for Space Domination
Fifty years after the first moon landing, an American triumph that gripped the world, China marked the start of 2019 with its own lunar achievement. Chang’e-4, a Chinese probe, landed […]
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Government/Military
Pentagon Looks at Outfitting Satellites With Lasers
Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million […]
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Mobility
Air Esurfing Named Honeywell JetWave Sole Distributor in China
AirMedia Group revealed that one of its subsidiaries, Air Esurfing (ARE), has been selected as the sole distributor of Honeywell‘s next-generation JetWave satellite communications hardware in China. This gives Chinese […]
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Technology
How do we Stop Generating Debris?
Space debris is a real problem. There is currently a lot of debris, and it’s hard to detect with current methods. A collision with a small piece could have a […]
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Launch
Michigan Looks to Enter Satellite Launch Business
Michigan was a major force in the early Space Age, when Chrysler made rockets that carried astronauts and General Motors built the electric buggies they used to explore the moon. […]
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Connectivity
Newtec CEO: 5G and the Future of Satellite Service Providers
5G will ultimately transform many aspects of our lives, connecting us in a way we could have never dreamed of, and pushing network boundaries to enable new applications and services […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Wins U.S. Navy NMT Contract Modification
Raytheon was awarded a $7.6 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-16-C-0050) from the U.S. Navy. The contract is for the production, testing, and delivery of fully integrated […]
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Finance
Security Challenges in Space: What to do?
The community served by Via Satellite has a history of innovation, with decades of proven performance in delivering capabilities from space. Businesses and individual consumers now leverage space solutions that […]
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Government/Military
What Government Leaders Need to Know About Managed Services
In exploring whether to move forward with a managed services model for satellite communications acquisition, certain circles of government leadership have expressed some reservation, which essentially reflects uncertainly or even […]
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Launch
Europe’s CHEOPS Satellite Cleared for Lift off
A European exoplanet-studying spacecraft has been cleared for liftoff this fall. The Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) recently passed a crucial review designed to assess the spacecraft’s readiness for flight and […]
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Mobility
Mind the Broadband Gap
There is a gap running down the center of the world. A gap between the privileged, and those struggling for access. Access to good work, knowledge, and the means to […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Launches Solar-Powered Tracking Solution
Orbcomm launched its next generation solar-powered GT 1200 series of devices as part of a telematics solution that includes multiple sensor options, and cellular and optional satellite connectivity for trailer […]
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Technology
Turning Space Data Into Smart Insights
Today, big data is being collected thousands of miles up in space by a whole host of orbiting satellites. The increase in data volumes continues to grow exponentially as more […]
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Government/Military
Cobham SB-Helo X-Stream to Improve Satellite Communications from Helos in the Air
Inmarsat is set to approve satellite communication rates for a new waveform, developed by Cobham last year, that promises to bolster significantly beyond-line-of-sight communications for helicopters in the air. Spinning […]
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Launch
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Docks With ISS
By autonomously docking at the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has passed a crucial test as the company prepares to start flying US astronauts to the ISS later […]
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Launch
Launcher Builds Large 3D Printed Rocket Engine
Avid readers will remember news last week that British spaceflight company Orbex had claimed to produce the largest, single-piece 3D printed rocket engine in the world. However, just over 7 […]





























