Technology

[Via Satellite 07-17-2015] Satellite manufacturers will build more than 430 communications satellites between now and 2024, reaching an estimated production value of $60.2 billion, according to new research from Forecast...

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] UrtheCast has announced the acquisition of Elecnor’s Earth observation business Deimos Imaging for an aggregate price of €76.4 million ($83 million). Through the purchase, UrtheCast gains ownership...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Lockheed Martin Space Systems is looking to make more of an impact in the commercial satellite sector. While the company has had numerous successes in the U.S...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Planet Labs has entered a definitive agreement to purchase the BlackBridge geospatial companies, including the RapidEye suite of core offerings. Through the acquisition, Planet Labs will have...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Iridium has successfully completed the Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) evaluation of its Iridium NEXT satellites. The CATR testing is the simultaneous full power antenna testing of...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] Approximately one year after establishing its Spaceflight Networks division, Spaceflight Industries has teamed up with four other small satellite companies to double its number of active ground...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] The Space Data Association (SDA), a non-profit international association of satellite operators, has issued a call for participation for its product evolution working group. The group is...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] Russian Satellite Communications Company, the state satellite operator of Russia, has successfully completed the transferring of the traffic load from its Express АМ22 satellite to the Express...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has selected GMV to install the control center for Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s (BRI), upcoming satellite, BRIsat. SSL is building the satellite on its...

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the Eutelsat Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Quantum satellite will be...