E-letter: Briefs

Digital mapping and imagery company Soar revealed a strategic partnership with the China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology, a part of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Soar, which […]

Telesat and NSSLGlobal completed live testing with multiple government customers using Telesat’s Phase 1 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. During this testing, the companies confirmed the the ultra-low latency of Telesat’s […]

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) was selected by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to support a combined initiative between the U.S. Department of the Navy and the U.K. Ministry of […]

Women in Aerospace (WIA), a professional organization dedicated to expanding women’s opportunities for leadership, education, and visibility in the aerospace community, honored five women for their contributions to the aerospace […]

KVH Industries introduced the TracVision UHD7, a 60 centimeter (cm) marine satellite TV antenna. It is designed to provide boat owners, charter yacht guests, and commercial vessel crews with access […]

Eutelsat Communications reported financial results for the First Quarter (Q1) 2019, ended Sept. 30. The company saw Q1 revenues drop to $352.6 million (316.5 euros), or a 6.5 percent decrease, […]

Astrocast and D-Orbit signed an agreement for the launch and deployment of ten Astrocast nanosatellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), through D-Orbit ‘s InOrbit Now Launch Service. The agreement calls […]

Gilat Satellite Networks and China Satellite Communications will work in partnership to enable and deploy Gilat’s DVB-S2X technologies throughout China while supporting all business verticals. The companies had already established […]

York Space Systems revealed plans for the expansion of its production facilities to expedite the mass manufacturing of the S-Class platform, escalating production capabilities from ten satellites per year to […]

Eutelsat Communications signed a letter of agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the procurement of Eutelsat 10B, a new all-electric satellite built on the Spacebus NEO platform. Scheduled to be […]

The C-Band Alliance (CBA) revealed that it will commit to clear 300 Megahertz (MHz) of C-band spectrum to support fast 5G wireless deployment throughout the continental U.S. In an updated […]

Intelsat reported revenue of $506.7 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, or its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, a decrease of  6 percent compared to same period in 2018. […]

Iridium Communications reported financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 and updated its full-year 2019 outlook. The company reported $144.8 million in third quarter revenue, which consisted of $115.9 […]

Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, a public investment vehicle, completed their merger. The resulting company is named Virgin Galactic Holdings, and its common stock, units and warrants are expected […]

Eutelsat Communications launched a satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service called Eutelsat IoT First, which operates in Ku-band via Eutelsat’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. Targeted companies include selected satellite […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group selected PT. Petro One Indonesia (Petro1) to provide ground infrastructure services in Indonesia for its new satellite, built by Boeing, which will launch at the end […]

Solar cell technology startup mPower Technology raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from investors including Sun Mountain Capital. The capital builds upon R&D investment by Sandia National Laboratories and […]

Northrop Grumman saw a solid Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, with sales increasing in its Aerospace Systems segment, as well as overall. The company reported that its overall Q3 2019 sales […]

SES revealed its financial results for the nine months ended Sept. 30 2019, in which revenue fell 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year. EBITDA was reported at […]

EchoStar revealed that its subsidiary, EchoStar Global, acquired Helios Wire, a satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The acquisition includes Helios’ Australian subsidiaries Sirion Holdings […]

HawkEye 360 revealed that its RFGeo product can now map an expanded catalog of signals, aiming to address new markets such as border security or anti-poaching efforts. RFGeo identifies and […]

Eutelsat Communications is currently investigating an incident on one of the two solar arrays on its Eutelsat 5 West B satellite. The company is working to assess the potential impact […]

The Boeing Company reported overall Third Quarter (Q3) revenue of approximately $20 billion, compared to revenues of $25.1 billion in Q3 2018. The company also reported GAAP earnings per share […]

Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. Cisco will provide core […]

Nanoracks signed an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-using spent C4M upper rocket vehicle stages, which would be in-orbit after launch missions from Nova […]

SES and Thales reached a new record for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) speeds. The companies demonstrated uninterrupted access to high-throughput broadband applications for the first time over a platform supporting multi-orbit […]

The GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) successfully connected with the first GPS III satellite on orbit. The COps system will allow the U.S. Air Force to operationally command and […]

Maxar Technologies signed a joint statement of strategic intent and cooperation with the Australian Space Agency. Under the statement, Maxar and Australian Space Agency will investigate collaboration in areas of […]

Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV operations). This will […]

Blue Origin revealed a national team to offer a Human Landing System for NASA’s Artemis program to return Americans to the lunar surface by 2024. Blue Origin signed teaming agreements […]