E-letter: Briefs

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions revealed that its winning team, led by Space Vector,  received an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s Sounding Rocket Program-4 (SRP-4). The seven-year […]

Indigo Ag, a company helping farmers sustainably feed the planet, acquired TellusLabs, a company using satellite imaging for developing agricultural insights. Indigo adds TellusLabs’ proprietary platform and staff of experts […]

The Switch and Eutelsat partnered to deliver a satellite and fiber video contribution network. The partnership will provide The Switch’s user community (consisting of 800 content producers and distributors) the ability […]

Axelspace selected the SKY Perfect JSAT and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) joint ground station service for its GRUS satellite, a commercial Japanese optical Earth observation satellite. The launch of the GRUS-1 satellite is […]

The U.S. Air Force‘s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned Dec. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon […]

The Australian Space Agency official launched on Dec. 11. The agency opened in South Australia, and is responsible for government coordination of civil space matters, and is the primary source […]

XYO Network, a company bridging blockchain technology to the physical world, is partnering with Spaceflight. XYO Network will launch its EtherX satellite with Spaceflight aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in late […]

Scientists from NATO‘s Science and Technology Organization (NATO STO) are deploying an Internet of Things (IOT) solution using Globalstar satellite communications, including Spot Trace. Research teams from the NATO STO […]

General Dynamics Mission Systems and a NASA team successfully completed the final laboratory System Acceptance Test (SAT) of NASA’s Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project. The test took place at the […]

XipLink acquired certain assets from Sevis Systems, designed to optimize cellular traffic onto Internet Protocol (IP)-based backhaul links. Specifically, XipLink is acquiring the 6000 series product line for circuit oriented (E1/T1) […]

Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by Local Authorities Satellite Communication (LASCOM), a Japanese government agency, for a multi-million dollar project. Gilat will deliver the next generation disaster response platform to […]

Hughes Network Systems launched HughesNet, its high-speed satellite internet service for consumers and businesses, in Ecuador. Operating over the Hughes 63 West High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) payload, its broadband coverage reaches more […]

Ball Aerospace and Technologies successfully completed development of an Earth science instrument to measure air pollution over North America, and has been formally accepted by NASA. The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring […]

Viasat reached a major commercial aviation milestone. The company reached 1,000 commercial aircraft flying globally with its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system. Viasat installed more than 400 of its latest IFC […]

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in London ruled in favor of Inmarsat and Ofcom. The CAT handed down its judgment dealing with Viasat’s challenge to Ofcom’s January authorization of Inmarsat’s U.K. […]

Speedcast International revealed its new Cybersecurity as a Service solution, a combination of applications and services to help protect customers against growing cyber threats. The solution aims to protect customers […]

U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab is gearing up for the company’s third orbital launch of the year, the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)-19 mission for NASA. The launch […]

Eurobroadband Infrastructure (EBI), a subsidiary of Eutelsat, is launching a preferred partner program for the distribution of capacity on its KA-SAT satellite. The program aims to revitalize the distribution of […]

Thales Alenia Space signed two contracts with Korea to develop a constellation of high-resolution observation radar satellites for the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), known as Korea “425 Project.” One contract […]

Kymeta and its partner, ELB Engineering, received approval the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for selling and distributing Kymeta KyWay u7 terminal devices in South Africa, according to a report […]

Arianespace launched India’s next generation high throughput communication satellite, GSAT-11, today from Kourou launch base, French Guiana. The satellite was carried on an Ariane 5 rocket, and this mission marks […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings against internet provider Australian Private Networks (trading as Activ8me) in the federal court for allegedly making false or misleading representations […]

Speedcast International has been awarded a new multi-year contract valued at over $10 million from one of the region’s multinational operators, to deliver fully-managed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications […]

Ball Aerospace was selected to build an adaptable, open-source framework testbed to support ground processing needs for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). This prototype works […]

The Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) recognized the signatories to the Crisis Connectivity Charter, including Eutelsat, with the Better Satellite World Award. The ceremony annually acknowledges the contributions of the […]

  Intelsat S.A. provided global communications services for The Climate Reality Project’s live broadcast, “24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves.” Intelsat’s contribution services were used to uplink […]

NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster, partnered with Eutelsat Communications to launch the world’s first 8K network; BS8K. The live broadcast took place on Dec. 2 from the Vatican where images were […]

The Slovenian Center of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) chose Arianespace to launch its NEMO-HD microsatellite. It will be launched on the Vega launch vehicle, as part of […]

Yahsat officially launched its Ka-band satellite broadband service in Brazil this month. Yahsat hopes that bringing its service to Brazil will assist in addressing the country’s shortage of reliable internet connectivity, […]

Viasat made two important expansions in its Mexican market. Viasat and Ubix, a wholesale satellite internet and telecommunications company, formed a strategic partnership to bring high-speed satellite internet to enterprises, […]