E-letter: Briefs

The U.S. Air Force declared that the second Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System GPS III satellite is complete, fully tested, and ready to launch. The Air Force’s Available for Launch declaration is the […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of AerSale’s AerTrak system on Boeing 757-200 series aircraft (ST04011NY), to comply with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast […]

HawkEye 360 broadens access to its products with the introduction of a strategic partner program, including Eagle Technology as the strategic partner for New Zealand. HawkEye 360 is first commercial […]

Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions providing video transport and mobile internet connectivity, is introducing its most powerful version of the EnGo mobile transmitter at the IBC Show in September. […]

Arianespace has scheduled the launch of the Horizons 3e and Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 satellites — the 100th flight of its Ariane 5 rocket. Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38, Azerbaijan’s second Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, will […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a milestone review last month for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. During the review, DARPA’s robotic payload partner, […]

Australian pay-TV company Foxtel announced this past week that it is planning to launch a dedicated Ultra High Definition (HD) 4K 444 channel in October, that will be delivered over […]

Global satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal signed a service provider agreement to offer Iridium Communications‘ Certus L-Band service as part of its maritime portfolio for recreational yachts, workboats, commercial fishing trawlers, and […]

IMT Vislink, a XG Technology brand, will display new Advent satellite communication products at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) show in Amsterdam at Stand 1.A69. IMT Vislink’s Advent satellite products […]

Intelsat revealed that Horizons 3e arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will undergo final preparations before its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket. Horizons 3e is […]

Boeing will acquire Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, small-satellite solutions, under an acquisition agreement that will expand Boeing’s satellite and space portfolio, talent, and capabilities. California-based Millennium Space […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) released its interim results for the six months ending June 30, 2018. Overall revenue is up 14 percent to HK$730 million ($93 million) from HK$642 million ($81.8 […]

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), for the launch of NovaSAR-1, a small Synthetic Aperture Radar […]

NSSLGlobal signed a new deal with major European shipping company. It will roll out its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) IP@SEA service to the worldwide trading part of Vertom-Bojen’s fleet. Vertom-Bojen is […]

SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and a provider of satellite and spacecraft systems will help define next-generation protected communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. SSL […]

Sprint confirmed a significant wireless milestone as it works with LG Electronics U.S.A. to deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the U.S. in the first half of 2019. Sprint customers will […]

UrtheCast and Land O’Lakes have entered a binding term sheet for the purchase of Geosys Technology Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, for a purchase price of $20 […]

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, appointed two leaders to the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC), formed during the 8th session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) held […]

ViaLite Communications appointed two new distributors in the latest expansion of the company’s reseller network. Both distributors are located in Hong Kong. Datacom System International will focus on system integrators for […]

Comtech Telecommunications‘ Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data received a delivery order in support of a recently awarded contract to provide long-term support for the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface […]

Cloud Constellation has launched a global partner program for its SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSAAS) space-based cloud service, enabling partners to offer customers a cloud service that eliminates the […]

Net Insight, a provider in streaming, media transport, and resource scheduling, revealed that MTI Teleport has built a media network for Sky Austria based on the new terabit capacity router […]

Dejero, a cloud-managed solutions company providing video transport and internet connectivity, has partnered with FileCatalyst, a provider of accelerated file transfer solutions, to enable broadcasters to move large data quickly, […]

Taiwan’s Video-On-Demand (VOD) industry associations today met with government officials at a roundtable event to share and promote best practices that foster growth while safeguarding consumer interests through self-regulation and […]

HawkEye 360, an Allied Minds portfolio company, has raised $9.6 million in the first closing of a Series A-3 financing round (“the transaction”). The round included Razor’s Edge Ventures, Allied […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Maxar Technologies‘ Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec satellite manufacturing facilities on Aug. 9 to view the final phases of construction of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM). Canadian Space […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 12 at 3:31 a.m. EDT. NASA selected ULA’s Delta IV […]

XipLink has hired Edson Meira as its new vice president for the Latin America region. XipLink is a company that specialises in Wireless Link Optimization (WAN). Meira most recently held the […]

Eutelsat has sold its interest in its Eutelsat 25b/Es’hail 1 satellite to Es’hailSat in a deal worth 135 million euros ($156.30 million), the company announced yesterday. Eutelsat’s share of the […]

RUAG Space has signed a major new deal with emerging launch provider Rocket Lab, which will see it become Rocket Lab’s preferred supplier to provide a 15” microsatellite separation system […]