E-letter: Briefs

NASA successfully tested an RS-25 rocket engine with a new flight-model engine controller and flight configuration software was successfully tested for the first time at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Four […]

SpeedCast International has opened an office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to support the company’s growing customer base in the energy and enterprise markets. The company has been operating […]

Genband announced that it has partnered with Vodafone Fiji to deploy a hosted solution that delivers next-generation cloud and Unified Communications (UC) services across the Pacific. Designed as an upgrade […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Descartes Labs a grant as part of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 program. This grant acknowledges the work […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) has awarded Earth Networks a five-year, $2.5 million contract to leverage the company’s Total Lightning Network and advanced lightning […]

Hispasat has announced its full year 2016 results, reporting 228.9 million euros ($247.1 million) in total revenue for the year, a 4.2 percent increase compared to the previous year. The […]

SolAero Technologies announced that it has delivered its lightweight solar cell technology to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to power its Solar-Soaring Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) demonstrator. SolAero’s UAV-TJ […]

Orbcomm announced that it has collaborated with Pole Star and Weatherdock to develop Hali, a Class B tri-mode vessel tracking solution that ensures complete vessel visibility. Hali combines terrestrial and […]

During a Mountain View, California, forum this week organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), SES showcased some of its solutions geared toward humanitarian […]

PacSci EMC announced the release of its new Modular Architecture Propulsion System (MAPS) for the small satellite market. According to the company, the compact design of MAPS reduces cost of […]

Spire Global announced it has successfully developed, tested, and deployed a constellation of nanosatellites with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The data from this growing constellation will augment the […]

Intelsat announced that telecom provider Vivacom will use the Intelsat 33e satellite to distribute Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services throughout Bulgaria. The company is transitioning the DTT service to Intelsat […]

Eutelsat Communications announced that Sat.tv, its mobile program guide, is expanding to include Free-to-Air (FTA) channels broadcasting from its 7/8 degrees west neighborhood. Sat.tv was launched in April 2016, targeting the 65 million homes […]

Esri has introduced four image platform bundles that enable management and analytics of all forms of imagery in a fraction of the time most desktop or enterprise image processing technologies […]

SpeedCast International announced that it is connecting residents in remote villages in Afghanistan through a partnership with one of the country’s largest Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators, Wasel Telecom. […]

Eurovision, the operational arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) have announced an expansion of their partnership for use of multiple C-band transponders on AsiaSat […]

Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended and expanded its relationship with Intelsat to bolster delivery of media services in sub-Saharan Africa. Sentech has leveraged Ku-band services from […]

From its final orbit location 22,000 miles above the equator, the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite recently sent its first images back down to Earth, a milestone known […]

Rocket Lab announced closing a Series D financing round of $75 million. Data Collective led the round, with additional investment from Promus Ventures and an undisclosed investor, and with renewed participation […]

SES and Intersat announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement to deliver internet services across Africa. Intersat will provide broadband connectivity to businesses and consumers via SES’ NSS 12 […]

Intelsat announced that Orion Express signed a multi-year extension with Intelsat for satellite services supporting Direct-to-Home (DTH) and media distribution services in Russia via the Intelsat 15 satellite. Orion Express […]

Newtec announced that the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) will use its Newtec Dialog platform technology for the upgrade of its satellite Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS). Installed by […]

Yahlive and Entertainment Reality TV Hub (EARTH) announced a new multimillion-dollar deal to launch a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Yahlive, based […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced today that Yahsat has selected Kratos to support its expanding satellite fleet with Command and Control (C2), signal monitoring and data analysis solutions. Kratos’ […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 4 rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-9) satellite for the United States Air Force (USAF) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March […]

Telit announced the introduction of new positioning modules in the SE868xx-Ax family featuring multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers with a 9 mm by 9 mm patch antenna. According to […]

DataPath announced that it has opened an office in Dubai. The company already serves customers in the area but identified greater interest and requirements for DataPath’s communications solutions than previously […]

First Derivatives (FD) announced it has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to develop an innovative approach for large scale processing of geospatial data using its Kx analytics […]

Technavio market research analysts forecast the global commercial satellite imaging market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of more than 11 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to […]

OneWeb Satellites has announced the beginning of construction on its estimated $85 million high-volume satellite manufacturing factory in Exploration Park, Florida. The company stated that the factory near NASA’s Kennedy […]