E-letter: Briefs

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transport group Petredec is extending its Fleet Xpress service agreement with Inmarsat. This expanded deal involves a new commitment to Inmarsat’s Fleet Hotspot internet portal service, which...

BridgeComm has announced its optical inter-satellite link terminal offering, called AstroBridge. These terminals are designed for high data rates for data transmission and resilient performance in navigation.  AstroBridge is designed...

OneWeb has completed its acquisition of satellite service provider TrustComm, the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) operator announced Sept. 21. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  OneWeb announced the deal in...

Two mobile network operators, Aliv and Telecel Centrafrique, have acquired first-to-market rights to implement satellite-to-cell service from Lynk Global. Aliv operates in the Bahamas, and Telecel operates in the Central...

Hughes Network Systems and SES have demonstrated the ability to connect remotely piloted aircraft with satellites in Geosynchronous (GEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), the satellite operators announced early Wednesday. Hughes...

Astroscale has chosen Rocket Lab to launch its first active debris removal mission. The company announced Sept. 21 that Rocket Lab will launch Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J)...

Antenna developer ThinKom has had a number of announcements lately, from its work with Telesat on the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to a new family phased-array antennas for use...

Matt Little, senior systems test engineer at Ball Aerospace spoke with Via Satellite at SATELLITE 2021 about the company’s approach to developing phased array antenna technology at attractive consumer price...

Spaceflight has signed a slew of new customers for rideshare and launch services, and a ground station services agreement with RBC Signals.  On Tuesday, the company released a sizable list...

OQ Technology, which is working to offer satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) service following cellular standards, has applied for six patents in the U.S. and Europe to improve IoT service...