E-letter: Briefs

The U.S. Air Force‘s Next Generation OPIR Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) satellite program, commonly referred to as NGG, achieved another milestone by completing its system/ground and space vehicle Preliminary Design...

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) today revealed its role in supporting MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Agile MicroSatellite (AMS) mission. BCT will design, manufacture, and operate a 6U CubeSat the mission, which aims...

AirNet Technology (formerly known as AirMedia Group) revealed that one of its subsidiaries, Air Esurfing Information Technology (ARE), signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Technik to provide In-Flight Connectivity...

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 5 West B into super-synchronous transfer orbit using a Proton Breeze M rocket. The vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

Seakr Engineering was awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Pit Boss contract supporting the Blackjack Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Demonstration Program. Key contributors to Seakr’s Pit Boss effort...

Astroscale entered the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) phase of its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission, following completion of design reviews and subsystem testing. ELSA-d, the world’s first commercial...

KVH Industries is introducing KVH Elite, a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) streaming service delivering HD-quality, dedicated bandwidth to yachts in selected geographic regions. The new KVH Elite streaming service...

Viasat established two sovereign Maintenance, Test, and Integration Facilities (MTIF) in Canberra and Newcastle, Australia. The facilities are located to help align with Australia’s needs and provide access to service...

Aerojet Rocketdyne entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to design and manufacture a lightweight rocket engine thrust chamber assembly using additive manufacturing processes and materials....

Satelles, a provider of satellite-based time and location services, raised $26 million in Series C funding. C5 Capital led the round, with participation from Iridium Communications and existing investors. This...