E-letter: Briefs

Iridium Communications revealed that Thales is the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider. While already developing the Iridium Certus-based FlytLINK terminal and antenna, Thales will now be able to offer...

SES revealed that Andrew Browne, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SES, decided to step down for personal and family reasons and to pursue other endeavors. According to the release, the...

Airbus completed the ocean satellite Copernicus Sentinel-6A, and is now sending it on its first journey. Its destination is Ottobrunn near Munich in Germany, where over the next six months the...

Orbit Communications Systems revealed that that systems integrator THESTA ordered additional dual-band OceanTRx 4 systems for the PGZ Group — a contractor of naval navigation, communications, and combat systems in...

Due to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., Via Satellite will not publish its Daily News Feed on Monday, September 2. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on...

Tom Choi, Executive Chairman at Airspace Internet Exchange has announced the signing of an MOU with PT Telekomunikasi, one of the largest telecommunications operator in Southeast Asia, that will put...

Intelsat has reached an important milestone in its ability to bring connectivity to unserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Intelsat and its partner Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced Aug. 29 that in...

Kleos Space has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract with a focus on “Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force...

Scandinavian satellite company GomSpace announced Aug. 30 that it delivered the satellite bus for UnseenLabs BRO-1, launched from New Zealand by Rocket Lab earlier this month. The launch and early operations...

Terran Orbital subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems has partnered with 3D-printed telecommunications equipment provider SWISSto12 to manufacture mini-GEO satellites, the companies announced Aug. 29. Tyvak will provide mission operations, platform, and payload expertise,...