E-letter: Briefs

Arianespace has announced that it will launch BSAT-4b as part of a turnkey contract between Japanese satellite operator B-SAT and Maxar’s California-based satellite manufacturer SSL. Since the creation of B-SAT,...

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, has announced that with the complete integration of its WorldView-4 satellite imagery into SecureWatch, the company’s cloud-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) platform, customers can now access...

David Hartshorn, secretary general of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) for two decades, has surprisingly decided to step down. The GVF announced Hartshorn’s shock resignation on April 19. The GVF...

Raytheon announced it has built two small, Polar Scout satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration. The satellites have flexible radio frequency...

NanoRacks is partnering with Altec and Thales Alenia Space to pursue further opportunities at the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, NanoRacks will be staffing its first formal European-based...

RigNet aims to strengthen its position in the oil and gas market with two major new acquisitions in the United States: Automation Communications Engineering (Auto-Comm), a diversified telecommunications services company,...

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has announced some key new business in Asia. The company, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, has received orders of approximately...

EarthNow has announced it intends to deploy a large constellation of advanced imaging satellites that will deliver real-time, continuous video of almost anywhere on Earth. The latest company to spin-out...

Ruag Space has signed an agreement to become York Space Systems’ sole supplier of separation systems for the S-Class spacecraft platform. As part of the collaboration, Ruag will develop a...

Eutelsat has sold its stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat for just more than 300 million euros ($371.24 million). Eutelsat had held a 33.69 percent stake the Spanish operator. The...