E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Italian startup Leaf Space has raised $1.1 million to fund a telecommunication service dedicated specifically for small satellite operators. RedSeed Ventures, an Italian venture capital firm, led...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne is increasing its presence at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to handle assembly and testing of the AR1 advanced liquid rocket engine. The company...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] The U.K. Ministry of Defence has renewed a contract worth $20.4 million (£15.7 million) with Airbus Defence and Space to provide the core WelComE welfare service to...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] Beximco Communications, a joint venture of Beximco Holdings and GS Group has revealed its content strategy for RealVU, its recently established DTH platform. RealVU is the first...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] NSSLGlobal has formed a strategic alliance with specialist Norwegian satcom reseller FleetCom that will see the company selling NSSLGlobal’s full range of maritime VSAT solutions in Norway. FleetCom will also...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] Marlink has unveiled Smalltrack, a new compact location-based tracking device operating on the Iridium satellite network. The device can be used in any location without connecting to...

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Counting more than 3,600 SmallSats expected to launch over the next 10 years, research firm Euroconsult anticipates the manufacturing and launch market value of SmallSats will total...

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Thales Alenia Space has created an Innovation Cluster tasked with accelerating the development of innovative projects. The cluster is open to all employees, at all levels across...

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] StarTimes, one of the fastest-growing operators of digital TV networks in Africa, has renewed capacity contracts on two Eutelsat satellites as well as agreements for uplinking services...

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) is acquiring U.K. satellite broadband provider Avonline Broadband for an initial consideration of $13 million, using existing cash resources and a new financing...