E-letter: News Feed

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing a Delta IV Heavy rocket with a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload, NROL-44, for launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Aug. […]

Exolaunch revealed on Tuesday that it signed a launch agreement for two of Kepler’s 6U XL satellites. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration, and deployment services to Kepler’s satellites on […]

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes place in Germantown, Maryland, with Hughes Network Systems President Pradman Kaul. This may be one of my favorite TMCs as Kaul was eager to […]

The whole world has been completely disrupted by COVID-19 in the past six months, and unfortunately, the pandemic does not seem to be ending anytime soon. For some countries and […]

MediaTek reports it has conducted a successful trial of a 5G satellite Internet of Things (IoT) data connection. In a Wednesday release, MediaTek said it established a bi-directional link and […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded LinQuest Corporation $76 million for a contract modification. LinQuest will serve as the prime contractor, and will provide additional […]

Spacecom and Novelsat report they have demonstrated end-to-end video delivery over AMOS-17 High Throughput Satellite (HTS), from network core to network edge, serving user devices over a wireless network. They […]

SpaceChain U.K. Limited (SpaceChain) revealed on Wednesday the successful execution of the first multisignature blockchain transaction in space, marking the completion of a milestone supported by the European Space Agency […]

All industrial revolutions have had their economic successes and the space industry is no exception. At the same time, they have impacted the environment leading to the defining issue of […]

Flat panel antenna company Kymeta Corporation has acquired satellite service provider Lepton Global Solutions LLC, in a move that executives say will strengthen their go-to-market position with the u8 antenna […]

Skylo revealed on Tuesday that it is partnering with Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly known as Altair Semiconductor). Skylo and Sony say they are the first to develop and deploy cellular […]

Arabsat contracted Airbus to build the BADR-8 telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity at the BADR hotspot at 26 degrees East. Additionally, the BADR-8 satellite will be […]

c Monday. SpaceX launched the two satellites with Starlink satellites on Aug. 7, and three images were over Port Elizabeth in South Africa on Aug. 10.  Vice President of Space […]

SpaceX launched 58 Starlink satellites on Tuesday, along with three Planet SkySats. The Falcon 9 took off at 10:31 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center […]

Tom Walkinshaw is the founder and CEO of Alba Orbital, a startup specializing in building pocketqubes — small satellites that only measures 5 cm across. He started the company with […]

Intelsat has been selected to continue distributing content for ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) in Central Europe, Eastern Europe and across the Asia Pacific region, the operator announced Aug. 11.  In […]

CropX and irrigation systems company Reinke Manufacturing have formed a partnership to integrate their technologies to advance precision irrigation technology, the companies announced Monday.  CropX President John Vikupitz said the […]

Viasat revealed on Monday that its Mobile Dynamic Defense (MDD) cybersecurity software is available for the new Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition (TE) solution. Viasat’s MDD solution provides cyber protection, […]

Exolaunch will provide small satellite end-to-end launch services for Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA), a German launch services provider. Exolaunch will procure launch capacities from RFA. Exolaunch provides launch services, […]

Arianespace launched three spacecraft for Intelsat, SpaceLogistics LLC, and B-SAT on an Ariane 5 on Saturday, marking the launcher’s return to flight after the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French […]

Northrop Grumman conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory, Utah on Thursday. This variation of the company’s GEM 63 strap-on […]

Maxar Technologies hired Jim McClelland as vice president of it its newly established Mission Architecture function. McClelland most recently served as chief technology innovation officer at Airbus U.S., Space and […]

BlackSky has selected Atlas Space Operations to provide telemetry, commanding, and data support for the two satellites recently launched in its Earth imaging satellite constellation. Atlas said in a Friday […]

Azercosmos has signed a capacity agreement with iSAT Africa for capacity on the Azerspace-2 satellite. iSAT Africa, a data, video, and internet service provider, will use the capacity to provide […]

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) revealed two two new satellite platforms: the SN-200M satellite bus designed for Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and the SN-1000. These satellite platforms offer increased payload capacity for […]

Isotropic Systems appointed John-Paul (JP) Szczepanik as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Engineering. Szczepanik is an antenna development veteran and the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Phasor. Szczepanik will […]

The Mission-Critical Technologies group of Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded $20 million in additional funding from the U.S. Army for a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) contract. The additional funding, […]

Iridium is partnering with CLS Telemetry, Everywhere Communications, Marlink, M2M Connectivity, Rock Seven, and Tesacom to test its newest satellite Internet of Things (IoT) device Iridium Edge Solar.  The solar-powered […]

I have got to be honest, I am not on TikTok. But after this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC), I know someone who most definitely is! This week’s conversation is […]

It is fair to say 2020 has been widely chaotic, and that is no different for the space launch industry. The industry is facing a pandemic that affects the global […]