E-letter: News Feed
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Imagery and Sensing
Farmers Edge Offers Satellite Imagery for Specialty Crops
Farmers Edge is now offering satellite imagery and mapping technology for specialty crops. Growers gain access to FarmCommand, an integrated farm data management platform that includes a set of imagery-derived […]
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Technology
Cobham Introduces Two New Open Source Processor IP Cores
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions revealed Thursday that it has introduced two new offerings to its Cobham Gaisler family of Open Source IP Cores. The new LEON5 IP core implements the […]
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Finance
Forecast Predicts Smallsat Launch Service Revenues Will Top $28 Billion by 2030
In a recent analysis, Frost & Sullivan forecasts that 20,425 satellites will be launched between 2019 and 2033, with North America leading the way, followed by Europe. The company says […]
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Government/Military
Capella Space Becomes First Commercial SAR Provider to Work With NRO
Capella Space, which provides Earth observation imagery, has signed a contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), to study the integration of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery into the […]
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Finance
Has Salary Growth for Satellite Engineers Stalled in a Seller’s Market?
Amid a strong economy, salary growth over time for in-demand satellite engineers may be lagging behind overall wage growth. The Washington Post recently ran a story on the Labor Department’s […]
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Launch
Blue Origin Launches 6th Consecutive Mission for Reusable New Shepard Rocket
Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-12 mission, launching its ninth commercial payload and 100th customer into orbit on a New Shepard rocket. This was the sixth consecutive launch of […]
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Mobility
Iridium Names its First Seven GMDSS Maritime Service Partners
Satellite operator Iridium Communications revealed its first seven authorized Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service partners. Beginning in the first half of 2020, Arion Communications, AST, Marlink, Marsat, […]
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Government/Military
HawkEye 360 to Conduct RF Signal Research for U.S. Intelligence Community
Data Analytics satellite company HawkEye 360 won a commercial RF survey study contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the company announced Dec. 11. HawkEye 360 will examine the integration […]
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Finance
Report: Despite Dish, Sprint, T-Mobile Deal, M&A Totals Dropped in Q3 2019
Though the 2019 third fiscal quarter delivered very notable mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly Dish Network’s $5 billion asset transaction with Sprint and T-Mobile and Broadcom’s $10 billion-plus acquisition of […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX’s Elon Musk to Keynote SATELLITE 2020
SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk will appear as a keynote speaker at the SATELLITE 2020 Conference and Exhibition on Monday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST at the […]
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Imagery and Sensing
CropX Forms Major Precision Agriculture Partnership in Central America
Agricultural analytics company CropX has partnered with Costa Rican agroforestry equipment vendor FarmAgro to provide satellite-powered precision agriculture tools to farmers in Central America. The partners will deploy applications such […]
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Launch
Blue Origin Postpones NS-12 Launch
Blue Origin has pushed back its NS-12 mission on a New Shepard rocket to Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11:00 a.m. EST due to unfavorable weather conditions. “We are continuing to […]
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Finance
Trisept and Satellite Applications Partnership Aims to Build Space Access in the UK
TriSept Corporation has signed a comprehensive teaming agreement with Satellite Applications (SA) Catapult to explore missions and space access across the U.K. space industry. The TriSept and SA Catapult alliance will […]
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Connectivity
Capricorn Selects Hardware Supplier for its Australian Satellite Teleport
Capricorn Space has contracted antenna systems supplier ViaLite to install RF- over-fiber links at its new Australian teleport, ViaLite announced Dec. 10. ViaLite said that it would supply lossless, […]
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Connectivity
Microsoft, Dell CTOs on the Digital Innovation Frontier
Microsoft Azure wants to craft its own space business vertical. But instead of building their own satellites, they’ve opted to build the business through partnerships. William Chappell, CTO of Microsoft […]
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Launch
SpaceChain Sends First Blockchain Tech to the ISS
Blockchain hardware wallet technology from SpaceChain has reached the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of a CRS-19 commercial resupply service mission. According to SpaceX, […]
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Launch
Collins Aerospace Awards Contracts to Sypris Electronics
Sypris Electronics has received contract awards from Collins Aerospace to manufacture and test electronic assemblies for the environmental control and life support, and the power management and distribution systems of […]
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Imagery and Sensing
MyRadar Launches Aircraft Tracking Satellite
Acme AtronOmatic, the makers of the MyRadar Weather Radar app, have launched a non-commercial, experimental communications satellite aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket with launch provider Alba Orbital. The launch event, […]
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Finance
SATELLITE Early Bird Deadline is Dec. 12
Once a year SATELLITE Conference & Exhibition gives you an opportunity to physically surround yourself with the people who are providing the market intelligence, inventing the technology, and driving the […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Protecting GPS Means Maintaining the “1 Decibel” Standard
The fundamentals of spectrum policy can be complicated and confusing, and, as the need for spectrum increases, it’s more important than ever to understand how and why our communication and […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab’s Successful Launch of 10th Electron Will Aid Recovery Plans
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 10th Electron spacecraft on Friday morning. The launch delivered payloads for Spaceflight and Alba Orbital. The mission, “Running Out of Fingers,” lifted off from Rocket […]
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Finance
Yahsat, Hughes Joint Venture Begins Operations in Brazil
Hughes Network Systems and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), commenced a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in Brazil on Friday. Operating under the name Hughes do Brasil, […]
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Launch
SpaceX Launches Dragon Spacecraft Resupply Mission
SpaceX launched its 19th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-19) on Friday at 17:29 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon separated from Falcon […]
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Technology
Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition launches for PlayStation, Xbox
Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition: Breaking Ground Expansion is now available for PlayStation4, PlayStation4 Pro and across the Xbox One family of devices. In the video game, made by Private […]
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Government/Military
The Consequences of WRC-19: Initial Observations
The 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), a “death-by-a-thousand-cuts” experience for the satellite industry held every four years by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has just wrapped up its latest get-together […]
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Mobility
Panasonic Avionics Delivers IFC via Eutelsat 10B Satellite
Panasonic Avionics signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications aims […]
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Finance
Comtech Revenues Increase in Q1 2020
Comtech Telecommunications reported its First Quarter (Q1) 2019 results, in which net sales saw a 5.9 percent increase year-over-year. Net sales for Q1 2020 were reported at $170.3 million, an […]
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Finance
York Space Systems Opens DC Office
York Space Systems, an aerospace company specializing in space segment customer solutions and the manufacturer of standardized spacecraft for deployment, opened its office in the Washington, D.C. area. The new […]
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Finance
Isotropic Systems Hires Scott Sprague as CCO
Isotropic Systems appointed satellite telecommunications executive Scott Sprague to CCO, effective immediately. Sprague will lead Isotropic Systems’ commercial activities worldwide. Sprague joins Isotropic with more than 40 years of experience […]
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Finance
Arabsat CEO Talks Potential LEO Plans
Arabsat is one of the world’s biggest operators, and a major player in both the Middle East and Africa. However, like most traditional Geostationary Orbit (GEO) operators, it faces decisions […]





























