E-letter: News Feed
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Imagery and Sensing
Iceye, RS Metrics Provide Global Iron Ore Stockpile Monitoring
Iceye signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with RS Metrics to jointly offer to the commodities market the world’s first global Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)-based iron ore inventories dataset with […]
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Finance
Spire Global to Open New Washington DC Office
Spire Global revealed that it is opening a new office in Washington D.C. metro area, specifically in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The new office represents the third U.S. office for the […]
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Connectivity
Gary Shapiro Calls 5G “Battleground” Between US and China
The collection of new cellular and networking technologies and standards known as 5G is the latest battleground between the United States and China on the world stage, and at stake […]
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Finance
Maxar Continues to See Revenues Decrease in Q3 2019
Maxar Technologies reported its financial results for the Third Quarter (Q3) ended Sept. 30, in which revenues declined declined 5.9 percent to $479 million, compared to Q3 2018. The decrease […]
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Finance
Telesat Reports Continued Revenue Increase in Q3 2019
Telesat revealed its financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, the three month period ended Sept. 30, in which it reported consolidated revenue of $180 million ($237 million CAD), […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Upgrades FAA’s Navigation System
Raytheon delivered the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) 6 satellite navigation payload to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to broadcast the WAAS message, which corrects errors […]
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Connectivity
InterSAT Uses Hughes Jupiter System in Sub-Saharan Africa
African internet solution provider InterSAT Communication Services FZCO selected Hughes‘ Jupiter System to power its new SkyFi satellite broadband service for consumers and micro/small-to-medium enterprises (MSME/SME) across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]
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Mobility
Are UAVs Properly Tested, or is Development Rushed?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones have seen a significant increase in applications across all segments — government as well as commercial. The use of UAVs is no longer a […]
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Launch
US Air Force, Aerospace Corporation CubeSats Ready for Launch
The Rogue CubeSat Program, a dual cube satellite program co-developed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and The Aerospace Corporation, finished preparations for launch and was […]
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Technology
Orbital Insight, Booz Allen Work on AI for US DoD
Orbital Insight is partnering with Booz Allen to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms on its new software platform, Modzy. The U.S. executive branch and the Department of Defense (DoD) have […]
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Launch
China Launches Gaofen-7 Earth Observation Satellite
On Sunday, China launched a new Earth Observation (EO) satellite, Gaofen-7, which aims to play an important role in land surveying and mapping, urban and rural construction, and statistical investigation, […]
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Mobility
Nokia, Innventure Collaborate on Satcom Technology
Nokia and Innventure, which commercializes technologies, established a relationship designed to accelerate commercialization of Nokia Bell Labs satellite communications technology and intellectual property in areas beyond Nokia core businesses. The […]
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Cybersecurity
Satellite and New Worlds Collide at CyberSat 2019
Regardless of the industry, cybersecurity is a hot topic. We are living in an age where espionage or attacks are more likely to take place in cyberspace than in tangible […]
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Finance
Ball Names Dave Kaufman as COO
Ball Aerospace revealed that Dr. Dave Kaufman has been named COO, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Kaufman joined Ball Aerospace in 2000 as senior program and capture manager, national security space. […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force Works With Lunar Resources, Rhea Space Activity
The U.S. Air Force selected Lunar Resources and Rhea Space Activity (RSA) to further develop their new concept for the deployment of a variety of defense-focused, space-based, orbital platforms. A research […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Soar Partners With China Siwei on Satellite Imagery
Digital mapping and imagery company Soar revealed a strategic partnership with the China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology, a part of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Soar, which […]
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Imagery and Sensing
California Fires Imaged From ISS and Satellites
From the ground, the scenes of California’s wildfires are terrifying, but looking down from high above reveals the massive and horrific scale of the blazes. The International Space Station and […]
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Government/Military
Via TV: RSCC Discusses State of Russian Space Industry
The Russian space industry faces a number of challenges over the next few years. It will look to embrace the power of satellite technologies to reduce the digital divide […]
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Government/Military
Telesat’s LEO System Tested for Government Applications
Telesat and NSSLGlobal completed live testing with multiple government customers using Telesat’s Phase 1 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. During this testing, the companies confirmed the the ultra-low latency of Telesat’s […]
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Government/Military
US Navy Picks Blue Canyon for CIRCE Mission
Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) was selected by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to support a combined initiative between the U.S. Department of the Navy and the U.K. Ministry of […]
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People
Women in Aerospace Announce Award Winners
Women in Aerospace (WIA), a professional organization dedicated to expanding women’s opportunities for leadership, education, and visibility in the aerospace community, honored five women for their contributions to the aerospace […]
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Mobility
KVH Reveals TracVision UHD7 Antenna
KVH Industries introduced the TracVision UHD7, a 60 centimeter (cm) marine satellite TV antenna. It is designed to provide boat owners, charter yacht guests, and commercial vessel crews with access […]
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Finance
Eutelsat Sees Q1 2019 Revenue Dip, Attributes Data and Video
Eutelsat Communications reported financial results for the First Quarter (Q1) 2019, ended Sept. 30. The company saw Q1 revenues drop to $352.6 million (316.5 euros), or a 6.5 percent decrease, […]
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Launch
Astrocast Signs Launch Agreement With D-Orbit
Astrocast and D-Orbit signed an agreement for the launch and deployment of ten Astrocast nanosatellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), through D-Orbit ‘s InOrbit Now Launch Service. The agreement calls […]
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Mobility
Gilat, China Satcom Deploy DVB-S2X Technology
Gilat Satellite Networks and China Satellite Communications will work in partnership to enable and deploy Gilat’s DVB-S2X technologies throughout China while supporting all business verticals. The companies had already established […]
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Finance
York Space Systems Expands Production Facilities
York Space Systems revealed plans for the expansion of its production facilities to expedite the mass manufacturing of the S-Class platform, escalating production capabilities from ten satellites per year to […]
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Mobility
SES Highlights New Satellite Industry 5G, Digital Divide Opportunities at DC5G
While telcos and cellular operators plan to pitch next-generation 5G services to municipal government officials and business owners from large, densely-populated cities, satellite operators such as SES will be using […]
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Uncategorized
Eutelsat Orders Eutelsat 10B, Gogo Revealed as Customer
Eutelsat Communications signed a letter of agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the procurement of Eutelsat 10B, a new all-electric satellite built on the Spacebus NEO platform. Scheduled to be […]
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Government/Military
C-Band Alliance Proposes to Clear 300 MHz for 5G
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) revealed that it will commit to clear 300 Megahertz (MHz) of C-band spectrum to support fast 5G wireless deployment throughout the continental U.S. In an updated […]
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Finance
Intelsat Reduces Net Loss in Q3 2019
Intelsat reported revenue of $506.7 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, or its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, a decrease of 6 percent compared to same period in 2018. […]





























