E-letter: News Feed
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Mobility
Hughes Launches Nationwide Internet Service in Mexico
Hughes Network Systems, launched HughesNet in Mexico, its flagship high-speed satellite internet service. The introduction of HughesNet marks the expansion of Hughes’ presence in Mexico, where the company offers commercial […]
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Connectivity
Viasat, Ubix Deploy Government Satellite Internet Service in Mexico
Viasat and Ubix, a wholesale satellite internet and telecommunications company, are collaborating with the Mexican government to connect government buildings, federal clinics and schools across Mexico, under the “Internet para […]
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Finance
Spire’s Receives More Than $40 Million in New Funding
Spire Global received more than $40 million in new funding from strategic partners including ITOCHU, Mitsui, and Scottish Investment Bank and financial investors led by the GPO Fund, Perennial Value […]
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Launch
Eutelsat Reveals ELO Constellation for the IoT Market
Eutelsat Communications revealed its ELO constellation project, targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) market. The ELO constellation aims offer global IoT coverage enabling objects to transmit data, regardless of their location. […]
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Launch
Spacebit, Astrobotic Bring 1st UK Commercial Payload to the Moon
U.K.-based Spacebit signed a joint agreement with Astrobotic to begin commercial and scientific lunar exploration with the first mission in 2021 on the Peregrine lunar lander. Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander […]
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Technology
ESA Selects AdaCore for Spacecraft Software Development Solution
The European Space Agency (ESA) selected AdaCore, a provider of software development and verification tools, to provide a qualified multitasking solution for spacecraft software development to support multiple ongoing and […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Orbital Micro Systems Opens the International Center for Earth Data
Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) opened the International Center for Earth Data (ICED) at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. A collaborative project between OMS, the University of Edinburgh, and the […]
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Government/Military
CTA’s Gary Shapiro: State, Local Governments Lagging on 5G Adoption
Consumer Technology Association (CTA) President and CEO and New York Times best-selling author Gary Shapiro is one of the most powerful tech industry voices in Washington D.C., representing more than […]
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Finance
Intelsat Sues OneWeb and Softbank
Intelsat accused OneWeb and Softbank Group of fraud, conspiracy, and breaching contract. The lawsuit was filed in the New York Supreme Court on Sept. 10. “Upon information and belief, SoftBank and […]
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Government/Military
Australia Joins NASA in Lunar Exploration and Beyond
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed his nation’s intention to join the United States’ Moon to Mars exploration approach, including NASA’s Artemis lunar program. The statement foresees potential Australian contributions […]
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Launch
Elon Musk Reveals SpaceX Starship Photos
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is talking up his Starship Mk1 prototype super-rocket in Texas, less than a week in advance of an eagerly awaited update on his plans for Starship […]
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Mobility
Hispasat, Bansat Provide Connectivity for Colombian Humanitarian Mission
Hispasat, together with Colombian satellite services provider Bansat, is helping to provide communications for a Colombian government humanitarian initiative called “Journey to the Heart of Atrato.” The expedition involves transporting […]
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People
10 Things We Learned at World Satellite Business Week
Another World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) wrapped up last week, and it represented the first chance in the fall for the satellite industry to get together and discuss the future […]
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Finance
Thaicom, RSCC to Develop Maritime Satcom Service
Thaicom Public Company Limited (THCOM) signed an Agreement of Intention with Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) to collaborate on the joint development of a service offering for maritime satellite broadband […]
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Finance
NanoRacks Opens Office in United Arab Emirates
NanoRacks is opening and staffing its first office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, a global tech ecosystem driven by Mubadala Investment Company, backed by the […]
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Connectivity
IKO Media, Visio Productions Distribute Channel over MEASAT-3A
IKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, and Visio Productions, international content producer, distributor, and channel operator of 4K Heritage have joined forces to […]
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Imagery and Sensing
China Launches 5 Remote Sensing Satellites
Five new remote-sensing satellites were launched on a Long March-11 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert on Thursday at 2:42 p.m. Beijing Time. The […]
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Finance
Satellite Manufacturers Enter a Whole New World
Satellite manufacturers are entering a new world, according to a panel at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) in Paris last week. Chris Johnson, president, Boeing Satellite Systems International, admitted that […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Reveals Organizational, Leadership Changes
Northrop Grumman revealed organization changes to its operating sectors to better align the company’s broad portfolio to serve its customers’ needs. In addition, Patrick Antkowiak, corporate vice president and chief […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab Readies US Launch Site
Rocket Lab and Virginia Space at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) completed a major construction milestone ahead of the first Electron launch from U.S. soil. The recent installation of the […]
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Finance
ESA Awards Funding to SpaceChain UK for Blockchain Technology
The European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications and Space Solutions, under its Kick-start Activity program, awarded funding to SpaceChain UK to further develop and identify commercial use-cases for its satellite […]
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Mobility
Speedcast, Nelco Awarded Connectivity Contract for Indian Cruise Line
Speedcast International and Indian Very Small Aperature Terminal (VSAT) service provider Nelco, a Tata enterprise, was awarded a new contract to deliver satellite communications onboard an Indian cruise line catering to […]
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Launch
Launchers Agree: GEO Glory Days Are Over
One of the highlights at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) last week in Paris was the much anticipated launch providers panel, as it featured multiple players from all over the […]
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Mobility
Ball Aerospace, Microsoft to Demonstrate Cloud Processing for US Air Force
Ball Aerospace and Microsoft were selected to demonstrate agile cloud processing capabilities in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Airbus Subsidiary UP42 Launches Data and Analytics Platform
UP42, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, formally launched its commercial data and analytics platform and marketplace. UP42 opens up access for the first time to geodata and processing […]
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Launch
Virgin Galactic Completes Milestone In SpaceShipTwo Assembly
Virgin Galactic mated the fuselage and cabin of its next spaceship to the completed wing assembly. In addition, the two tail booms have been mated to the spaceship’s rear feather flap […]
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Launch
HawkEye 360 Awards Manufacturing Contract to UTIAS SFL
HawkEye 360 awarded the manufacturing contract for its next generation of satellites the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS SFL). Enabled by HawkEye 360’s $70 […]
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Government/Military
US DHS Selects Hughes for Tactical Satcom Contract
Hughes Network Systems was selected as an awardee under the $3 billion U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tactical Communications Equipment and Services II (TacCom II) contract vehicle. The follow-on […]
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Finance
ST Engineering’s iDirect Government Acquires Glowlink
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) revealed that its U.S. subsidiary, iDirect Government (iDirectGov), acquired 100 percent ownership of Glowlink Communications Technology. This acquisition was carried out by way of a […]
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Imagery and Sensing
EOS Launches Digital Agriculture Platform
EOS Earth Observing System, a retailer for remote sensing satellite data, launched its digital agriculture platform — EOS Crop Monitoring — for the North American market. It combines Artificial Intelligence […]




























