E-letter: News Feed
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Finance
Avanti Communications Sees Revenue Growth in Q3, Remains Optimistic for Q4
Avanti Communications Group issued an update for the quarter ended Sept. 30 and post quarter to date, in which it saw strong revenue growth in Q3 2018. Revenue for the 3 […]
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Mobility
ITC Global to Continue Providing Connectivity to Air Niugini Headquarters
ITC Global was awarded a two-year contract renewal by Air Niugini to provide communications services to its corporate headquarters in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), via ITC Global’s Very Small […]
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Launch
Thales Alenia Space Practicing Prudent Optimism for GEO
According to the star-gazing horoscope aficionados, Leo is action-oriented, loves to be in the limelight and has a distinct strength, able to earn “king of the jungle” status. Applied to […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa Launches in Democratic Republic of Congo
Konnect Africa, Eutelsat‘s African continent satellite broadband initiative, launched its satellite internet access offerings in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Konnect Africa is working with a large network of local partners […]
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Launch
ISRO Launches Fleet Space’s Centauri I Nanosatellite
Fleet Space Technologies successfully launched its Centauri I nanosatellite aboard the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) PSLV-C43 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Centauri I […]
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Mobility
Speedcast Reveals Fleet Xpress Dual Antenna Solution
Speedcast International launched a new dual antenna solution for Fleet Xpress customers. These solutions can be installed onboard commercial maritime vessels, adventure cruise ships, and offshore supply vessels. With dual Ka-Band […]
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Finance
Dish Appoints Colorado State CIO as Chief Digital Officer
Dish appointed Suma Nallapati to Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO), reporting to Dish Chief Information Officer (CIO) Atilla Tinic. Nallapati currently serves on Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s cabinet as Secretary of Technology and State […]
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Connectivity
CyberSat 2018 Panel Calls for Greater Cybersecurity Initiative
As cybersecurity becomes an increasingly important piece of the space puzzle, it’s crucial that government and organizations not only understand what’s at stake — but how things actually work. Cybersecurity […]
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Launch
SpaceX Delays SmallSat Express Mission Once Again
SpaceX delayed the scheduled launch of the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission, which was set for Wednesday Nov. 28. The satellites would have been carried on a Falcon 9 rocket, lifting […]
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Technology
Amazon Web Services Reveals AWS Ground Station Program
Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed its new AWS Ground Station program, which will take advantage of Lockheed Martin‘s new Verge antenna network. Through this integration, customers using AWS Ground Station gain the […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Contributes $1.5 Million to New UCF Cyber Innovation Lab
Lockheed Martin is contributing $1.5 million to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for the development of a new cyber innovation lab that aims to foster the next generation of […]
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Connectivity
Sky and Space Enters Latin America Distribution Agreement with Globalsat
In a major milestone, Sky and Space Global (SAS) signed a strategic distribution agreement with Globalsat Group for the provision of its connectivity services, including Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet […]
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Government/Military
Telesat’s LEO System to Support DARPA’s Blackjack Program
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to Telesat, involving its commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Telesat will undertake investigations that could lead to the […]
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Launch
SSTL Announces 2021 Lunar Communications Satellite Mission
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) is designing a low cost 35 kilogram lunar communications satellite mission called DoT-4, targeted for a 2021 launch. DoT-4 aims to provide the communications relay back […]
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Government/Military
Seakr to Build Satcom Capabilities for US Air Force
Seakr Engineering has been awarded a contract to define requirements and build digital processing system prototypes for protected satellite communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s InSight Finally Lands on Mars
After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. A few minutes after landing, InSight sent the official “beep” to NASA to signal that […]
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Government/Military
Top USCYBERCOM Official Talks Threats to Satellites at CyberSat
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Executive Director David Luber sees increasingly dangerous cyber-attacks and believes that greater collaboration between government and industry will be required to counter threats. “It is a […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force Exercises Options on SMC Space Systems Contracts
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded Colorado Springs-based CACI NSS a $63,267,131 fixed-price-incentive firm-target modification contract to upgrade, maintain, and support its consolidated Air Force […]
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Government/Military
Hughes Picks Terminals for Coast Guard Airborne Network
Hughes Defense Systems has subcontracted GetSAT’s MilliSAT L/W terminal as the beyond line of sight (BLOS) SatCom component for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Airborne Communications network, supporting Intelligence, Surveillance and […]
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Connectivity
Speedcast Brings Digital DTH to Malaysia
Speedcast has partnered with MYTV Broadcasting (MYTV) to work on a three-year project that aims to switch Malaysia’s Direct to Home (DTH) television network from analog to digital. MYTV, a […]
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Government/Military
Ethiopia Confirms Details of First Weather Satellite Launch
The Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) announced that the nation’s first satellite — a weather monitoring spacecraft — will be launched next year from anunnamed site in China. […]
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Mobility
Inmarsat Signs Agreements with 5 ANSPs for Iris Program
Inmarsat signed agreements with five major Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSPs) in support of the Iris program, which aims to modernize Air Traffic Management (ATM) across Europe. DFS (Germany), ENAIRE […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Arianespace Launches 2nd Moroccan Earth Observation Satellite
Arianespace successfully launched the Mohammed VI – B Earth observation satellite on Tuesday at 10:42 p.m. local time from the Guiana Space Center (CSG). The satellite was developed for Morocco by […]
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Imagery and Sensing
China Launches Earth Observation Satellite and 4 Nanosatellites
China launched its Shiyan-6 Earth observation satellite, along with four nanosatellites. The satellites were carried on a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at […]
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Finance
CropIn Raises $8 Million to Develop New Agriculture Technology
CropIn Technology Solutions, an agriculture technology startup, has raised $8 million (INR 58 crores) in a Series B financing from Chiratae Ventures and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic […]
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Connectivity
Speedcast Begins Installation of Telecom Systems for Gas Platform
Speedcast International has entered the next phase in a long-term, multi-solution telecommunication systems integration project. The company completed factory acceptance testing and has begun the installation phase for a natural gas […]
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Government/Military
Goonhilly Joins New Australian Research Center Initiative
Goonhilly Earth Station joined the consortium backing the SmartSat Co-Operative Research Center (CRC), a proposed space research initiative which plans to drive the Australian space industry through satellite technologies and analytics. […]
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Mobility
Gilat Receives DO-160 Certification for Aero Terminal
AirMedia Group revealed that Gilat Satellite Networks, a strategic partner of the company’s subsidiary, Air Esurfing (ARE), received the DO-160 certification for Gilat’s Ku-/Ka-dual-band aero terminal. AirMedia Chief Operating Officer (COO) Grant Zhou […]
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Launch
First Satellite Using Accion Systems Engine Lifts Off
The first satellite with Accion Systems engines launched from New Zealand last week. The satellite launched, Irvine 01, was built by high school students and will take pictures of Venus […]
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Mobility
Globalstar’s Spot Devices Surpass Billion Messages Transmitted
Spot, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar and a provider of satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that Spot has reached a new milestone, surpassing one billion messages transmitted […]





























