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Cloud Constellation and Arch Mission Foundation have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the Foundation’s vision to archive humanity’s knowledge in space. Cloud Constellation will make its SpaceBelt services available for […]

Thales appointed Phillippe Carette as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the InFlyt Experience business, which provicers connect in-flight entertainment systems and services. He replaces Dominique Giannoni, who took a new leadership […]

Capricorn Space secured licenses from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), allowing the company to establish ground infrastructure to support a diverse range of satellite missions. Founded in early […]

Arianespace successfully launched four more satellites in the Galileo constellation. The launch happened today at 8:25 a.m. GMT-3 from the Guiana Space Center. Today’s launch was the 99th mission by […]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 10 Iridium Next satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), even under harsh weather conditions. The launch happened today at 4:39 a.m. PDT at Vandenberg Air […]

Connectivity solutions provider KVH Industries recently hit a milestone, as it has shipped 8,000 mini Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems. The TracPhone V-series satellite communications antenna systems uses advanced […]

Global networking intelligence and security solution provider Allot Communications revealed today that Russian satellite operator Amtel-Svyaz has implemented the Allot Service Gateway (SG), including Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS Secure), […]

U.K.-based Sky and Space Global (SAS), which works to provide affordable communications to the world’s equatorial regions, is stepping up its efforts to bring nanosatellite-based communications to the Caribbean. SAS […]

Japanese space debris-removal company Astroscale is leading a 4 million euros ($4.69 million) grant from the U.K. government to help establish a National In-Orbit Servicing Control Facility at Satellite Applications […]

Gilat Satellite Networks will be working with Telstra, a global telecommunications and technology service provider, on its 4G services in Australia. Telstra has chosen Gilat’s backhaul solution to expand its […]

Comtech Telecommunications will continue to provide the U.S. Army with mission-critical, highly mobile C4ISR solutions. During Comtech’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, its Command and Control Technologies group received […]

Northrop Grumman hired Nick Chaffey as chief executive for the United Kingdom and Europe, effective Aug. 28, 2018. He will play a large role supporting the company’s current programs, developing […]

AT&T is deploying public safety’s Band 14 spectrum as part of its FirstNet build. The build out will be validated by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), and will […]

Iridium has been boosted with addition of another Iridium Certus service provider. Rockwell Collins will add the Iridium Certus service to its suite of aircraft connectivity applications for commercial, government, […]

Telesat successfully launched its new Telstar 19 Vantage High Throughput Satellite (HTS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon Rocket. Liftoff occurred on Sunday, Jul. 22, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Telstar […]

SES is hoping it will see significant growth in the networks side of its business over the next few years. This would show that satellite operators could grow revenues away […]

ESI’s vibro-acoustic simulation software VA was used to successfully complete a European Space Agency (ESA) contract. German space application provider Space Structures, a customer of ESI, completed a carbon-fiber composite […]

Metal additive manufacturing solution provider Sciaky, a subsidiary of Phillips Services Industries (PSI), achieved qualification with its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) process. This follows the competition of qualification testing […]

A new integral partnership is helping to develop the European Commission’s initiative of a Single European Sky. Single European Sky Air Traffic Management System (SESAR) Deployment Manager and the European […]

Geospatial intelligence solutions startup Ursa Space Systems received $5.7 million in new venture funding, led by RRE Ventures, with participation from S&P Global and Paladin Capital Group. The funding follows […]

U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, introduced legislation that codifies an existing federal cyber security program and ensures that it is continues to evolve to changing threats. The bill is focused on the […]

Australia and Singapore rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has appointed two high profile women to its advisory board. Col. Pamela Melroy and Dava Newman will join its advisory board, as […]

NASA is promoting a new toolkit that will make it easier for commercial companies than ever to search, utilize and analyze data that NASA produces. Previously, free and open remote-sensing […]

The World Teleport Association (WTA) revealed that Central European Telecom Services (CETel) achieved Tier Three full certification of its teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. CETel became the eighth European […]

Through a partnership with Viasat, Finnair has launched a new high-speed internet service on its narrow-body Airbus fleet on European flights. From today onwards, Finnair customers will enjoy in-flight internet […]

  As part of the Beam Hopping Emulator for Satellite Systems (BEHOP) project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in conjunction with […]

It has been a momentous week for the U.K. space industry with the government unveiling ambitious plans to take the industry to the next level. Scotland in particular is on […]

Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, received a $2.3 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor. The order specified […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) is encouraging U.S regulators to protect satellite spectrum and services to ensure greater access to broadband. The SIA testified before the U.S. House Energy and […]

CACI International announced has been awarded a task order by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to develop advanced electronic communications systems in support […]