E-letter: News Feed

Panasonic Avionics completed a major network upgrade in January that will allow its airline customers to take better advantage of its sprawling High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity. The upgrade will […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a 25 million euro ($31 million) contract in Beijing with Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology (21AT) to provide data from a new Earth […]

SSL announced it is developing advanced space architectures and systems to assist the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center with exploring new enterprise-level solutions to enable resilient space […]

Avanti Communications has agreed to form a partnership with Global Partnership for Education (GPE), an international organization that ensures children across developing countries have access to quality education, to deliver […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions successfully completed Phase 1 of an Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) study contract that demonstrates a path forward to transition the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C), […]

It’s no secret that the satellite industry is in the midst of a major renaissance, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the birth of the industry 60 years […]

Last week, we published a new, exclusive interview with Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg talking about the operator’s plans for 2018, particularly around Low Earth Orbit (LEO). So, for our throwback […]

Telesat announced it will cooperate with OmniAccess to conduct live, over-the-air trials on the operator’s new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system. After one failed launch on a Soyuz 2 […]

TDC Group and MTG announced that the MTG operations MTG Nordic Entertainment and MTG Studios (jointly MTG Nordics) will be combined with TDC Group to form a fully convergent media […]

Despite January’s Zuma launch mishap, SpaceX is moving forward with its manifest on schedule, orbiting a new satellite for SES and the government of Luxembourg Wednesday afternoon. Kicking off the […]

KSAT has implemented ground station services out of the Svalbard Satellite Station for Airbus Defense and Space, ensuring access to every orbit (14 out of 14) for the company’s Spot […]

Airlines considering purchasing or operating the Boeing 737 MAX have a new option available when considering what type of satellite communications hardware to equip on the aircraft. Miami, Florida-based avionics […]

Akash Systems announced it has raised $3.1 million and closed its seed round funding. Led by Khosla Ventures, the seed round also included Social Capital, Data Collective, Ruvento Ventures, Sriram […]

SES Networks announced it will provide managed connectivity services to support the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project, a high-grade copper mine exploration. SES’ O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet will enable […]

A team of Old Dominion University (ODU) students is counting down to a launch date later this year when their CubeSat will be sent into orbit from the International Space […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that Greg Jones will join the company on Feb. 5 as senior vice president of strategy and business development. Jones will report directly to Chief Executive Officer […]

On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States launched its first successful satellite, Explorer 1, on a Jupiter C rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Missile Annex. The mission was a boon […]

Australia-based launch provider Gilmour Space successfully tested its first full-scale orbital engines at the turn of the new year, marking an important milestone in the company’s quest to begin launching […]

Quantenna Communications and Canal+ have announced a partnership on Canal+’s two new platforms, the G9 and G9-mini, based on Quantenna’s QSR1000 and QSR2000 chipsets. The newly announced Canal+ satellite Set-Top […]

Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA–Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for SmartSky Networks’ airborne 4G LTE network, awarding it to SmartSky’s manufacturing partner Avidyne Corporation for installation […]

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) networks and weapon systems remain vulnerable to adversarial cyber-attacks and programs, such as the Joint Regional Security Stacks and Cyber Protection Teams, and aren’t meeting […]

VT iDirect has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghalam, a Kazakhstan Airbus Defence and Space joint venture, to explore the development of next-generation ground technologies to support initiatives […]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of its Thuraya Tracking and Monitoring (T2M) service in conjunction with the launch of the first product release of the year, the T2M-DUAL […]

The U.S. government is considering building a national 5G network to counter the risks of China interfering on emerging technology such as, self-driving cars, IOT, or spying on phone calls. […]

Viasat has extended its nationwide fulfillment services agreement with Perfect 10, in advance of the commercial internet service launch on its ViaSat 2 satellite. The companies will extend their relationship to […]

Spacecom, together with the Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station (D-MARS), announced a joint experiment whereby the AMOS 7 satellite will provide communication links for analog astronauts located in a specially […]

Instant replay! Watch tonight’s flawless #Ariane5 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana, which commenced #Arianespace’s year-opening flight at the service of @SES_Satellites and @yahsatofficial. #VA241 #MissiontoSuccess pic.twitter.com/FOLv5ZtJVm — Stéphane […]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking the next step after listing cybersecurity as one of its top global risks for 2018 with the launch of a new Global Centre […]

Serco, a provider of professional, technology, and management services, has completed the acquisition of BTP Systems following the receipt of all regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The […]