E-letter: News Feed

Orbcomm announced that it has acquired Blue Tree Systems, based in Galway, Ireland, along with its subsidiaries in the United States, Germany and France. Blue Tree provides transportation management solutions […]

Thai startup mu Space will launch a Ku-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) using Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, revealed mu Space founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Yenbamroong. In […]

Elon Musk has been very vocal about his ambitions to conduct human spaceflight missions to Mars. To achieve the cost savings necessary to turn his plans into a reality, SpaceX […]

Satcom amplifier manufacturer SpacePath Communications has acquired the satellite amplifier portfolio of Tango Wave. Tango Wave offers uplink amplifiers and sub-systems with small, lightweight, high efficiency designs. Per the acquisition, […]

[View the story “ILS Proton Successfully Orbits AsiaSat 9 Satellite” on Storify]

Ursa Space Systems has announced the release of its Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Oil Storage Report. Following China and the Caribbean, MENA is the third region in Ursa’s expansion to global […]

Using its Modular Architecture Propulsion System (MAPS) technology, PacSci EMC successfully fired a series of solid rocket motors to both point and significantly change its PacSciSat satellite’s orbital velocity. MAPS […]

As Puerto Rico grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s widespread destruction, network managers in the country are working around the clock to restore critical communications avenues. In this article […]

Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace have signed a launch contract for two Cosmo-SkyMed Second-Generation (CSG) satellites manufactured for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense. The […]

Carnival has announced MedallionNet, a connectivity service enabled by SES Networks that will provide guests with high-speed and high bandwidth Wi-Fi aboard its cruise ships. The service will collectively leverage […]

Philippine Airlines has tasked SITAOnAir to upgrade the airline’s existing Boeing B777 fleet equipped with Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband to Inmarsat’s GX Aviation, as well as line-fit Philippine Airlines’ new Airbus A350s […]

Eutelsat is gearing up for commercial launch of the Travelxp 4K channel at its Hotbird video neighborhood on Oct. 1. Travelxp 4K, a 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) channel, will […]

Unlike the aftermath of Hurricane Celia in 1970, the last major storm to hit South Texas, satellite technology played a major role in Hurricane Harvey. Satellite imagery was significantly important, both before and after the storm. In addition, on-the-scene news reporting, ad hoc data communications to support government and relief organizations, and the restoral of banking and retail point of sale networks couldn’t have happened without satellite technology. Sometimes you have to view life through the lens of a disaster to appreciate how much we rely on satellite communications.

South Australian startup Inovor Technologies has signed a letter of intent with Sitael to jointly establish a multi-million dollar company in South Australia to design and manufacture nanosatellites, microsatellites, minisatellites […]

Regulators at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are concerned that SpaceX’s proposed broadband megaconstellation could lead to interference with competing systems. The constellation, dubbed “StarLink” according to trademark filings, […]

Iridium announced a new long-term agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery to bring Iridium network capacity to Hitachi’s Global e-Service construction machinery management system. By integrating Iridium connectivity, Hitachi will now […]

The government of Luxembourg has deployed its emergency.lu Rapid Response Kit to provide vital satellite-enabled connectivity to the coordination center in Dominica following the devastation brought by the Category 5 […]

Unit45 has selected Orbcomm to provide its end-to-end telematics solution and Cloud platform for remote container monitoring and control. Unit45’s diesel-electric containers, which provide maximum capacity and cargo stability ideal […]

Mitsubishi Electric announced it began field-testing autonomous driving technology on highways using a Centimeter-Level Augmentation Service (CLAS) broadcast from the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The company will conduct driving tests […]

As Samsung’s vice president of networks strategy, Alok Shah has had a pivotal role in determining the company’s approach to the 5G rollout. Shah will be participating in the “Evolution […]

Rocket Lab announced it will fly payloads for Planet and Spire aboard its upcoming second test flight, dubbed “Still Testing,” from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) signed an agreement in Adelaide at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) to provide Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) a 10 percent share of […]

Datagroup has selected the VT iDirect platform and its new series of Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) remotes, the iQ Series, to offer new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services […]

Microsemi has introduced a new solution called BlueSky GPS Firewall, which is designed to provide security protection for GPS-delivered Position, Navigation And Timing (PNT) data. According to Microsemi, BlueSky can […]

The Australian government used the opening of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, South Australia, to announce it would establish a national space agency. The announcement follows months of […]

ViaSat has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) milestones for the ViaSat 3 class spacecraft. The company successfully completed the payload CDR last week, and when combined with the successful […]

SRT Marine Systems announced that it will build and launch its own maritime monitoring satellite constellation called Ocean-Scan. The satellites will provide enhanced global vessel detection and tracking and a […]

Cubic has deployed its Gatr satellite antennas as well as personnel to support hurricane disaster recovery operations in the Caribbean. Working with several of its global disaster relief customers, Cubic’s […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully orbited a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Saturday, Sept. 23 from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. According to NRO, the mission, […]

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has produced some of the most intense weather events seen in generations. Amidst the destruction, NOAA’s new GOES 16 weather satellite has proved to be […]