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In its financial results for the second quarter, DigitalGlobe reported a 28 percent increase in overall revenue driven largely by the company’s acquisition of The Radiant Group and strong performance […]

Star Navigation Systems has confirmed the first order for Star V-trk units, the company’s newest tracking and monitoring equipment for airborne applications. Tianjin Zhonglian Tiantong Space Technology (ZLT), Star’s distributor […]

Hispasat has signed a collaboration agreement with Spain’s Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality to join the project for implementing an anonymous curriculum vitae model for hiring personnel. The […]

India is seen as one of the fastest-growing satellite DTH markets in the world. At the beginning of this revolution, Via Satellite spoke with media tycoon Subhash Chandra about his […]

Sierra Nevada Corporation has selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) commercially developed Atlas 5 rocket to launch the first two missions of its Dream Chaser cargo system in support of NASA’s […]

OptimEra in Alaska is leveraging SES Networks’ new managed infrastructure service and a full 72MHz transponder to improve broadband connectivity speed 10-fold throughout the remote port city of Unalaska, and […]

Intelsat announced three new leadership appointments expected to drive product development, innovation and growth for the organization and its customers. Under the new structure, Jean-Philippe Gillet will lead the broadband […]

Kaman Precision Products announced the availability of its KD-5100 differential measurement system, which provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change. According to the company, due to its small size […]

Cloud Constellation has partnered with Turkish satcom company Teknomobil to resell its Space Belt data services to customer markets in Turkey and the Middle East. Cloud Constellation is a startup […]

Launched in June for general aviation customers, Rock Seven has now made its RockAIR tracking system available for land-based applications. According to the company, the move is a result of […]

Big Bend Telephone Company in Texas has become the first commercial user of the Explorer MSAT-G3 system for the next generation Mobile Satellite (MSAT) service, which combines Cobham Satcom’s Push-to-Talk […]

The Australian Defense Force (ADF) is expanding its global satellite investment with a $175 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide network management capability for Australia’s participation in the Wideband Global […]

Orbital Insight announced it has appointed Chris Incardona as vice president of public sector and strategic program development. In his new role, Incardona will pursue clientele in the defense, intelligence, […]

To combat the slowdown in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite orders, Boeing Satellite Systems International is rapidly implementing new technology in its satellite designs and manufacturing processes, Mark Spiwak, the […]

A communications satellite developed by NASA was damaged last Friday at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. According to NASA, the incident involved the satellite’s Omni S-band antenna and occurred […]

Kubos has announced the release of KubOS 1.0, which according to the company is the first complete, end-to-end software solution for small spacecraft. The operating software can be downloaded from […]

Raytheon delivered updates to its Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) for the current 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, providing meteorologists faster, more accurate forecasting of tropical storms and hurricanes. The […]

JLG Industries has selected Orbcomm to provide an end-to-end telematics solution platform for its global fleet of aerial work platforms and telehandlers. Orbcomm’s PT 7000 solution will provide global wireless […]

ETL Systems has announced that General Dynamics and the Canadian Armed Forces will use its Radio Frequency (RF) equipment for in-service support of the Mercury Global Anchor Segment (MGAS). The […]

The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the successful launch of two Norwegian microsatellites developed and built by SFL for the Norwegian Space Center with support from the Norwegian Coastal Authority, […]

Joyne, a new multi-channel TV venture for Dutch viewers and the country’s recreational market, has selected the Eutelsat 9B satellite as its platform to reach viewers in the Netherlands and […]

SpacePath Communications is launching a new range of Intelligent Frequency Converters (IFC) featuring a hot swappable One Rack Unit (1RU) system design. According to SpacePath, the 1:1 redundant, hot swappable […]

Microsoft wants to close the United States’ broadband gap by 2022, and intends to leverage unused TV spectrum as a core part of its strategy to bring internet to rural […]

The Luxembourg Parliament adopted a draft law on the exploration and use of space resources. The country is thus the first in Europe to offer a legal framework ensuring that […]

Aireon announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). SANS is managing one of the largest […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman has formally accepted Kratos’ Advanced Space Radio Monitoring System (ASRMS). The multi-million-dollar project […]

Arabsat has announced that Berbere TV, a North African commercial broadcaster, has made an arrangement to broadcast from Arabsat’s Badr 5 satellite.  The Badr 5 Maghreb Bouquet will broadcast Berbere TV, […]

Between the launch of a new communications satellite this month, ChinaSat 9A, and researchers’ refinement of satellite quantum teleportation, all eyes are on China’s satellite and space industry right now. […]

Orbital ATK’s lawsuit against the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in which it sought to join DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program, has been dismissed by the […]

GomSpace A/S, a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore […]