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[Via Satellite 01-25-2016] Our second issue of Via Satellite Magazine in 2016 is fresh off the digital printing press, so to speak. In the February edition, we take a detailed...

[Via Satellite 01-22-2016] With the launch of the first European Data Relay System (EDRS) payload only a week away, the European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space and other partners...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2016] Norway-based Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is adapting its ground network to cater to the growing small satellite market. The company has launched 20 ground station sites across...

[Via Satellite 01-20-2016] In December last year the United Kingdom released its first national space policy, outlining the country’s political approach to space. Already an advanced nation in the space...

[Via Satellite 01-15-2016] NASA revealed Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and SpaceX as the winners of the long-awaited Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS 2) contract on Jan. 14. With...

[Via Satellite 01-14-2016] UltiSat, a satellite communications provider with facilities in the Washington, D.C. area and Denmark, is looking forward to growing government activity after a “perfect storm” of sequestration...

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MH) hopes the successful launch of Telesat’s Telstar 12 Vantage satellite on the H-2A rocket will be the precursor to more international business. Ko...

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] 2015 was a busy year for O3b Networks as the company announced a number of deals in its first year of commercial operation. It also ended the...

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) has been mentioned in almost as many conversations as small satellites over the last 12 months. It is a hot buzzword as...

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] South African airlines are seeing growth on the horizon, but the continent still operates with relatively sparse air traffic surveillance. With the South African Air Navigation Service...