This year is set to be a big one for satellite launches, as a number of major satellite operators launch satellites that mark the culmination of years-long business plans and investments.  In this round-up, Via Satellite previews the top satellite launches we’ll be watching and covering in 2022.  SES — O3b mPOWER  SES is planning…

OneWeb closed out 2021 with its 12th satellite launch on Monday, Dec. 27. Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate launched 36 satellites for OneWeb on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:10 p.m. local time, and 8:10 a.m. EST.  The flight lasted three hours and 45 minutes and included nine separations to…

The U.S. Navy’s Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has awarded Viasat two new contracts to support personal communications at Navy bases in Guam and Poland. Viasat has a continued relationship with NEXCOM and earlier this year signed a five-year managed communications contract extension for personal use networks around the world.   In Guam, Viasat has agreed…

Satellite operators are bullish on the prospects for satellite broadband, but differ on their offerings and approaches to capture the market.  On Tuesday during World Satellite Business Week, Jean-Hubert Lenotte, chief strategy and resources officer for Eutelsat, said satellite is now at the level to compete with terrestrial connectivity in areas where terrestrial connectivity is…