SpaceX successfully launched the TURKSAT 5A satellite on Thursday evening in its first launch of 2021. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 7 at 9:15 p.m. ET. The payload separated about 33 minutes after liftoff. Turksat reported…

A division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received an $11 million development contract related to a planned next-generation satellite program, the company announced Monday.  The award was given to Kratos Microwave Electronics Product Division (KMED), which provides microwave products, subsystems and components for missile, radar, and space and satellite communications. Work will be…

Integrasys revealed Dec. 17 that local telecom and satcom provider MSTelcom has successfully deployed a large network across Angola, with connectivity supported by ST Engineering iDirect's Evolution platform. Integrasys' Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Auto-Commissioning tool, Satmotion Pocket — which enhances the delivery, commissioning, and maintenance of VSAT services — was used during the deployment.…

Arianespace launched an Earth Observation (EO) satellite for the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 1. An Arianespace Soyuz rocket took off from the Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:33 p.m. local time. The FalconEye 2 satellite was deployed to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) 58 minutes after liftoff. Total payload mass was 1,340 kg. The launch was…