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Podcast
How Astroscale’s Carolyn Belle Sees the Future of the Space Economy
Carolyn Belle has held a variety of jobs in the space industry, but her vision remains the same: a future that focuses on building space-based infrastructure to enable a dynamic […]
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Finance
Maxar Continues Revenue Increase Streak in Q3 2020, Delays Legion Launch
Maxar Technologies on Thursday revealed financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2020. The company reported a strong quarter with $436 million in revenue — an increase of $23 million […]
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Connectivity
Hiber Launches IoT Oil and Gas Monitoring Solution Subscription
Hiber revealed Monday the launch of HiberHilo, a subscription-based Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end solution for oil and gas well integrity monitoring. The company says this is the first subscription […]
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Connectivity
SES Networks, INRED Deploy 300 More Wi-Fi Hotspots Across Colombia
SES Networks and Colombian satellite internet provider INRED delivered 300 additional broadband hotspots across Colombia, SES revealed Thursday. This is expansion of the work done in 2019 when SES Networks […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Launches Sat.tv Electronic Program Guide
Eutelsat Communications has launched Sat.tv, its enhanced electronic program guide for Free-to-Air (FTA) channels. The service is operating at the 7/8 degrees West position, serving over 56 million homes across […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Airbus Wins $19M ESA Contract to Lead TRUTHS Mission Study
Airbus on Tuesday revealed that the company will lead the European Space Agency (ESA) contract for the Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies (TRUTHS) satellite mission, phase A /B1, […]
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Finance
Slingshot Aerospace Receives $8M in Series A Funding
Slingshot Aerospace raised $8 million in Series A funding, the company revealed Oct. 29, bringing its total funding to $17.1 million. This round was led by by ATX Venture Partners, […]
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Government/Military
CNES Uses Exotrail’s EXoOps Mission Design Software
Exotrail revealed last Thursday that the French space agency CNES‘ mission design analysis and system engineering teams are now using Exotrail’s EXoOps – Mission Design software. CNES signed a software […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Successfully Carries 5G Traffic Over Thaicom’s GEO HTS Satellite
Gilat Satellite Networks successfully demonstrated carrying 5G traffic over Thaicom’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) High-Throughput Satellite (HTS), the company revealed last Thursday. Gilat’s cellular backhaul solution is now declared operational and […]
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Launch
Kacific Reveals Plans for Second Satellite
Kacific is actively planning to build its second satellite, Kacific2, the company revealed last Thursday. Plans for Kacific2 include coverage over Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, as well […]
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Government/Military
Maxar Receives US Space Force Contract for Data Processing
Maxar Technologies was selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop prototype mission data processing applications for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing (FORGE MDP) program, the […]
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Government/Military
Relativity Will Launch Lockheed Martin In-Orbit Refueling Demonstration for NASA
On Oct. 19, Relativity Space revealed that it will launch Lockheed Martin’s in-orbit refueling demonstration as part of participation in the NASA Tipping Point contract. This demonstration mission is expected […]
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Connectivity
SES, Canal+ Sign New Capacity Agreements
Canal+ signed new, long-term satellite capacity agreements with SES, the companies revealed Thursday. These agreements span three orbital positions, serve more than 10 million subscribers, and add more than $268 million […]
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Connectivity
ST Engineering iDirect Tests MF-TDMA Demo on Telesat LEO Satellite
ST Engineering iDirect on Tuesday revealed the successful test of its Multi-Frequency Time Division Multiple Access (MF-TDMA) return link on the Telesat Phase-1 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. The testing demonstrated […]
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Mobility
AXESS Networks Provides Cellular Backhaul for ALTÁN Redes in Mexico
AXESS Networks revealed Tuesday that it will provide cellular backhaul connectivity services for ALTÁN Redes in Mexico. The first phase of the project will include the assignment of 80 satellite […]
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Mobility
Gilat Wins Cell Backhaul Contract Extension from US MNO
Gilat Satellite Networks revealed last week that it was awarded a three-year contract renewal and expansion for cellular backhaul managed service from a Tier-1 Mobile-Network Operator (MNO) in the U.S. […]
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Podcast
What Does the 2020 Election Mean for Space Policy?
What would a second Trump administration or new Biden administration mean for space policy? In this episode, we talk to Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett and SATELLITE Chairman and […]
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Finance
Airbus Ventures Adds Singapore Startup Zero Error Systems to Portfolio
Airbus Ventures last week revealed that it has invested in Zero Error Systems (ZES), a Singapore-based startup debuting “smart chip” technology to protect satellites from radiation damage. The approximately $1.8 […]
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Launch
Lockheed Martin Develops UK Launch Operations From Shetland Space Centre
Lockheed Martin revealed Thursday that it will develop U.K. launch operations from Shetland Space Centre. The U.K. Space Agency confirmed that Lockheed Martin’s plans to move its U.K. Pathfinder Launch […]
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Launch
Kleos Space Selects Manufacturer for Polar Vigilance Mission (KSF1) Nanosatellite
Kleos Space on Thursday revealed that nanosatellite company Innovative Solutions In Space B.V. (ISISpace) will provide turnkey satellite build and support for the Kleos Space – Polar Vigilance Mission (KSF1). […]
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Mobility
Flying High: Gogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation Acquisition
In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Intelsat’s ongoing Chapter 11 […]
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Mobility
SES Provides Connectivity Services for Mercy Ships
SES revealed Tuesday that Mercy Ships will be using SES Networks’ connectivity solutions to provide better healthcare services. Mercy Ships is a humanitarian mission delivering healthcare and medical training in […]
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Connectivity
Kabelio AG Picks Eutelsat Hotbird for New Swiss DTH Platform
Kabelio AG chose Eutelsat Communication‘s Hotbird video neighborhood for the launch of a new Swiss Direct-to-Home (DTH) High Definition (HD) platform. This multi-year contract will allow Kabelio to launch a […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, Cobham Connect Fishing Vessels in the Maldives
Inmarsat revealed Thursday that it was awarded a new contract with Cobham Satcom to connect 732 fishing vessels in the Maldives to Inmarsat’s Fleet One maritime broadband services. The five-year […]
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Finance
David Helfgott Joins SmartSky Networks as CEO, Following Phasor
SmartSky Networks on Tuesday revealed that David Helfgott was named CEO. Helfgott most recently was president and CEO of Phasor, which went bankrupt in May. South Korean defense company Hanwha […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom, Ignite Power Launch E-Health Service Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Spacecom revealed Wednesday that the company is teaming up with Ignite Power, a Pan-African infrastructure developer, to install e-Health connectivity solutions in remote clinics across sub-Saharan Africa. The solutions aims […]
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Finance
USSI Global Names Ex-Avid VP Anthony Morelli as COO
USSI Global last Thursday revealed that Anthony Morelli was named Chief Operating Officer (COO). Morelli will report to CEO and President David S. Christiano, and oversee daily USSI Global business […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Maxar Extends Data Licensing Contract With Esri
Maxar Technologies revealed Tuesday that Esri signed a multi-million dollar contract extension to continue licensing data for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. The expanded agreement ensures that ArcGIS […]
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Government/Military
Accion Systems Propulsion System to be Used on NanoAvionics Rideshare Mission
Accion Systems will host its propulsion system, TILE 3, onboard a NanoAvionics rideshare mission. Accion Systems procured this flight as part of a U.S. government-sponsored propulsion program, and launch is […]
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Podcast
Chatting With Grace Graham: ULA Internship and Twitter Q&A
We bring back previous co-host and guest Grace Graham, who was first on the podcast last July, and helped host the SATELLITE live episode, “What Does New Space Really Mean?” […]


























