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Technology
Standardizing Spacecraft: One Company’s Mission to Cut Time to Market
[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] Denver-based aerospace company York Space Systems is currently working with government and commercial customers to standardize spacecraft, hoping to slash both satellite price and time-to-market in the […]
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Connectivity
UltiSat to Provide Ku-band Managed Network Services to Defense Forensic Science Center
[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] The Defense Forensic Science Center (DFSC) has awarded UltiSat a commercial satellite communications (ComSatCom) subscription services task order. Through the contract, Ultisat will provide Ku bandwidth capacity […]
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Technology
A Startup Perspective: Potential Impact of the Skybox, Planet Merger
[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] As rumors began to swirl in early January that Google’s parent company Alphabet could be selling Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging) to breakout smallsat imaging start-up Planet […]
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Connectivity
ESA Set to Launch SmallGEO on Maiden Flight
[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch their new versatile small geostationary platform (SmallGEO) on its maiden flight in the early hours of Jan. 28 on a […]
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Technology
Kymeta, Aurum Team to Offer HTS Antennas to Armored Vehicles
[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Kymeta has announced plans to work with Aurum Security to bring Kymeta mTenna High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) connectivity to VIP and Civilian Armored Vehicles (CAV). According to a […]
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Connectivity
Ghana Launches New DTH Service
[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Mega-Choice Digital Network, an associate company of Crystal TV, Ghana’s first private television network, has launched its new Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV service in Ghana. The network inked […]
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Connectivity
SKY Brasil 1 and Telkom 3S Readied for Arianespace’s Initial 2017 Mission
[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Two telecommunications satellites for Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 liftoff of 2017 are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for a mid-February flight from French Guiana to […]
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Technology
ExactEarth Focuses on AIS to Spark Growth
[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] ExactEarth, a Canadian company that provides satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services, saw a huge drop in earnings in 2016, but is looking to newly struck […]
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Technology
Phasor, Thales Alenia Space Collaborate on Ka Satellite Smart Terminal
[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] Phasor and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a software-defined, smart terminal for commercial Ka-band satellite communications. The companies call […]
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Technology
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology Taps Av-Comm to Upgrade Satellite Earth Station
[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has awarded Av-Comm a multi-antenna contract to refurbish and upgrade four 3.7-meter earth station satellite antennas at their Crib Point facility in Australia’s […]
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Connectivity
Airbus Completes Construction of Eutelsat 172B All-Electric Telecom Satellite
[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] Airbus Defense and Space has completed construction of Eutelsat 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite built in Europe, according to Airbus, at the company’s satellite assembly […]
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Connectivity
ABS’ Second All-Electric Satellite Enters Service
[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] An all-electric ABS satellite entered commercial service on Jan. 21, providing enhanced satellite services including Direct-To-Home (DTH) television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa, the […]
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Finance
US Air Force SBRIS GEO Flight 3 Satellite Successfully Launched
[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geostationary (GEO) Flight 3 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in […]
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Connectivity
Motiv Taps iDirect to Expand Rural Satellite Services
[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] Motiv, a mobile service provider based in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city, will be extending its investment in the iDirect platform to deliver 4G/LTE data service across […]
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Government/Military
NOAA Releases First GOES 16 Image
[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released the first image taken by Harris’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard their next-generation weather satellite. The image taken […]
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Technology
Simularity, Taqnia Launch AI for Satellite Imagery Analysis
[Via Satellite 01-23-2017] Simularity, a Silicon Valley-based company that focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI), has partnered with Taqnia Engineering and Technology Services, with the aim to provide automated anomaly detection […]
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Government/Military
US Government Will Likely Remain Largest Buyer of Satellite Services
[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] The United States government will likely remain the largest purchaser of commercial satellite services as global military tensions rise. With a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of […]
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Technology
TellusLabs Raises $3.1 Million Seed Funding to Expand Spaceborne Imagery
[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] TellusLabs, an Earth monitoring and machine learning company, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by IA Ventures and including Hyperplane Venture Capital, Founder Collective and […]
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Connectivity
SES Backs Up Sky Deutschland Channels
[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with MX1, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES. The contract ensures that, in case of any […]
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Connectivity
4G Rollouts Buoy South Africa Telecom Market Despite Currency Decline
[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] South Africa will remain one of the largest telecom service revenue markets in the Middle East and African (MENA) region in 2016, generating estimated revenue of $9.2 […]
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Connectivity
Canada on Path to Provide High Speed Internet to All
[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] On Dec. 21, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) declared that broadband access internet service is now a “basic telecommunications service for all Canadians,” vowing to […]
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Technology
Made in Space, Axiom Ink Collaboration to Manufacture Products in LEO
[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] Made In Space, a 3D printing company that provided metal 3D printers to the International Space Station (ISS), and Axiom Space, developer of a privately owned commercial […]
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Technology
ExactEarth Launches First 4 Maritime AIS Data Hosted Payloads
[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] ExactEarth, provider of satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services, has successfully launched four hosted payloads for its next generation constellation, exactVie RT powered by Harris. Launched […]
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Connectivity
Telefonica Launches 4G LTE In Antarctica
[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] Telefonica Moviles Argentina (Movistar) has launched Antarctica’s first 4G LTE mobile network. At Marambio Base, a permanent Argentine research facility in Antarctic territory, the most remote region […]
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Connectivity
Orange Inks 3-Year IoT Contract that Aims to Up Driver Safety
[Via Satellite 01-18-2017] Orange Business Services has entered into a three-year, multi-million dollar contract with Viasat Group for a global Internet of Things (IoT) roaming service for up to 350,000 […]
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Connectivity
O3b Sees Rise in APAC-Contracted Capacity
[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] Palau Telecoms has increased network capacity with O3b Networks for the fifth time in less than 24 months, nearly doubling its service capacity since going live over […]
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Mobile Connectivity
Gilat, Air Esurfing Partner to Bring IFC to China’s Domestic Airlines
[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] With the aim to transform the domestic In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market in China, Gilat Satellite Networks has announced a strategic partnership with Air Esurfing, a fully owned […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat 117 West B All-Electric Satellite Enters Commercial Service
[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] Eutelsat Communications’ Eutelsat 117 West B satellite has entered into full commercial service and is now ready to support customers across Latin America. Commercialized by the Eutelsat […]
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Technology
UrtheCast Agrees to Sell and Operate First Two Satellites in SAR Constellation for $180 Million
[Via Satellite 01-17-2017] UrtheCast has entered into a binding agreement with a confidential government customer for the sale and shared operation of the first two satellites in its OptiSAR constellation, a commercial […]
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Connectivity
GEE Buys SES Mobile Communication Payload
[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has acquired Ku-band payload on the SES AMC 3 communication satellite in a move to boost capacity for its customers in North America, […]




























