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Finance
PacSci EMC Announces New SmallSat Propulsion System
PacSci EMC announced the release of its new Modular Architecture Propulsion System (MAPS) for the small satellite market. According to the company, the compact design of MAPS reduces cost of […]
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Technology
Spire SmallSat Constellation to Improve Weather Forecasts
Spire Global announced it has successfully developed, tested, and deployed a constellation of nanosatellites with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The data from this growing constellation will augment the […]
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Connectivity
Vivacom to Deliver Digital Terrestrial Television via Intelsat 33e
Intelsat announced that telecom provider Vivacom will use the Intelsat 33e satellite to distribute Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services throughout Bulgaria. The company is transitioning the DTT service to Intelsat […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat’s Sat.tv App Expands to Include Free-to-Air Channels
Eutelsat Communications announced that Sat.tv, its mobile program guide, is expanding to include Free-to-Air (FTA) channels broadcasting from its 7/8 degrees west neighborhood. Sat.tv was launched in April 2016, targeting the 65 million homes […]
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Technology
Esri Introduces Four Image Platform Bundles
Esri has introduced four image platform bundles that enable management and analytics of all forms of imagery in a fraction of the time most desktop or enterprise image processing technologies […]
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Connectivity
On Keeping Automotive Telematics Safe from Hackers
Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity is set to provide automotive telematics security solutions as early as this year, says Marcel Krumbholz, head of presales. And with 62 percent of U.S. […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast to Provide Satellite, Off-Grid Small Cell Comms in Rural Afghanistan
SpeedCast International announced that it is connecting residents in remote villages in Afghanistan through a partnership with one of the country’s largest Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators, Wasel Telecom. […]
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Connectivity
Eurovision, AsiaSat Extend Partnership to Deliver Content to Asia-Pacific
Eurovision, the operational arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) have announced an expansion of their partnership for use of multiple C-band transponders on AsiaSat […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat, Sentech Expand African Media Distribution Relationship
Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended and expanded its relationship with Intelsat to bolster delivery of media services in sub-Saharan Africa. Sentech has leveraged Ku-band services from […]
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Connectivity
Final Panel at SATELLITE 2017 Raises Familiar Issues
ABS CEO Tom Choi has garnered a reputation for speaking unabashedly — so his somewhat harsh comments on the viability of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations came as no surprise […]
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Finance
Rocket Lab Raises $75 Million for Production of Electron Rocket
Rocket Lab announced closing a Series D financing round of $75 million. Data Collective led the round, with additional investment from Promus Ventures and an undisclosed investor, and with renewed participation […]
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Connectivity
SES, Intersat to Provide Internet Connectivity Across Africa
SES and Intersat announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement to deliver internet services across Africa. Intersat will provide broadband connectivity to businesses and consumers via SES’ NSS 12 […]
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Technology
ASBU to Upgrade MENOS with Newtec Dialog
Newtec announced that the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) will use its Newtec Dialog platform technology for the upgrade of its satellite Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS). Installed by […]
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Connectivity
Yahlive, EARTH to Launch New DTH Service in Asian Communities
Yahlive and Entertainment Reality TV Hub (EARTH) announced a new multimillion-dollar deal to launch a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Yahlive, based […]
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Connectivity
Kratos to Provide Ground System Solutions for Yahsat Fleet
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced today that Yahsat has selected Kratos to support its expanding satellite fleet with Command and Control (C2), signal monitoring and data analysis solutions. Kratos’ […]
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Finance
ULA Commemorates US Air Force 70th Anniversary with WGS-9 Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 4 rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-9) satellite for the United States Air Force (USAF) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March […]
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Technology
Telit Introduces New GNSS Modules with Integrated Antenna
Telit announced the introduction of new positioning modules in the SE868xx-Ax family featuring multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers with a 9 mm by 9 mm patch antenna. According to […]
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Connectivity
DataPath Opens New Office in Dubai
DataPath announced that it has opened an office in Dubai. The company already serves customers in the area but identified greater interest and requirements for DataPath’s communications solutions than previously […]
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Technology
On the Slow Evolution of Aircraft Data Streaming
Universal standards for real-time aircraft data streaming are long overdue. This is the view of Brian Pemberton, who works as vice president and general manager of Iridium’s aviation business. With […]
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Technology
First Derivatives, Airbus Sign Geospatial Data Agreement
First Derivatives (FD) announced it has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to develop an innovative approach for large scale processing of geospatial data using its Kx analytics […]
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Technology
Satellite Imaging Market to Grow 11 Percent Through 2021
Technavio market research analysts forecast the global commercial satellite imaging market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of more than 11 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to […]
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Technology
OneWeb Breaks Ground On High-Volume Satellite Manufacturing Facility
OneWeb Satellites has announced the beginning of construction on its estimated $85 million high-volume satellite manufacturing factory in Exploration Park, Florida. The company stated that the factory near NASA’s Kennedy […]
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Government/Military
NASA Recognizes MDA for Robotic Servicing of International Space Station
Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) recognized MDA US Systems, a division of MDA managed by SSL, for its support of a robotic upgrade to […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Acquires Long-term Partner Palantir
Marlink has acquired Palantir, a Norway-based maritime Information Technology (IT) company specializing in remote IT management solutions. The two companies completed the share purchase agreement whereby Marlink acquired 100 percent […]
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Finance
SpaceX Successfully Launches EchoStar 23
After a small delay due to inclement weather, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched Hughes’ EchoStar 23 satellite early March 16...
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Connectivity
Intelsat Epic Increases Bandwidth 220 Percent on Marlink Sealink VSAT
Intelsat and Marlink announced that their partnership to deliver High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) services to cruise and passenger vessels using Intelsat EpicNG has contributed to an increase in bandwidth delivered on […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Returns Internet Services to Christmas Island
SpeedCast International has reached an agreement with the Australian government to deliver wireless and 4G network services on Christmas Island until June 30, to allow a transition period for Australia’s […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Announces $4 Million in Government Satellite Tracking Orders
Comtech announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2017, Comtech’s command and control technologies group, which is part of its government solutions segment, received approximately $4 million in orders […]
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Technology
Surrey Satellite Improves IT Service Levels with Splunk ITSI
Splunk announced that Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) is using Splunk Enterprise and Splunk IT Service Intelligence (Splunk ITSI) to understand the impact of its technology infrastructure on business performance. The […]
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Finance
Marshall Kaplan on a Permanent Solution for Orbital Debris
Marshall Kaplan, principal of LaunchSpace Technologies, is determined to play a key role in solving the growing crisis of orbital debris — but also sees it as a business opportunity. […]




























