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Northrop Grumman successfully launched the company-built Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite for NASA. The first phase of the launch was aboard Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer L-1011 carrier aircraft, which took off at 8:31 […]

Due to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., Via Satellite will not publish its Daily News Feed on Monday, September 2. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on […]

Russian space agency Roscosmos has filed a patent for a satellite shield system that aims to protect spacecraft from colliding with dangerous objects in space. According to the patent, which was […]

The UK space industry is calling on the government to commit 150 million British pounds a year to an innovation fund as part of a national program that would recognize […]

The Switch, a platform for the production and global transmission of live video, expanded its The Switch At-Home service with the launch of an additional at-home/remote production facility in Burbank, […]

The British aerospace industry has stepped up plans for a Brexit exodus from the UK aviation regulator, as a second deadline for the UK leaving the EU without a deal looms. More […]

Speedcast International and XipLink formed a strategic partnership to develop technologies to help maximize efficiencies in data transfer across wide area networks (WAN). As the technology convergence between the network and […]

Remote sensing technologies have come a long way since scientists and researchers began taking photos of the Earth from the skies more than 100 years ago. Over decades, rudimentary satellite […]

Claro Argentina selected Comtech Telecommunications‘ Heights Networking Platform to connect rural communities throughout Argentina with high-speed 2G/3G and LTE backhaul. The Heights Networking Platform is a Very Small Aperture Terminal […]

AirMedia Group revealed that one of its subsidiaries, Air Esurfing (ARE), has been selected as the sole distributor of Honeywell‘s next-generation JetWave satellite communications hardware in China. This gives Chinese […]

Raytheon was awarded a $7.6 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-16-C-0050) from the U.S. Navy. The contract is for the production, testing, and delivery of fully integrated […]

Orbcomm launched its next generation solar-powered GT 1200 series of devices as part of a telematics solution that includes multiple sensor options, and cellular and optional satellite connectivity for trailer […]

Hispasat, together with telecommunications services provider Media Broadcast Satellite, created a deal (with an initial duration of five years) to distribute FunBox Ultra High Definition (UHD) in Europe, the Middle […]

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar providing satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that its Spot X two-way satellite communications device is now available across Europe and North […]

Gogo revealed that Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas will become the launch partner for Gogo’s Aircraft Data service, Wireless Quick Access recorder, and Automated Turbulence Reporting — tapping into aircraft data to […]

Boeing has established a new Disruptive Computing and Networks (DC&N) organization within the company to develop computing and communications solutions for advanced commercial and government aerospace applications. By leveraging core […]

Arianespace will launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) mission on a Vega C or Vega rocket under the term of a turnkey contract between OHB Italia and the Luxembourg’s […]

Intelsat has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN),  to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa. AMN aims to provide […]

Orbcomm is making its satellite services and solutions available in China, targeted the heavy equipment, transportation and logistics, and maritime industries. A Chinese telecommunications operator recently received the authorization for […]

Blue Origin has won a major contract award from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to produce and deliver a first-stage engine for ULA’s new Vulcan rocket, according to sources referenced in […]

Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa extended their contract with Intelsat to utilize high-throughput (HTS) Ku-band beams on Intelsat 35e for European distribution needs. The new multi-year agreement also allows Grupo Televisa […]

Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors approved the appointment of Michele Evans as executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year. Evans’ appointment is […]

iDirect, SES, Broadpeak, i2CAT and the University of Surrey, all members of the SaT5G consortium, have demonstrated a major milestone in the research, development and validation of key principles for […]

Satellite-cellular start-up, Everywhere Communications has been launched to provide connections for users and assets that require global connectivity for safety, security and productivity. Everywhere’s solution uses the newly launched Iridium […]

Spatial analytics provider Esri and DigitalGlobe have created a story map of high-resolution imagery that visualizes the 12 venues being used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, exclusive to The […]

It has not been a good week for Dish Network. The satellite TV company’s shares plunged after it reported losing 94,000 Pay TV subscribers in its first financial quarter of […]

Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, or MDA) announced that its SSL business unit has signed a contract to provide a multi-mission communications satellite called Star One D2 to […]

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully orbited Hispasat’s 11th satellite, Amazonas 5, on Sept. 11 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite flew aboard a Proton Breeze M rocket and […]

As the southern United States recovers from two monstrous back-to-back hurricanes, states in the Pacific Northwest continue to battle ash and smoke drifting from wildfires raging nearby. Almost 1.5 million […]