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Isotropic Systems appointed satellite telecommunications executive Scott Sprague to CCO, effective immediately. Sprague will lead Isotropic Systems’ commercial activities worldwide. Sprague joins Isotropic with more than 40 years of experience...

Arabsat is one of the world’s biggest operators, and a major player in both the Middle East and Africa. However, like most traditional Geostationary Orbit (GEO) operators, it faces decisions...

Thales Alenia Space will build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite for Egyptian operator Nilesat, the company announced December 4. Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for satellite design, production, testing...

SES will employ the Hughes Jupiter System to enable services on its SES-17 satellite, which is being built by Thales Alenia Space and expected to launch in 2021. The agreement...

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan’s satellite communications operator Azercosmos to jointly provide satellite communications and broadcasting services in Baku, Azerbaijan and surrounding...

Envistacom was awarded a $47.8 million, three-year award to support the Deployable Ku-Band Earth Terminal (DKET) program managed by the U.S. Army’s Product Manager Satellite Communications (PdM SATCOM). The task...

Spaceflight, together with Hypergiant SEOPS, will be launching three cubesats from the International Space Station (ISS) and Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft in early January. The payloads will travel to the...

Satellite operator Spacecom has selected Rugby, Warwickshire-based Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS) to serve as the European gateway for its new AMOS-17 high-throughput communication satellite, which recently become operational over the...

Satellite networking technologies provider Gilat Satellite Networks named Slava Frayter as its North American regional vice president, the company announced Dec. 2. Frayter previously served as Vice President of the...

The U.S. Navy has announced the winner of its $731.8 million sole-source contract award for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system. General Dynamics Mission Systems will provide new...