Technology

Ready to shape the future? Via Satellite editors Mark Holmes and Rachel Jewett preview the 10 Tech Trends set to shape the satellite industry in 2025 in this video. Check...

Gilat Satellite Networks received more than $18 million in recent in-flight connectivity (IFC) orders, the company announced on Dec. 30. The orders are scheduled for delivery in the next 12 months....

Airbus and the French Space Agency CNES have completed the TELEO mission demonstrating very high throughput laser communications between Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Earth. TELEO is an optical communications payload...

A ThinKom ThinAir antenna was the primary communications technology onboard the Rapcon-X aircraft’s recent inaugural flight.  Rapcon-X is an aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (A-ISR) solution by Sierra Nevada Corporation...

Here’s a look back at some of Via Satellite‘s most-read stories of 2024. Our top stories of the year look back at everything from the SES/Intelsat acquisition, John Deere’s deal...

ANT61, an Australian satellite hardware company, is targeting Japanese insurance market, signing a deal with Sompo Risk Management. Sompo Risk Management will integrate ANT61’s Beacon system into its existing suite...

The satellite communications industry is going through a transformative period. The current shift towards virtualization and digitization is leading to innovation, and a whole host of emerging technologies are pushing...

ST Engineering iDirect has released a technology that enables tracking and switching between satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Orbit (NGSO). The feature is currently in on-orbit satellite testing...

Astroscale’s ADRAS-J mission completed its final approach of an abandoned rocket upper stage in space, approaching the large piece of debris at an approximately 15-meter distance. Astroscale did not reach...

As 2024 concludes on the heels of increasing global conflicts and a contentious U.S. presidential election, the satellite and space industry is poised for an interesting 12 months as LEO,...