Technology

[Via Satellite 08-12-2015] Vancouver-based UrtheCast has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for its High-Resolution Camera (HRC), Iris, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in a move that will likely push...

[Via Satellite 08-12-2015] Made In Space, a company capable of manufacturing technology in space, and NanoRacks have teamed up to offer a “Stash and Deploy” service for CubeSat developers. Together...

[Via Satellite 08-12-2015] Gilat Satellite Networks is entering into a partnership with China’s Space Star Technology Co (SSTC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), in which...

[Via Satellite 08-11-2015] NanoRacks has added Peter Bak to its ranks as the company’s first head of European operations. Bak spent the last three years working with Danish CubeSat company...

[Via Satellite 08-11-2015] Lockheed Martin Commercial Space has placed Carl Marchetto at the helm as its new vice president and general manager. Following the company’s two-satellite contract with Arabsat and...

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] RT Logic, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has partnered with Spaceflight Networks to offer small satellite companies ground radio products optimized for Spaceflight’s global...

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Norsat repaid the remaining balance of its $1.3 million acquisition loan, including a $0.8 million voluntary accelerated payment, resulting in the company being debt free. Norsat reported...

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat and Orbital ATK have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. The Ka-band High Throughput Satellite...

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US), the Colorado-based subsidiary of SSTL, has added Stephen Eisele and Rick Sanford to its business development team. Eisele and Sanford report to...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Orbcomm achieved record high revenues during its second quarter earnings increasing 85 percent year over year (YoY) despite losing one of its first six Orbcomm Second Generation...