Technology
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Mobility
Kymeta-Owned Lepton Global Adds Satcube VSATs to Network
Lepton Global Solutions, a Kymeta company, will add Satcube’s class of extremely small Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to the company’s global satellite network, under a deal announced March 9. […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Prepares to Launch Demo Mission With Mid-Size LM 400 Bus
Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch a demonstration mission of the LM 400, a mid-size satellite bus that can support missions to both Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO). […]
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Technology
Satcom Global Expands Maritime Network
Satcom Global is extending its Aura Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) maritime communications network, the company announced March 3. It is adding two new additional satellite beams, Astra 4a Nordic […]
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Technology
Wavestream IFC Transceiver Earns DO-160G Certification from Global Eagle
Wavestream’s In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) high-power transceiver, the AeroStream 40Ku, has been successfully tested by Global Eagle Entertainment, achieving DO-160G certification. Wavestream is a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, which announced […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin and NEC Corporation Extend Partnership for AI Technology
Lockheed Martin and NEC Corporation have agreed to extend their partnership utilizing NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT), which provides Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities across product […]
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Launch
Space Machines Signs Bushfire Detection Mission for First Customer
Space Machines Company, an Australian in-space transportation provider, has signed a deal with Fireball International to deploy its bushfire detection satellite into its final orbit on board Space Machines Company’s […]
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Technology
Orbit Fab, Benchmark Space Systems Establish In-Space Refueling Tech Partnership
Orbit Fab, the San Francisco-based start-up that is building gas stations for spacecraft in orbit, has entered into a technology partnership with non-toxic small satellite propulsion supplier Benchmark Space Systems […]
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Opinion
Satcom Ground Engineers Target Innovations to Enable the LEO Era
Over recent years we’ve seen some impressive advancements across the satcoms industry with boundaries pushed further than we once thought possible. It was recently reported that SpaceX’s satellite broadband service Starlink, is […]
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Finance
Axiom Secures $130 Million to Build Massive Privately-Owned Space Station
Houston-based startup Axiom Space has successfully raised $130 million in Series B funding to support its goal of building the world’s first commercial space station. The company said that it […]
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Technology
Airbus Unveils New LEO Tech Development
Airbus Defence and Space has teamed up with the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey to develop what it calls a breakthrough nano-barrier that can protect satellites in LEO […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Wins US Army Contract Worth up to $235.7 million
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $235.7 million contract from the U.S. Army, awarded to its Mission-Critical Technologies group. Under the contract, which Comtech announced Tuesday, the company will provide the […]
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Connectivity
ST Engineering iDirect Wins India Telecoms Contract
ST Engineering iDirect has won a new telecoms contract in India, the company announced Feb. 4. Shaf Broadcast, on behalf of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, BSNL has decided to work with […]
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Technology
Gilat Subsidiary Wins $50M LEO Amplifier Deal
Gilat Satellite Networks’ subsidiary Wavestream has won a new amplifier contract in the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) arena worth over $50 million, the company announced Feb. 1. Wavestream received an award […]
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Technology
ABS Signs Teleport Deal with Telemedia
ABS is partnering with Telemedia, a broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa, to improve its service offerings to customers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). ABS […]
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Mobility
Alphabet Shutters Loon Venture
Alphabet, parent company of Google, is shutting down Loon, its subsidiary dedicated to providing broadband from balloons in the stratosphere. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth announced the news in a Medium […]
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Opinion
Securing Satellite Connectivity From the Ground Up
As the satellite industry aims to serve every connectivity need from global 5G networks to mission critical communications, the ever-present threat of a cyber attack is an integral consideration of […]
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Technology
L3 Harris Demonstrates MBMM Phased Array Antenna Tech
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed a technology demonstration to Multi-Band Multi-Mission (MBMM) phased array ground antenna system under a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract. L3Harris announced Tuesday that the antenna system […]
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Mobility
ThinKom K/Q-Band Phased-Array Antenna Tested with AEHF Satellite
ThinKom’s K- and Q-band phased-array antenna have been tested and proved to meet or exceed performance metrics to operate with the frequency-hopping waveform of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) […]
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Government/Military
Atlas Space Operations Completes Testing on Phased Array Antenna System
Atlas Space Operations phased array antenna system has recently completed late-stage testing, solidifying it as a new Multi-Band/Multi-Mission (MBMM) antenna system, the company reported Dec. 17. Atlas has been developing […]
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Launch
Arsat Agrees to Support Telesat LEOP Services
Arsat has signed an agreement with Telesat to support its transfer orbit support services, and it’s Benavidez Ground Station successfully supported Telesat’s work in the Launch and Early Orbit Phase […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb and Hughes Resume Ground Network Partnership With $250M Deal
OneWeb has selected Hughes to develop and manufacture the ground system technology for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, restarting a prior agreement between the companies. Under the $250 million three-year […]
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Connectivity
Amazon Unveils Project Kuiper Antenna Design
Amazon has completed initial development of the user terminal for Project Kuiper, it’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation in development. Amazon announced Wednesday that its prototype design has delivered speeds […]
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Mobility
SES, Pivotel to Build New Ground Station in Australia
SES has signed an agreement with Pivotel to build a new satellite ground station at the Pivotel teleport in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. This ground station, announced Monday, will […]
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Cybersecurity
Viasat Small Tactical Terminal Achieves NSA Link 16 Crypto Modernization Certification
Viasat has integrated Link 16 cryptographic modernization capability into its KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT), the company announced Thursday. The terminal has been National Security Agency (NSA) certified for Link […]
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People
Space Scientists Naia Butler-Craig and Hannah Kerner Make Forbes’ Under 30 List
Two space scientists — Naia Butler-Craig and Hannah Kerner — have made Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list for science. Butler-Craig is a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research fellow at the Georgia […]
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Mobility
Kymeta Launches u8 Antenna for ‘Always-On’ Land Mobility
Kymeta’s next-generation u8 antenna is now commercially available, the company announced Monday. Kymeta is pitching the land mobility Ku-band antenna as a communication solution for government, defense, and first responder […]
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Imagery and Sensing
GMV to Develop Galileo Second Generation Ground Segment
The European Space Agency (ESA) selected GMV to help with the the next phase of Galileo Second Generation (G2g). GMV is one of the three main phase-B contractors for the […]
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Government/Military
ESA Selects Leaf Space for COVID-19 Satellite Telemedicine Trial
The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Italian ground network provider Leaf Space for a novel telemedicine-via-satellite project called “CARES,” Leaf Space revealed Friday. The project collects COVID-19 patient medical data […]
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Technology
Satellite Technology Leaders Discuss What 2021 Will Look Like
2020 has been one of the most disruptive, if not THE most disruptive year in recent history. The satellite industry has remained resilient in the face of global adversity. What […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Viasat Enters Market Channel Partnership with Japan’s Infostellar
Viasat signed a Real-Time Earth (RTE) agreement with Infostellar, the operator revealed Monday, and will be a preferred supplier of antennas for Infostellar’s network of ground stations. Additionally, Viasat will […]



























