Technology
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Finance
Russia Advances Comtech’s Application to Acquire UHP Networks
The Russian Government referred Comtech Telecommunications’ application for regulatory approval of its acquisition of UHP Networks to its Commission for Supervising Foreign Investments for review under Russia’s Foreign Investment Law. […]
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Government/Military
Smallspark Space Systems, Leaf Space Offer Ground Station Services to the UK
Smallspark Space Systems and Leaf Space, an Italian ground segment services provider, revealed on July 17 that they entered into an agreement to offer ground station services to the U.K. […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Confirms BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2 Launch Date
Arianespace has confirmed that it will launch its next three satellites on an expanded Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou at approximately 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, July […]
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Connectivity
LeoStella Contracted for More Loft Orbital Satellite Buses
Specialized satellite manufacturer LeoStella will build and integrate satellite buses for space infrastructure-as-a-service company Loft Orbital Solutions under the terms of a new contract announced July 21. LeoStella will produce […]
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Connectivity
Algerie Telecom’s Karim Aberkane Says VHTS & LEO/MEO Will Be Part of Future Backhaul Plans
Cost concerns first, latency concerns second — that’s how Algerie Telecom Chief Business Development Officer Karim Aberkane outlined his priorities when explaining how LEO and MEO satellites are starting to […]
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Technology
HawkEye 360 Clears Last Testing Hurdle on Second Constellation Batch
HawkEye 360 is set for the late-2020 launch of its second batch of satellites after successfully completing environmental tests, the company announced July 17. The HawkEye constellation will provide RF […]
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Launch
Airbus to Commence Service on EDRS-C Satellite
Airbus is ready to commence operational services on its EDRS-C satellite after completing in-orbit tests and establishing laser communications links to the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Earth observation spacecraft, […]
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Technology
Gilat Delivers Solution for Telefonica Backhaul Project in Argentina
Gilat Satellite Networks has delivered a solution for Telefonica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) for a satellite communication project in Argentina including rural broadband services and cellular backhaul. The companies announced […]
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Technology
ESIMs in Motion: A Gigantic Leap Forward for Mobile Ground Systems
“It’s a satellite terminal that behaves like a mobile phone.” This is how Robert Bell, executive director of the World Teleport Association (WTA) describes a successful modern-day Earth Station in […]
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Magazine
Leading Medical Experts Believe Need for Satellite in Healthcare Will Expand
As I write this, we are now just over three months into the COVID-19 pandemic which has changed everyone’s lives significantly. While lockdown conditions are starting to ease, there is […]
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Magazine
Satellite’s Enhanced Role in Space-Based Healthcare
The pictures in Northern Italy resembled a war zone. The hospitals were over-run. The body count was stacking up. People could not say goodbye to their loved ones and the […]
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Connectivity
HiSky Begins Testing Ku-Band Version of ‘Smartellite’ LEO/GEO Terminal
Satellite-connected Internet of Things (IoT) technology company hiSky has begun early field trials of a new “Smartellite” Ku-band satellite terminal that it has been developing over the course of a […]
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Finance
Public Dispute Between Comtech, Gilat Puts Acquisition in Serious Trouble
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s acquisition of Gilat Satellite Networks looks to be in trouble as Comtech has filed a complaint against Gilat alleging its business has taken a major hit, and […]
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Technology
Hungarian Companies C3S, AImotive to Adapt Auto AI Tech for Smallsats
Hungarian space and satellite company C3S is partnering with automated driving technology company AImotive to adapt AImotive’s technology to create a prototype hardware platform for Artificial Intelligence (AI) onboard satellites. […]
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Technology
Comtech Receives $1.5M Ka-Band Amplifier Order
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology has received a $1.5 million contract from a major satellite service provider for Ka-band Gateway Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs), Comtech announced Monday. […]
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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace Inks Four NOAA Weather, EO Concept Study Contracts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued four, six-month contracts to Ball Aerospace for studies related to mission, spacecraft, and instrument concepts for future operational weather architectures and Earth […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Indigenous Companies Open Viasat Ground Station in Central Australia
Viasat Inc. and Indigenous companies in Australia’s Northern Territory have opened a ground station facility in Alice Springs. The facility was built, project-managed, and owned by Indigenous companies, the Centre […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Expands Partnership in Africa with Liquid Telecom
Intelsat has extended its partnership with African telecom group Liquid Telecom to connect more than 2,000 additional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) terminals across the continent. The two companies have […]
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Mobility
Can In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity Help Airlines Adjust to COVID-19?
As airlines slowly begin flying again, many are starting to look at the In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) technologies they have been investing in from a different perspective than prior […]
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Launch
Space Ambitions: Turkey Prepares to Compete and Capture
Over the last decade, Turkey has invested in its spacefaring ambitions, resulting in the strengthening of its indigenous space-related know-how and its position within the global arena. In 2011 and […]
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Technology
PlaneWave Wins Contract to Build Optical Ground Station in Australia
PlaneWave Instruments will build, install, and maintain a 700 mm Ritchey-Chrétien Optical Ground Station (OGS) telescope at the Australian National University‘s (ANU) Mount Stromlo Observatory, the company announced. ANU will […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Deploys New Ground Station in Argentina
Globalstar has deployed a new ground station in Córdoba, Argentina, the company announced Thursday. The new infrastructure enables voice calls, two-way data communication and internet connection. Globalstar said it extends […]
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Connectivity
C-COM Integrates UHP Modem With Manpack Antenna Systems
C-COM Satellite Systems has integrated UHP Networks UHP-200 modem with its iNetVu 8000 series antenna controllers. C-COM announced Wednesday that the new modem is now fully compatible with all C-COM […]
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Government/Military
GAO Report Warns of ‘Multiple Challenges’ to Next-Gen OPIR Missile Satellite Program
The U.S. Space Force needs to consider several risks to the progress of its next-generation missile warning satellite program, including the fact that its ground system may not be ready […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Planet Pushes Higher Resolution Capabilities, Rolls Out New User Interface
Planet has enhanced the spatial resolution of its SkySat imagery from 80 cm to 50 cm, after lowering its SkySat constellation over a time period of six months. The Earth […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Software Lead Reveals Starlink Details in Reddit AMA
SpaceX Director of Starlink Software Matt Monson revealed some new details about the company’s mysterious Starlink constellation during an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on Reddit on June 6. Joined […]
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Mobility
SMS Teleport Forms Mobile Healthcare Partnership With siHealth
Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS Teleport), and siHealth, a healthcare technology solutions company, are partnering to use satellite technologies to provide cognitive mobile healthcare solutions, the two United Kingdom companies announced […]
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Finance
CPI Completes SATCOM Technologies Acquisition
Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has completed its purchase of SATCOM Technologies, the antenna systems business of General Dynamics. The Friday announcement came a week after the U.S. Department of […]
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Government/Military
Data Link Solutions Receives US Air Force MIDS Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Data Link Solutions a $33.6 million contract for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) low volume terminal, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced Thursday. […]
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