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March 28, 2019 Satellites Will Be Able to Alter Their Mission on Orbit with New Lockheed Martin Technology This year, Lockheed Martin is integrating SmartSat technology on ten programs and counting, including the Linus and Pony Express smallsats...
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India Tests Nuclear-Tipped Ballistic Missile, Bold Orion, to Ultimately Destroy a Satellite Launched from a bomber, the Bold Orion, a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile that was reworked to attack satellites actually passed the Explorer 6 spacecraft...
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ST Engineering Enters Into a Conditional Share Purchase Agreement for 100 Percent Ownership of Newtec The consideration of €250m (approximately S$383m) (the “Consideration”) on a cash-free and debt-free basis for the Proposed Acquisition, subject to ...
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Marlink's Terralink Hub and Uplink Station Installed for Mahd Satellite in Muscat The flexibility of this fully-managed network operator service from Marlink enables Mahd Satellite to offer a comprehensive range of VSAT...
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Phasor's ESA Systems to be Manufactured by Surface Technology International Phasor’s very low profile (2-inches high), low weight, solid-state electronically-steerable antenna has no moving parts, making it more...
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C-Band Alliance's New Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs ... He was Associate General Counsel for Intel provide a safe and efficient clearing and repurposing of mid-band ‘C-band’ downlink spectrum accelerating the deployment of 5G services in the U.S. ... no small task, indeed.
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Wind River's VxWorks® Controlling the Astranis Smallsat's Avionics and Comms to Earth Astranis to useg VxWorks to run the main flight computer that controls the avionics in guiding the satellite and keeping it in communication with Earth...
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Kleos Space and ImageSat International Sign MoU for Enhanced Geospatial Intelligence Analytics Under the MoU, the companies will develop a value-add proposition for current and future iSi maritime customers using Kleos’ geolocation data...
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Union of Concerned Scientists, "Right Now We are Not Up to the Challenge" ... as India Destroys Satellite “Right now we are not up to the challenge presented by the increasing spread and sophistication of anti-satellite and space weapons.”
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April 4 Set by Arianespace for Soyuz Launch of the Next Four SES O3b Satellites Operational since 2014, the O3b MEO satellite constellation delivers fiber-equivalent connectivity and is part of SES's vision of connecting people and...
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Maxar's NaturalView® to be Integrated into the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World NaturalVue® 2.0 is Maxar’s next-generation global image mosaic, encompassing over 60,000 Landsat 8 images. As the highest quality global...
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March 27, 2019 Axelspace and ODYSSEUS SPACE Take on the World ... Will Provide Earth Observation Data to Taiwan Every Day consistent Earth Imagery data with high revisit time, and ... startups who want to develop innovative applications for Smart Cities, Green Energy or Disaster Management.
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NASA Earth Observatory Imagery of the Chimanimani Landslides in Zimbabwe "But the other child did not come out alive; he died in the hut, trapped under large stones,”
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Spaceflight Set for a 21 Satellite Launch on April 1 Aboard a PSLV Rocket This mission marks Spaceflight’s second launch of 2019 and its first PSLV mission of the year following the successful launches of GTO-1, which...
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Speedcast Media Network's™ Expansion is a Result of Globecomm's Satellite, Fiber and Cell Nets Speedcast Media Network provides secure point-to-point and point-to-multipoint live and linear digital video delivery anywhere in the world, with...
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SatixFy and ST Engineering's Joint Venture, JetTalk, to Show Aero, a Fully Electronic Terminal, at Aircraft Interiors Expo Able to simultaneously communicate with multiple GEO/MEO/LEO satellites, the terminal provides aircraft passengers with continuous...
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Formation-Flying Smallsat Prime Contract from HawkEye 360 Goes to Space Flight Laboratory SFL built the platforms and integrated the HawkEye 360 Pathfinder cluster which was launched into LEO in December 2018 and commissioned early...
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Orolia Acquires Skydel to Further Enhance GNSS Simulator Technologies As the latest addition to the Orolia portfolio, Skydel brand solutions bring a new paradigm to the GNSS simulator scene, by combining innovative...
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OneSpace Rocket Launch ... Fails OneSpace launched a four-stage solid propellant rocket at 5:39 p.m. Beijing time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, in northern...
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Canada Extends Their AIS Contract with ORBCOMM ORBCOMM will provide satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data used for ship tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts to ...
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March 26, 2019 Spacebel and Wuudis Solution Oy Meet in the Woods ... Spread Forestry Services in Europe and Beyond The decision of both companies to tighten their cooperation will be a win-win for both sides and for the entire forestry community ...
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Israel's FirstPoint Announces $2.5 Million in Seed Funding for Cellular Cybersecurity Service This military-grade, proven cybersecurity-as-a-service detects, alerts, protects and deceives, without requiring user intervention to install or update anything.
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NASA Finds One of Earth's Fastest-Shrinking Glaciers is Miraculously Growing Again "We kind of got used to a runaway system,"
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UPDATE: SATCOM and Fiber Optics Support the Missile Defense Agency's Anti-ICBM Threat Test This test was the first salvo engagement of a threat-representative ICBM target by two Ground Based Interceptors (GBI), which were designated...
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India to Launch Military Satellite and 28 Ride-Alongs for Orbit Insertion on April 1 This will be the 47th mission of ISRO's C45 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and this launch is also aimed at demonstrating the PSLV's capability...
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U.S.A.F. General John W. "Jay" Raymond Nominated by President Trump to be the Commander of the United States Space Command If confirmed, General Raymond will lead the soon-to-be established USSPACECOM, which will focus on conducting all joint space warfighting...
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TT Electronics to Showcase Their Space-Grade Product Family at the 35th Space Symposium TT’s space design and engineering bridges a gap between today’s innovators and heritage expertise. For example, LEO satellites have...
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Lockheed Martin Ships GPS III SV02 to Cape Canaveral for an Expected July Launch GPS III is the most powerful and resilient GPS satellite ever placed on-orbit. Developed with an entirely new design, for U.S. and allied forces, this...
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March 25, 2019 Joint Research Agreement Signed by GITAI and JAXA for Robot Astronaut Experiments and Development Aiming to reduce the cost of space work by 10 percent, GITAI aims to produce a robot capable of carrying out work within a space station in place...
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Holkirk VSAT Joins American Family Radio to Support Network Ops Redundancy Needs The system allows AFR to continue broadcasting to their 200 radio stations for disaster recovery in the aftermath of extreme weather conditions that ...
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Hughes Community WiFi Hotspot to be Deployed for PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Services Hughes Community WiFi employs satellite backhaul to extend internet service to users beyond the reach of terrestrial broadband, without requiring...
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Icom's Satellite PTT Radio to Debut During Q2 TheIC-SAT100is the company’s first handheld (SATELLITE PTT) radio that uses a satellite communication network. Unlike satellite phones, the IC-SAT100...
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Four Big Challenges for Emerging Space, An NSR Report With companies moving beyond the R&D phase into operations (48 percent of total companies founded today, up from 43 percent in 2016), a healthy...
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ViaLite Shares an Innovative Product Line at Shows ... Sees Purple with C-Band Link By removing the need for a down converter to convert signals to an IF band, the C-Band Link reduces deployment costs and complexity.
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Planet Achieves Six Month $5.9 Million National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Imagery Contract NGA exercised the option to continue development and evaluation of the broader National System for Geospatial Intelligence community needs for ...
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FMC GlobalSat Launches SATCOM and 4G Service for Private Maritime Operators at Palm Beach Boat Show FMC GlobalSat’s platform provides seamless wireless roaming service in all ports of call without the need to switch SIM cards or register with a new...
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Satcube's Portable Satellite Terminal Receives Product Design Award Satcube provides seamless broadband connectivity over satellite through easy to use, lightweight terminals. The Satcube Ku portable satellite...
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Northrop Grumman's NG-11 Cygnus Spacecraft Named After Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee, and crewmates, Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Ed White II, were selected by NASA to fly on the first manned mission of the Apollo spacecraft...
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Modular I/O Interface from Aitech Coordinates Comms with the Beresheet Lunar Lander Aitech's rugged, space-qualified A445 IBOX was designed to coordinate communications between the vessel’s control computer, actuators and...
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Toyota and JAXA Join Forces to Develop Moon Rover "As an engineer, there is no greater joy than being able to participate in a lunar project by way of Toyota's car-making,"
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Kontrol Energy and Toyota Tsusho Canada ... How a Meeting of the Minds Will Result in a Smart Factory According to MarketsandMarkets.com, the smart factory market is expected to reach USD 358.01 Billion by 2023.
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Forrester Reports: Inmarsat is Recommending to Shareholders They Accept the Triton Consortium Offering for the Company The bidding company (Triton) is a consortium led by Apax, Warburg Pincus, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.
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March 24, 2019 Important Endorsements Received by Reaction Engines for the Company's SABRE™ Rocket Engine Reaction Engines has received further endorsement of their SABRE™ engine design via its collaboration with ESA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA)...
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Thales Alenia Space is Taking 3D Printing into Series Production The metal powder-bed fusion technique used for these parts allows series production with a high degree of customization, making it possible to tailor ...
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Bridge Technologies Broadcasting Solutions On Parade at NAB 2019 The hardware and software tools to address the needs of studios, satellite, terrestrial and cable, OB vans, remote production facilities, as well as...
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Comtech PST Receives RF Microwave Control Components Contract These integrated microwave assemblies and limiters provide for very broad frequency coverage and are key components in an integrated electronic...
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March 22, 2019 Globalstar's SPOT Gen3 Becomes a Safety Asset for the MARATHON DES SABLES 2019 Desert Running Race Each MDS participant will have the small, rugged, SPOT Gen3 mounted on their backpack, transmitting their GPS location every few minutes so that...
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Lepton Global Solutions' Case Study Reveals the Pacific is Gateway to Formidable Powers Pacific as the gateway to East Asia ... and it is not unthinkable that a hot war could take place in that theater in the future....
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March 21, 2019 Northrop Grumman Systems' Support for U.S. Air Force's Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment EPS for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and tactical communications to support peacetime, contingency, homeland defense, wartime operations, and
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Two Significant Industry Experts Join HawkEye 360's Advisory Board HawkEye 360 uses satellites that fly in a commercially unique formation to independently pinpoint the geographical origin of a wide range of radio...
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Satellite's Dazzling Photographs of California's 'Super Bloom' of Spring Flowers from Outer Space 480 miles above the planet, the bursts of orange color, and miles' worth of cars, are so dense they are easily spotted by the WorldView-2 satellite
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Prest-O Change-O as Lockheed Martin's Small Smart Satellites can Change Missions in Orbit with new architecture that will let users add capability and assign new missions with a software push, just like adding an app on a smartphone.
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Speedcast Brings Their Fully Managed Comms to Mozambique Speedcast's solution will leverage C-band VSAT to provide reliable internet communications across the camp, allowing those on base to communicate...
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Northrop Grumman Engaged by U.S. Army at a Maximum of $982 Million for Cyber Electromagnetic Technologies The contract will enable the Army to procure an entire range of cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA) aimed at advancing the force’s lethality in...
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Visit Vislink's Updated Aerial- and Ground-Based Secure Systems at Milipol Asia-Pacific with the MOHOC® tactically-designed military helmet camera, it provides ultra-low latency and broadcast quality live video transmission over RF in the
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The Vega Launch of Italy's PRISMA Satellite is a Success for Arianespace Vega deployed the payload into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) during a 54 minute mission performed from the Spaceport in French Guiana. The...
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Now Covering the Pacific Ocean is KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) Network KVH launched its mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network in late 2017 and continually enhances the network with technological advancements. The...
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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Spacecraft Passes NASA's IR5 Status Check The review included development of the vehicle’s flight computers and software, mission simulator and Mission Control Center. SNC also...
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March 20, 2019 Speedcast Signs On to Continue Providing Connectivity for Nabors Industries Speedcast’s services enable data and voice connectivity globally, providing cost effective and dependable links to onshore and offshore remote sites...
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Forrester Reports: SpaceX's Liftoff of Arabsat-6A Scheduled for Early April Arabsat-6A had initially been expected to launch during Q4 2018. SpaceX has yet to carry out a pre-launch static engine firing test which usually takes...
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Michigan Could Start Launching Rockets to Space Michigan's spaceport would be different than the $220 million publicly financed spaceport in New Mexico that is derided by critics as a boondoggle.
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UPDATED: Thales Alenia Space Completes the Shell for the NanoRacks Airlock Module The NanoRacks Airlock Module (“Bishop”) is the first-ever commercial airlock that will operate on the International Space Station (ISS). Owned ...
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Hispasat and Bansat Bring the 'Net to Montes de Maria in Colombia This novel solution is part of the services managed by Hispasat, which provides the platform and capacity from its Hispasat 70W-1 satellite...
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Forrester Reports: A Buy-Out Offer for Inmarsat News of the bid came from Inmarsat late on March 19 when it was confirmed that private equity business Apax Partners – which previously ...
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The First Weather Intelligence Forum at InterMET Asia 2019 to be Hosted by Orbital Micro Systems The Weather Intelligence Forum will be presented March 28, 2019 as part ofAsia Climate Week and InterMET Asia. The program brings together...
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Multi-Role Aviation Terminal from Orbit Communications to Support Inmarsat's "SATCOM as a Service" The new compact Orbit terminal, GX46, features a 46cm (18-inch) antenna and will be delivered fully integrated with modems, electronics and related...
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Feat in Space ... as the U.S. Air Force, Education and Industry Partners REACH the NEXT Space Radiation Data REACH, developed and fielded in less than three years at a fraction of the cost of a standalone capability, provides global space weather coverage.
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Software Defined Radio Technology on GateHouse Telecom's Development Plate GateHouse Telecom will introduce a brand-new interface allowing users to run the same SATCOM terminal hardware and interface on different satellite services.
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March 19, 2019 The Canadian Armed Forces Selects Viasat and MDA to Modernize Comms Through the award, Viasat and MDA will support the Canadian Armed Forces’ efforts to modernize computer suite and data link radios. Viasat’s...
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Globecast's Globecast Live Brings Any Event to Any Screen turnkey live content solution for media takes any event to any screen from major sporting competitions to smaller-scale B2B events ...
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FMC Globalsat Employs Kymeta's Flat Panel VSAT Aboard "Bad Daddy" Through the onboard FMC GlobalSat Customer Portal application, the vessel has real-time internet access to view maps and reports that include...
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MOU Signed Between Firefly and Airbus for Space Launch Solutions Development This MOU will formulate an integrated market offering that will provide Airbus customers rapid deployment of Airbus manufactured satellites and...
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The Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle's Maiden Flight will Carry OneWeb Satellites The Ariane 6 will be available to OneWeb from the second half of 2020 to provide launch capacity that supports the full deployment and replenishment...
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NovelSat's Solutions are Just What VRT Needs We also take pleasure when our customers find it easy to get the features they want without a complicated integration process,
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NASA's JPL is Seeking Applicants for the First Space Accelerator The accelerator will focus on technologies that can be applied to space — including geospatial analytics, digital design coupled to advanced...
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Space-Based Lasers and Particle Beams, Part of Pentagon's $304 Million Funding Request for Missile Defense Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based...
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Integrasys Hosts an Open Day for Dyslexia Charity The open day focused on demonstrating the role of engineers within Integrasys. Children from the charity were invited to practice using software...
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March 18, 2019 Australian Space Agency Announces New Mission Control Center to be Built TheAustralian Government has just announced $A12 million for the space industry in the South Australian capital, consisting of $6 million for the...
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Customized VSAT Solutions to be Provided by Marlink to Fairfield Geotechnologies for Their O&G Clients Marlink and Fairfield Geotechnologies have worked closely together on a solution that will power new efficiencies through digital operations, with...
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Ground-Based Manufacturing and Assembly Testing for Archinaut Program is a Success for Made In Space During TVAC testing, MIS successfully demonstrated manufacturing and robotic assembly of a variety of structures. While inside the vacuum...
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Scotland Can Win European Space Race, Says Member of Scottish Parliment “Scotland builds more spacecraft than anywhere else outside California and that’s something to be proud of.
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Lockheed Martin Finalizes Their Full-Scale Cislunar Habitat Prototype The full-scale prototype, or Habitat Ground Test Article (HGTA), is built inside of a repurposed shuttle-era cargo container, called a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)...
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Cubic Corporation Acquires Nuvotronics The cornerstone of Nuvotronics’ innovation platform is their patented PolyStrata® technology, which was developed under DARPA and enables...
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Creating Robots for Space is the Foundation of a New Alliance Between GITAI and SKY Perfect JSAT GITAI aims to replace astronauts with robots that can work for a long time while being remotely controlled from Earth while in LEO space stations such...
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Northrop Grumman’s Technologies Protect the Warfighter on Both the Rocket and the Satellite This exemplifies the breadth of our capabilities to protect the warfighter by contributing key technologies on both the rocket and the satellite.
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OneWeb's Latest Fundraising Musters $1.25 Billion The new funds, following the successful first launch of OneWeb’s satellites, enable the company to accelerate the development of the first truly global...
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Astrobotic Commends the Additional Funding for NASA's Lunar Exploration Campaign Astrobotic also supports the proposed Lunar Future program that makes important investments in public-private partnerships and innovative...
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NSR Publishes Their In-Orbit Servicing Markets, 2nd Edition While growth is anticipated across all applications in all orbits, GEO satellite life extension will yield the largest share of revenues. As more LEO...
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Marlink to Supply O.A.T. Small Ships with Global Connectivity Services Marlink’s dual-band antenna system switches between frequencies wherever they sail, in compliance with local authorities when close to shore.
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USAF Awards Saber Astronautics with Contract for VR Space Ops Center Space Cockpit is a world first virtual reality space operations center that enables operators across U.S. services and allied partners to visualize the...
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March 17, 2019 ULA Successfully Launches WGS-10 Satellite, a 'Critical Asset', for U.S. Air Force “We are very proud to deliver this critical asset to orbit in support of the U.S. and Allied warfighters deployed around the world defending our national security.”
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Broadcast-WiFi Technology Partnership Developed Between Global Invacom and Edgewater Wireless Systems Bx-WiFi was first unveiled and successfully live-tested by the BBC and Global Invacom in August 2017 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the...
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Two Additional Axelspace Satellites On Deck for Launch aiming to eventually capture imagery of the entire Earth landmass each day. After the launch, the number of satellites...
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National Space Society Names Geoffrey Notkin as Their New President Notkin, a longtime spaceflight advocate, also serves on the Board of Directors of the Astrosociology Research Institute and the Advisory Board of Deep Space Industries...
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Power from the Pad as Aerojet Rocketdyne Launches WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite
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March 15, 2019 IARPA Issues RFI for Smallsats Capability Statements Smallsats, which for the purpose of this request for information (RFI) are defined as spacecraft with a mass less than 500 kilograms, have...
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PLD Space Publishes Patch for the Company's Upcoming Drop Test Mission This will be the company’s first drop test for the recovery of a complete first stage microlauncher demonstrator. The project — made possible in 2016 — was thanks to the...
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Made In Space Completes Ground-Based Manufacturing & Assembly Testing for Archinaut Program
MIS demonstrated autonomous reversible connection and joining techniques of 3D printed parts and other pre-fabricated components such as ...
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Full Membership in the Global VSAT Forum is Acquired by Kacific As a unique representative of the Pacific and South East Asia dedicated to affordable satellite broadband to communities, Kacific will lend its voice and..
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SES Video Bringing HD Services to the Republic of Benin As part of the agreement, a number of HD channels will be broadcast over Benin, making this the first HD channels to be available over Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service...
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Integrasys Develops a GPS End of Week Rollover Solutions Integrasys worked on a method to seamlessly synchronize clocks following Precision Time Protocol with 10 MHz references. The company worked with ...
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March 14, 2019 DISA is Preparing Warfighters for Future, Multi-Domain Conflicts “Setting the globe” means anticipating warfighters’ future needs and approaching the agency’s combat support mission with global mindset instead...
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Thales Alenia Space Launches Plans for Nepal's Satellite Communication System services such as telemedicine, e-learning, e-government, disaster management, information technologies, agriculture, tourism, hydropower ...
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Nepal Plans for a First ... Launch of Nepalese-1 Satellite The Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) plans to launch the first satellite, called Nepalese-1, from Nepal on April 17, 2019 ...
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SENER Can Hold Down and Release While Flying in Space with an X-Ray Telescope for the ATHENA the study of gamma-ray bursts, magnetic interactions between extrasolar planets and their stars, the gasses surrounding galaxy groups, the auroras of
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Newspace Factory Established in France to Support Businesses in the Space Sectors Combined, Newspace Factory members have contributed to more than 250 space projects, including 40 that are currently on-orbit. They bring together a...
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Maritime TVRO SATCOM Systems Support and Spares from Orbit Communications Ordered by a European Navy Orbit’s maritime TVRO SATCOM systems have provided reliable and uninterrupted reception of TV and data services for NATO and international...
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Frequency Electronics is Clocking In with Lockheed Martin Space The contract’s intent is to qualify FEI’s DRAFS for potential use on the new GPS IIIF satellites, securing the industrial base for high-accuracy...
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SPAWAR Delivers a Contract Mod to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems for Navy Multi-Band Terminals NMT is a multiband capable satellite communications terminal that provides protected and wideband communications. NMT supports Extremely High...
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New ResQLink™ PLBs Launched by ACR Electronics The new Personal Locator Beacons operate on the three Cospas-Sarsat satellite systems, including the new MEOSAR, ensuring they will offer the...
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March 13, 2019 AI to Improve the Management of Constellations Through 2Operate and GomSpace Technology Collaboration The use of 2Solve and AI for satellite constellation management help reduce the amount of operator hours required to manage satellite constellations by...
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New Partnership Between ND SatCom and iSAT Africa Results in New VSAT Networks ND SatCom’s SKYWAN 5G now supports data encryption for security-conscious customers through a hardware module featuring the 256-bit...
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Arianespace Delays Launch of VV14 ... Italy's PRISMA Satellite PRISMA can operate in two modes, a primary mode and a secondary mode beginning with a collection of hyperspectral and panchromatic data ...
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Speedcast's Connectivity Makes Them Good Neighbors ... Joins Forces with Nabors Industries more remote environments require sophisticated communications technologies. Speedcast has been servicing major energy operators for ...
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The Development of LTE for Satellite Finds Sequans Communications and Lockheed Martin Pairing Up This project with Lockheed Martin is the latest development Sequans has undertaken as part of its “Custom Technology Solutions” initiative where...
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CesiumAstro Closes Successful Series A Funding These funds will be used to scale the team and expand the development of a wide range of frequency offerings and system configurations to meet the...
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First Broadband Provider Signs On for Telesat LEO Services Telesat LEO will have the added capability to concentrate capacity into areas of highest demand, such as major seaports, providing substantially more...
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USAF Proposed Budget Includes Space Force, GPS Satellite and Four Launches Funding As written, the proposed budget attaches numbers to larger strategic goals that include the need to meet challenges posed by China and a resurgent ...
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Arianespace Prepping for Flight VV14 and Flight VS22 Launches Due to additional checks for the VV14 mission — which initially was scheduled on March 14 from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) — the flight has...
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March 12, 2019 KeyW Holding Corporation Selects Spire Global to Be Their Host Spire’s hosted payload service will also enable KeyW to rapidly deploy larger constellations, as appropriate...
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Space Foundation Names Recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., Scholarship (S)Sgt. Harper was nominated by his leadership at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He is fluent in Arabic and was recently selected for a promotion, taking over the...
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iDirect Government’s 9-Series Product Family Gains WGS Certification The 9-Series Defense products underwent stringent evaluation and testing as part of the U.S. Army’s certification process. The WGS certification ensures...
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LeoSat Selected by Skyband to Implement Low-Latency Network LeoSat’s system of LEOs satellites can achieve lower latency and stronger end-to-end security compared to traditional satellite and terrestrial solutions...
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Newtec Delivers a Duo of Newtec Dialog® Hubs for Arabsat Newtec Dialog is a multi-service VSAT platform which enables operators to build and adapt satellite networking infrastructures according to specific ...
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Forrester Reports: Time for More Turbulence for Intelsat and SES One of the main opponents to the CBA’s scheme is T-Mobile which, last week, suggested that owners of C-band Earth Stations (often cable operators ...
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Norsat International's Family of Products Solve Those 5G Interference Issues they are excited to bring these new products and solutions to market to address the increasing issue of 5G interference on C-band ground terminals.
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Delay ... Rocket Lab's Launch for DARPA originally scheduled for late February, has been moved to the second half of March because of the delay of the arrival of an experimental military satellite.
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Atos' Crucial Role in Achieving a First ... OneWeb Satellites' Recent Launch Success Atos EGSE enables satellites to be tested on the ground prior to launch to prevent or fix any issues and make sure all requirements are met ...
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Forrester Reports: Eutelsat Launches Cirrus Cirrus, a hybrid satellite plus OTT delivery of programming and channels, has been launched by Eutelsat...
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March 11, 2019 Satellite Images Suggest Activity at North Korean Rocket Facility "that's really what it looks like when the North Koreans are in the process of building a rocket."
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KVH Keeps Global Connectivity Afloat Resulting in Sales Record of 9,000 Mini-VSAT Broadband Systems noting that KVH’s share of the maritime industry’s fielded VSAT terminals is nearly double that of its next closest competitor, as of the end of 2017.
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VORAGO Technologies Takes the Heat ... Grant for Rad-Hard Microcontroller for U.S. Department of Defense and Air Force can be used for many years by the U.S.A.F. in various platforms with significant software reuse that shortens development and reduces costs.
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Axelspace Publishes the First Light of GRUS Satellite As the company has confirmed with the correct operation of the on-board optical apparatus, just released is the satellite’s first light image...
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ORBCOMM's New Telematics Product for Tracking Keeps 'em Trucking The GT 1200 series is an evolution of ORBCOMM’s industry-leading GT 1100 product line and includes an enhanced, high-sensitivity solar panel that ...
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The Three Hundredth Long March Mission Sends New Satellite to Orbit for China The "ChinaSat 6C" satellite was launched at 0:28 a.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will provide high-quality radio and...
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YahClick to Present Satellite Services Portfolio at CABSAT 2019 Visitors will see live demonstrations and have the opportunity to participate in technical discussions on e-Learning and e-Health solutions throughout the...
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SmallSat Series, Communication Design, Class from AGI — Final Call for Registration This virtual training series follows three important design aspects of designing, developing, implementing, and launching a 1U CubeSat to image and...
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Ball Aerospace is Selected for the Second Phase of DARPA's Hallmark Program The Hallmark program is advancing technologies that deliver real-time space-domain awareness informing the command and control and protection of...
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Rocket Lab's Launch for DARPA ... New Projected Launch Date ... Best Case Scenario DARPA's Radiofrequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration is a prototype reflect array antenna that improves radio communications in small spacecraft
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March 10, 2019 Aerospace Provides Urgent Information to Assist with U.S. Defense and Space Development “This year, we saw numerous government mandates to treat space programs uniquely with more resources.”
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"High Performance: Service Continuity" Themed World Teleport Association Workshop Set for CABSAT 2019 This workshop will explore some key results from this recently published report. Service continuity is the core deliverable to customers. Most other...
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Es’hail-2 Reports to Work ... Now in Commercial Service In addition, it carries the first ever payload on geostationary satellite to support amateur radio community across the visible Earth from its orbital location.
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LeoStella's New CEO Steps In as Previous CEO Returns to Thales Alenia Space He will lead the company as it enters the next phase of growth, designing and manufacturing small satellites at scale at its state-of-the-art production facility.
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At GLEC 2019 in Morocco, Special Session on Technology and Skills Development is Announced Given the nascent stage of developing countries in the field of space science and technology, technology and skills development become important success...
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March 8, 2019 The Build is On for Northrop Grumman's OmegA Rocket Northrop Grumman is building OmegA in partnership with the U.S. Air Force through a shared cost program that enables the government to gain the best...
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Contract for Comprehensive Satellite Testing System Garnered by Coolisys Technologies' Enertec Systems 2001 Enertec is a defense and aerospace designer and manufacturer of advance multi-purpose electronic systems including customized computer-based...
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March 7, 2019 A Morgan Stanley Research Focus: Intelsat S.A. — C-Band Concerns Resurface, Risk/Reward Balanced There has been a particular focus on mmWave and mid-band spectrum to enable network deployments. Despite this backdrop, the company has seen...
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Speedcast Helps Aid Global Disaster Efforts ... Funds Télécoms Sans Frontièr "It is our privilege to support those organizations that provide resources and supplies at the most crucial times."
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Cobham's Helicopter SATCOM Solution Launched in Conjunction with Inmarsat Few solutions exist in the market to transmit data such as video imagery to a satellite network in the same way as is possible from fixed wing aircraft. This...
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Critical Design Review Successfully Completed by the Air Force Research Laboratory for the X-60A Hypersonic Rocket A key part of the X-60A program is that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration-licensed Cecil Spaceport provides a diversification in...
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Four Organizations Awarded Grants for Commercial Spaceport Range Control Services by the UK Space Agency Range control services are vital to this and include activities such as tracking rockets and spaceplanes in flight, as well as notifying users of airspace when...
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ESA Approves the Smile Mission with China The announcement clears the way for full development of this new mission to explore the Sun-Earth connection, which will be conducted in collaboration...
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Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies' Successful First SARGE Reuse Test Launch at Spaceport America Any flight where Exos and its payload customers can walk away with another set of data and an intact vehicle/payload makes for a “good day"
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Forrester Reports: Share Collapse for SES and Intelsat and No 5G "Nationalization" Both satellite operators have been hurt badly by uncertainties that the proposed reallocation of C-band frequencies over the U.S. might not go their...
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The Fifth MUOS Satellite is Ordered by the U.S. Navy from Lockheed Martin Space Systems MUOS is a narrowband military satellite communication system that supports a worldwide, multi-service population of users, providing modern netcentric...
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March 6, 2019 2Operate, GomSpace and a MegaMan Study How AI and Telecom Standards Can Manage Satellite Constellations to evaluate telecom standards and AI solutions developed for the terrestrial telecom sector leveraged to manage future satellite constellations robustly
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GMV Successfully Validates Important Breakthroughs in Robotics Systems and Autonomy During validation tests of the ERGO system GMV pulls off for the very first time a 1.4-km autonomous traverse with the TT SHERPA rover
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New Report Focuses on the Satellite M2M Comms Market Freight, logistics and public transportation sectors are emerging as major end-use markets supported by the growing demand for technology solutions that...
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Orbit Extends Maritime Satcom Solution with OceanTRx™ 7 Dual-Band The expansion and flexibility enables ease of switching between SES’s multi-orbit Geostationary (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites.
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U.S. Air Force's ISR and Cyber Effects HQ Staffs to Merge for Coordinated Ops The USAF is realigning the staffs and streamlining oversight, policy and guidance functions to create greater integration and effectiveness to be more ...
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Forrester Reports: Eutelsat Expects FCC to Render a Positive Decision Regarding U.S. C-Band Reallocation Eutelsat itself would only be a modest beneficiary of any such decision as the company only supplies around 5 percent of C-band spectrum over...
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DEV Systemtechnik's Exclusive Representative is Sojitz Corporation of America DEV Systemtechnik, part of the AXING Group, develops and manufactures a wide range of products and systems for optical and electrical transmission of...
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Solar Array Provisioning for PlanetiQ Spacecraft to be Handled by Roccor The contract is for the provision of 130W solar arrays for their spacecraft in a constellation that will provide a new class of weather data forecasting...
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National Security Business Development Leader Hired by Spire Global Damphousse brings 30 years of operations, legislative, and strategic business development leadership to the position. Damphousse served in U.S. Marine Corps for 22...
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Teledyne Defense & Space Supplies Critical Comm Products to the Airbus OneWeb Constellation Teledyne’s $95 million production contract was awarded in 2018 and follows an initial development award that was received in June of 2016. Production is...
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D-Orbit Will Launch Planet Labs' Flock of Doves
the more than 300 of the Flock constellation of Dove-series satellites is the Earth’s largest constellation of Earth-imaging satellites ever put into orbit.
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March 5, 2019 TCarta Goes Deep to Win Contract to Map Seafloor of Remote Pacific Island Nation winning the UKHO contract was the company’s leadership role in developing more advanced bathymetric measurement technologies using satellite data.
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Preparations Underway by Orbital Micro Systems for Inaugural Smallsat Launch Housed in an AAC Clyde Space bus, the satellite will be launched April 17, 2019, from Wallops Island, Virginia...
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DataPath Joins the Swedes to Enter the Maritime Satcom Market and Provide Antennas with Solutions The antennas have a unique 4-axes gimbal technology, that operate in harsh and unfriendly environments needing no loss of electromagnetic compatibility,
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MEASAT-3 Satellite Pumps Himalaya TV HD to Viewers The 91.5 degrees East prime video hot slot is home to the MEASAT-3, MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b satellites, forming the region’s strongest video...
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The Firefly Aerospace Launch Vehicle Selected by D-Orbit for Payload Pushes The agreement grants D-Orbit the status of a preferred launch aggregation partner for the European market, allowing that company to purchase, market,...
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OneWeb Selects GMV's C2 Technologies for Command and Control of the Constellation OneWeb opted for GMV’s product line, technologies that are capable of meeting OneWeb’s specific and complex needs while adhering to a tight...
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Kymeta Announces a White Paper, and Collaborates with Airbus to Deliver Hybrid Connectivity to Peru Buses owned by TEPSA, a pioneering inter-provincial bus line, were outfitted with Kymeta satellite terminals that leveraged satellite capacity from Intelsat,
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Consortium to Build Secure Network for the French Navy for Maximum 150 Million Euros The contract covers work to maintain and adapt the existing IP network for the French naval forces, RIFAN 2 (Réseau IP de la Force Aéronavale étape 2), to...
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Cobham Waveguides Enable the Comms Systems on OneWeb Satellites' First Spacecraft Incorporating rigid and flexible designs, Cobham Ku- and Ka-band waveguides are featured on the spacecraft. Waveguides enable the...
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Russia to Use their Angara-A5 Rocket for Satellite Launches Angara-A5 is Russia's newest heavy-class rocket, developed by the Moscow-based Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center...
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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions' $11.2 Million Contract for Aerial Drone and Unmanned Ground Vehicle Kits Kratos offers high-performance, jet-powered, unmanned aerial drone systems for both target and tactical applications; providing the aircraft systems...
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Nine Thousand mini-VSAT Broadband™ Systems Have Now Been Shipped by KVH Industries KVH’s TracPhone® V-series antenna systems are designed to provide satellite broadband connectivity to commercial vessels and leisure yachts ...
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March 4, 2019 Ryan Hartman Appointed as the New CEO for World View At World View, Mr. Hartman will lead the company’s transformation from technology development to scaled operations and productization, with a key...
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UPDATE #2: SpaceX Crew Dragon Births at ISS This test flight without crew on the spacecraft is intended to demonstrate SpaceX’s capabilities to safely and reliably fly astronauts to and...
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National Space Society Applauds the Successful Dragon 2 Docking with the ISS Dragon 2 demonstrated “docking,” an onboard automatic process previously used by the space shuttle, as opposed to “berthing,” a simpler approach...
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SATCOM to be Used by Australian Firm to Monitor Wind Farms A Ping Monitor version 2.0 and associated solar panel will use magnets to affix to turbine towers. There are about 400,000 active wind turbines in the...
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Indian Satellites Can Map 87 Percent Land Area of Pakistan An Air Marshal at a top facility said, “Do we need more satellites? Yes. But nearly 70 percent of our demand has already been met and we are on track.”
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Hughes Communications India Receives FMC License from the Indian Department of Telecommunications The first company to be granted the FMC license in India, HCIL is now authorized to provide in-flight connectivity and high-quality broadband...
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New SATCOM Inflight Connectivity Solutions to be Displayed by Astronics AeroSat at AIX Developed by Astronics AeroSat, in conjunction with partner Phasor, the new SATCOM inflight connectivity antennas feature electronically steered ...
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Candace Johnson Appointed as New Venture Partner and Chair of Advisory Board for Seraphim Capital Ms. Johnson has a long and distinguished career as founder/co-founder of such space ventures as SES ASTRA, SES Global, Loral-Teleport Europe, Europe Online...
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Goonhilly and the Australian Space Agency Together Will Drive New Opportunities Worldwide Goonhilly’s Enterprise Zone status is unique in the space industry, offering businesses from Australia and beyond, the chance to be part of a rich space ecosystem
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Forrester Reports: Layoffs at Maxar — Portion of SSL Site Sold As a consequence, Maxar is laying off some 250 jobs from its 6,100 overall workforce. The job losses are spread over Maxar’s Canadian MDA robotic...
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March 3, 2019 HawkEye 360's Pathfinder Satellites Successfully Commissioned HawkEye 360 satellites fly in a commercially unique formation that independently pinpoints the geographical origin of a wide range of RF signals...
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C-COM to Showcase Their Auto-Acquire Flyaway Driveaway Antennas at CABSAT 2019 C-COM’s iNetVu® Ka-98H/JUP Drive-Away Antenna has been “Approved for operation on Hughes JUPITER Systems” and can be mounted on the roof...
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Hexagon's Acquisition of Thermopylae Sciences and Technology Furthers Its 5D Visualization Portfolio its defense and intelligence solutions are targeted at the challenges in working with critical problem sets in secure or classified government environments.
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Coherent Market Insights Predicts a $30 Billion Value for the Global Smallsat Market by 2026 According to Coherent Market Insights analysis, around 7,000 smallsats are expected to be launched at an average of 580 smallsats, annually by 2022...
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FORSWAY to Showcase Hybrid Connectivity Ecosystem at CABSAT 2019 Forsway Xtend is a complete ecosystem that combines satellite with terrestrial networks enabling service providers to tap unused bandwidth. Operators can...
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Major Milestone Completed by Eutelsat for Their KONNECT Satellite at Thales Faciliities KONNECT is a next-generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) that offers operational flexibility. With a mass of 3.5 metric tons, this an all-electric...
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The National Security Space Launch Program is Established by the U.S. Air Force The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directed the name change from EELV to NSSL effective March 1, to reflect consideration of both...
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March 2, 2019 NanoAvionics Smallsat Orbital Missions Launch is Upcoming The smallsat manufacturer and mission integrator uses innovative approaches to technology and business that makes a new generation of space ...
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