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March 29, 2020 NSR No Cost Webinar: Space Tourism and Travel: Are We There Yet? Space Tourism is one of the most ambitious and exciting opportunities in the...
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NSR's The Bottom Line: Virtualizing the Satellite Ground Segment Key to enabling scalability and flexibility of the networks, infrastructure...
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Euroconsult's World Satellite Business Week Planning September Event The Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week, planned for the end of Q3...
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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, SpaceX Launch of Argentinian Satellite Postponed "The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic could affect the availability of own and external resources for a safe insertion into orbit and ...”
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ICEYE Unveils 25 cm. SAR Imaging Capability with Current SAR Smallsat Constellation With this very high resolution imaging capability, ICEYE SAR data achieves...
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Statement from Lockheed Martin Announcing AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating With U.S. Space Force
The first national security launch for the U.S. Space Force and the final Lockheed Martin satellite to build out the protected communications ...
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March 27, 2020 On Orbit CHEOPS Commissioning Successfully Completed by Airbus This critical phase was performed by Airbus in Spain with the support of the...
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March 26, 2020 ULA's Successful Launch of AEHF-6 for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center ... gives senior leadership a survivable line of communications to military forces in all levels of conflict, including nuclear war. The system features ...
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PAR Government Intros Commercial Version of the GV3.0 Geospatial Viewing App The new release is an enhanced version of the GV3.0 geospatial...
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ITU Secretary-General’s Statement About the Global Platform to Protect Telecommunication Networks During the COVID-19 crisis New platform will assist governments and the private sector in ensuring that networks are kept resilient and telecommunication services are available to all
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WORK Microwave's DVB-S2 Provides Earth Observation Reception in Antarctica More and more, we're seeing LEO, MEO, 5G, and EO satellites in use, and we're excited to support those platforms and pave the way to the next-generation
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RigNet is Entrusted with National Cybersecurity with Contract from General Services Administration "RigNet has a 40-year track record of delivering reliable, high speed and high security communications to the harshest, most remote environments around the world.”
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Globecast Gets Sporty in a Contract with Outdoor Sport Channel® 's Worldwide Distribution ... to further maximize their worldwide distribution, they teamed up with Globecast as they are the ideal partner to help them ‘go global’ because ...
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Kleos Space Names New Senior Business Developer He is a retired Colonel and a graduated Senior Materiel Leader with more...
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Satcoms Innovation Group Offers and Welcomes a Range of Online Content ... while many folks are staying within the safety of their homes to avoid the coronavirus, the SIG has announced a range of online content to keep its ...
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Jeremy Turpin, Isotropic Systems CTO and Co-Founder, Named to SSPI Board of Directors Focus on transformational optics for new age antennas, Turpin brings wealth of expertise to industry organization
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ShorePoint Acquires Cyberyllium for Cybersecurity Services Expertise The acquisition strongly positions ShorePoint to capitalize on...
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Forrester Reports: APT Satellite Holdings Experiencing Share Price Descent APT said revenues had not been helped by additional local competitors...
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Orbital Research Releases New LNA Designed primarily for satellite teleports and gateways, TT&C applications...
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Navy Multi-band Terminals Contract Received by Raytheon NMT is a multiband capable satellite communications terminal that provides...
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Statement From U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center Regarding Successful AEHF-6 Launch ... provides connectivity across the spectrum of mission areas, including land, air and naval warfare; special operations; strategic nuclear operations ...
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Statement From United Launch Alliance as it Launches First National Security Space Mission for the U.S. Space Force ...that provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for national leaders and tactical warfighters operating across ground, sea and air platforms.Full Story
Statement from Aerojet Rocketdyne AEHF-6 Launch Marks 500th Flight of RL10 Engine “The RL10 has supported a majority of the nation’s most important national security and scientific missions, including all of the AEHF satellites which ..."Full Story
March 25, 2020 Rocket Lab Postpones Their Next Mission Launch In response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have paused launch...
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GPS is Fatally Flawed. It’s Past Time to Fix It. And because GPS was America’s gift to the world, we gave away the code to access it. This has helped make it a global utility. It has also meant that ...
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Satcom Global's Aura VSAT Upgraded with Intellian NX Series Satcom Global made the decision to introduce the new and improved...
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STS Global's Takes Two Major 9 Meter Ku-Band Earth Stations for SES The environment is difficult due to high level salt atmosphere. Therefore the shelter is equipped with dual redundant 5 ton air conditioners
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SATCOM Services + U.S. Africa Command Contracts Assigned to CACI Work is expected to be complete by March 2025. If the option is exercised...
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Forrester Reports: Eutelsat's MoU for School Connectivity in the DRC The first stage of the project aims to connect 3,600 private schools over the...
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Fourth Annual Spaceport America Cup Cancelled In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was made based on the...
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National Guard Bureau Awards VSAT Contract to NIC4 The Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) Block 2E (B2E)...
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An Out of this World Programming Opportunity... Quite Literally... Students may submit proposals and the selected submissions will be uploaded to a smallsat orbiting Earth...
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Approvals from SES and Inmarsat for Two Intellian Antennas Intellian’s v240MT Gen-I was the world’s first 2.4m tri-band and multi-orbit...
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ESA Scales Down Ops ESA implemented risk mitigation measures early on. The vast majority of...
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March 24, 2020 Orbit Logic's New Version of SpyMeSatGov Imagery is collected and processed in a variety of formats to serve different ...
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A Maxar Spotlight: How Misinformation and Negligence in Iran is Propagating the Spread of Coronavirus Deliberate suppression of information in Iran has contributed to widespread contagion...
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Northern Sea Route Could be Opened Up with Fast Satellite Network Connectivity via IEC Telecom and Iridium Certus™ As the shortest sea route between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the...
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Forrester Reports: Layoffs at OneWeb + NigComSat Remains Unprofitable The news comes as OneWeb reported the successful orbiting of 34... and, NigComSat is owned by Nigeria’s government and in 2018 it was...
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Control Authority for the GPS III SV02 Satellite Transferred to Second Space Operations Command GPS III satellites deliver positioning, navigation and timing information with...
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Maxar's Ops During the Coronavirus Pandemic Discussed by the Company's CEO The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on our global society...
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All Employees at Bigelow Aerospace Laid Off According to sources familiar with the company’s activities, Bigelow Aerospace’s 68...
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Smallsat Launcher Suffers an Anomaly in Alaska The incident at the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island occurred...
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Statement from the DoD, "Partnering With the U.S. Defense Industrial Base to Combat COVID-19" the progress payment rate that contracts can get paid for will increase from 80% of cost to 90% for large businesses and from 90% to 95% for small ...
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RUAG Space Dispenses and Insulates OneWeb's Latest Covey of Satellites RUAG Space built the satellite dispenser, which functions as an interface...
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March 23, 2020 GEOINT 2020 Symposium and CubeSat Developers Workshop Postponed Two more events being postponed due to coronavirus...
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Viasat's Global Leadership Team Enhanced with Three Executive Additions The company's growth and expansion into a more global company requires...
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Septentrio Debuts Ultra-Precise Positioning Tech for High Volume Apps Featuring the latest GNSS technology, mosaic TM-X5 brings centimeter-level...
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A Fresh Grounding for Smallsats via Australia's Nova IGS Network In South Australia, the company’s new Nova IGS Network is providing space ground connectivity for smallsat operators...
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FCC Authorizes SpaceX To Deploy A Million Antennas For Starlink Satellites "Measuring at about 19 inches across, Musk noted that the antennas look like small UFOs." “It looks like a UFO on a stick,”
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Operations Update from BAE Systems We are operating at a time of unprecedented disruption and change around.,..
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Airbus Ready to Partially Resume Production in France and Spain Airbus has carried out extensive work in coordination with its social partners...
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The SEAKR Wolverine Mission Processor for Protected Tactical SATCOM Selected by Lockheed Martin PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with more agile...
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SOFIC, ISOF Commanders Conference, the CAPE Demo and USSOCOM Awards Gala All Cancelled With the safety and wellness of attendees and participants a top priority...
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March 22, 2020 $2.25 Billion Debt Offering by Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for...
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Space & Satellite Professionals International Welcomes Five New and Renewing Corporate Members SSPI corporate members enjoy a wide array of benefits that include...
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World Teleport Association Honors the Winners of the Teleport Awards for Excellence The 25th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence — the awards are...
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OneWeb Considering Bankruptcy The company is considering seeking court protection even as it continues...
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UPDATE: OneWeb's 34 Satellite Launch Successfully Completed by Arianespace The satellites are built by OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between...
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Forrester Reports: Olympics "Double Whammy" Threat to Satellite Operators Satellite operators and specialist suppliers such as Globecast, Speedcast, NEP, Links, Encompass and...
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U.S. Space Force Obtains Their First Offensive Weapon The Counter Communications System Block 10.2, or CCS, is an upgrade to a...
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The USAF's 50th Space Wing, the 2nd and 4th Space Operations Squadron Remain Mission Ready In Spite of COVID-19 As of March 20, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Schriever AFB...
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March 20, 2020 Internet Infrastructure Demand Rises during COVID-19 Pandemic by 30 Percent Having most daily activities migrating to the digital space, internet...
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March 19, 2020 Satellite Capacity Pricing Index Report Now Available from NSR ...NSR forecasts Consumer Broadband and Backhaul to exhibit declines of ...Full Story
Renesas Expands Their RF Beamforming Portfolio Featuring a combination of low power consumption, high gain, and compact...
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SpaceTech is on a Positive Path with Three Major Announcements Good news has been announced from the Dutch IoT SpaceTech startup company, Hiber, which has received EU funding, and achieved Dutch National Icon
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Phase Four Receives USAF AFWERX Contract for Maxwell Propulsion System Adaptation The Phase Four radio-frequency thruster (RFT) is the first solution to...
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New Chief Executive Officer Named by Spacecom He comes to Spacecom from Satcom Systems, owner of Gilat Satcom...
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Direct Satellite Connectivity to Mobile Phones on Earth Accomplished by Lynk ... Lynk is confident that the company can bring a world-first solution to the market to tens-of-millions of people by the end of 2020.
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Global Satellite Transponder Market Report Now Available from ReserachAndMarkets The Global Satellite Transponder Market is poised to grow strong during the...
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Company Growth of 30 Percent Registered by GMV These figures confirm that its space business is still booming, multiplying its...
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Northrop Grumman Receives MUOS UHF SATCOM Gateway Component Systems and Services Contract Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed...
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What’s in the Philippines’ New Planned Satellite Launches in 2020? The launch of additional cube satellites later this year highlighted an aspect of the Southeast Asian state’s approach in this regard.
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March 18, 2020 Space Information and Sharing Analysis Center (ISAC) Holds Their Third Board Meeting the Space ISAC has continued to grow, announcing multiple new members...
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TriSept's Cyber Security Advisor Joins the AFCEA International Cyber Committee Spangler joined TriSept two years ago to support a broad range of...
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Spectrum Analyzer-In-The-Cloud Service Debuts from SatSignature SatSignature services enable satellite networks to monitor their carriers of...
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Optus' Opportunity Keeps Australians Connected During COVID-19 Pandemic Referring to the Australian community facing the COVID-19 pandemic, Optus says 'Yes' to helping people stay connected with additional data.
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Space Debris to be Tackled with Machine Learning Research to tackle the growing need to find, capture and remove junk from...
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New SpaceFund Reality Rating Highlights Energy Capture and Creation in Space While exposed objects are bathed in sunlight that is easily convertible into electricity, in shadowed regions temperatures plummet and additional...
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Intelsat Selects SpaceX to Launch IS-40e Intelsat 40e is an advanced geostationary satellite that will provide Intelsat’s...
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SpaceX Successfully Launches 60 Starlink Satellites but is Unsuccessful with Recovery of First Stage The company's Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifted off from Launch Complex 39A...
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Afghanistan Requests an Indian Satellite to Assist with Coronavirus Containment Ghani requested services of an “Indian satellite to be made available for...
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Russia Launches a Glonass-M Satellite The satellite separated routinely from the booster after three Fregat booster ...
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March 17, 2020 Rocket Lab Acquires Sinclair Interplanetary The acquisition strengthens the satellite division of Rocket Lab, which...
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The World Teleport Association Renews Arqiva's Chalfont Grove Teleport Tier 4 Certification ... achieving re-certification demonstrates the continued investment in the areas of service excellence...
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Forrester Reports: Avanti's Upswing...(With Correction) Kyle Whitehill joined the business as CEO, Liquid Telecom South Africa, one of the Liquid Telecom Group in April 2018, barely two years...
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Completes Months of Simulated Space Environment Testing The engineering teams from Airbus, the European Space Agency (ESA), Lockheed Martin and NASA...
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NASA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Contract Awarded to L3Harris LISA is an international project led by ESA (European Space Agency) as a...
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Contract Renewals for Ovzon from the U.S. DoD The contract renewals cover the second six months of FY 2020, up to ...
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The Latest SSPI Better Satellite World Video Released... Produced for students in junior and senior high school, when young people...
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SpaceX Scrubs Sunday's Launch Moments Before Take Off, and Gets Ready for Wednesday's Launch a call was made from a member of the SpaceX team saying, "Disregard. We have an abort." The Falcon 9's main engines had already ignited on 39A's ...
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Rocket Lab's Electron Launch Vehicle Certified by NASA The certification milestone was achieved largely through the successful...
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Exolaunch to Launch UAE's MeznSat to Orbit via Soyuz-2 Rocket MeznSat is a smallsat for climate observation, manufactured by Khalifa...
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March 16, 2020 Hiber Appoints Industry Leaders to Advisory Board and Receives EU Funding These strategic hires come after a successful 2019 that witnessed Hiber...
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These Space Surveillance Satellites Just Got an Upgrade
... the four GSSAP satellites can provide data on other man-made objects in space without being interrupted by the weather or atmospheric conditions ...
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Kleos to Finalize Launch Preparations Heading to India ... independent intelligence will complement existing datasets to enable the hidden maritime activity such as drug and people smuggling, piracy ...
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RUAG Space's Separation Systems for Soyuz-Launchers Separation systems from RUAG ensure that satellite and rocket remain securely attached to one another during the tough journey into space, and ...
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Space Foundation State of Space 2020: What Didn’t Come Up... But what also came up—repeatedly—were concerns about how quickly space is becoming a contested environment.
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The 15th Consecutive Year of Profitability for C-COM Satellite Systems The Company has generated revenues of $13,977,909 and a net after tax...
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New President and CEO Announced by Lockheed Martin He will succeed Marillyn A. Hewson, 66, who has served as Chairman...
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The Guiana Space Center Suspends Launch Campaigns Due to COVID-19 These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health...
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China's Long March-7A Falls Short The rocket lifted off at 9:34 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Space...
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LAUNCH UPDATE: ULA Sets Date for U.S. Space Force's AEHF-6 Satellite TDO-2 will deploy after Main Engine Cut Off 2 and prior to the anchor AEHF satellite, which is only the second time this event has occurred during a ...
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March 15, 2020 Envistacom's Transport Virtualization Ecosystem they are pleased their transport virtualization technology and strategy concepts align with the Department of Defense as well as their commercial customers.
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XipLink Extends Backhaul Optimization for Mission Critical and CBRS Networks Using optimization and TCP Acceleration, XipLink´s solution will boost LTE...
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IEC Telecom Floats the Plusses of GMDSS for Maritime The recent approval from IMO and SOLAS means there are now two...
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HawkEye 360's New Executive VP ... He has 'Molded Legal Strategy' He joins HawkEye 360 with several decades of experience advising high-growth...
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LinQuest to Support the Australian Defence Satellite Communications System Project ASDSS is a ten-year program to develop sovereign, SATCOM-based...
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Internet Service Restored in African Nation through NovelSat and Gilat Telecom Collaboration Using NovelSat’s high capacity connectivity solutions, Gilat Telecom was...
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ANDESITE Mission Integration Completed by TriSept The culmination of an eight-year collaborative research program among...
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SMC Speeding the Delivery of WGGS-11+ to Warfighters WGS-11+ will provide double the operational utility over legacy WGS...
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March 13, 2020 SMC's First U.S. Space Force Launch ... TDO-2 Smallsat for AEHF-6 Mission TDO-2, the multi-manifest smallsat vehicle flying with the AEHF-6 mission...
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NanoAvionics Secures Smallsat Mission Contract and Opens New U.S. Support Office The advantages and benefits of NanoAvionics' industrial approach include...
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New ICs Debut from Anokiwave for ESAs the second generation of SATCOM ICs - AWMF-0132/0133 and AWMF-0146/0147 Quad channel, dual polarization beamformer ICs...
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Hughes Wins General Atomics Contract to Provide SATCOM for U.S. Army's MQ-1C UAS Under the contract, Hughes will provide advanced, ruggedized HM400...
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Norsat International Releases Two C-Band Interference Negation Products Norsat is excited to add two new products to the firm's interference solution...
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Radeus Labs Completes Their Acquisition of Satellite Systems Corporation The SSC™ Beacon Tracking Receiver (now Radeus SSC™ BTR) product ...
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Wideband Global SATCOM Certification Received by ST Engineering iDirect's Newtec Modem Designed to support a wide range of fixed and mobile government and ...
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March 12, 2020 ZOLEO SATCOM Device Wins Mobile Satellite Users Association Innovation Award ZOLEO was designed and engineered at Beam’s Melbourne facility and is the first Australian-developed device to win a MSUA innovation award...
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Euroconsult Projects 10-Year's Revenue for High Throughput Satellite will Reach $85 Billion by 2028 Demand for HTS capacity expected to grow 26 percent annually driven by nine vertical markets, supply to increase more than ten-fold by 2024, growing ...
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University of Glasgow GU Orbit Team Signs Smallsat Mission Agreement with Responsive Access The company aims to simplify access to space for cubesats and to play a critical role in supporting the vibrant satellite production industry by handling...
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Esri® Names Maxar Technologies a 2020 Cornerstone Partner ... Esri has integrated Maxar’s industry-leading geospatial data into its Living Atlas of the World, a collection ... including maps, apps and data layers.
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ABS and TheAngle Collaborate on MENA Satellite Services The collaboration focuses on providing energy, enterprise and government...
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Airbus' Successful Launch Sends a Unique Bartolomeo to the ISS ... opportunities for Earth observation, environmental and climate research, robotics, material sciences, astrophysics or to test new technologies...
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March 11, 2020 Inmarsat Fleet Xpress to Provide Connectivity for Nekton's Deep Ocean Dive The maritime high-speed broadband service provided connectivity to relay...
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Teledyne Paradise Datacom's New P2P and P2MP Modem and New Features for Hub Teledyne Paradise Datacom unveils tech offerings... a new modem and a major new feature...
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Number One Thousand for Hughes Wi-Fi Implementation in Latin America with Facebook Connectivity Platform Each Hughes Express Wi-Fi Hotspot is backhauled over satellite links...
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UPDATE: Kymeta's Flat Panel ESA Product Family Connects at DC Show + Strategic Advisors Added The new u8 terminal, paired with Kymeta’s hybrid, satellite-cellular, connectivity services, transforms the purchase and consumption of mobile...
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HySpecIQ Selects BridgeComm for Comms Partner A wireless technology offering rapid point-to-point data transmission via...
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Goonhilly Assists University of Hertfordshire with AI Venture that ‘Sees Through’ Clouds this breakthrough enables a whole new sphere of business opportunities ... Target customers include insurance firms, commodity traders, supermarkets...
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Kymeta and Kepler Communications' MoU Announced at DC Show This product collaboration envisions Kymeta combining the value proposition of Kepler’s LEO satellite service with the best aspects of...
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ST Engineering iDirect Receives Tech of the Year Award from the World Teleport Association ST Engineering iDirect’s Thomas Van den Driessche, President of the...
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Forrester Reports: More Millions for SpaceX This is, again, proof that investors love just about everything that Musk...
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Ovzon's Mobile Broadband Assists Italian Authorities in the Battle Against COVID-19 The Civil Protection Department and the Italian army use the service to...
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Mobile Satellite Users Association's Top Mobility Satellite Innovations Celebrated “The innovations within our industry create enormous value to user communities extending to every geography, market and discipline.”
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ConnecTechAsia 2020 - Now Scheduled for September 29 to October 1 These core events will serve the media and broadcast (BroadcastAsia), telecoms – (CommunicAsia), satellite (SatelliteAsia)...
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International Launch Services Names a New President She is joining ILS at an exciting time. ILS, owned by JSC Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center...
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European Space Agency Pre-Orders Four, Ariane 6 Launches from Arianespace These four launches reserved for Ariane 62 will be confirmed after the...
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March 10, 2020 Successful Moon Lander Engine Test Completed by Intuitive Machines During the record-breaking 10-minute duration test, the VR3500 ran at full...
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XipLink's Three Awards Take Top Position The company has won three major awards from several different organizations...
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The DoD's SATCOM Market Report Published This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
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Japan's Science Fiction Anime Satellite Promoting Tokyo Olympics Launched The "G-Satellite," which contains two figures from the animation series, was...
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Start-Up Space Report Published by Bryce Space and Technology Bryce CEO and Founder, Carissa Christensen, believes that taking annual...
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Get SAT Reveals Their Comms Systems Support SES O3b MEO Environments Only 20-60 cm. in size, Get SAT’s product line of micronized terminals is...
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Kleos to Target Environmental Challenges in Brazil The need for an integrated Earth Observation (EO) system to monitor both...
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Iridium and ZOLEO™ Get the Message ... Even Beyond Mobile Coverage "... that until now, no company in the mobile satellite sector has conquered what is arguably the ‘killer app’ of the smartphone age — messaging."
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NAB 2020 Presentations Scheduled by the World Teleport Association Additionally, the World Teleport Association’s Executive Dialogue Series...
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Commercial Service Entered Into by Kacific1 Across APAC Designed and manufactured by Boeing, Kacific1 is a high-throughput, Ka-band satellite...
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Two, New, GVF SATCOM Training Certificates Both certifications are now included in the GVF Training Membership...
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Teledyne Provides Solutions to Critical RF Product Issues in D.C Being confident that a given part will function at the most critical moments, under the worst radiation bombardment, widest extremes of temperature ...
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Three Retired USAF Generals Join PredaSAR's Board PredaSAR Corporation is building and will operate, what the company states, will be the world’s largest and most advanced commercially...
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Rocket Lab to Launch Satellites for NASA, NRO and the University of New South Wales ... announced today that its next mission will deploy payloads for NASA, the NRO and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space.
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United Launch Alliance Delays U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center's AEHF-6 Mission AEHF satellites provide global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ...
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Ground Segment Collaboration MOU Agreement Between GomSpace and RBC Signals This technology agreement will ensure the integration of these companies' respective solutions...
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STS Global Completes Hawaiian Earth Stations for SES The Earth stations were unique in that they are a combination TT&C and communications channels...
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Gilat Satellite Networks and Carlisle Interconnect Technologies Collaborate at DC Show Gilat’s Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) was the first to demonstrate...
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March 9, 2020 ThinKom to Feature a New User Terminal at DC Show ThinKom’s new user terminal design is a compact, lightweight unit that...
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Sen's UHD Space Videos to be Filmed, Per Contract, by NanoAvionics' SmallSats As the start of Sen's mission to create its "EarthTV” constellation, NanoAvionics will build...
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Isotropic Brings a Dragon to DC ... New sat5G Bandwidth Management Solution ... offered that Datadragon holds a magnifying glass up to bandwidth usage patterns and user history to create greater efficiencies leading to frictionless experiences ...
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Cubic Corporation Awarded Compete Position for U.S. Army's GTACS II Contract The U.S. Army will use this contract to acquire communications systems...
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ETL Systems Reveals a Hawk and a Falcon ... Hawk Matrix and Falcon Frequency Converter The new dual 8 x 8 matrix is an addition to ETL’s growing range of 36 L-band Matrices which is more than double the range of its nearest competitor.
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Mission Microwave's New Ka-Band Products Debut at DC Show Mission Microwave has produced a family of wide-band Ka-band SSPAs to...
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L3Harris Showcases the New Smallsat Reflector Antenna at DC Show Lighter and more compact than legacy designs, the new Smallsat Perimeter Truss (SPT) leverages...
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A Conversation with ... Charles Miller, CEO, Lynk Charles Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lynk. He...
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South Korean Satellite Arrives On-Orbit The Chollian-2B that blasted off atop the Ariane-5 rocket from French...
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India's GISAT-1 Satellite Launch Postponed Weighing about 2,268 kg, GISAT-1 is the first, state-of-the-art, agile, Earth...
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Arianespace Soyuz Flight VS24 Needs More Upper Stage Checks — Soyuz Launch Delayed The launch vehicle and its satellite payload have been placed in stand-by...
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Mission Microwave and Envistacom to Upgrade Tactical Terminals for U.S. Army Mission Microwave is providing Envistacom with 200 Watt Ku-Band and 50 Watt Ka-band BUCs...
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A Conversation with... Richard Jacklin, Vice President, ViaLite Communications Richard Jacklin has more than 30 years’ experience in wireless telecommunications, test and...Full Story
C-COM's Latest on View at DC Show Highlighting the latest in C-COM design is the iNetVu® MP-100-MOT, a fully...
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Bushfires: Australian Satellite Would be 'Tuned' to Eucalypt Vegetation "And then as the wheels started to turn we sort of realised, well, if we can do astronomy with it, what happens if we turn it round to look at the ground?"
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CopaSAT Restructures Executive Leadership and has a New Structure for Defense and Special Forces ...a new 15,000 square foot facility ... for special forces and defense in Largo, Florida, as the company simultaneously restructures the leadership of the ...
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New Modem Chip for LEO, MEO and GEO from SatixFy This is the first chip to fully support the entire DVB-S2X standard including al...
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IEC Telecom Conveys Connectivity Solutions for Pioneering Ecological Project This winter, IEC Telecom had the distinct privilege to partner with The IK Foundation...
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Hughes Network Systems Becomes Worldwide Distribution Partner for OneWeb OneWeb’s constellation of LEO satellites will expand Hughes service...
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Speedcast Execs Engage at the DC Show in Panel Discussions Speedcat executives will speak about the latest satellite technologies and trends...
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Four Organizations to Rideshare on Spaceflight's Next Managed Launch on Arianespace's Vega Rocket The proof of concept rideshare mission, VV16, will launch 53 smallsats...
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A Conversation with Dr. Jake Sauer, Vice President and General Manager, Tactical Solutions, Ball Aerospace In this role, Dr. Sauer is responsible for Ball’s portfolio of advanced tactical ...Full Story
Next Generation Mx-DMA Unveiled by ST Engineering iDirect at DC Show Building on the well-established, award-winning Mx-DMA technology...
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China Launches Penultimate BeiDou-3 Navigation System Satellite ... BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) into space on Monday, paving the way for its completion and full global coverage in May.
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March 6, 2020 Rocket Lab to Launch Capella Space's First SAR Satellite Capella Space and Rocket Lab will launch the first synthetic aperture radar...
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QuadSAT Introducing their UAV Testing Tech @ DC Show QuadSAT’s system uses drone technology to test, calibrate and measure...
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Speedcast Launches Advanced SD-WAN Solution Designed for onshore and offshore users, the solution provides customers...
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Dragon Delivery to ISS The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex...
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March 5, 2020 ABS Joins the Space Safety Coalition Endorsed and supported by 40 organizations that include satellite...
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Isotropic Systems Licenses Multi-Beam Antennas Early collaborative licensing discussions are underway, as aircraft...
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Van Oord Selects Marlink for VSAT Connectivity in India Van Oord has signed a fixed term contract for Marlink’s SeaLink VSAT...
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RUAG Space Celebrates 700 Satellite Separations with Their Space Minister Very unusual photo as the Swedish space minister peeks out from inside the top of RUAG's dispenser in Linköping, Sweden.
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DARPA's Commercial Partner for Robotic Servicing Mission is Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics ... the first-ever commercial robotic servicing spacecraft and aims to expand the market for satellite servicing of both commercial and government client satellites ...
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The Specifics of the FCC's Spectrum Auction + Thanks from SES and Telesat According to the organization this is another important step to closing the digital divide, especially in rural areas, and secures U.S.' leadership in 5G.
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UPDATED: Isotropic Systems and SES Driving Customer Edge Terminal Development Together with SES, Isotropic Systems will review, refine, and test key...
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ST Engineering iDirect to Preview New PaaS Solution at DC Show This new solution will provide its service provider partners the ability to offer...
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Arianespace Scrubs Soyuz Flight VS24 A very brief announcement was issued from Arianespace regarding the launch for the United Arab Emirates’ Falcon Eye 2 reconnaissance satellite.
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Peraton's $219M Contract Provides SATCOM to U.S. Africa Command Specifically, Peraton will provide communications services leveraging satellites and emerging technologies from across multiple satellite fleet operators.
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China's MinoSpace Commercial Satellite Firm Closes on Millions in Funding The new funds will serve to develop satellites weighing more than 200 kg...
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March 4, 2020 Investments from Rakuten and Vodafone Infuse AST and Science's Smartphone Satellite Development AST & Science will initially offer 4G services to partner networks globally...
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UPDATE: Schauenburg Ventures Invests NewSpace Systems This share acquisition of NewSpace Systems (NSS) fits strategically with Stratosat Datacom (Pty) Ltd. within the SCHAUENBURG International...
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SES Steve Collar and the FCC Order [Advanced Television] Collar explained how the US would be populated with its new satellites to...
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Kymeta's VP of Sales... He Will Support Global Growth and Asia Pacific's Sales ...responsible for all direct sales and reseller management for Asia Pacific, including India ... also with growing accounts and relationships for Asia...
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COMSAT's Sizable Reinvestments and Teleports' Expansion The physical expansion enables COMSAT to create new levels of terrestrial....
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China’s Largest Private Automaker is Building a Satellite Network Now, Too ... to help meet connected car and in-car connectivity needs ... the company is pumping around $326 million into the project, and will eventually make 500 satellites.
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ViaLite's New Products to Debut at DC Show ViaLite’s new products offer improvements in dynamic range capabilities...
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PredaSAR Names Retired USAF Maj. Gen. Teagu to Lead Constellation Development with $25 Million Seed Financing The Company also named retired U.S. Air Force Major General Roger W. Teague as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
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BUC Supply Contract Received by Terrasat Communications Terrasat will provide cost savings, prioritize supply lead-time and extended...
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March 3, 2020 Forrester Reports: Telesat to Initiate Some LEO Services Next Year The first craft will launch later in 2021 or early 2022 although final decisions...
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Comtech Xicom's Gone Wild with a Bobcat, PUMA and Falcon Their New SSPAs and BUC Comtech Xicom will be bringing a Bobcat, PUMA and Falcon to Satellite 2020. Not the animals, rather their three newest lines of SSPAs and BUCs will be ...
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Rice University's OwlSat Smallsat to Collect Ultraviolet Radiation Data The OwlSat cubesat will collect data over the course of one year to see...
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NOVELSAT's Solution for SATCOM Cyber Threats Designed to deliver highest levels of transmission security, robustness and...
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HawkEye 360's Pathfinder Smallsat to Become a Resident at the National Air and Space Museum HawkEye 360's three satellite cluster has successfully geolocated more...
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PLD Space and HISPASAT Collaborate for Miura 5 Launch Services the companies will validate PLD Space as a launch services provider and...
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SatADSL Soon Will Have a New U.S. PoP SatADSL will provide operators in the American region with access to its...
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New British Launch Company... Launches Black Arrow Space Technologies is a new British company developing...
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Elbit Systems to Supply Canadian Armed Forces with SOTM Systems Elbit Systems will supply the Canadian Armed Forces with their triple band...
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March 2, 2020 Forrester Reports: A Dismayed Telesat Goldberg said that Telesat would support the FCC’s Draft Order for the...
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Aireon and EUROCONTROL to Enhance European Air Traffic Flow Management This will enhance flow management capabilities across EUROCONTROL's...
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SES' Next Phase ... Simplify and Amplify Their Strategic Transformation Preparing for theirs and their clients' future, SES announced an ambitious comprehensive program, called Simplify and Amplify and executed ...
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For Mini-Launchers ... SSC and Isar Aerospace's New Generation of European Rocket Engines SSC’s new engine and stage test capability plays a crucial part in supporting research and the development of rocket engines for mini-launchers...
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NASA Selects SpaceX to Launch the Psyche Mission The Psyche mission will journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid, also...
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Relativity Space is in a New Space ... Terran 1 Rocket Manufacturing to Long Beach, California Relativity integrates machine learning, software, and robotics with metal...
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Septentrio Debuts a New GPS/GNSS Receiver AsteRx SB ProDirect is a top-value product combining efficient minimalistic...
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‘Didn’t Quite Make It’: Data Glitch Forces Astra to Miss Out on $2M DARPA Launch Challenge Prize The once-stealthy California company known as Astra came within 53 seconds of sending up a rocket to try winning a $2 million prize in the DARPA
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March 1, 2020 Satcoms Innovation Group's Two New Academic Members "SIG membership offers our researchers and students the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals ... to expand our collective innovative capacities.”
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Multicast ABR Tech for Satellite to be Demo'd by Broadpeak Broadpeak® will demonstrate their nanoCDN™ multicast ABR technology...
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NSR Bottom Line ... Lasers: Too Fast for Satellite? However, this market is not wrought without its challenges. Over the last year alone, we have seen at least two space businesses close down due to ...
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Atos Testing Assisted OneWeb's Latest Satellite Launch Thanks to its advanced solutions, Atos was named “Best Ground Support...Full Story
Hughes Express Wi-Fi Delivering Comms to Rural Mexico The first Hughes Express Wi-Fi hotspot under this initiative was installed by...
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SES and Telesat Congratulate the FCC on the Agency's C-Band Move SES and Telesat look forward to reviewing the Commission’s order in detail...
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ABS Denounces FCC's C-Band Spectrum Allocation Decision The Small Satellite Operators (SSOs) are going to be harmed by the...
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Forrester Reports: The FCC's C-Band Draft Proposal Now Endorsed by the Full Commission FCC departmental staff (notably the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau)...
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'Quelle Surprise' ... Not ... DARPA's Launch Scrubbed Due to Bad Winter Weather in Kodiak, Alaska The weather conditions should come as no supply considering that the launch site is the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island.
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