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June 24, 2020 Satellite Payloads Market Will Experience an Impressive Expansion The growth of the market is predominantly attributed to increased government expenditure on space exploration activities and...
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USGIF's New Board Members for 2020-2021... Almost a Dozen USGIF elects new members to its board of directors; including a new chairman of the board
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Tethers Unlimited Delivers 15 SDRs to Millennium Space TUI delivered all 15 radios on schedule, demonstrating success in its efforts...
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L3Harris Contracted by NOAA to Complete Satellite Constellation Studies L3Harris is developing NOAA’s Advanced Baseline Imager for the GOES-R...
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Maxar Intends to Acquire Vricon, Inc. To fund the transaction, Maxar intends to issue $150 million in aggregate...
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Smallsat Operators Lose in DC Court Decision Regarding FCC Auction The trio were deliberately excluded by the FCC from its incentive plan for...
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June 23, 2020 UPDATE: New Smallsat Analysis & Report from XploreMR The market has been segmented in two broader categories: satellite type and end user...
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Iran to Make 18 Satellites by Yearend “We will reach the 2,000-km orbit in two years and our next step is reaching the 36,000-km orbit.”Full Story
Diverse Defense Apps = Profitable Path for Smallsats ...smallsats are extensively used in the defense sector in a wide range of applications, such as tactical communication, geospace...
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Sub-Decimeter Accuracy With New GPS/GNSS Receiver from Septentrio Septentrio’s latest core GNSS technology is integrated with a sub-decimeter correction service enabling simple plug-and-play positioning solutions...
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Maxar's $23 Million Multi-Domain Analytics System for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
A key component of Maxar’s solution is the use of advanced cloud development technologies and methodologies, which will enable DHS to secure
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GNSS Protection Strengthened in New Microchip Update Microchip’s BlueSky GNSS Firewall Software Release 2.0performs real-time analysis to detect jamming and spoofing for...
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SkyWatch + AgIntegrated to Deliver EO Satellite Data to the Ag Industry This alliance means that AgIntegrated will become the premier collaborator of SkyWatch when it comes to agricultural-based integrations...
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SES' 400 Million Euros Bond + An Optimistic Eutelsat to Order a C-Band Satellite SES is due to repay €650 million of existing debt by March next year and will use the new financing plus...
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Accion Systems + AFRL Partnership Strengthened Accion Systems has developed a unique in-space propulsion system, based on a postage stamp-sized thruster chip, that is scalable...
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Made In Space Acquired MIS products and technologies will enhance Redwire’s existing technology portfolio which includes space sensors and...
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SES Selects Northrop Grumman for Two C-band Satellites This will be accomplished by Northrop Grumman building two C-band satellites that will operate in the upper portion of the spectrum.
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Stellar CAGR Predicted for Smallsat Market During the assessment period, small satellites market is anticipated to...
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June 22, 2020 Space Ready Optics for Satellite Data Relay Systems Optical systems used in satellite data relay systems also have to meet additional basic requirements to survive...
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Dates for the 2021 Spaceport America Cup Competition The Spaceport America Cup is the largest intercollegiate rocketry competition in the world and draws thousands of...
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Arianespace Postpones Flight VV16 Again The Vega launch vehicle and its 53 spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions.
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One Step Closer To Space—DARPA’s Blackjack Blackjack is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation program that...
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Ultra-Low Profile Satellite Broadband Terminal Debuts From ALCAN The electronically steerable flat-panel antennas use ALCAN’s patented liquid crystal-based technology to enable...
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USSOCOM Issues Draft RFP for Joint Geospatial Analytic Services The current funded requirement is for a total of 260 analysts in a variety of skill sets and locations.
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Lockheed Martin’s LM2100™ Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing SBIRS GEO-5 will join the Space Force’s constellation of missile warning satellites equipped, with powerful...
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OneView Obtains $3.5 Million in Seed Financing With the funds raised, OneView will be able to accelerate its product development and grow partnerships with...
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LeoStella Delivers Their First BlackSky Smallsats LeoStella’s intelligent manufacturing facility opened in 2019 and is the first of...
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Intelsat + SES File Their Spectrum Transition Plans The plans show how some 3,500 cable head-ends and 13,500 Earth stations will have 60,000 blocking filters...
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ThinKom’s IFC Antennas Achieve LEO, MEO + GEO Satellite Interoperability The antennas have accrued more than 17 million flight hours and have...
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Space Act Agreement with NASA Signed by Virgin Galactic Under the agreement, Virgin Galactic will develop a new private orbital astronaut readiness...
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Aerospace's New Honorable CFO, He Comes from NASA ... where he led the strategic business functions of Australia’s Future Submarine Program, the largest defense procurement program in Australia’s history.
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China’s Beidou Navigation System Completed With Final Satellite Launch The launch marked the completion of the on-orbit construction of Beidou, China’s largest space-based...
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June 21, 2020 CGI Modernizes Program ... Will Support Commercial Fight Trials of Iris Air Traffic Satellite communications reduce the pressure on ground-based frequencies and Iris is also an important contributor to reducing the environmental impact ...
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June 19, 2020 Thales Alenia Space Enlists NanoAvionics to Build First Two Satellite Buses for Omnispace Constellation ... reinventing mobile communications by delivering the world's first global hybrid 5G non-terrestrial network based on 3GPP standards.
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June 18, 2020 IEC Telecom's Connectivity Solutions for Fishing Industry During Pandemic Marine fisheries provide a livelihood for some 260 million people and, like all other businesses, it is facing survival problems during the pandemic.
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Airbus Launches Open Innovation - Space Initiative ...significantly raise this SME engagement to accelerate regional recovery by broadening potential investment in novel solutions and ideas.
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Rocket Lab Awarded NRO Launch Missions The RASR-3 and RASR-4 missions follow on from two recent Rocket Lab launches for the NRO...
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Arianespace’s Vega Launch Postponed Depending on suitable weather conditions, the soonest possible launch date for this Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight...
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Leadership Changes @ SES Mr. Rubin has been part of the SES Group since 2006. He joined SES upon...
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Perspectives Video Interview with Peter Beck, Chief Executive, Rocket Lab Bringing Stability and Reliability to the SmallSat Launch Industry. Successes abound with smallsat launch after smallsat launch with turnaround times bound to please...
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DoD Engages in a Long ‘Test Season’ of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Hypersonic weapons move faster than anything currently being used, giving...
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SAR Constellation Enroute from PredaSAR SAR satellites provide high-resolution images at any time of day and in any...
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Gilat’s Flagship VSAT Delivers Half a Gigabit of Concurrent Speeds ... built with support for Multi Access Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure that enables next generation edge services, such as video caching and IoT gateways.
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Peraton SATCOM Provisioning for U.S. Central Command Under the contract, Peraton will provide mission support for mobile platforms, as well as emergent and contingency mission directives....
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RCS Communication Adopts SES Networks SD-WAN Tech Through SES Networks’ SD-WAN service, RCS can dynamically and...
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GMV to SENDA Navigation System for the Navy’s F-110 Frigates ... incorporates multi-constellation (GPS, Galileo) satellite navigation technology compatible with both civil and military signals, plus DGNSS corrections.
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June 17, 2020 SES Orders Four Satellites These four C-band only new satellites will enable SES to clear 280 MHz of...
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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Agrees to Acquire ASC Signal The products, business and North American manufacturing operations that...
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Super-Sized Satellite Test Chamber for UK Space Sector The Large Space Test Chamber will test spacecraft for the harsh conditions...
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U.S. Defense Space Strategy Released by DoD Through the strategy, DOD will advance space power through the pursuit of three objectives...
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New Optical Ground Station Telescope to be Built by PlaneWave Instruments The OGS telescope will be capable of tracking satellites in LEO, GEO and Deep Space with...
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US-UK Sign Space Agreement The US and UK bilateral economic partnership in commercial space is already robust. According to London Economics, the US represents...
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A New EO Satellite is Launched by China The satellite — Gaofen-9 (03) — was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket...
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Astranis' MicroGEO Passes Milestone to Benefit Alaskans The spacecraft was exposed to pressures as low as 7 x 10-6 Torr (about one one-hundred-millionth the density of Earth's atmosphere).
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Multi-Flight Agreement Signed by Spaceflight with SpaceX This agreement between the two companies secures Spaceflight capacity to launch manifest payloads on several SpaceX launches...
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June 16, 2020 Saber Astronautics' $6 Million Grant to Develop Australia's Mission Control Centre The RSOC will also be the first professional control center in the world to use machine learning in spacecraft day-to-day operations along with 3D gaming technologies.
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Final Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite Launch is Postponed The Long March-3B carrier rocket to be used to launch the BDS-3 satellite...
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Intelsat's New Contracts for Satellites to Accommodate C-Band Spectrum Transition quickly clearing 300 megahertz of the U.S. C-band spectrum to make way for 5G wireless applications is a complex task, layered with a significant number ...
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Utilis' Hydro-Scan™ Provides Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Data to SITE’s Proprietary Platform The technical capabilities of L-band SAR allow it to penetrate and measure soil moisture down to 10 feet below ground.
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The ESAIL Maritime Satellite is Ready for Launch The Vega launch campaign at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French...
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space to Participate in the Development of the Advanced Battle Management System Under a multiple award, IDIQ contract valued up to $950 million over the...
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Spaceflight Managing Canon Electronics Smallsat Launch CE-SAT-IB is a 67 kilogram microsatellite which can resolve 90 centimeter...
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CarboNIX Stable Separation Systems Deploy Planet SkySats into Orbit on Falcon 9
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Iridium Partner MetOcean Telematics Contracted by UK Royal Navy for MASS Deployment ...transmit acoustic event data, point of impact, and precise time over the Iridium® satellite network...
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Forrester Reports: Inmarsat's In-Flight Data Rates of 100 MB/s Inmarsat launched its EAN system in March of 2019 and anticipated peak...
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CommStar Space Communications and Thales Alenia Space UK Plan for Commercialization of Space Comms CommStar-1 will provide active, “always on,” advanced data services over the more than 225,000-mile distance but will be situated closer to the Moon ...
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June 15, 2020 China's IoT Satellites Complete Phase-1 In-Orbit Tests The project is anticipated to solve problems detected in the IoT businesses' communication blind-zone, as a result of deficient coverage of cellular ...
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Terrasat and Probecom Complete SATCOM Equipment Installation Probecom’s project management enabled their broadcast services end-user...
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Muffed Momo Rocket Launch The firm's private rocket failed to reach space after liftoff at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2020...
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Scotland's Skyrora Sends First Ever Launch from Shetland Expanding their company across Scotland will allow them to leverage the highly skilled workforce available ... creating 170 jobs by the end of 2023.
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Forrester Reports: SpaceX Targeting This Summer for Starlink Service / More on OneWeb... The normal Starlink manifest is 60 satellites per launch; however, on this...
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Lockheed Martin's New Executives He was president of Honeywell Aerospace Services, a unit of Honeywell International, and prior to that was vice president...
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Sateliot's Smallsat Constellation Plan Calls for $113 Million in Investments ...will deploy a constellation of up to 100 nanosatellites over the next two...
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Rocket Lab's Next Mission Demos Fastest Turnaround of Seven Smallsats for Electron Liftoff With a new Electron launch vehicle built every 18 days, Rocket Lab remains on target to deliver monthly launches for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021...
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Real-Time Vessel Tracking Solution Resultant of exactEarth and IHS Markit Alliance The AIS Platinum solution will provide an exceptionally fast flow of real-time...
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June 14, 2020 Azercosmos and HorizonSat Sign a Partnership Agreement HorizonSat will provide data services to its customers in the Middle East and North African regions via...
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Launch Services Agreement Signed Between Exolaunch and Loft Orbital Under the contract, Exolaunch will deliver mission management...
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The Testing of a New, NASA International Satellite is Completed by Airbus Once the state-of-the-art Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launches in...
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Inmarsat and Attitude Angel Bringing Satellite-Based Air Traffic Management to UAV The two companies will build on Altitude Angel’s Guardian UTM platform to...
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Bradford ECAPS Thrusts Out the Firm's Successes The company has a large number of these thrusters on order, in production and at the customer...
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Planet Data Assists the Copernicus Emergency Management Service When events occur, authorized users can alert Copernicus EMS to an...
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SpaceX Success with Starlink / Planet SkySat Launch SpaceX successfully launched their ninth Starlink mission, carrying 58 Starlink satellites and three of Planet’s SkySats...
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Spaceflight Acquired The acquisition is a unique opportunity for Spaceflight to further invest and expand its commercial and government rideshare launch services...
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Rocket Lab's Successful 12th Electron Mission Launch for NASA, NRO and UNSW Canberra Rocket Lab is now delivering a launch vehicle off the production line every 18 days to meet a busy launch manifest for the rest of the year.
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June 13, 2020 Forrester Reports: Intelsat Gets OK for a $1 Billion Loan / SpaceX to Concentrate on Starship The $1 billion borrowing will be handled by Intelsat Jackson, one of the operator’s...
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June 11, 2020 Rocket Lab's Launch ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ is Stopped... Scrubbed A launch delay, through no fault of their own caused by the COVID-19 virus, is finally back on schedule for Rocket Lab’s 12th Electron launch, the ‘Don’t ...
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ATEME and SES' First-Ever Trial Live Over-The-Air UHD Broadcast Using VVC ... continuing with their video innovation tradition, they ...collaborate with their industry partners on the first satellite broadcast using the VVC codec.
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Land COTM Service Breaks Out from Intelsat General Corporation IGC’s FlexGround COTM solution offers expansive global broadband...
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Forrester Reports: NSR Forecasts the SATCOM Industry Recovery from COVID-19 NSR says that the Covid-19 challenges will have a “deep impact” in the short...
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York Space Systems and LatConnect 60 Partnership for a Smallsat Constellation York Space Systems will manufacture its spacecraft platform for the...
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Clearbox Systems to Enhance the Australian Department of Defense's SATCOM Network The multi-year contract, which includes options for extension, will see...
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Astrobotic Engaged by NASA to Deliver a VIPER to the Moon Astrobotic will provide an end-to-end delivery for VIPER on board the...
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Perspectives Video Interview: Stefan Gardefjord, CEO of SSC, Has Plans for "The Future” Stefan discusses the current and future of the Swedish Space Corporation's (SSC) heritage that began with the early launches of Apollo and the future of Esrange Space Center, which is larger in land mass than the state of Rhode Island
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Arianespace's Flight VV16 to Perform Small Spacecraft Mission Proof of Concept Flight ...stresses its wide range of services to address the nano- and micro-satellite market sub-segment, by serving both institutional and commercial needs.
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June 10, 2020 Forrester Reports: Ariane 6 Launch Delayed Again / Nilesat Revs Down / Intelsat Complains About ITSO Originally promised for a mid-2020 debut test flight, that date has reportedly slipped to late next year...
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Tethers Unlimited to Participate in NASA's PUNCH Mission TUI will be delivering flight units of both its SWIFT®-XTS X-band software defined radio (SDR)...
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WTA Certification Program Announces Provisional Certification of Azercosmos’ Baku Teleport This certification means that Azercosmos fully meets the requirements set by the WTA. İt is a guarantee of high quality and technological compliance by ...
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Soar's Platform Provides Price Break Through of Hi-Res Satellite Imagery ... to collect newly acquired imagery over their desired location(s) of choice, anywhere on Earth, at a fixed rate of $10 per square kilometer.
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GomSpace Signs to Build MILSATCOM Smallsats for Norwegian Defence Research Establishment The satellite will demonstrate military tactical communications on the UHF band from a...
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Kratos' Bob Potter Joins SIG as a Director Bob has been heavily involved with SIG for many years, during which time...
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Arianespace's Vega Smallsats Integration for Flight VV16 Now Completed Vega’s payload of seven microsatellites (weighing 15 to 150 kg.), along with 46 smaller cubesats, were...
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C-COM Integrates the Latest UHP Modem Over Galaxy B'Band Service C-COM’s Manpack antenna systems (iNetVu® MP-80 and MP-100) were tested by Galaxy over their new e115 Ku Beam...
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GPS III Core Mate Success by Lockheed Martin — Space Vehicle Named in Honor of a NASA Trailblazer The two-day core mate consisted of using a 10 ton crane to lift and...
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China Launches Ocean Observation Satellite The new satellite will form China's first satellite constellation for marine civil service together with...
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June 9, 2020 A Video Perspectives Interview with Kevin Steen, CEO, ST Engineering iDirect Kevin Steen is the Chief Executive Officer of ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in IP-based satellite communications.
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Acquires IJK Controls ...help with the company's growth on the development and fielding of advanced sensors and payloads for GA-ASI’s portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
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CPI Completes Their Purchase of the General Dynamics Business Unit, SATCOM Technologies The newly acquired business, which consists of approximately 1,000 employees as well as...
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TestEquity Adds Two to the Firm's Executive Team ...each brings extensive industry experience and skill sets that will propel the firm's growth efforts forward...
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Partnership Between Lockheed Martin and TAQNIA for New Ground System The ground system will support advanced Ka-band spot beam communications services, commercial...
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SMS Teleport and siHealth Partner for Healthy Healthcare Solutions a partnership for using satellite technologies to provide cognitive mobile healthcare solutions, to enhance and support disease prevention and a ...
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Phasor Solutions Phases Over to Hanwha Systems The intellectual properties, engineering staff and antenna tech are now...
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Planet Illustrates Their New 50 cm SkySat Imagery, Tasking Dashboard and Up to 12x Revisit Planet has unveiled three new releases as part of their overall tasking offerings...
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RBC Signals and SatRevolution Agree on Ground Services for CubeSat Missions
The network is comprised of over 70 antennas in over 50 strategic locations across the globe.
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Lockheed Martin's MUOS MILSATCOM Capabilities Exceeding U.S. Marine Corps' Expectations The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a next-generation, narrowband satellite communication capability that enables Marines...
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Hughes Demos HeloSat Transmission of HD FMV Via Satellite from an In-Flight Black Hawk Helicopter The wideband SATCOM solution supports mission-critical transmissions...
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June 8, 2020 TV TEM Signs Capacity Agreement with Eutelsat Communications The partnership has enabled TV TEM to seamlessly migrate its feeds from...
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New Long March 11 Rocket to be Developed by China The upgraded carrier rocket, called the Long March-11A, will be designed...
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Axelspace and Japan Space Systems Sign MoU to Promote Use of Satellite Data AxelGlobe is Axelspace’s next generation Earth observation (EO) platform...
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Virgin Orbit's Partnership with Japan's Oita Prefecture for Horizontal Launch Site With the support of regional partners ANA Holdings Inc. and the Space Port Japan Association, Virgin Orbit has identified Oita Airport as its...
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Momentus to Support the Taiwanese IRIS-A Mission with NCKU and ODYSSEUS Space IRIS-A will be equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to achieve a Doppler shift estimation and improve...
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Chinese Auto Manufacturer Entering the Smallsat Build Business The facility will include a modular satellite manufacturing center, a satellite..
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Forrester Reports: SpaceX Starlink "Live" Shortly, and, Oman Wants a Satellite SpaceX in their June 4th letter stated, “Proceeding with any proposal that would undermine current and future satellite use of the 12 GHz Band would...Full Story
A Connectivity Partnership Between SES Networks and SkyNet is Extended SkyNet leveraged SES Networks’ Signature Solutions to deliver...
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space Engaged in NOAA Contract for Improving Severe Weather Forecasting Sounders play an important role in providing atmospheric observations for ...
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First Crew Module for NASA's Artemis Program Gateway Contracted to Northrop Grumman HALO is to be deployed in lunar orbit as the first crew module of the NASA Gateway...
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June 7, 2020 HawkEye 360's Keen Eye Adds More Defense Industry Expertise to their Board of Directors HawkEye 360 Inc. certainly has a keen eye that has enabled them to bring on more notables to their Board of Directors.
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Partners with the Space Development Agency This will be one of the first Department of Defense contracted efforts to...
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Forrester Reports: Intelsat's Revenue Downturns + NigComSat Under Investigation Network services revenue was $149.4 million (or 33 percent of Intelsat’s total revenue) for the three months ended March 31, 2020...
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JPL's CubeSat's Small Footprint Accomplishes a Big Feat "We went after a hard target with a small telescope that was not even optimized to make science detections — and we got it, even if just barely."
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June 4, 2020 3D-Printed Combustion Chamber Successfully Tested by Ariane Group These tests were conducted jointly by ArianeGroup and DLR as a follow-up...
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Astrobotic Gains a NASA SBIR Phase II Award for Spacecraft Nav System The system has wide-ranging applications, from the servicing of Earth satellites...
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Comtech EF Data Awarded $500 Million Contract The A3M program will provide the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army with a secure, wideband, anti-jam satellite communications...
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Inmarsat Engages in New Collaboration with ISWAN to Extend Comms Commitments for Crews Inmarsat has worked closely with welfare organization ISWAN and the...
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ConnecTechAsia's New Direction ... It's a Virtual Event and 365 Marketplace Something so small that can only be seen under a microscope has certainly turned the entire world on end with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UHP Networks Delivers a Stellar Fiscal Year In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and a major economic downturn...
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Forrester Reports: Class Action Suit Filed Against Intelsat / Branson Sells Some Virgin Galactic Stock / Turksat-5A to Launch This Year According to the Complaint, Intelsat made false and misleading statements to the market...
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Momentus and OrbAstro Ink a Launch Contract Smallsat flocking is relevant to existing and emerging markets in newspace. OrbAstro believes there is much needed room...
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Satcoms Innovation Group Establishes the SIG Awards The awards will recognize standout SIG members doing amazing things to...
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Telesat's Phase 1 LEO Satellite is Put to the Test by Telefónica With a mission to increase agility and improve operational efficiencies, TIWS partnered with Telesat...
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A Video Perspectives Interview of Mark Dankberg, CEO, Viasat Mark Dankberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Viasat.
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June 3, 2020 Space Foundation's Space Certification™ Program Names Liberty BioSecurity The Space Foundation explains that much of the technology in use daily was originally developed for space exploration and later adapted to benefit lives on Earth.
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NSR's Flat Panel Satellite Antennas' Success Rate Varies Wildly From One Market to Another Flat panel antennas (FPAs), essential for Non-GEO HTS connectivity, are...
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2nd Space Operations Squadron Sets New Standard and Performs First GPS III Maneuver “[Since] this was the first [maneuver] of the newest generation satellites, it was a bit of a guinea pig for future maneuvers.”
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Spacecom, Space Force Officials Discuss Planetary Defense, Astronaut Launch It's possible one day an asteroid may threaten the Earth and the threat would need to be mitigated — possibly by the U.S. military. It's a scenario ....
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SATCOM Connectivity Provided by Thuraya to Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services via Cygnus Telecom As the UAE steps up its efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Forrester Reports: Eutlesat Complains to the FCC Regarding Incentive Payments In essence, Eutelsat is fearful that the payments – and the related...
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New Satellite Transmitter Debuts from Globalstar The ST100 is lightweight, low-power consuming and small with embedded...
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Another Successful SpaceX Starlink Sortie Sling into Space This bevy of smallsats also contains one satellite that will be testing new...
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Astroscale U.S. to Build Astroscale Israel Ltd. Astroscale U.S. has created a new subsidiary, Astroscale Israel Ltd., which, upon closing of the transaction, will be staffed by former ESS employees...
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Gilat Telecom's VSAT Services Benefit Africa ... lowers pricing, increases speeds, reduces time to deploy to 2-3 days, adds new self-management features ...
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June 2, 2020 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Publishes Their Tech Strategies The NGA Technology Strategy outlines the current technology environment, the vision...
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Radiation Test Solutions Buys Cobham Advanced Electronics' Cobham RAD According to the company CEO, this sale aligns with CAES' strategic intent to focus on core competencies in...
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Despite One of Their More Turbulent Years, SSPI's Nominations for the 2020 Better Satellite World Awards Begin They look forward to seeing who their Jury and SSPI’s UK Chapter selects as their stellar representatives for one of their more turbulent years.
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AE Industrial Partners Acquires Deep Space Systems and Combines with Adcole Space to Form Redwire AEI will combine Deep Space Systems with Adcole Space to form Redwire, a next generation space technology platform focused on...
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Forrester Reports: The Next Starlink Surge + An Accelerated FCC Timeline Currently, and weather permitting, the launch is planned for around 9.25 p.m. Florida-time. However, SpaceX...
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Comtech Telecommunications SNAPs Up A Contract The company is pleased that the U.S. Army has chosen to continue to fund the sustainment and technical refresh of the firm's...
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MEASAT's VSAT Service Management Improves with DataMiner Having a unified network that can be managed and controlled from a single pane of glass, no matter how complex and heterogenous the underlying ...
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June 1, 2020 Statement from Kennedy Space Center—a New Era in American Spaceflight Begins as SpaceX Crew Dragon Docks at ISS This capability will allow NASA to send more astronauts on missions to the ISS than has been possible since the days of the Space Shuttle Program.
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A Video Perspectives Interview of Mark Dankberg, CEO, Viasat An update from Viasat regarding their recently announced plans for new satellites in LEO.
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The 2020 Superyacht Connectivity Survey Launches from Inmarsat The Inmarsat 2020 research program will analyze data from skippers, ...
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USAF's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Sustainment Contract Awarded to Northrop Grumman This contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for sensor...
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Viasat's LEO Interests... Add Viasat to the list of companies planning LEO constellations that are comprised of hundreds of satellites. Gone apparently, is the company's plan ....
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CORRECTION: DOJ Places Conditions on CPI's Acquisition of General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies Unit A civil antitrust suit was filed by the DOJ against the merger in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; however...
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NSR's Wireless Backhaul via Satellite Analysis and Report — 14th Edition Leveraging the longest-standing forecast of the segment, the report offers the...
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Forrester Reports: SES Actions + Intelsat's Request to the Bankruptcy Court SES plans to close its offices in Brussels, central London, the Isle of Man, Warsaw and Zurich...
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Maxar's Satellite Reveals Riot Damage ... Destruction in Minneapolis, Minnesota ... new imagery on May 30th, of Minneapolis, Minnesota that reveals some of the damage seen by several days of protests and rioting following the ...
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Arianespace Ramps Up for Vega’s Big, Small Spacecraft Mission and the 'Ride-share' of 53 Small Satellites ...a team of some 70 people, led by engineers and technicians from Avio, and personnel from other companies, was flown aboard a chartered jetliner from...
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A Remote Sensing Satellite Is Planned for China's Bilibili Platform According to the company, the satellite will look down on Earth in a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) more...
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