Comtech Captures $1M Ground Station Equipment Order From Africa’s Largest MNO
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during the firm's first quarter of fiscal 2021, their Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received a $1.0 million order for satellite ground ...
SpaceX Starlink Smallsats Soar Skywards
Falcon 9 liftoff of the Starlink smallsats mission is courtesy of the SpaceX launch video. On Sunday, October 18, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, 12:25 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in ...
Rocket Lab Will Launch Planet + Canon Electronics Smallsats In October
Rocket Lab has announced that the company's next Electron launch will be a rideshare mission to LEO for Planet and Spaceflight Inc.’s customer, Canon Electronics. The mission – named ‘In Focus’ in a nod to the Earth-imaging satellites onboard – ...
Today On Satnews
New VP Of The IAF Is Named
The Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) Founder and CEO, Nobu Okada, has been elected as a Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) from October 2020 for a three-year period. Over 400 IAF member organizations from 71 countries, including all ...
GSA Releases The 3rd GNSS User Technology Report
With four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) available and more than 100 satellites in operation broadcasting multiple frequencies, the GNSS industry is witnessing a shift towards the wide adoption of multifrequency receivers across market segments to meet the diverging user ...
Gilat Engaged By Southern Linc For 4G Cell Backhaul Services
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has been awarded by three-year managed service contract for cellular backhaul by Southern Linc, a fully owned subsidiary of Southern Company — Gilat met Southern Linc’s requirements of enabling embedded accelerated MPLS traffic, ...
Kleos Space’s Team’s Many Challenges in India Preparing for Launch of Mission Satellites
There are, and will be, many challenges for the Kleos Space S.A, launch team that has arrived in India for final preparations of their upcoming launch, targeted for the first half of November 2020. The team is preparing for the ...
Ovzon’s Agreement With Hellas-sat To Expand Portable B’band Solutions
Ovzon and Hellas-sat have entered a strategic partnership to jointly offer high-capacity portable broadband solutions. The partnership leverages both companies’ technologies, industry expertise, resources, and market presence to promote joint business. Hellas-sat provides satellite capacity to power the services in ...
Space Symposium 365 Schedule Released By Space Foundation
Space Foundation has launched Space Symposium 365, a new online, digital platform offering signature events, discussions, and connectivity year-round for space professionals — this initiative builds on the success of the annual Space Symposium to deliver forward-thinking digital programing for ...
Advantech Wireless Intros Their DeepBlu Series L-/S-Band SSPA System for TT&C + Deep Space Comms
Advantech Wireless Technologies has released their DeepBlu Series 4kW L / S-Band Modular SSPA System for LEO, MEO or GEO Satellite Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) and Deep Space Communication. The newly designed DeepBlu Series consists of fully modular Solid ...
SkyWatch + Picterra Join Geospatial Forces
Every day, trillions of pixels are captured by satellites orbiting our planet. Satellite imagery has become a powerful tool for research, discovery, and analysis. From climate monitoring to illegal mining detection, deforestation, agriculture, and even construction, retail, or finance, applications ...
Climate Adaptation Initiative Initiated By European Meteorological Institutions
Earlier this month, three major European meteorological institutions joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to announce their support for the creation of a new Systematic Observations Financing Facility. The heads of WMO, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts ...
Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD Neighborhood Selected By Kabelio AG For DTH Service
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) HOTBIRD video neighborhood has been selected by Switzerland’s Kabelio AG for the launch of a new Swiss, Direct To Home (DTH) HD platform. This multi-year contract will enable Kabelio to leverage the unparalleled reach of ...
