
Aurora Insight’s Charlie To Launch Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 From Canaveral
Aurora Insight is scheduled to launch its second, satellite-based. radio frequency spectrum sensor on SpaceX’s Transporter-1, on Friday, January 22nd from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is a part of SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare mission on the Falcon 9 rocket and ...

Iodine Propulsion Proven Viable For Smallsats In Space By ThrustMe + Spacety
The space industry seeks new solutions to ensure economic and environmental space sustainability with the rise of satellite mega-constellations. A solution lies in the use of on-orbit propulsion, but traditional systems are not fit for the New Space paradigm. ThrustMe ...

Virgin Orbit’s 2nd Launch Demo Is Completed + 10 Smallsats Air Launched Via The LauncherOne Rocket
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration on January 17, 2021, successfully deploying 10 payloads for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). Virgin Orbit’s launch system uses a technique called air launch, in which a rocket ...
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SpaceLink’s Executive Tean Expands With Four Industry-Seasoned Pros
SpaceLink, a company that is redrawing the map of space connectivity, announced it has built out its senior executive team with four highly experienced satellite industry leaders, all with strong track records of success. The company is building a satellite ...

Isotropic Systems Names A New General Counsel
Isotropic System has appointed Indira Hann as General Counsel to lead and manage all legal activities regarding the development and roll-out of its unique technology as the company fast approaches commercialization of the company's multi-beam antenna for the government, aero, ...

Atlantic Microwave Debuts A New Range Of Antennas
Manufacturers of Microwave and RF components for SATCOM testing and measurement, Atlantic Microwave Limited, has launched a new range of antennas to meet the rising demand for constant connectivity and zero downtime. Atlantic Microwave, which is based in the UK ...

Satcom Global Aura VSAT Selected By Arklow Shipping For Vessel Comms
Arklow Shipping (Arklow) has contracted Satcom Global to install Aura VSAT across 17 new build vessels which will begin delivery in 2021. The new vessels will be activated on a range of Aura service packages, all with Committed Information Rate ...

Satrec Initiative Receives Substantial Investment From Largest Defence Corporation In Korea
Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd. (“Satrec Initiative”), which specializes in high-performance small/medium Earth Observation (EO) satellite systems, has announced investments from Hanwha Aerospace Co. (“Hanwha Aerospace”), the largest defense corporation in Korea. The total amount of investment is approximately $100 million ...

SES Networks’ Satellite Capacity Will Be Delivered To SSI Canada
Vital new satellite capacity will be delivered to Canada’s north, including all 25 communities of Nunavut, following a partnership signed between SSi Canada, the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut, and SES Networks. This partnership comes ...

Redwire Robotics Systems Selected By Momentus For The Vigoride Spacecraft
Redwire has been selected by Momentus to develop robotics systems for their next generation Vigoride, in-space, transportation vehicle. The multi-phase contract will include a system architecture study and delivery of a flight-qualified robotics system that will operate on a flight ...

Airbus’ Skynet 6A Passes Preliminary Design Review
The first key phase of the Skynet 6A project, the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), has successfully been completed by Airbus. As a result the project now has permission to move into the next phase leading to the Critical Design Review ...

Marlink Group To Acquire ITC Global
Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners (France), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of ITC Global, a leading provider of satellite communications solutions, from Panasonic. Upon completion of the acquisition, ITC Global will become a cornerstone of the ...

The ISRO’s CMS-01 Satellite Now In Final Orbit
The ISRO's PSLV C-50 before the launch of the CMS-01 communication satellite. The communication satellite CMS-01, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 14, has been placed in its final circular orbit of about 36,000 kilometres after ...