This announcement is on Virgin Orbit’s Blog… What does it take to lead the Virgin Orbit pilot corps? An undying love for all things aerospace, to be sure. A strong […]
Archives for August 2020
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions’ CEO Comes from Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES), provider of mission critical electronic solutions, has a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective September 1, 2020. Mike Kahn takes over from Shawn Black, who […]
Arianespace’s 53 Smallsat Mission Is A Rideshare Launch Success
On Tuesday, September 2, at 10:51 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (UTC-3), Arianespace’s light-lift Vega launcher performed its 15th successful mission, marking its return to full flight — […]
ORBCOMM Celebrates IoT Award from IoT Evolution World
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a major IoT solution provider, has received a 2020 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World, a web site that covers IoT […]
Satellite Innovation Virtual 2020 – The Highlights…
Satellite Innovation 2020 presents an exclusive and focused program at this year’s conference. Event highlights include keynotes from the leaders of The European Space Agency, The International Astronautical Federation, Hughes Network Systems, Viasat and Future Ventures. Be […]
New Company Formed By Applied Satellite Technology (AST) + Wright Technologies
Applied Satellite Technology Ltd. (AST) is engaging in a joint venture with Wright Technologies, a provider of marine electronics services to the South Pacific markets. The newly formed company, AST […]
Thuraya Orders Their Next Satellite From Airbus Defense & Space
Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat to build the Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation, mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s […]
Rocket Lab’s Successful Launch for Capella Space on 14th Mission
New Zealand is celebrating the successful Rocket Lab launch of its 14th Electron mission that deployed a single microsatellite for Capella Space. The mission was Rocket Lab’s fourth this year and […]
SpaceX Pushes SAOCOM-1B + Two Smallsats To Orbit
Having been delayed since March of 2020, and using a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket with a 3X, previous flight completion record, SpaceX has now successfully launched — from Cape […]
Arianespace Issues New Launch Opportunity for Flight VV16
The following is a statement issued by Arianespace. Flight VV16 has been pushed back several times, notably due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavorable winds aloft at the Guiana Space […]