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Archives for August 2020

Virgin Orbit’s New Pilot in Command

August 31, 2020

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 background in engineering and science helps. Maybe throw in a couple thousand hours of flight time in high-performance heavy aircraft for good measure. The latest […]

Filed Under: Appointments, Business Moves

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions’ CEO Comes from Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems

August 31, 2020

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 is leaving the business to pursue other opportunities. Mike has held a number of senior positions within the aerospace and defense industry, and most recently […]

Filed Under: Appointments, Business Moves

Arianespace’s 53 Smallsat Mission Is A Rideshare Launch Success

August 31, 2020

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 — this is the first European “rideshare” mission for 53 smallsats. The satellites onboard VV16 are in two smallsat categories: seven primary micro-satellites with a mass […]

Filed Under: SmallSat

ORBCOMM Celebrates IoT Award from IoT Evolution World

August 31, 2020

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 technologies. the award recognizes ORBCOMM’s next generation, solar-powered GT 1200 series of trailer tracking devices. In 2013 ORBCOMM was the first to market with its GT 1100 […]

Filed Under: Award, IoT

Satellite Innovation Virtual 2020 – The Highlights…

August 31, 2020

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 advised, however, that this major event’s Early Bird incentives end today… to ensure your savings, please register now at this direct link… Here are some […]

Filed Under: Events

New Company Formed By Applied Satellite Technology (AST) + Wright Technologies

August 31, 2020

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 Wrights Lt., has its headquarters in Wellington and offices in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. The combined companies bring expertise in remote monitoring and control […]

Filed Under: Maritime, Partnerships

Thuraya Orders Their Next Satellite From Airbus Defense & Space

August 31, 2020

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 L-band business. Thuraya 4-NGS will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East, enabling […]

Filed Under: Manufacturing

Rocket Lab’s Successful Launch for Capella Space on 14th Mission

August 30, 2020

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 brings the company’s total number of satellites deployed to 54.  The ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 […]

Filed Under: Launch, SmallSat

SpaceX Pushes SAOCOM-1B + Two Smallsats To Orbit

August 30, 2020

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 Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida — the SAOCOM-1B Earth Observation (EO) satellite for Argentina plus two rideshare smallsats. This was a rare southern launch […]

Filed Under: Launch, SmallSat

Arianespace Issues New Launch Opportunity for Flight VV16

August 30, 2020

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 Center in French Guiana. With this mission, Arianespace is underscoring its comprehensive range of innovative and competitive services to address the nano- and microsatellite market […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, Launch

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