After significant support from the French state and the European Commission, ThrustMe has announced their first contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTES C&G program in support of the development of a breakthrough technology to solve emerging challenges in space associated with the rise of satellite constellations. The space industry is growing rapidly, and […]
Archives for September 2020
SatADSL Partners With Andesat To Deliver SATCOM Services To South America
Satellite services providers will now be able to access Spanish speaking markets throughout South America owing to a recent, new, strategic partnership between SatADSL and teleport operator Andesat. Connecting to the Eutelsat 117W satellite, SatADSL will combine capacity from Andesat with the firm’s Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP) to provide a full range of flexible satellite services across Argentina, Uruguay, […]
ULA Aborts NROL-44 at T- Minus 7 Seconds for Weather and Mechanical Issues
A sequential listing of this week’s launch delays is as follows; Wednesday/Thursday’s Early Morning Scrub (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, October 1, 2020) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed today when the terminal countdown sequencer rack (TCSR) identified an […]
SES Networks Expected To Show Growth + SpaceX Starlink Service Prospects
SES will report its Q3 revenues on November 5th and Investment bank Exane/BNPP expects overall revenues to fall, but they also add that the satellite operator’s fast-growing Networks division will show further growth. The bank says it expects overall revenues at SES to fall back 3.1 percent to about 454 million euros for the quarter […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg selects Kourou for launch site implementation with CNES
Moving forward, and making the all important decision, Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA), a Germany-based launch service provider, concludes the major part of phase 0/A project with CNES/CSG European Spaceport towards implementing a launch site for the RFA ONE launch system on the historic Diamant launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana. “The agreement between our […]
Debut: Swarm Technologies Tile + Data Services
After three years of technical innovation, building, and testing, the hardware product and data service is now available from Swarm Technologies. Swarm was founded in 2017 to solve a global problem: that device connectivity remains inaccessible in much of the world and is prohibitively expensive for many industries — Swarm’s affordable network can now connect […]
SSPI Releases Their New “Better Satellite World” Video
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has released their newest Better Satellite World video: Is There a Satellite Inside? Aimed at middle and senior high school students, it asks a series of questions about the satellites “hiding in plain sight” around the Earth, working behind the scenes to bring them television, weather updates and even […]
Development Milestone Passed By Collins Aerospace For Their Iridium Certus® Terminal
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) partner Collins Aerospace continues to make progress in bringing their new Iridium Certus aviation terminal to market. The company passed a major development milestone and is the first among Iridium Certus aviation partners to connect an aviation-grade antenna, in this case an Active Low-Gain Antenna (ALGA), to the Iridium constellation. […]
Telesat LEO Connectivity For India with Nelco Agreement
Nelco has entered into a cooperation agreement with Telesat — the firms will collaborate on terrestrial facilities, commercial distribution and regulatory frameworks to offer Telesat LEO satellite connectivity in India. Telesat LEO is a next generation satellite constellation that leverages Telesat’s global, priority Ka-band spectrum rights and patent-pending architecture to fundamentally transform global communications. Telesat […]
Intellian Launches A New Corporate Identity
Intellian has launched a new corporate brand identity that marks another significant milestone in the company’s evolution from an innovative antenna manufacturer to its position today as a leading technology and solutions provider. Intellian empowers connectivity for its customers across multiple industry sectors, bringing high-speed data to remote locations and mission-critical environments, connecting people and […]