SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) has become a Value-added Manufacturer (VAM) for the Iridium Certus™ 9810 modem — this expanded partnership will allow SKYTRAC to optimize and integrate the modem as […]
Archives for September 2020
Exotrail To Supply ESA With Electric Propulsion Solutions
Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) selected Exotrail and signed two contracts for the delivery of electric propulsion solutions. The company will build and deliver engineering, qualification, and flight models […]
USSF SMC’s Lockheed Martin Built GPS III Encapsulated For Sep. 29 Launch
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space […]
USSF’s SMC To Reuse SpaceX Launch Vehicles for GPS Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) recently signed a contract modification to reuse a Falcon 9 first-stage booster – […]
The Doors Are Now Open @ Satellite Innovation 2020 — This Major Event Starts On October 6
The start of this major conference is but 10 days away… join hundreds of satellite subject-matter experts and professionals as the interesting trends that are resonating throughout the industry are […]
PacStar Packs In Solutions for the U.S. DoD
PacStar has been awarded a tactical network communications contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). PacStar is a developer and supplier of advanced communications […]
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Historic Mission Scrubbed
The attempt at an historic launch by Blue Origin — this one being the 13th New Shepard mission and the 7th consecutive flight for this particular vehicle (a record) — […]
Starlink Could Drive Down Broadband Prices For Consumers
A study into global broadband retail prices from BroadbandNow finds that Elon Musk’s Starlink highly-disruptive broadband-by-satellite system could see significantly lower broadband prices for consumers. The US-focused report suggests that […]
Long-term Service Contract For Ovzon-3 Satellite Operations Awarded To Eutelsat
Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Ovzon AB have entered into a long-term agreement for the provision of satellite control services following a competitive bidding process involving all major […]
Isotropic Signs With SES-GS For Multi-Beam Terminal Tests Over O3b MEO Constellation for U.S.A.F. + U.S. Army
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a fully-owned affiliate of SES, has announced a two-phased antenna evaluation contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), working in close collaboration with […]