ICEYE has appointed Jerry Welsh, who joined ICEYE in 2017 as the firm’s COO/CFO, will now take on the CEO role for ICEYE US. Welsh, an operations and technology expert who specializes in scale-up strategy recently oversaw the completion of ICEYE’s $87 million Series C financing. He will lead a team focused on deploying capital […]
Archives for October 2020
Kacific Engaged In Development of Kacific2 Satellite
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has started directing resources toward the planning and design of the company’s next satellite, Kacific2. Kacific2 will add capacity to its largest, high-demand markets of Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, as well as expand its reach wider into South East Asia and further into Central and Western Asia, […]
United Launch Alliance In Final Prep For NROL-101 Mission Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch is on track for November 3 from Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch is planned for 5:58 p.m. EST. The live launch broadcast begins at 5:38 […]
KSF Space Foundation Signs MoU With Maldives To Build The First University Satellite
Around the world, technology-enabled solutions are having a major impact on people’s lives and livelihoods by enabling them to tap into previously unreachable markets and career paths. This is especially true for island nations such as the Maldives, where science and technology could serve as bridges that link remote communities and nurture them to truly […]
Fregata Space Using Sat Tech In Fight Against Plastic Proliferation In The Oceans
Fregata Space, the company in which Sateliot has a stake and which transforms satellite images into high-resolution information with high predictive value, uses the New Space ecosystem as well as proprietary Big Data and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to prevent more than 8 million tons of plastics from ending up in the oceans every year. […]
Parsons Enters Definitive Agreement To Acquire Braxton Science & Technology Group
Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Braxton Science & Technology Group, LLC (BSTG) and that firm’s subsidiaries in a deal valued at $300 million ($258 million less the tax asset) — this acquisition increases Parsons’ solutions, products, and capabilities in the space, cyber, and intelligence markets. BSTG’s broad portfolio of […]
Globalsat Group Engaged In Successful Beta Tests Of Iridium Edge Pro
The Pan-American consortium Globalsat Group has been taking part in the successful “beta” tests of the Iridium Edge Pro, the new ultra-compact terminal for Iridium’s SBD® service, with on board programmatic capabilities, satellite location signal receiver and various interfaces. The combination of CANbus and traditional Modbus enhances the flexibility of this satellite IoT device. Iridium […]
SES and CANAL+’s Partnership to More than 10 Million Across Western Europe, Central Europe and Africa
A longstanding partnership between these two companies has now grown stronger as SES and CANAL+ signed new long-term strategic agreements for satellite capacity across three geographies. This action has strengthened the companies’ longstanding partnership and underlined the importance of satellite in delivering premium content to more than 10 million subscribers. The multi-transponder contract renewal extends […]
Aireon Launches Three New Commercial Data Products
Aireon LLC (Aireon) has launched three new commercial data products: AireonFLOW™, AireonINSIGHTS™ and AireonSTREAM™ — these products aim to provide unique solutions to stakeholders in the aviation industry and beyond — significantly expanding the use cases of Aireon’s high-fidelity, Air Traffic Services (ATS) surveillance-grade data to a global audience. This announcement marks the first time […]
Gilat Successfully Demos 5G Traffic Over Thaicom’s IPSTAR Satellite
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has successfully demonstrated carrying 5G traffic with outstanding performance over Thaicom’s GEO HTS satellite — with this successful demonstration, Gilat’s cellular backhaul solution is declared operational and ready for implementation in the 5G architecture. Superior user experience was recorded using Gilat’s Capricorn PLUS VSAT in the live demonstrations […]