Every day, trillions of pixels are captured by satellites orbiting our planet. Satellite imagery has become a powerful tool for research, discovery, and analysis. From climate monitoring to illegal mining […]
Archives for October 2020
Climate Adaptation Initiative Initiated By European Meteorological Institutions
Earlier this month, three major European meteorological institutions joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to announce their support for the creation of a new Systematic Observations Financing Facility. The heads […]
Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD Neighborhood Selected By Kabelio AG For DTH Service
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) HOTBIRD video neighborhood has been selected by Switzerland’s Kabelio AG for the launch of a new Swiss, Direct To Home (DTH) HD platform. This multi-year […]
SpaceX Starlink Smallsats Soar Skywards
On Sunday, October 18, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, 12:25 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage […]
Smallsat 5G Defended By Sateliot @ 3GPP Meetings
Sateliot is advocating to the space and telecommunications industry for smallsat technology to make the democratization of 5G possible in any corner of the planet. The company, which will be […]
Thermal Analysis Improvement By Veritrek
Veritrek is reporting to have developed a better way to process complex, thermal models and the company helps engineering teams to analyze smarter, as the firm’s reduced-order, thermal modeling approach […]
New Iridium Extreme Satellite Phones
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has released new, special edition, Iridium Extreme satellite phones — Iridium Extreme Safety Yellow and Iridium Extreme Sporting Camo. The special edition phones are available […]
Thuraya’s StarTrack Launching For Fishing Vessels In Collaboration With FrontM
Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE’s Al Yah Satellite Communication Company (Yahsat), is collaborating with FrontM to launch Thuraya SatTrack, a cloud-based tracking and monitoring service that […]
Five Year Contract For Inmarsat + Cobham SATCOM For 732 Fishing Vessel Connectivity
Inmarsat and Cobham SATCOM have been awarded a new contract to connect 732 fishing vessels active in the Maldives Economic Exclusion Zone to Inmarsat’s Fleet One maritime broadband services. Cobham’s […]
ORBCOMM’s AIS Contract With MarineTraffic Is Extended Thru 2023
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has extended their contract with MarineTraffic through the end of 2023 for ORBCOMM’s satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data used for ship tracking and other maritime […]