Relativity Space has closed a $500 million Series D equity funding round, which was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Baillie Gifford, ICONIQ Capital, General Catalyst, XN, Senator Investment Group, and Elad Gil. Existing investors participating in the round include BOND, Tribe Capital, K5 Global, […]
Archives for November 2020
Telesat + Loral Space & Communications To Merge
A reconstruction between Loral Space & Communications and Canada’s Telesat has been under assorted discussion for years, and years, and then some… The complications around any merger were made especially challenging by joint cross-holdings between Loral and Telesat, and then further compounded by their major shareholder — Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). […]
Gilat’s Temporary CEO Is Now Officially Appointed
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), provider of satellite networking technology, solutions and services, officially announces their CEO, Adi Sfadia, who has temporarily filled the slot since July. Previous to that, Adi was Gilat’s CFO for the last five years. Dov Baharav, Gilat’s Chairman of the Board commented, “I am pleased to report that […]
Resolve Optics Contributes To Sen’s Satellite UHD Video Streaming Project
Resolve Optics has supplied video streaming specialists, Sen (Didcot, UK), with radiation hard lenses for their satellite-based, Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video cameras. Sen launched its first set of UHD video cameras into space in 2019 and successfully demonstrated the excellent performance of its video streaming platform. The next step in Sen’s plan is to launch […]
End-To-End Cubesat Solution Developed By WORK Microwave + IQ Spacecom
WORK Microwave has announced one of the first end-to-end solutions for cubesat missions, thanks to a new collaboration with IQ Spacecom, a provider of satellite radio solutions. By combining WORK Microwave‘s AX-60 IP modem (photo above) with IQ Spacecom‘s XLink advanced transceiver system, a brand of IQ wireless GmbH, operators have an affordable, one-stop-shop solution […]
EUMETSAT Now Handling All Space Ops For The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Three days after the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich from California, ESOC, ESA’s space Operations Center handed over flight operations of the Copernicus ocean-monitoring satellite to EUMETSAT. ESOC started the launch and early operations phase immediately after the satellite separated from the launcher on November 21 and concluded it on November 24. This phase included […]
Inter-Satellite, Real-Time Data Relay System Debuts from Inmarsat + AddValue
The world’s first, publicly-available, real-time link between satellites in high and low earth orbits is now available — after a five-year collaboration, Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation have announced the Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) of their Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) service, following the successful demonstration of the first live data connectivity between customer Capella Space’s […]
Eutelsat Kicks Off The Retail Distribution Of konnect Satellite Broadband
Leveraging the availability of the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite, Eutelsat Communications’ (Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) new direct arm, konnect, has kick-started the retail distribution of next-generation satellite broadband across Europe and Africa. The service is currently being rolled out across both continents, with broadband packages designed to address the needs of individuals, small businesses and institutions […]
Ponce Enlists ORBCOMM’s Satellite IoT Technology for Efficient Agricultural Irrigation
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), is helping farmers throughout Latin America gain substantial cost savings and preserve water through its irrigation solutions that use ORBCOMM’s satellite IoT technology. ORBCOMM, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced that Ponce, an Argentinian IoT company specializing in agricultural efficiency, is helping Latin American farmers to save money and water […]
WTA Rolls Out Their Quality Assessment Program For Teleport Operators
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has launched the organization’s new Quality Assessment Program (QAP) that offers teleport operators a private, confidential quality assessment of their facility, technology and operating procedures. The program identifies strengths and weaknesses compared to international standards developed by WTA. It equips owners and managers to make smart decisions about investing time […]