L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a $121 million U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract to build space flight hardware to demonstrate the company’s solution for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program. HBTSS is one of several proposed missions within the Department of Defense’s (DoD) next-generation, proliferated, LEO space architecture. The program’s […]
Archives for February 2021
Telemedia Joins with ABS to Bring Teleport Services to the Middle East and Africa
Telemedia, a broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa has partnered with ABS, a global satellite operator, to provide teleport services for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Under this agreement the companies are forming a strong alliance with ABS gaining a full suite of telecom services provided by Telemedia at its Johannesburg […]
XipLink Awarded “Fast 500” Award From Deloitte
XipLink has won the prestigious Deloitte “Fast 500” award in 2020 for the fiscal year ending in 2019 — the award is measured in terms of revenue growth over a three-year period and is unique by including both Canadian and US companies in the competition. Evaluators are sent to each company, either in-person prior to […]
Quintillion-ATLAS Partnership Goes High Bringing Polar Orbiting Satellite Data to U.S.
Mission accomplished as Quintillion Networks and ATLAS Space Operations completed the highest-latitude satellite ground station on U.S. soil in Utqiagvik, Alaska. This is a significant step forward in the efforts to close a critical gap in U.S. security capabilities and provide ground station operations and downlink facilities for polar orbiting satellites. The ground station is now […]
NSR’s Fourth Edition In-Orbit Servicing & Space Situational Awareness Markets
NSR has launchd an updated version of NSR’s In-Orbit Servicing & Space Situational Awareness Markets, 4th Edition (IOSM4). Their report is now available and forecasts In-Orbit Satellite services (IoS) cumulative revenues of $6.2 billion by 2030. While growth is anticipated across all applications, GEO Satellite Life Extension is expected to generate the largest portion of revenues due […]
Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group, and Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit, To Present Keynote at SmallSat Symposium…
You don’t want to miss an opportunity to hear from these two leaders of the space industry… This live presentation will occur on Wednesday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m., PST… register to attend this major industry trade show at this direct link. A complete agenda list for this smallsat show of shows is available for […]