Telesat has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Québec for an investment of C$400 million into Telesat Lightspeed, Telesat’s LE) satellite network. Telesat will invest […]
Archives for February 2021
SpaceX Sights Set For South Africa + UPDATE1: Omnispace Hybrid Mobile Network Afoot
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system has added South Africa as a target market. South Africa’s media and telecoms regulator ICASA (Independent Communication Authority of South Africa) confirming that SpaceX is […]
Hiber Launches Via SpaceX One of the Most Responsible CubeSat Constellation Satellites
This European company, Hiber, has successfully launched it’s second generation satellite developed inhouse. The new on-board propulsion system allows Hiber’s ground engineers to adjust the satellite’s orbit, safeguarding against collisions […]
USSF’s SMC WGS MAJE Program’s Trio Of Virtual Tests Successful
The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) program successfully conducted three virtual system tests during the last quarter of 2020. The tests […]
NSR Insight: In-Orbit Servicing: Stepping up to the Challenge?
Last month, Spaceflight Inc. launched 16 payloads on board its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Sherpa-FX-1 on a SpaceX rocket to deliver them to a precise orbits, a first in LEO […]
Spaceflight Details Their Upcoming Amazonia-1 Launch From Satish Dawn Space Center
Spaceflight Inc. has revealed the details about the upcoming launch of their largest customer satellite launch to date, the Amazonia-1 spacecraft. To accommodate the nearly 700-kilogram satellite, Spaceflight purchased an […]
Aireon’s ADS-B System Incorporated Into Iceland’s ANSP — Isavia
Isavia ANS, Iceland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), has successfully implemented Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system in their 5.4 million square kilometers of controlled airspace, making it one of […]
Axiom Space’s Series B Funding Raises Millions
Axiom Space, Inc. has raised $130 million in Series B funding. The round was led by C5 Capital and includes TQS Advisors, Declaration Partners (the investment firm backed by David […]
USSF Awards LinQuest With IDIQ Contract For Analysis Support Work
Recently, LinQuest was awarded a $500 million, 5-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide analysis support to the U.S. Space Force (USSF). This is the first enterprise contract […]
Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite
Norway’s Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has enlisted the expertise of Canada’s Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) to develop the NorSat Technology Demonstrator (TD) microsatellite. With a primary mission of testing out […]