On March 25, 2021, the Express-103 spacecraft was placed into operation, joining the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) orbital constellation of at 96.5 ° E. All on-orbit flight tests of […]
Archives for March 2021
Italy’s MoD Issues An Order For High-Speed Satellite Services To Ovzon
Ovzon has received a new order from the Italian Ministry of Defense, the Ministero Della Difesa, through its local partner Gomedia Satcom. The order, which is an expansion of the […]
UPDATE: BlackSky Signs Rocket Lab For 9 Smallsat Launches, Plus, BlackSky-7’s 1st Images…
BlackSky, who recently announced a planned business combination with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW), has secured five Rocket Lab missions to deploy nine satellites between March and the end […]
NROL-82 Mission To Launch Via A ULA Delta IV Heavy In April
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is scheduled for no earlier than April 26, 2021, from Space Launch Complex-6 […]
Enabling LEO Connectivity To Government Is The Plan For OneWeb + TrustComm
OneWeb has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TrustComm Inc. The companies plan to enable LEO connectivity to government customers. The agreement, signed on March 16, envisions OneWeb and TrustComm […]
New RF Offerings From L-com
L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, has added a new series of fixed RF attenuators and RF loads to address myriad applications involving […]
Marlink Acquires Global Eagle’s Customer Base
Marlink has acquired the customer contracts and assets from Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), which has emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring. As part of this deal, Marlink has taken over more […]
SKY Perfect JSAT Signs Airbus For Superbird-9 Sat Build
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9, a fully digital in-orbit reconfigurable telecommunications satellite. The satellite will be based on Airbus’ standardized OneSat product line. Airbus will […]
Innoflight’s Latest Investor, The Jordan Company’s Capital Commitments Is Worth $14 Billion
Innoflight is now backed by a firm with original capital commitments in excess of $14 billion and… Innoflight announced that a U.S.-based private equity firm, The Jordan Company (TJC), has […]
NASA Reveals 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record
“The last seven years have been the warmest seven years on record, typifying the ongoing and dramatic warming trend”… Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as […]