More than 1 million homes in Spain won’t have Internet access at 100 Mbps by the end of 2021 unless it is possible to guarantee the use of all available technologies. Hispasat, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator of the Red Eléctrica Group, and the French operator Eutelsat have formed a partnership to promote initiatives to […]
Archives for October 2021
Space Development Agency Re-Issues Their T1TL RFP
A statement has been issued by Space Development Agency‘s (SDA) Chief of Strategic Engagement, Jennifer Elzea, regarding the agency’s SDA T1TL solicitation. “The Space Development Agency will rescind the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) Request for Proposal, issued on September 30, and reissue the solicitation under Other Transaction Authorities (OTA). “On October 8, SDA heard […]
OneWeb and Tampnet Agree To Create NextGen Offshore Connectivity Capabilities
OneWeb and Tampnet have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline a distribution agreement and a series of technology trials. OneWeb is the global communications network powered from space, and Tampnet is described as the largest offshore high capacity, low-latency, communication network. The arrangement will enable OneWeb to further develop its low latency, high-speed connectivity […]
Sceye Demos B’Band From The Stratosphere
Sceye, a material science company and manufacturer of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), has successfully connected a 4G antenna with 3D beam forming from the stratosphere. This launch was part of Sceye’s test plan to demonstrate the feasibility of extending high-speed internet services to unserved and underserved populations bridging the digital divide. Sceye is performing these […]
Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace, producer of compact high-performance imaging payloads, will begin producing satellite buses and complete imaging satellites. Dragonfly Aerospace is now competing with the established leaders in space imaging technology with two new products: the 100kg class µDragonfly satellite bus and the 200kg class Dragonfly satellite bus. The µDragonfly bus product is targeted at electro-optical […]
NanoAvionics’ Contract With South Korea’s Contec For EO Mission
Nanosatellite will provide images for applications in maritime and junk monitoring, city management and crop yield prediction. Smallsat mission integrator NanoAvionics has signed a contract with the Korean company, Contec, that includes supplying a 16U nanosatellite as well as mission integration and launch services. The launch of the Earth observation (EO) nanosatellite is planned for […]
MoU Signed By TCarta + The Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project
As the effort in pursuit of the complete map of the ocean floor accelerates, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TCarta Marine, LLC (TCarta) – a US-based company dedicated to marine remote sensing and hydrospatial data services. Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon […]
Ball Aerospace Selected By NASA To Study NOAA’s GeoXO Program
Ball Aerospace has been selected by NASA for a 20-month contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Phase A sounder (GXS) study within NOAA’s GeoXO program. Ball will study hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounder instrument design options. Hyperspectral IR sounder observations from GEO will provide a new 3D atmospheric data […]
Joint Venture Agreement Signed By OneWeb + NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company For High-Speed SATCOM Connectivity
NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company and OneWeb have signed a $200 million, joint venture agreement to bring high-speed satellite connectivity to NEOM, a planned futuristic city that will be located in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The first holding company to be established as a subsidiary of NEOM, NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company plans to […]
Thales Alenia Space Contracted By Telkomsat To Build The HTS 113BT Satellite
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) as subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, to build the HTS 113BT satellite. This will be a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) telecommunications satellite in C-/Ku-band and will be slotted in an orbital position […]