Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that TIM Brasil, a Tier-1 mobile network operator, has reached a milestone of more than 1,000 sites leveraging Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to build the largest 4G satellite cellular backhaul network in Latin America. Gilat’s platform demonstrates carrier grade service levels in support of the […]
Archives for February 2022
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Propels Synspective’s StriX-β SAR Smallsat To Orbit + Wallops Island Selected As The Firm’s Neutron Rocket Site
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed a second Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite to orbit for data and solutions provider Synspective, bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 110. — ‘The Owl’s Night Continues” mission is Rocket Lab’s 24th Electron launch. “The Owl’s Night Continues” mission was the […]
Capricorn Space Further Expands Their Ground Segment + Welcomes Leaf Space
Capricorn Space has recently added additional capabilities at its 35 hectare site in Mingenew, Western Australia, to support both the Australian and global space industry. Capricorn Space’s two 5 meter S/X-Band antenna systems are being actively used, providing services to some of the major global satellite constellation operators with attractions being a strategic landing location […]
SDA Awards Contracts For 126 Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded three prototype agreements that are worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), a mesh network of 126 optically-interconnected space vehicles (SV) that will provide a resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport communication system and be ready for launch starting in September 2024. […]
The Second Of Inmarsat’s F6 Satellites To Launch From Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second in the Inmarsat-6 series of satellites, I-6 F2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida in Q1 2023. Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the first of the series, I-6 F1, in December of 2021 and its fully electric propulsion system is now raising it to a geostationary orbital slot, […]
Capella Space Publishes SAR Imagery Of The Ukraine-Russia Crisis
Capella Space has captured SAR imagery are from the airfield at Rodnykivka (48.7932 LAT, 30.2086 LONG – captured 2/26 at 10:05 am UTC) in the Ukraine. All imagery is copyright Capella Space. The company will be adding new imagery to this folder as such becomes available.
Records For Terran Orbital With New Contracts + Awards + Plus New Mfg. Facility
Terran Orbital Corporation (“Terran Orbital”) has announced that the firm has received contracts and awards totaling more than $170 million since September 30, 2021 — this includes multiple agreements and awards from several government and commercial customers. Terran Orbital previously announced that the firm had entered into a business combination agreement with Tailwind Two Acquisition […]
SSPI’s Six New Industry Leaders Join the the Space & Satellite Hall of Fame
It’s always exciting to learn of individuals that have earned recognition in the industry. So it goes for this year’s six professionals who will be inducted into the Space & Satellite Hall of Fame. The following is SSPI’s announcement. Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) announced that, on March 15, it will induct six new […]
Receiving DoD Certification Is Viasat’s VISION Network Management Platform
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has revealed that their Visual Integrated Satellite communications Information, Operation and Networking (VISION) management software has successfully achieved Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Integrated Waveform (IW) certification. With this certification, global defense customers using the VISION software will gain greater communications interoperability, scalability and flexibility across legacy […]
U Of New Hampshire’s $250 Million NASA Space Mission Budget Will Study The Sun’s Impact Around Earth
The Researchers at the University of New Hampshire were thrilled to learn that they have been selected for one of NASA’s MIDEX space missions, part of their Heliophysics Explorers Program. UNH’s Space Science Center will lead the mission which will have a budget of $250 million, the largest yet for the university, to oversee and coordinate […]