SpacePNT and D-Orbit have completed their integration testing of SpacePNT’s NaviLEO™ GNSS receiver technology that is onboard the ION Orbital Transfer Vehicle (ION SCV011) that is scheduled for launch from […]
Archives for May 2023
Forrester’s Digest: Viasat /Inmarsat merger approved
Viasat and Inmarsat can now wrap up their much-awaited merger plan — the final regulatory approval, from the European Commission, was granted on May 25th. The two companies expect their […]
QuadSAT completes large antenna testing mission with Telespazio
QuadSAT has completed an antenna validation mission with space services operator, Telespazio. Using the QuadSAT drone-based system, the company tested a large, 17 meter antenna situated at Fucino Space Center […]
STN extends MENAFLIX programming to the world
Viewers can now watch MENAFLIX programming from the Middle East anywhere in the world on any device with internet access, thanks to global, content distribution provider, STN. Announced during CABSAT, […]
Momentus to deliver Lunasonde tech demo payload to orbit
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Lunasonde to deliver their Picacho CubeSat to orbit. Lunasonde is a sub-surface imaging company with the goal of making underground resources […]
Thuraya + eSAT Global announce satIoT breakthrough
Thuraya and eSAT Global have successfully completed an over-the-air demo of low-latency, direct-to-satellite IoT texting system by transmitting low-power, IoT messages over Thuraya’s satellite network (Thuraya-2). This milestone is the […]
Innovation endorsement from ClassNK to Inmarsat’s Fleet Secure Endpoint
ClassNK has granted their Innovation Endorsement to Inmarsat’s Fleet Secure Endpoint, verifying the solution’s fulfillment with functional elements that support effective, cyber risk management, as set out in the International […]
Inmarsat and Freewave partner for global IoT services
Inmarsat, provider of mobile satellite communications, announced FreeWave Technologies, an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, as a Distribution Partner for its L-band satellite IoT services. The partnership, signed at […]
UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit
On Saturday, May 27, at 12:30 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
L3Harris to support NOAA’s GOES-R satellites
NOAA has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) the Geostationary Ground Sustainment Services contract, valued at up to $275 million, to provide services that extend the functions of the Geostationary Operational Environmental […]