NSSLGlobal is providing SATCOM services and technology to Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (Bundesamt für Bevӧlkerungsshutz und Katastrophenhilfe, or BBK), thanks to a recent contract. NSSLGlobal […]
Archives for November 2024
Telesat contracts Intellian for gateway antennas for the Lightspeed network
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) and Intellian recently signed a contract for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth […]
SpaceX Wednesday Starlink Group 9-10 smallsats launch from Vandenberg including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX will launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation. The launch includes a mix of 13 Direct to […]
SpaceX’s busy Wednesday with two Starlink satellites’ launches on East and West Coasts
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink Group 6-77 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space […]
Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket
On November 4, 2024, Japan took a significant step in enhancing its military communication capabilities by successfully launching a defense communication satellite aboard the H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space […]
Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops
United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a contract procured by Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support DE&S […]
GlobalData: Apple’s billion$ deal with Globalstar will change the D2D satellite game
Following the news that Apple plans to invest $1.1 billion in satellite communications company Globalstar alongside a further $400 million for a 20% equity stake in the business, Emma Mohr-McClune, the Chief […]
Oz axes Lockheed military satellites, leaving a hole in the sky
In a significant blow to Australia’s defense capabilities, the federal government is canceling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: an A$7 billion (US$4.6 billion) military satellite communications […]
MEASAT’s young talent receives recognition from APSCC
MEASAT Global Berhad has once again been recognized by the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (“APSCC”) for the quality of the company’s young talent, when Ahmad Faisal Hartono, Senior Engineer […]
The Australian Government’s JP9102 decision — response by Michael Cratt on behalf of Av-Comm
On the 4th of November, reports that the defense-industry project ‘JP9102’ had been cancelled were confirmed by numerous sources — JP9102 was a $7 billion joint project, designed to usher […]