Update: ULA Atlas V launch of Boeing’s Starliner NASA astronauts mission progresses
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the first crewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). The mission is planned to lift off on Saturday, June 1 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape ...
SKY Perfect JSAT selects Thales Alenia Space to build the JSAT-31 satellite
Artistic rendition of the JSAT-31 satellite,courtesy of Thales Alenia Space. SKY Perfect JSAT and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed a contract to build JSAT-31, a new generation of software-defined satellite based ...
ESA selects Open Cosmos to build an optical constellation for Greece
Open Cosmos has gained a €60 million contract to deploy an Earth Observation (EO) constellation consisting of seven satellites that will supply daily high-resolution and very-high-resolution imagery for Greece. This flagship project forms part of the Hellenic Government's procurement of ...
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Orbit’s successful trial of the AirTRx30 aviation terminal over Viasat’s Xpress constellation
Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. has announced the company's successful demonstration of the Orbit AirTRx30 business aviation terminal over Viasat’s Global Xpress satellites. Orbit's MODMAN A series of recent tests have validated the next generation system’s remarkable ability to provide reliable ...
Intelsat multi-orbit IFC coming to Japan Airlines
Intelsat has been selected by Japan Airlines to provide multi-orbit, inflight connectivity (IFC) service on more than 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to be delivered in the coming years. The airline will become one of the first in the Asia-Pacific ...
KRYTAR intros a compact matched-line directional divider
KRYTAR, Inc. has introduced an MLDD 2-way Power Divider that offers excellent performance over the frequency range of 0.4 to 7.125 GHz (L- through C-bands) in a compact package — this new power divider offers the ultimate solution for emerging ...
SpaceX sends 23 Starlink smallsats soaring after Memorial Day scrub
Photo captured on Tuesday, May 28, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. Previously scheduled to launch on Monday, Memorial Day, on Tuesday, May 28 at 10:24 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch ...
Revolv Space secures million€ to boost smallsat performance
Revolv Space, a space tech startup based in Italy and the Netherlands, has raised an investment of €2.6 million to revolutionize small satellite capabilities through high-performance mechanisms and power systems. The investment round, led by Primo Ventures through Primo Space ...
SatixFy + SCOTTY Group partner to supply IFC terminals
SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE American: SATX is collaborating and sending the first order of the company's in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminals, Onyx, with SCOTTY Group Austria GmbH (“SCOTTY”), a manufacturer and integrator of communication solutions, including in-flight connectivity for aircraft. The ...
Reticulate Micro named exclusive supplier of Himera taccom radios in U.S.
Reticulate Micro, Inc. and Himera have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement — Reticulate will serve as the exclusive supplier of Himera’s battle-proven Electronic Warfare (EW)-protected tactical communication systems in the U.S. and with key global government customers. Himera was ...
GMV to supply the new space surveillance system for Spain’s Ministry of Defense
Spain’s Ministry of Defense, through its Directorate General of Weapons and Material, has awarded a €2.7 million contract to the multinational technology firm GMV, for development, implementation, and support and maintenance of the Space Situational Awareness and Control System (CCSE) that ...
Rivada Space Networks announces new APAC partners
Rivada Space Networks has announced new partners in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region — the company has now lined up more than $9 billion of business across the globe for the company's LEO network. As the first unified global communications ...
Iridium connected drones from American Aerospace Granted 1st FAA waiver for
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has announced a historic development for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS). Iridium partner American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) was granted a first-of-its-kind waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ...