Arianespace’s Successful Soyuz Launch Ensures OneWeb’s Constellation Is Halfway To The Firm’s Constellation Deployment Goal
Arianespace’s tenth launch of 2021 with the seventh Soyuz rocket launched this year will place the OneWeb satellite passengers into LEO — the launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 5,797 kg. The launch was performed at Vostochny, ...
SpaceLink Selects OHB To Manufacture Four High-Capacity, Optical Relay Satellites
SpaceLink has reached a significant milestone in the manufacture and launch of their initial constellation of four, high-capacity, optical relay satellites. Following a comprehensive tender process, OHB Systems AG (OHB) has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the initial ...
The UK MOD’s Skynet 6A MILSATCOM Satellite Production Is Initiated By Airbus
The UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP, visited Airbus in Stevenage and pushed the button to start production of the first panel skin for the UK MOD’s next generation military communications satellite (MILSATCOM), Skynet 6A. The Defence Minister ...
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AiDash Infused With Million$$ For Their Satellite Empowered Vegetation Management Tech Expansion Plans
AiDash has secured a $27 million Series B funding round — led by G2 Venture Partners with participation from BGV, National Grid Partners, and additional strategic partners, this round brings the company’s total funding amount to $33 million. AiDash will ...
Five New Ground Stations Established By Leaf Space
Leaf Space is adding five ground stations to the company's global Leaf Line Network — these new stations will be installed in West and South Australia, British Columbia, Iceland and Bulgaria, further increasing Leaf Space's capability to provide Ground Station ...
Space Micro Expands Their Manufacturing Capabilities For Space Subsystems
Space Micro Inc. has recently invested in facility and capital equipment to expand their manufacturing capacity for space subsystems — increased demand in government and commercial satellite constellation markets has resulted in increased business for the company. Last month, Space ...
L3Harris Technologies Selected By NASA To Improve U.S. Weather Forecasting
NASA has selected L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to conduct a second advanced study to significantly improve the accuracy and timeliness of U.S. weather forecasting. The weather prediction modeling study, slated to begin this month, will allow L3Harris to test and evaluate ...
Elbit Systems’ Newest E-LynX Adds Multi-Channel and Full-Duplex Capabilities To Software Defined Radios
Elbit Systems E-LynX™ family of Software Defined Radios (SDR) now adds multi-channel and full duplex technologies, substantially increasing network throughputs, further empowering the Company’s SDR-based solution for multi-domain digital transformation. The results have been well received as the Company was already ...
Euroconsult Examination: NGSO Report Notes That NGSO Constellations Continue to Gain Momentum
The 2021 edition of Satellite Connectivity & Video Market is now available — this Euroconsult report provides an in-depth analysis of the satellite communication sector, particularly regarding the use of commercial satellite capacity. This publication includes historic figures and 10-year ...
Executive Changes Continue At Inmarsat — New Maritime Business President Named
Inmarsat has announced that Ben Palmer OBE will be joining the company as President of the company;s Maritime Business Unit as of November 8, 2021. Most recently head of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems division across Europe, Ben brings 25 years’ ...
2Gen Beacon Tech Demo’d By Orolia Defense & Security With The U.S. Government
Orolia Defense & Security announced at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition that the company has successfully demonstrated Second Generation Beacon Cospas-Sarsat signaling capability with its Personnel Recovery Device over the Cospas-Sarsat network. In June, Orolia and a variety of ...
Mobile Satellite Equipment Order From The U.S. Army Awarded To Comtech
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) has announced that, during the company's first quarter of fiscal 2022, the firm was awarded $4.6 million of funding from the U.S. Army to provide ongoing system refurbishments, sustainment services and baseband equipment. This most ...
RUAG Space Dispenses Their Tech For The OneWeb Satellites Launch
On Thursday, October 14, OneWeb launched 36 additional, broadband internet satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. Arianespace Soyuz launch of 36 OneWeb satellites from Russia. Photo is courtesy of the company. OneWeb is building ...
