ILS + Express Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of The 1st Combined Russian, US + European Launch
Twenty-five years ago, on April 9, 1996, a combined Russian, American and European team made space history with the first launch of a Western satellite onboard a Russian rocket. The Proton launch vehicle carried the ASTRA 1F satellite for SES ...
ORBCOMM To Be Acquired By GI Partners
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners in an all-cash transaction that values ORBCOMM at approximately $1.1 billion, including net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, ORBCOMM stockholders will receive ...
OneWeb Engages The AST Group With An MoU
OneWeb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The AST Group (AST) — by working together, AST and OneWeb will offer fixed-land and maritime customers access to OneWeb’s fast, flexible and affordable connectivity solutions seamlessly in even the most ...
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US Air Force AI Optimization Contract Goes To SGS
SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS) has been contracted to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance mission readiness and decision optimization for the US Air Force. Under the contract, SGS will use AI technologies to study the application of machine learning (ML) ...
TexSpace Resource Hub Launches, Partners Include Astronaut Jack “2 Fish” Fischer
The innovation hub provides central connections and resources across civil, commercial, and military space industry. There's a new organization in Huston that matches resources in civil, commercial, and military efforts in the space industry. Astronaut Jack “2Fish” Fischer, in partnership ...
Bridging The Digital Divide With IEC Telecom
The advance of digitization is now bringing benefits to businesses in hard-to-reach locations, transforming the way they operate and making life easier for customers in remote areas inadequately served by terrestrial networks. As it unveils its connectivity solution, Voyager Edge, ...
ViaLite Broadcasts About Its Multi Functional Blue OEM 1U Chassis
Blue OEM IU Chassis ViaLite Communications has a new blue addition ... its a Blue OEM 1U chassis to its RF over fiber product range. The chassis has the capacity to hold up to eight ViaLite Blue OEM modules and ...
Aerospace UK Ltd’s £500K Contract With UK Ministry Of Defence Space Directorate
A contract has been signed between the following company and government entity... The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) announced today that its wholly owned U.K. subsidiary, The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd (Aerospace UK), has secured a one-year contract for £500,000 to advise ...
Intellian’s v45C Antenna Now Qualifies For Operation On Intelsat’s FlexMaritime Network
Intellian's newly-launched v45C antenna has been qualified for operation on the Intelsat FlexMaritime network, by combining Intellian’s compact, high-performance antenna with Intelsat’s cutting-edge FlexMaritime High Throughput Satellite (HTS) service, this approval will deliver global connectivity to customers in the smallest ...
SES Chooses Telestream SDI/IP Waveform Monitor & QC For New Remotely Operated Playout Center
Telestream makes it easier to check quality and assist diagnostics in SES' state-of-the-art remotely operated playout center. SES, a global content connectivity solutions provider, has selected Telestream to provide system timing, waveform monitor and quality control (QC) technology to a ...
Smiths Interconnect To Develop G-Band Antenna For Mitsubishi Electronic Co.
Smiths Interconnect has received a contract from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to participate in the development of a G-band satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Smiths Interconnect will design a component with dual band millimeter wave antenna and receivers as ...
Euroconsult: Smallsat Market Report Updated
The latest update of “Prospects for the Small Satellite Market” was released this week by Euroconsult, forecasting further growth in the global supply and demand of government, commercial and academic satellites weighing up to 500 kg. The market intelligence report, ...
Opinion: How Satellites May Lead To Broadband Service For Rural Alaska
Low Earth orbiting satellites may soon help Alaska to achieve a task force goal. COVID-19 has focused our attention on the plight of students struggling to go to school on the internet. It’s been worse in rural Alaska, where kids ...
