iDirect Government Evolves Evolution To v.4.4 With Enhanced MILSATCOM Protection
iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has announced their newest software release, Evolution® Defense 4.4, for enhanced military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) protection. Evolution Defense 4.4 technology advancements are targeted at the Defense Receive Line (DLC-R) cards, enabling Communication Signal Interference Removal (CSIR™) on ...
UPDATE: Twin Galileo Satellites Launch From Kourou Postponed Until December 2
Galileo satellites being lowered onto Fregat upper stage. Image is courtesy of ESA. Due to adverse weather conditions at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), the flight VS26 –initially scheduled for December 1– is being postponed. The Soyuz launch vehicle and ...
Arianespace VS26 Mission Preparing For Galileo x2 Launch Aboard Soyuz
Twin Galileos at Arianespace facilities. Photo is courtesy of Arianespace. On Tuesday, December 1, 2021, Arianespace, the European launch service company, will operate Soyuz flight VS26 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport. Two additional Galileo satellites, Galileo FOC 23-24, ...
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UPI Becomes A Member Of The Federation Of German Industries (BDI)
UP42 is now an official member of the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. or “BDI”) as part of the BDI NewSpace Initiative. The company joins the program along with other local start-ups, space companies, associations, suppliers, ...
BlogIt: Virgin Orbit’s Next Mission ‘Above The Clouds’ Enters Launch Prep
Coming off flawless back-to-back launches, the Virgin Orbit team has settled into a steady flight preparation rhythm with LauncherOne. The fully assembled rocket that will carry our next customers’ satellites to space left our rocket factory in Long Beach and ...
Collaboration Established Between Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Singapore’s Space Office
Singapore’s national space office, the Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation — this Statement is the first of its kind for AWS in Asia and ...
Hellas Sat’s Cyprus Space Center Achieves World Teleport Association’s Full Certification
Hellas Sat has achieved Full Certification of its Cyprus Space Centre from the World Teleport Association (WTA) under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. Since its introduction at IBC 2015, the Certification program has quickly grown in popularity. Starting with one certified ...
Lockheed Martin Names New Exec V.P. Of The Space Division
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has named Robert Lightfoot as the company's new executive vice president of the company's Space business area — this appointment is effective as of January 1, 2022. Robert Lightfoot Lightfoot, currently the vice president of Operations ...
Gilat’s Wavestream Receives Million$ Follow-On Order For SSPAs From Military Terminal Provider
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has received a follow-on order for subsidiary company Wavestream of more than $5 million from a Tier-1, US global military terminal provider for Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for satellite communication (SATCOM) ...
AsiaSat + Turbidite Secure Partnership For Satellite + Ground-based Connectivity
Turbidite Limited ("Turbidite") and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited ("AsiaSat") have cemented a partnership into place that will leverage AsiaSat’s existing satellite and ground infrastructure with Turbidite’s dynamic, edge data center platform to support the accelerated demand for digital services ...
Europe’s First Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Successfully Deorbited
Europe’s first meteorological satellite in polar orbit, Metop-A, has been successfully deorbited by Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, with support from Airbus. Starting immediately, the satellite will spiral downward in progressively lower orbits until it disintegrates upon re-entering the Earth’s ...
General Atomics Satellite Prototype Upgraded For USSF EO/IR EWS Program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is designing for the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) an Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite. This program has now been up-scoped from a one year, on-orbit sensor demonstration to ...
Azercosmos + MEASAT SATCOM Services Agreement For Africa
Azercosmos has mutually agreed with MEASAT to become the sole operator of the satellite at 46° East orbital slot — Azerspace 1. Both parties decided to cement this partnership in place to align with their new, strategic direction in the ...
