
Galileo’s High Accuracy Service to deliver free of charge Precise Point Positioning corrections down through 20 cm with correct receiver
Galileo constellation Galileo’s capabilities have grown with the addition of a new High Accuracy Service, freely available worldwide to anyone with a suitably equipped receiver. Delivering horizontal accuracy down to 20 cm and vertical accuracy of 40 cm, the High ...

SpaceX deploys 56 Starlink satellites to orbit
On Thursday, January 26th., at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC), a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched ...

USAF’s NTS-3 Vanguard is now closer to a 2023 launch
The Department of the Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3, or NTS-3, Vanguard program has reached another major milestone in preparation for the satellite’s launch in late 2023. Industry partner L3Harris Technologies, the spacecraft prime contractor, recently delivered the NTS-3 space ...
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AAC Clyde Space, AAC Hyperion, Business Moves, Consortium, Contracts, European Defence Fund, GEO, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

AAC Clyde Space to be part of first European Space Situational Awareness (SSA) GEO satellite
A consortium that includes AAC Clyde Space's subsidiary, AAC Hyperion, has been selected by European Defence Fund to develop a <100 kg satellite to be placed in GEO for space situational awareness (SSA). The satellite, named Naucrates, is not to ...
Antennas / Terminals, Civil Protection, Defense, Emergency Services, Mobility, News, Ovzon, Satcom-as-a Service, SATCOM-as-a-Service

Ovzon receives first SATCOM-as-a-Service order
Ovzon has received its first order for Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service from Spanish partner Aicox Solutions. The order is for Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service Plus solution, a fully integrated solution that includes satellite bandwidth, Ovzon T6 mobile satellite terminals, commercial internet, gateway access, terrestrial ...

German music carrier HIGH VIEW launches four new channels on SES’s ASTRA 19.2°E
Artistic rendition of SES' ASTRA19.2° E satellite on-orbit, courtesy of the company. German music fans will be able to enjoy a new selection of music TV channels as HIGH VIEW, an independent Munich-based media company, and SES has expanded their ...

Space ISAC announces Deloitte as the organization’s newest founding member
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced that Deloitte has joined the organization as a founding member. As part of Space ISAC, Deloitte will contribute its space industry resources and experience to the organization’s global space ...
ARSAT, Business Moves, Contracts, Fleet Management, GEO, hiSky, IoT, Sensors, ST Engineering iDirect

ST Engineering iDirect delivers flagship IoT solution to ARSAT
ST Engineering iDirect has delivered its flagship Internet of Things (IoT) solution to ARSAT, the national telecommunications company of Argentina. ARSAT provides wholesale connectivity to bridge the digital divide between towns and cities across the country. The company has identified ...
BLOS, Command + Control, Military, SATCOM as a Managed Service (SaaMS), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), Viasat

Viasat awarded SATCOM managed services contract by the USMC
The contract expands program providing fully managed satellite communication services to Marines Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications (SATCOM) support through a fully managed service to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) ...
Antennas / Terminals, APAC, Business Moves, Contracts, Maritime, Military, Military Comms, Orbit Communications

Orbit Communications Systems to supply SATCOM systems to an APAC navy
Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) has been awarded a multi-million contract by a leading integrator in South East Asia for the supply of OceanTRx 7MIL SATCOM systems for new naval military platforms. Prior to the signing of the contract, ...

Airbus to provision MILSATCOM for the Belgian Armed Forces
Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will use channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board ...
Agencies, DARPA, Fission Reaction, HALEU fuel, Military, NASA, Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR)

DARPA + NASA collaborate on nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine
NTR propulsion more efficient than current methods, expands options for future deep space missions Artist concept of Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft. DARPA, via its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, is collaborating with ...
Asteroid Missions, AstroForge, Heliocentric Orbit, Intuitive Machines, Launch Contract, Orbital Astronautics Ltd., SmallSat

AstroForge signs a launch contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd.
AstroForge Inc. has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. (OrbAstro) to fly a 100 kg class spacecraft into deep space for an asteroid survey mission. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch in late 2023 with Intuitive Machines via a ...