Satnews Perspectives Video Interview with Daniel L. Jablonsky, President and CEO, Maxar Technologies
Daniel L. Jablonsky was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxar Technologies and to the Company’s Board of Directors on January 13, 2019. Previously, Mr. Jablonsky had served as President of DigitalGlobe since October 2017, ...
Ka-Band Speed Limits for IFC Services Expunged by Viasat
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has removed internet speed limits delivered to the aircraft across all of its business aviation Ka-band service plans. Additionally, the company has doubled its minimum committed internet speed to the aircraft for the same Ka-band service ...
Restructure of US Space Force Focuses on Space Warfighter Needs
The Department of the Air Force and the United States Space Force recently finalized the new service’s organizational structure for echelons below the headquarters, reflecting the newest branch of the armed forces’ guiding principles of being a lean, agile and ...
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SSPI’s New Leaders on Board of Directors, Thomas Van Den Driessche of ST Engineering iDirect and Nicole Robinson of SES
The Board of Directors of Space & Satellite Professionals International has appointed Thomas Van Den Driessche, President and Chief Commercial Officer of ST Engineering iDirect, as its new Chair, and Nicole Robinson, Senior Vice President for Global Government at SES, ...
ST Engineering iDirect Expands VIVACOM’s Broadcast Offerings
ST Engineering iDirect has further strengthened the firm's long-standing relationship with telecom provider VIVACOM with a new agreement to supply MCX7000 modulators to facilitate additional broadcast offerings in Eastern Europe and Africa. VIVACOM, the largest telecommunications provider in Bulgaria, will use the MCX7000, a dense ...
Galaxy 30 + MEV-2 + BSAT-4b readied for Ariane 5’s next mission
The Northrop Grumman-built Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (at left) and Galaxy 30 satellite (in the background, at right) are together in the S5 payload processing facility clean room at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Photo is courtesy of Arianespace. The two ...
Rapid Prototyping Agreements for GPS Handhelds Issued by SMC
Artistic rendition of a GPS III satellite on-orbit. Image is courtesy of Lockheed Martin. On June 26, the United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three separate Rapid Prototyping agreements to Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Intelligence & Space ...
Successful CDR Completed for Enhanced Polar System
The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program reached a major program milestone upon the completion of a successful delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) of the EPS-R Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) held from June 24 ...
First SAR Smallsat from iQPS to be Equipped with Silicon Sensing Tech
The DMU30 is Silicon Sensing Systems’ latest high-performance inertial measurement unit. Silicon Sensing Systems’ high performance DMU30 micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been selected by the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) of Fukuoka, ...
SpaceX Stands Down from Starlinks ‘with Visors’ Mission Launch
SpaceX is standing down from today's launch of its tenth Starlink mission due to weather conditions. The SpaceX teams are working with the Range to determine the next available opportunity for launch of 57 Starlink satellites and 2 Seattle-based BlackSky ...
Senior Industry Executives Join Space & Satellite Professionals International Board of Directors
The ballots have been counted and the results of the 2020 elections Board of Directors were made known by Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). The SSPI membership has elected four new Directors and re-elected three Directors to serve three-year ...
SES Signs on BBC Studios for Video Services Delivery
SES has announced that BBC Studios (BBCS) and their subsidiary, UKTV, have selected SES to manage the playout and distribution of more than 50 linear channels, and their associated video on demand (VOD) services. BBCS is the commercial production and ...
IHS Markit® Stays on Track by Renewing ORBCOMM’s Ship Tracking Data Services
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has announced that IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) has extended their contract for ORBCOMM’s satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data used for ship tracking and other maritime navigational and safety efforts. IHS Markit’s new, multi-year contract was ...
