ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a major IoT solution provider, has received a 2020 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World, a web site that covers IoT technologies. the award recognizes ORBCOMM’s next generation, solar-powered GT 1200 series of trailer tracking devices. In 2013 ORBCOMM was the first to market with its GT 1100 […]
Satellite Innovation Virtual 2020 – The Highlights…
Satellite Innovation 2020 presents an exclusive and focused program at this year’s conference. Event highlights include keynotes from the leaders of The European Space Agency, The International Astronautical Federation, Hughes Network Systems, Viasat and Future Ventures. Be advised, however, that this major event’s Early Bird incentives end today… to ensure your savings, please register now at this direct link… Here are some […]
New Company Formed By Applied Satellite Technology (AST) + Wright Technologies
Applied Satellite Technology Ltd. (AST) is engaging in a joint venture with Wright Technologies, a provider of marine electronics services to the South Pacific markets. The newly formed company, AST Wrights Lt., has its headquarters in Wellington and offices in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. The combined companies bring expertise in remote monitoring and control […]
Thuraya Orders Their Next Satellite From Airbus Defense & Space
Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat to build the Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation, mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s L-band business. Thuraya 4-NGS will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East, enabling […]
Rocket Lab’s Successful Launch for Capella Space on 14th Mission
New Zealand is celebrating the successful Rocket Lab launch of its 14th Electron mission that deployed a single microsatellite for Capella Space. The mission was Rocket Lab’s fourth this year and brings the company’s total number of satellites deployed to 54. The ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 […]
SpaceX Pushes SAOCOM-1B + Two Smallsats To Orbit
Having been delayed since March of 2020, and using a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket with a 3X, previous flight completion record, SpaceX has now successfully launched — from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida — the SAOCOM-1B Earth Observation (EO) satellite for Argentina plus two rideshare smallsats. This was a rare southern launch […]
Arianespace Issues New Launch Opportunity for Flight VV16
The following is a statement issued by Arianespace. Flight VV16 has been pushed back several times, notably due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavorable winds aloft at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. With this mission, Arianespace is underscoring its comprehensive range of innovative and competitive services to address the nano- and microsatellite market […]
UPDATE Scrubbed Three Seconds Before Liftoff of ULA’s Launch of NROL-44 Mission
Saturday, August 29, and again, another no go … (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, August 29, 2020) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed today due to an unexpected condition during terminal count at approximately three seconds before liftoff. The […]
OneWeb Gets FCC Approval For 1.280k More Satellites
The FCC has approved OneWeb’s request to deploy an additional 1,280 satellites to provide high-speed broadband services in the US. The approval increases the number of satellites OneWeb can operate in the US market from 720 to 2,000, offering the company “greater opportunities to deliver satellite-based broadband services to the public,” the agency said in […]
Ball Aerospace Is Primed For USSF’s GC3 System
Ball Aerospace, teamed with Booz Allen Hamilton, was awarded a contract by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) to serve as the prime system integrator for the SpRCO Ground Command, Control and Communications (GC3) system — GC3 will integrate into and help enable the larger tactical command and control enterprise for the United States Space […]