True Anomaly, Inc. hosted the grand opening of the company’s state-of-the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility, GravityWorks, in Centennial, Colorado. The company also announced it recently received authorizations from NOAA and the […]
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hiSky’s FCC certification of Smartellite™ fixed KA terminal completes qualification of Smartellite™ 8×8 terminal family
hiSky Ltd., provider of IoT satellite communication solutions, has been granted FCC certification for its Smartellite™ Fixed KA terminal. This certification marks a milestone for hiSky, as it completes FCC […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES set to win Intelsat C-band claim
By Chris Forrester SES has won a significant step in its long-running action against Intelsat over how the FCC’s compensation for C-band is apportioned. A Delaware Appeal Court has reversed […]
Intellian’s $100M investment to develop satellite communication technologies in Maryland
Intellian Technologies, a global provider of multi-constellation, feature-rich, future-proof satellite user terminals and communications solutions, announced their $100M investment into the research and development of satellite communication technologies at the […]
Federal Communications Commission launches their Space Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission has launched their new Space Bureau. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel thanked the outstanding public servants who will staff these reorganized offices and announced that Julie Kearney […]
The Amazon Kuiper NGSO constellation application is approved by the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted, subject to conditions, the application of Kuiper Systems LLC (Kuiper) for modification of its license for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation providing […]
Forrester’s Digest: Amazon’s Kuiper gets FCC approval
By Chris Forrester, SatNews Senior Columnist The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband-by-satellite LEO system. The FCC said it is happy with Amazon’s mitigation plan […]
SES’ SES-20 an in-orbit spare satellite is now ready to backup video services
SES announced that the new SES-20 satellite has arrived at the 103 degrees West orbital slot and will serve as an in-orbit spare satellite to provide contractual service protections to […]
FCC adopts new ‘5-Year Rule’ For Deorbiting Satellites
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in Low Earth Obit (LEO) to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. The new […]
Orbit’s GX30 Terminal’s full type approval now operates on Inmarsat Global Xpress’ commercial and military Ka-band networks
Inmarsat and Orbit Communications Systems Ltd.’s Orbit GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal (MPT) received full type approval for use over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network for commercial and military Ka-band […]