A Boeing-made satellite exploded in space, creating further fodder to the crisis-hit aerospace company. After confirming the satellite incident over the weekend, Intelsat has now said it believes IS-33e is […]
Boeing Satellites
Forrester’s Digest: GEO satellite demand decreases plus Eutelsat OneWeb + Intelsat
The Satellite 2024 conference in Washington opened with its regular panel of satellite manufacturing executives. They admitted that demand for their geostationary craft had dropped. Chris Johnson, CEO at Maxar […]
USSF awards Boeing WGS-12 satellite production contract
Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command. The WGS constellation delivers vital […]
Space industry veteran brings her world-class leadership to TransAstra’s Board of Directors
Orbital logistics and space mining leader Trans Astronautica Corporation (TransAstra) announced recently that space industry veteran Dawn Harms has joined the company’s Board of Directors. An expert in the field […]
Boeing’s new military satellite integrates anti-jam payload for enhanced battlefield comms
Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently unveiled the company’s Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS) design that features Boeing’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) payload hosted aboard the U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM […]
Boeing delivers 2nd pair of O3b mPOWER satellites to SES
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, with the duo embarking for Cape Canaveral, Florida. The pair will launch to MEO to provide […]
Boeing delivers the most powerful satellite platform ever developed by the company to Viasat
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the most powerful satellite platform the company has built to date, the 702MP+, a custom-designed spacecraft for network provider Viasat [NASDAQ: VSAT]. Upon embarking from […]
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 […]
UPDATE 1: The first two O3b mPOWER satellites’ signals received by Boeing
The first two Boeing [NYSE:BA]-built O3b mPOWER satellites are sending and receiving signals as they continue their journey into MEO following their successful, dual-configuration launch. Developed for service provider SES, […]
ViaSat-3 completes final integrated satellite test
Viasat Inc. has completed the Final Integrated Satellite Test (FIST) of the ViaSat-3 satellite and has now progressed to the Flight Final phase of integration, where the build-up to flight […]