ABS, a global satellite operator, in partnership with iSAT Africa, have launched managed data services on the ABS-3A satellite which will be operating on the ST Engineering iDirect Newtec Dialog® […]
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Halfway There… Arianespace Successfully Launches 34 OneWeb Constellation Satellites
OneWeb has successfully launched 34 of their constellation satellites via Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This latest, successful launch brings OneWeb’s total on-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, nearly […]
An Alternative RF Navigation Simulator Debuts From Spirent Federal Systems
Spirent Federal has launched an alternative RF navigation simulator. As GPS jamming and spoofing continue to rise, interest in complementary sources of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data has likewise […]
Spire Global Enters Definitive Agreement To Acquire exactEarth
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) and exactEarth Ltd. (TSX: XCT) (“exactEarth”) have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Spire will acquire exactEarth for approximately $161.2 million (CAD$204.2 million) […]
Sierra Space and Space Tango’s Plans For Manufacturing New LEO Economy and Create Space Business Opportunities
Sierra Space, created from Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Space Tango are joining forces to make manufacturing more accessible and available in space, opening up new market opportunities in low-Earth orbit […]
Iridium + Thales Extend Their Comms Partnership With IMOCA
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has announced the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) has extended their relationship naming Iridium and Thales as the organization’s official communications partners. IMOCA skippers […]
SpaceX Adds 51 Additional Starlink Satellites To Their Constellation
On Monday, September 13, at 8:55 p.m. PDT, SpaceX successfully launched 51 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This was the […]
Mynaric’s Optical Terminal’s Second Customer Agreement Is With SpaceLink
Less than two weeks after debuting their next generation optical communications terminal at the 36th Annual Space Symposium, Mynaric has revealed their second customer for the CONDOR Mk 3. Mynaric […]
An Eye On Hurricane Ida’s Impact Through Satellite Data
The destruction caused by Hurricane Ida was notable for its severity and breadth, stretching from the Gulf Coast to the US Northeast, leaving a devastating toll in its wake. How […]
Mobile Satellite Users Association (MUSA) Announces Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards for 2021
MSUA has announced ten awards for top satellite mobile innovations for 2021 during annual ceremony with keynote address from NASA’s Elias Naffah. The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA), a global […]