New virtual satellite operations center enables the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to control satellite use and monitoring directly… The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Inmarsat, a major provider in global, mobile satellite communications, have agreed to a AUS$221 million contract extension for the provision of commercial satellite communications airtime services and managed hardware. Brigadier Gregory […]
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SpaceLink Establishes New HQ Near D.C. As They Build Their MEO / LEO / Ground Relay Network
SpaceLink has established the company headquarters office in Tysons Corner, Virginia, near Washington, DC. The company is building a space relay network in MEO to provide secure, continuous, high-bandwidth communications between customers’ LEO spacecraft and the ground. The SpaceLink relay network is designed to pick up where the U.S. Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System […]
Arianespace And OneWeb Ready To Launch 36 Smallsats From Vostochny Cosmodrome
Arianespace‘s first launch of this year will take place March 25 when 36 OneWeb smallsats will be released from a Soyuz launch vehicle into orbit. This mission will deliver 36 satellites into orbit, bringing the total fleet to 146 satellites in low Earth orbit. This 55th Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate […]
Airbus’ First Syracuse IV Initial Order Worth € 100 Million For French Armed Forces
Airbus has been awarded a 10-year framework agreement that is within the Syracuse IV program. Called Copernic the job is for the construction and upgrading of part of the ground segment for the telecommunications satellites used by the French Armed Forces. As part of Copernic, the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has placed an […]
ABS Will Provide High-Speed Connectivity To Tuvalu Pacific Islands
ABS has reinforced the company’s commitment to the delivery of high-speed connectivity to the remote Pacific Islands and upgraded Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation’s (TTC) network to bolster essential connectivity to its population. International and inter-island voice and data connectivity in Tuvalu is provided exclusively by the deployment of satellite links. Due to the geographic location and […]
Russia Launches Space Satellite Arktika-M On First Mission To The Arctic
The satellite has successfully reached its intended orbit after being launched on Sunday. Russia has launched a space satellite to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic – a move by the Kremlin to expand the country’s activities in the region. The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average […]
Rocket Lab to Launch 100th Satellite and Prepare for Moon Mission by Deploying Next-Generation Photon Spacecraft
Rocket Lab, a launch provider and space systems company, announces their next mission will be to deploy a range of satellites for commercial and government satellite operators, and place a next-generation Photon spacecraft in orbit to build spacecraft heritage ahead of Rocket Lab’s mission to the Moon for NASA later this year. Scheduled to […]
Thales Alenia Space’s Multi Billion Dollar Contract to Build a 298 LEO Broadband Satellite Constellation for Telesat
Telesat has selected Thales Alenia Space to build its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband 298-satellite constellation Lightspeed which offers high performing broadband professional services around the world. Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo), has signed an agreement with leading global satellite operator Telesat to be the prime contractor on the construction […]
Telemedia Collaborates with ABS for Earth Station and Teleport Services
News out of South Africa reveals that Telemedia, broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa, has partnered with ABS, a global satellite operator, to provide teleport services for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Under this agreement the companies are gaining a strong alliance with ABS. And, ABS gains a full suite of […]
Held Shipping Holds Digitalization Improvements with Marlink Group Support
The entire 27-vessel fleet of Held Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG (Held Shipping) is moving connectivity, bridge system maintenance and managed IT and cyber security services to the Marlink Group. The Haren-based company manages a fleet of feeder vessels, mini-bulkers, multipurpose vessels and container ships, some of which operate in European waters and the rest […]