Measat’s latest satellite, their 3d ‘triple payload’ with Ku-, Ka-, C-band and even L-band on board, is due to launch on June 22nd — also on board the Arianespace rocket will be India’s GSAT-24. The Arianespace Ariane 5 launch, from Kourou in French Guiana, will be the first of the year. Arianespace’s Mission VA257 will […]
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Forrester’s Digest: Blue Origin / Eclipse Global Connectivity + OneWeb / Intelsat /
The Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin rocket system says it plans to more than double the number of people it lofts into sub-orbital space upon its New Shepard vehicle. It was a New Shepard rocket which carried William Shatner into sub-orbital space last October. Bob Smith, chief executive of Blue Origin, speaking at the annual FAA […]
Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper Test Satellites / BT + OneWeb / Leonardo DRS + OneWeb / SES + Isotropic Systems
Jeff Bezos and his Project Kuiper team will launch the first test satellites later in 2022, ahead of his planned 3,236 LEO broadband constellation. Project Kuiper will use rocket company ABL Systems to launch the two satellites (named KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2) and not Bezos’s own Blue Origin rockets. The launches will take place from Cape […]
Forrester’s Digest: YahClick + iSat Africa / Eutelsat Has No Problem With Consolidation?
Abu Dhabi-based YahSat’s broadband service YahClick has expanded its service to Pan-African coverage through a partnership with iSat Africa. The agreement extends YahClick’s service to Nigeria, Zambia, the Congo and East Africa. Data and research suggests that revenues from fixed satellite data services in Africa are expected to grow at an average rate of 15.8 […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES-17 Launch Delayed / EUTELSAT + UHD Importance / Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Exit Plan Hearing Delayed
The launch of SES-17 has been delayed. Arianespace stated that investigations are ongoing in order to identify a new launch date from the Kourou spaceport. The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and spacecraft SES-17 and fellow passenger SYRACUSE 4A are in stable and safe conditions on the launch pad, according to Arianespace. SYRACUSE-4A is a military […]
Forrester’s Digest: Collar @ Satellite Innovation + Yahsat To Study Two More
Steve Collar, CEO at SES, speaking at the Satellite Innovation conference in Mountain View, California, told delegates that consolidation in the industry was more likely than ever — however, that the structure of the industry could hinder any such deals. He stressed that the industry was in a really good place, adding that innovation was […]
UPDATE: Forrester’s Digest: OneWeb A “European Asset” / Nilesat 301 / Intelsat’s Document Deliveries + Examiner Rejection
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer, in a meeting with a French parliamentary committee, told delegates that the OneWeb satellite consortium is now a “European asset” and that it was likely to be the only mega-constellation not owned by the US. Eutelsat has a 17.5 per cent investment stake in OneWeb, with the British Government owing a […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink… As A GPS System?
A study from the Ohio State University and its ‘CARMEN’ project (Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multi-modal Assured Navigation) has stated that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system could be used as an alternate supplier of a new global positioning system (GPS). The CARMEN findings, shared at the Institute of Navigation GNSS annual meeting in St. […]
Forrester’s Digest: Intelsat Publishes Investor Warnings…
Intelsat has used the New York Times and Wall Street Journal to publish warnings to investors of an upcoming court hearing to consider confirmation of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction. The notice reminds investors that on September 7th, Intelsat’s bankruptcy court entered an order which approved Intelsat’s disclosure and exit plan [from bankruptcy]. The court […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES-17 Readied For Flight To Arianespace — Plus — Legal Objection To Scotland’s Space Hub Sutherland Is Denied
SES has wrapped the performance tests for its SES-17 craft at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Cannes and the satellite is now being prepared for the September 22nd flight to the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana. Launch date is currently set as October 22nd although weather and last-minute technology problems might delay the […]