For any satellite orbiting the Earth from above the Equator it is not easy to deliver signals to aircraft flying over the North Pole. Intelsat has managed the challenge with […]
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Forrester’s Digest: Indra eyes Hispasat
By Chris Forrester, Senior Columnist, SatNews Publishers Spanish defence contractor Indra is reportedly looking to buy Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat. The report, from Spanish business newspaper Cinco Dias, stated that […]
Forrester’s Digest: Virgin Galactic established their next sub-orbital launch date — plus Could Garmin be expanding their satellite SOS biz?
Space tourism business Virgin Galactic has set September 8th as the probable date for its next sub-orbital launch. This will be the third commercial launch for the Sir Richard Branson-backed […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile raises million$$$ in extra funding
AST SpaceMobile is building what the company claims will be the “first and only” space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smart phones. “AST SpaceMobile continues to make history. […]
Forrester’s Digest: China wanted to buy OneWeb + is Viasat is going to alter Inmarsat’s LEO plans??
There was reportedly once an attempted takeover of OneWeb by Chinese interests. An article in the Sunday Telegraph stated that the UK’s MI5 security service investigated the China involvement, and […]
Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper gets closer
The Amazon-backed Project Kuiper LEO broadband satellite system moved a major step closer with the establishment of a satellite processing and test facility in Florida. Kuiper is investing $120 million […]
Forrester’s Digest: ViaSat-3 suffers a major problem
Viasat’s brand new – but long delayed – ViaSat-3 satellite that was launched on May 1st has suffered some problems with its antenna. A statement from Viasat issued after the […]
Forrester’s Digest: Astra to raise $65 million
Struggling rocket developer Astra Space is to conduct a 1-for-15 stock split and, in that process, raise approximately $65 million (€58.9 million euros) to continue the firm’s work on its […]
The Forrester Digest: Las Vegas wants rocket launch site
By Chris Forrester A Las Vegas real estate developer wants to build a spaceport on 240 acres of near-desert scrub in Clark County, Nevada. The site is midway between Vegas […]
The Forrester Digest: SES outlines their Intelsat appeal to the appeals court
Lawyers for SES submitted their bundle of documents to the Appeal Court on October 28th, following up on their formal appeal lodged on October 14th with the US District Court […]