• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • NEWS:
  • SatNews
  • SatMagazine
  • MilSatMagazine
  • SmallSat News
  • |     EVENTS:
  • SmallSat Symposium
  • Satellite Innovation
  • MilSat Symposium

SatNews

  • HOME
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Perspectives
  • Industry Calendar
    • IN PERSON
    • VIRTUAL
  • Subscribe

GEO

SpaceX drives the Nilesat 301 satellite to orbit

June 8, 2022

On Wednesday, June 8th, the Nilesat 301 satellite was lifted to a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GEO) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The two-hour and 29 minute launch window opened at 5:04 p.m. ET, 21:04 UTC. The Falcon 9 first stage […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Egypt, Falcon 9, GEO, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Systems, Launch Vehicle Tagged With: Featured

Launch Task Orders From Space Systems Command Go To United Launch Alliance + SpaceX

May 30, 2022

Space Systems Command (SSC) ordered eight National Security Space (NSS) launch services under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract today; five to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for GPS III-7, USSF-23, USSF-43, WGS-11+, and USSF-16 using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle, and three to Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Falcon 9, GEO, GPS, Launch, Launch Contract, Launch Systems, Launch Vehicle, LEO, MDA, Military, Multi-Launch Agreement, SDA, SpaceX, U.S. Space Command, United Launch Alliance, Vulcan Centaur Tagged With: Featured

BlueHalo Awarded Billion$ By USSF Space Rapid Capabilities Office

May 24, 2022

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office competitively awarded an Other Transaction Agreement for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program to BlueHalo, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for $1.4 billion May 21, 2022. SCAR will address the critical U.S. Space Command requirement to rapidly, responsively and affordably augment satellite control capacity for the Satellite Control […]

Filed Under: Antennas, Award, GEO, Phased Array, SATCOM, Satellite Control, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Space Force Tagged With: Featured

Inmarsat’s ORCHESTRA Is Tuned To Deliver Additional Capacity At Key Ports And Airports’ Hotspots

May 22, 2022

Singapore was chosen because it is one of the world’s busiest container ports, as well as being one of the most demanding environments because of equatorial weather conditions such as heavy rain and high humidity. Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications, has completed the first phases of testing of innovative technology developments for ORCHESTRA, the […]

Filed Under: Comms, GEO, Ka-Band, L-Band, LEO, Maritime

NASA Selects Firms For NOAA Atmospheric Composition Instrument Study

May 19, 2022

On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has selected two firms for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Atmospheric Composition (ACX) instrument Phase A Study. These firms will provide services to help meet the objectives of NOAA’s GeoXO program. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colorado, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Contracts, Environmental Changes, GEO, Hyperspectral, Imaging, NOAA, Spectrometer, Ultra-Violet, USA

SES Government Solutions Selected By NASA To Support Near-Earth Comms

May 11, 2022

SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, in partnership with Planet Labs PBC (Planet), has been awarded a Funded Space Act Agreement from NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP) to support the development and demonstration of near-Earth communication services in support of the agency’s future mission needs. SES GS will partner with Planet […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Commercial Space, Constellations, Contracts, GEO, High-Throughput, MEO, NASA, Near-Earth Comms, SATCOM, Space Relay Service Tagged With: Featured

SES Expands Their Multi-Cloud Offerings With Oracle’s FastConnect

April 10, 2022

SES, a member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), will offer private, dedicated connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect — customers can harness the power of Oracle Cloud locally, including Oracle Autonomous Database, to unlock innovation and drive business growth. SES will be using its Cloud Direct service to connect customers to […]

Filed Under: AI, Blockchain, Business Moves, Cloud Computing, GEO, MEO, Network, Partnerships, Satellites

Astranis Space Technologies To Launch Their MicroGEO Satellites Via SpaceX Falcon 9

April 6, 2022

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. has signed a contract with SpaceX for a dedicated Falcon 9 launch to put four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellites into service in 2023. The Astranis payload is well below the maximum payload capacity for a Falcon 9 vehicle, translating into a performance bonus that Astranis is using to tailor the insertion […]

Filed Under: Broadband, Comms, GEO, internet, Launch, Launch Contract, Launch Vehicle, satBroadcasting, Satellites Tagged With: Featured

SES Enlists Satellite From Thales Alenia Space To Extend Services Across Europe, Africa And Asia

March 28, 2022

SES has ordered a new satellite, SES-26, from Thales Alenia Space that is a joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %). The SES-26 is a fully software-defined geostationary (GEO) satellite that will maintain and expand a wide range of content delivery and connectivity services to broadcasters, media companies, telco operators, internet service […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, C-band, Comms, Contracts, GEO, Ku-Band, New Services, Orbital, SATCOM Services, Satellite servicing, Services, Telecom Services, Video Services Tagged With: Featured

Fully Integrated Multi-Orbit Terminal Will Be The Result Of Isotropic Systems + ST Engineering iDirect Partnership

March 25, 2022

Isotropic Systems is participating in a strategic integration partnership with ST Engineering iDirect, securing a fully integrated, iDirect waveform option to enrich commercial and government networks globally, enabling concurrent connections in the harshest environments to achieve highly resilient, multi-domain, multi-orbit communications. Isotropic Systems’ first launch products will offer a powerful, fully integrated, iDirect option designed […]

Filed Under: Antennas / Terminals, Business Moves, GEO, Integrated Waveform, MILSATCOM, Multi-Link, NGSO, Partnerships, TRANSEC

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 5
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Most Read Stories

  • CORRECTION: Blue Origin launches their 5th human spaceflight mission
  • neXat empowers affordable satellite internet for Indonesian businesses 
  • Satellogic is a finalist for “Company Award 2022” by the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies
  • UPDATE 6: Lunar Transfer Orbit achieved by Rocket Lab for the NASA CAPSTONE smallsat — 1st deep space mission success for the company
  • SES and Vodafone PNG to deliver 4G and 5G services to underserved areas in Papua New Guinea

About Satnews

  • Contacts
  • History

Archives

  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020

Secondary Sidebar

x
Sign up Now (For Free)
Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military satellite industry.
Invalid email address
Notify Me Regarding ( At least one ):
We value your privacy and will not sell or share your email or other information with any other company. You may also unsubscribe at anytime.

Click Here to see our full privacy policy.
Thanks for subscribing!