These appointments will support focused initiatives to accelerate strategic partnerships with satellite and mobile industry participants as the company drives toward development of the world’s first global 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN)… Omnispace announced key moves to strengthen its executive leadership team as it pioneers the delivery of a global network to provide complete direct-to-device connectivity. Brian […]
Government
Ovzon receives million$ order from the UK MoD
Ovzon has received an order for the renewal of the company’s SATCOM-as-a-Service from the UK MoD through the company’s partner, Airbus. The 18 month renewal, valued at $1.1 million, will start on September 1, 2022, and represents an extension of Ovzon’s services in specific regions of the world. This renewal does not include all critical […]
Gilat to provide digital services over satellite to central Asian government
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has signed an agreement to provide a SkyEdge II-c hub and hundreds of VSATs to a government in Central Asia. The Gilat equipment will be used to connect rural villages to the government network, serve as a backup communication channel for disaster preparedness, and provide remote services […]
Thales Alenia Space’s EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS largest geostationary satellite in Europe heads to Kourou launch site
This new-generation satellite, offering a capacity seven times that of its brother satellite EUTELSAT KONNECT launched in 2020, comes with several major firmly committed customers for satellite broadband connectivity, namely Orange via its Nordnet affiliate for the French coverage, Telecom Italia Mobile over Italy and Thales Alenia Space to serve notably the government connectivity services. […]
Startical’s European air traffic management to space project supported by European Union
Startical, created by Indra and ENAIRE, proposes to launch a constellation of smallsats to improve air traffic management (ATM) and has received significant backing from the European Commission, which will support the development of a key demonstrator to speed up the deployment of the solution. The Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), through the […]
Airbus’ SKYNET 6A satellite passes Critical Design Review
We are building SKYNET 6A with its unique military communications payload entirely in the UK and we currently have more than 45 small to medium sized enterprises and subcontractors helping to make sure we remain on target for launch in 2025.” Airbus has achieved a key milestone with the successful completion of the Critical Design […]
EU Commission awards Dawn Aerospace million€€s to develop ‘green’ in-space propulsion
Dawn Aerospace has been awarded 1.4 million euros from the European Commission to help develop the company’s transformative ‘green’, in-space, propulsion technology. The grant will contribute to Dawn’s continued investment in hydrazine-replacement technology. The propulsion technology will have the size and performance of a hydrazine-based system, but without the toxicity, supply chain or regulatory risk. […]
Thailand Marine Department to deploy several thousand Globalstar SPOT Gen4 satellite trackers via Thaicom
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd.’s SPOT Gen4 satellite messengers will be deployed by Thailand Marine Department to provide safety and security for all travelers on and around the island of Phuket. Phuket and surrounding islands typically welcome 20,000 visitors daily. As part of a major government program to revitalize tourism, it is envisaged that several […]
UPDATE 2: GomSpace finalizes their contract for the delivery of two smallsats to the German Space Agency (DLR)
GomSpace has formally signed a contract to deliver two, 12-unit cubesats to the German Space Agency, DLR. This finalizes the award process that was announced on June 14th and the project has now been initiated. As previously announced, the contract value is 13 MSEK and delivery will be in January of 2023. Original posting… GomSpace […]
Eclipse Global Connectivity partners with Thales to equip French Defense’s Airbus MRTT aircraft with a secure SATCOM solution
Last month, Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) partnered with Thales on a 17 year contract to develop and provide a SATCOM solution for French Defense Airbus MRTT aircraft. The project is part of the French Government’s program called Marché d’Elaboration d’Intégration et de soutien des Stations Satcom Aéronautiques (MELISSA). Based on existing technologies already used in […]