Infostellar, a Japanese satellite Ground-Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) provider, has raised ¥500M ($4.32 million) in the Final Close of the company’s Series B financing round — this is in addition to ¥700M […]
Ground Infrastructure
SpaceBridge Expands Satellite Connectivity For 39 Airports In Colombia
Aerocivil Colombia, Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority, is expanding their network in a continued, successful partnership with SpaceBridge Inc. ln 2015, Aerocivil and SpaceBridge launched a joint project to ensure continuous […]
Quintech + 5 Additional Companies Join The Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium
Quintech Electronics, an Evertz company, has joined the DIFI Consortium, an independent, space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. Quintech joins a growing roster […]
AsiaSat + Turbidite Secure Partnership For Satellite + Ground-based Connectivity
Turbidite Limited (“Turbidite”) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (“AsiaSat”) have cemented a partnership into place that will leverage AsiaSat’s existing satellite and ground infrastructure with Turbidite’s dynamic, edge data […]
Lockheed Martin Completes The USSF’s NGG Block 0 Satellite System Level CDR
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) conducted the system level Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block […]
Setting The Stage For Launches From Japan Is Virgin Orbit’s MoU With ANA Holdings
Virgin Orbit in a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (“NextGen”) (NASDAQ: NGCA) has announced that the company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with ANA […]
Hispasat Strengthens Its Capacity Dedicated To Bridging The Digital Divide In Spain And Portugal With Eutelsat’s Konnect Satellite
More than 1 million homes in Spain won’t have Internet access at 100 Mbps by the end of 2021 unless it is possible to guarantee the use of all available […]
Infostellar Series B Funding Raises Million$
Infostellar, a Japanese Ground-Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) provider, has completed the first round of their Series B fundraising for a total of ￥700M ($6.16 million) through a third-party allotment of shares with […]
JAXA Cancels Their Epsilon Launch Just In The Nick Of Time
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency‘s (JAXA) has scheduled the launch of their fifth Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-5), carrying the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2,at 9:51:21 on October 1st, 2021 (JST) from […]
GMV Reports The Galileo Ground Control Segment Now Operates The Constellation
In early July, the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) announced the upcoming upgrades of the Galileo GCS infrastructure in preparation for the next launch. The new GCS […]