Kepler Communications has raised an oversubscribed $60 million Series B to provide the firm with a capital injection for the continued scaling of their on-orbit satellite communications network. This Series […]
Satellites
Yahsat + Airbus Have Completed The PDR Of The Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Airbus have successfully completed a key milestone in the construction of the Thuraya 4-NGS — the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Thuraya 4-NGS is […]
UPDATE: SI Imaging Services Expands Optical + SAR Data Markets With UP42
SI Imaging Services (SIIS) and UP42 have signed an agreement to make imagery from the KOMPSAT satellites available on the UP42 marketplace and developer platform. The deal includes high-resolution optical […]
Final Testing + Integration Of The Viasat-3 Satellite Now Underway @ Boeing
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that the first satellite in their ViaSat-3 global constellation, which will serve the Americas and the surrounding oceans regions, has reached a major milestone […]
Viasat Signs Ka-Band Capacity Lease With Avanti Communications
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has signed a Ka-band capacity lease agreement with Avanti Communications Group plc (Avanti) to provide additional coverage and capacity across the Middle East and Western Europe—ahead […]
SXM-8 Mission Send Off By SpaceX From Cape Canaveral
On Sunday, June 6, at 12:26 a.m. EDT, Falcon 9 launched the SiriusXM SXM-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was […]
Viasat’s to Deliver Enhanced Military-Grade Encryption on the First-Ever Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) will integrate its In-line Network Encryptor (INE) into the world’s first Link 16-capable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite that Viasat is developing for the U.S. Air Force […]
China Launches Their Haiyang-2D Satellite To Form Ocean Monitoring Constellation
Once more into the upper reaches, China launched a new ocean-monitoring satellite on Wednesday, May 19, into orbit. The launch occurred from the nation’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest […]
Guidance, Navigation + Control For ESA’s Space Rider Mission To Be Designed By SENER Aeroespacial
SENER Aeroespacial is the design authority for the full GNC (guidance, navigation and control) for the Space Rider reusable space vehicle, which pilots the re-entry module from Earth orbit until […]
The Team Of Ball Aerospace + Microsoft Complete Cloud Demos That Securely Deliver Actionable Intelligence To Warfighters
Ball Aerospace, in collaboration with Microsoft, has successfully completed a series of demonstrations showing the viability of using commercial cloud computing to process and securely deliver actionable information quickly to […]