D-Orbit has signed a launch and deployment contract with Kepler Communications that covers the launch of two, 6U, telecommunications smallsats. The satellites will be boarded inside the ION Satellite Carrier […]
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ICEYE’s new business will offer complete SAR missions for customers
ICEYE has established a new line of business that is focused solely on delivering fully operational satellite missions to customers looking for their own orbital SAR capabilities. Governments and large […]
Avanti Communications + Viasat enter a long-term capacity agreement targeting the energy sector
Avanti Communications (“Avanti” has signed a long-term capacity lease agreement with Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) to help support the connectivity needs of their customers in the energy sector. Capacity from […]
Aireon ADS-B surveillance data to expand Boeing’s Safety Management System
Aireon, a leading provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, will deliver its flight data stream to Boeing [NYSE: BA], who will use the stream to expand their advanced […]
Xplore completes satellite testing of Microsoft Azure Orbital
Xplore Inc., providing Space as a Service®, completed a satellite testing initiative using Microsoft Azure Orbital to conduct satellite operations for the NOAA-18 satellite. Xplore is operating over a dozen […]
Globalstar’s advanced edge platform for satellite asset tracking and telematics data
By defining smart data at the edge, users send only the data they need over the highly reliable Globalstar LEO satellite network to the customer endpoint — significantly reducing transmission costs. Globalstar, […]
International space security researchers qualify for the 3rd annual Hack-A-Sat competition organized by USSF and USAF
The third annual Hack-A-Sat qualification round occurred virtually May 21-22, with more than 800 teams and 2,500 individual security researchers working through a set of space-related cybersecurity challenges for a […]
A world premiere for Airbus as the company delivers the third radar for the Copernicus satellite
Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series which includes a new separation mechanism to help the spacecraft avoid space debris. The C-band radar for the Copernicus […]
Satellite megafactory unveiled by Aerospacelab — 500 satellites capacity per year
Aerospacelab has unveiled their satellite megafactory commitment, with a yearly production capacity of 500 satellites — this makes this site the largest satellite manufacturing plant in Europe. This groundbreaking new […]
ORBCOMM’s versatile satellite ST 2100 is an accessory for IoT applications
An optional internal super capacitor maximizes reliability by allowing “last-gasp” messages to be sent, allowing continued operation during temporary power loss. ORBCOMM’s new ST 2100 is a satellite communications device enabling […]