Slated for launch at the start of 2024, Sentinel-2C has just started a five-month testing program to ensure that it is fit for its life in space. The Sentinel-2 satellites […]
Satellites
Forrester’s Digest: Viasat’s Momentum, EchoStar’s Smallsat S-Band Save, EUTELSAT Vs. Intelsat’s EAN, Measat-3 Farewell
Broadband satellite operator Viasat has already a solid client list for its connectivity, including private customers, businesses and airlines. In reporting its Q1/2022 numbers to (June 30), the company said […]
Insight Terra Is Launched By Inmarsat, Atlantic Bridge Capital + Civic Connect To Deliver Real-Time Mining Sector Actionable Insights
Inmarsat, Atlantic Bridge and Civic Connect have launched Insight Terra to respond to the risk management and environmental monitoring needs of mining organisations worldwide. The new entity builds on Tailings […]
Forrester’s Digest: A New Satellite For SiriusXM + Hughes Seeking LATAM Capacity
SiriusXM has ordered a new satellite, SXM-9, from Maxar Technologies. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, […]
Orange’s Maritime Network Services Enhanced With SES Networks Partnership
Orange maritime customers will now be able to accelerate their digital transformation with higher-capacity satellite connectivity services provided jointly by SES Networks and Orange. Orange will integrate its own global […]
ThinKom + Telesat Agree To Integrate Ka-Band Antennas On The Lightspeed™ Satellite Network
ThinKom Solutions and Telesat are teaming together to collaborate on the integration of ThinKom’s Ka2517 aeronautical antennas with the advanced Telesat Lightspeed™ LEO satellite broadband network. The two companies will […]
Airbus’ Integration Of Third Copernicus Sentinel-2 Complete
Here’s a test that will take until next year to ensure that extensive environmental tests prove the satellite’s readiness for space. Now that Airbus has finished the integration of the […]
Lockheed Martin’s-Built Lucy — Not In The Sky Yet — Arrives At Kennedy Space Center For Launch
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, has officially arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin preparations ahead of its launch this fall. Designed and built by Lockheed Martin […]
Flight VA254 Successfully Launched By Arianespace, Lifting Star One D2 + EUTELSAT QUANTUM To Their Assigned Orbits
On Friday, July 30, between 09:00 and 10:30 p.m. UTC, the Ariane 5 VA254 flight successfully placed two satellites in orbit from the Guiana Space Center (CSG): Star One D2, […]
Multi-Transponder Agreement For NewSpace India Limited With SES
SES has entered into a multi-transponder agreement for the company’s SES-8 satellite with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Department of Space (DoS) based in […]