FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) — this advanced […]
U.S. Army Assigns Contract to FLIR Systems for the Black Hornet™ Nano-UAV
Russian Fregat-SB Upper Stage Suffers Destruction
Artistic rendition of the Russian Fregat upper stage. Image is courtesy of ESA. The TsNIIMash rocket and spacecraft scientific center has confirmed the destruction in the Earth’s orbit of tanks […]
Marlink Meets Petrobras Requirements for Maritime VSAT Services
Marlink has confirmed that its new local teleport, network infrastructure and support capabilities meet new pre-requirements to provide VSAT services for Petrobras-chartered vessels operating offshore Brazil. Petrobras has set strict […]
Private Space Activities OK’d by the Ukraine
A decision was made on February 26, 2020, to implement the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on State Regulation of Space Activities.” From now on, […]
Spectroscopy from Space Lets Satellites Spy Out Ocean Plastic Patches
Source: © Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Henderson Island lies in the South Pacific, about halfway between New Zealand and Chile making it one […]
FCC’s Draft Regulatory Fee Order Supported by EchoStar and Hughes
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) and the firm’s Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) business segment have joined with Intelsat (NYSE: I) in support of the draft Regulatory Fee Order under consideration […]
Threats to Japan’s Satellites to be Monitored by the Nation’s New Space Ops Unit
Japan will launch the nation’s first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, this according to Japan’s […]
China’s New Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Passes Factory Tests
© Provided by N.C.N. Limited China’s new ocean-monitoring satellite HY-1D has passed factory tests, paving way for its launch at a suitable time, the Ministry of National Resources […]
NOVELSAT Collaborates with Gilat Telecom for Democratic Republic of Congo Connectivity Restoration
NOVELSAT is collaborating with Gilat Telecom for quick restoration of internet connectivity following the West Africa Cable System (WACS) undersea cable cut. The severe cable damage caused internet downtimes and […]
China Launches Two IoT Satellites
Artistic rendition of China’s Xingyun-2 01 satellite. Image is courtesy of Global Times. China sent two satellites into orbit on May 12 to test space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications […]