A new wave of partnerships between telcos and satellite/non-terrestrial network (NTN) players is reshaping the connectivity landscape, but the market remains far from mature, analyst house STL Partners has reported […]
Research: Telco/satellite collaborations still in early stages
OQ Technology debuts 5NETSAT via a €2.5 million EIC grant
Backed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), OQ Technology‘s 5NETSAT mission will deliver secure 5G satellite messaging and emergency alerts to unmodified smartphones, advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty and space innovation […]
Hiltron HMAM-XY selected for advanced comms tech research
Hiltron Communications recently reported the purchase of a latest-generation HMAM-XY motorized antenna mount by a German research organization—the mount is equipped with a 2.4 meter antenna and will be used […]
Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters help power 1st certified flight of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
Four Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) 63-inch-diameter, extended length, Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) delivered nearly two million pounds of thrust to help power the first certified launch of United […]
NASA selects 6 Companies to provide OTV studies
NASA earlier this month selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 17-4 smallsats despite worst fog yet on a California night
On Wednesday SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats from Group 17-4 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space […]
Forrester’s Digest: Luxembourg invests $350 million in GovSat-2
The Luxembourg government is to invest $350 million (€298.6 million) in its joint-venture GovSat-2 project with SES. The government will also put in place $233 million for a “strategic capacity […]
U.S. Space Force’s L3Harris-built NTS-3 satellite successfully launches
The L3Harris-built (NYSE: LHX) advanced Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. NTS-3 is the Department of […]
Kuiper mission updates: Kuiper constellation grows to more than 100 satellites
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, and our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. Our initial satellite constellation will […]
Forrester’s Digest: New CEO at Arabsat
Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat has appointed Dr. Badr Alsuwaidan as President and CEO. Since 2020, Alsuwaidan has served as SVP and CTO, where he played a pivotal role in […]