Satellite

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions and Astranis have announced that they are working together to support Astranis’ efforts to bring widespread broadband Internet access to the people of Alaska.

As Kacific plans for the launch of its Kacific1 satellite later in the year, it has selected ABS for its ground infrastructure. ABS’ teleport in Subic Bay, the Philippines, will host, operate and provide first level support for its gateway hub.

GomSpace Luxembourg and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a development contract at a value of EUR 1,425,000 for GomSpace Luxembourg’s continued development of the Mega-Constellation Operations Platform (MCOP) product.

Capella Space has partnered with SpaceNet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence (AI) applied research for geospatial applications.

In a public demonstration, attended by Jamaican regulators and government agencies including the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, ViaSat and ReadyNet successfully showed how Viasat's high-speed satellite internet service could help connect communities and businesses across Jamaica.

Formed in 2010, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has been making huge strides forward. Though the Agency was only founded nine years ago, South Africa's involvement in space goes back to the second half of the 20th century, with projects that included observing the Earth’s magnetic field at stations around Southern Africa.

Optus Business today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Myriota, the global leader in nanosatellite Internet of Things (IoT), with a view to providing remote and regional connectivity for IoT devices and applications.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is asking for ideas on how to explore lunar caves.

HUGHES, in partnership with Virtual Network Communications will develop new joint solutions to extend mobile network connectivity using an integrated combination of VNC’s deployable LTE technology with Hughes JUPITER™ and HM satellite systems.

Astrobotic has selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket in a competitive commercial procurement to launch its Peregrine lunar lander to the moon in 2021.