Kepler Communications, a pioneer of nanosatellite telecommunications solutions, and Cobham SATCOM, a market leading provider of radio and satellite communications solutions, have today announced a strategic partnership aimed at eliminating barriers to widespread adoption of high capacity data services over Kepler’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network.
Read More »Switzerland’s Synopta GmbH And Materion Corp. Partner On Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite
Materion Corporation and Swiss-based Synopta GmbH have announced the successful completion of the latest satellite as part of the Copernicus Earth observation project—an initiative that monitors the changing conditions and general heath of the planet
Read More »Israel’s Gilat Awarded $10M Contract For 3G/4G Backhaul Services In Peru
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced on 12 November 2019 that Gilat was awarded a U.S.$10 million five-year project for 3G/4G backhaul services in Peru.
Read More »UAE’s YahClick And MorClick Partner For Satellite Wi-Fi Connectivity In South Africa
YahClick, the leading satellite broadband service from UAE-based global satellite operator Yahsat and its partner Hughes Network Systems, signed on 12 November 2019 a long-term strategic partnership with South African leading telecoms provider MorClick.
Read More »South Africa’s Simera Sense And Space Inventor Denmark Partner To Offer Earth Observation Solutions
Simera Sense and Space Inventor, Denmark, announced that they would collaborate through marketing Simera Sense's optical payloads, enabling earth observation satellite operators to sense the earth in more detail with smaller satellites from reliable platforms
Read More »NanoAvionics To Build 12U Nanosatellite For Singapore’s CaLeMPSat Research Mission
Nano-satellite mission integrator NanoAvionics received a contract to build a 12U nano-satellite bus for the Singaporean research mission Cathode-Less Micro Propulsion Satellite (CaLeMPSat). Developed by SpaceSATS, Plasma Innovation Labs (PILS) and the Plasma Source and Application Center (PSAC) at the National Institute of Education (an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University), CaLeMPSat will test miniature Hall effect thrusters (HETs) that operate at power classes never before achieved.
Read More »Kacific-1 Satellite Arrives At SpaceX Launch Site In Cape Canaveral
The Kacific-1 communications satellite, built by Boeing, has arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket to geostationary orbit.
Read More »Germany’s OHB To Start Satellite Launch Services Within Two Years
Germany's largest private satellite manufacturing company OHB SE intends to start satellite launch services within two years, according to a 15 November 2019 report in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Read More »Ukraine Passes Commercial Space Law Allowing Private Space Activities in 2020
The Ukrainian parliament passed the country’s first commercial space law, titled “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the State Regulation of Space Activities,” that was signed on 25 October 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Oleksiy Burchevskyy of the Kinstellar law firm writing in Lexology.
Read More »UAE Space Agency Hosts Fourth Arab Space Dialogue At 2019 Dubai Airshow
The UAE Space Agency has announced its participation in Dubai Airshow 2019 as part of the efforts to enhance its international presence and showcase its current projects and future plans.
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