Kacific1 was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7.10pm Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) on 16 December 2019 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA.
Read More »Hawkeye 360 RF Geolocation Company Awarded U.S. National Reconnaissance Office Study Contract
HawkEye 360 Inc., the first commercial company to use formation flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) data analytics, reports it has been awarded a contract for a commercial RF survey study from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Read More »Japan’s Infostellar And Australia’s Capricorn Space Partner To Provide On-Demand Ground Segment Services
Recently established Australian ground segment operator Capricorn Space and Japanese Ground Segment as a Service provider Infostellar have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Australian Ground Network – West (AGN-W) site near Mingenew in Western Australia.
Read More »Africa’s ASECNA And Aerion Agree On ADS-B Satellite Use For Air Navigation and Safety
Following nearly two years of collaboration on terrestrial surveillance between the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and Aireon, the two organizations have concluded the use of space-based ADS-B for surveillance services beginning 1 January 2020 within the six flight information regions (FIRs) of ASECNA: Antananarivo, Brazzaville, Dakar Terrestrial, Dakar Oceanic, N'djamena and Niamey.
Read More »Kepler Taps SpaceX To Launch Two IoT Nanosatellite Constellation Batches In 2020
Kepler Communication has selected SpaceX as launch partner to deliver a portion of its first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation into space onboard SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Read More »UK’s OneWeb To Use Altius Space Machines Tech For Space Debris Mitigation
OneWeb, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, and OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb are coming together to advance the OneWeb Responsible Space program with a commitment to implement an advanced-technology grappling fixture, developed by Altius Space Machines, on OneWeb's satellites.
Read More »ESA’s Exoplanet Mission, Cheops, Scheduled for Liftoff
Cheops, the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite, is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 09:54 CET on 17 December 2019.
Read More »Airbus Validates OPTIMA Photonics Payload For Laser SATCOM
Airbus has validated and demonstrated photonic satellite payload technology to Technology Readiness Level 6, the last level before prototype in orbit, through the OPTIMA Horizon 2020 project.
Read More »ND Satcom Selects Work Microwave A-Series DVB-S2X Gateways
For its leading network product portfolio SKYWAN 5G, with hybrid MF-TDMA and DVB-S2X, ND Satcom has selected Work Microwave’s A-Series DVB-S2X modulator platform.
Read More »Spain’s Telefonica Signs Multi-Year Capacity Contract On Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD
Eutelsat has secured a multi-year capacity contract at its flagship HOTBIRD neighbourhood with Spain’s leading telecommunications operator, Telefonica.
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