Japan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed that it will assign 100 military personnel to its Space Domain Mission Unit that is expected to be stood up by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and will based at the Fuchu Air Base, operated by the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), west of Tokyo.
Read More »SES Networks And PNG DataCo Restore Connectivity To Earthquake-Stricken Papua New Guinea
Mobile networks and broadband Internet access for corporate and consumer customers operated by PNG DataCo have been restored by SES Networks following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea in the early morning hours of 7 May 2019, SES announced today.
Read More »Israel’s Gilat Selected By Honeywell For JetWave Satellite Communication Solution
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced on 13 May 2019 that Honeywell has selected Gilat’s Taurus IFC modem for its JetWave™ satellite communication system.
Read More »Relativity Signs Launch Services Agreement With Spaceflight for Rideshare Launches
Relativity, the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations, today announced it signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider.
Read More »Rocket Lab Announces Spaceflight Rideshare Launch From New Zealand
Rocket Lab announced on 10 May 2019 that its next flight will launch multiple spacecraft on a mission procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight. The launch window will open in June, with launch taking place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
Read More »Sky And Space Global Announces New Pre-Launch Customer Agreements; Pivots To Global Coverage Constellation
Sky and Space Global Ltd. (SAS) has announced that seven new potential revenue opportunities have been put in place since the Company announced, on 9 April 2019, its plans to progress a Global Coverage constellation for the growing demand in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) sectors.
Read More »Hughes India And Airtel Announce New Satellite Venture For Enterprise And Government Services
Hughes Communications India Ltd, (HCIL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, and Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, announced on 7 May 2019 an agreement to combine their Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) operations in India.
Read More »LeoSat’s Business Viability Boosted By $2 Billion In Pre-Launch Commercial Agreements
LeoSat Enterprises announced on 7 May 2019 that it has signed more than U.S.$2 billion in commercial agreements ahead of launching the world's fastest, most secure and widest coverage data network delivered over a constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites.
Read More »Europe’s SpaceDataHighway EDRS-C Ready To Launch In July 2019
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as the European Data Relay System - EDRS), will be launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East on 24 July 2019 by an Ariane 5 launcher.
Read More »UAE’s Yahsat And Hughes Form Joint Venture To Provide Ka-Band Broadband In Brazil
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), a leading global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates and wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, announced on 6 May 2019 an agreement to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services in Brazil.
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