https://spacewatch.global/tag/ground-stations/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 12 May 2026 10:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/ground-stations/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/geoint-2026-day-three-ksats-rob-ayasse-tracking-dark-vessels-and-the-power-of-ground-stations/ Mon, 11 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73834 Torsten Kriening talks with Rob Ayasse, VP of Earth Observation Sales at KSAT, at GEOINT 2026. Discover KSAT's dual business model, the new Wake by KSAT dark vessel detection platform, and a real-world case study tracking a sanctions-busting tanker from Russia to Syria.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/aws-joins-the-digital-if-interoperability-consortium/ Mon, 30 May 2022 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41197 Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium to further promote scalability and flexibility across the space industry, AWS said. The company has already been helping customers build and launch satellites, and make use of cloud-powered ground infrastructure.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/ksat-will-support-norways-first-hyperspectral-smallsat-mission/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25124&preview=true&preview_id=25124 KSAT has signed a contract for ground station support of HYPSO-1, a Smallsat mission from the Norwegian university of science and technology (NTNU), aiming to detect toxic algaeblooms.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/infostellar-raises-us3-5-million-to-date-in-current-investment-round/ Wed, 06 May 2020 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22191 Infostellar, a highly innovative ground-segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) provider, announced on 30 April 2020 that it has raised a total of US$3.5 million in convertible bonds with existing investors Airbus Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/gomspace-and-rbc-signals-sign-mou-to-strengthen-ground-segment-collaboration/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20532 RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, and GomSpace, the manufacturer of nanosatellite solutions and operations services, today announced an MoU. The technology agreement will ensure that their companies’ respective solutions are fully integrated.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/glasgow-based-startup-alba-orbital-announces-new-ground-station-service/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20488 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/uks-oneweb-receives-permission-to-operate-in-armenia/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20239 British-headquartered satellite communications company OneWeb has received permission to operate in the South Caucasus country of Armenia, according to the company’s CEO Adrián Steckel in a 1 March 2020 interview with Russian newspaper Vedomosti.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/sansa-and-nasa-sign-deep-space-communications-study-agreement/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 06:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19920 The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently signed an agreement to partner in a study to conduct technical and environmental research on the potential to establish a ground station in South Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/australias-queensland-pledges-8-million-to-promote-space-industry-sector/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19483 The Queensland government of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has released the Queensland Space Industry Strategy 2020-2025, the Australian state's plan to create even more jobs in more industries for Queenslanders.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uks-oneweb-forging-relationship-with-republic-of-georgia/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18923 British-headquartered satellite communications company OneWeb is courting the Republic of Georgia with the aim of establishing a ground station in the country and providing its satellite services to bridge the digital divide in the South Caucasus, according to a report from the Azerbaijani Trend News Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/japans-infostellar-and-australias-capricorn-space-partner-to-provide-on-demand-ground-segment-services/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17900 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/indias-pixxel-partners-with-italys-leaf-space-for-leaf-line-service-agreement/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16824 Pixxel, India’s first private earth imaging company announced their agreement with Leaf Space, a company delivering complete ground segment expertise for microsatellites. The announcement was made at the 70th International Astronautical Congress in Washington, DC, wherein Leaf Space will provide the ground segment support for the satellite to be launched in July 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/kacific-selects-petro-one-for-ground-station-services-for-satellite-broadband-in-indonesia/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16755 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has selected PT. Petro One Indonesia, known as Petro1, to provide ground infrastructure services in Indonesia for its brand-new satellite, built by Boeing, which will launch at the end of 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/frances-cnes-enjoys-success-at-70th-international-astronautical-congress/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16699 On 25 October 2019 the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) came to a close in Washington, D.C. More than 6,800 representatives of the space community gathered from over 80 countries for a week of events, meetings and collaborations that will shape the future of space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/ksat-partners-with-rocket-lab-to-provide-electron-and-photon-ground-station-support/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16665 Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), the world’s largest provider of ground station services, to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/norways-ksat-partners-with-japans-synspective-to-support-global-sar-constellation/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16407 Norwegian Ground Network specialist and provider of EO services, KSAT, and Japanese Space Industry Start-up, Synspective, are announcing their global alliance.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/capella-space-partners-with-addvalue-and-inmarsat-to-provide-real-time-sar-imagery/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15455 Capella Space, an information services company that provides Earth observation data on demand, today entered into an agreement with Addvalue, a one-stop digital, wireless and broadband communications technology products innovator, for use of its Inter-Satellite Data Relay System (IDRS™) via Inmarsat's global L-Band satellite communications network.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/portugal-establishes-national-space-agency-based-in-the-azores/ Fri, 03 May 2019 05:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13830 Portugal has become the latest country to establish a national space agency. The new entity, called Portugal Space, will be headquartered in the Azores island of Santa Maria, the site of a proposed spaceport and a European Space Agency (ESA) Estrack tracking and telemetry station.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/uk-export-agency-supports-airbus-uks-325-million-turksat-contract/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13760 The UK's International Trade Secretary, Dr. Liam Fox, announced on 25 April 2019 that UK Export Finance (UKEF) will support an Airbus Defence and Space Ltd UK contract with Turksat, the Turkish communications satellite operator. Airbus will manufacture and deliver, in orbit, two telecom satellites and a ground station, which will be essential for the continued provision of TV and data services in Turkey and the wider region.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/infostellar-partners-with-leading-ground-systems-manufacturers-to-simplify-stellarstation-integration/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 05:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13689 Infostellar together with Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS) and Teledyne Paradise Datacom make StellarStation compatible with widely used ground station hardware options supporting time and cost sharing thus empowering New Space startups.]]>