Month: April 2018

For many years, the satellite industry behaved differently from other high technology industries, where continuous and rapid change is a constant. Only until recent years has our industry begun moving so quickly that it is important to take time to try and project what comes next; to be prepared either to take advantage of opportunities...

The first nozzle of the P120 solid rocket motor common to the future European launchers Ariane 6 and Vega C has just left for the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, ArianeGroup announced. Engineers will fit the nozzle to the body of the booster intended for the first firing test on the solid rocket...

The Croatian national broadcasting group Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT) has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat for capacity on Hotbird, the operator’s video neighborhood for Europe and the Middle East, in order to broadcast its latest entertainment and news channel HRT-HTV 5 to an international base. The Free-to-Air (FTA) channel HRT-HTV 5 offers 24-hour news, educational...

LiveU has introduced a new platform, LiveU Matrix, that enables broadcasters to more quickly view, manage and distribute their live content. According to LiveU, users can search, filter, preview and distribute live feeds to one station, multiple stations or thousands of end points within their affiliate network. The interface can also be customized based on...

Satellite TV provider Kiwisat is launching a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) offering in the Caribbean to deliver TV entertainment to consumers on the islands using the SES 10 satellite. Under the long-term agreement announced by SES, Kiwisat is leasing capacity on SES 10 to deliver about 130 channels, including 90 High Definition (HD) channels. The DTH...

Now nearing the final stretch of technical qualifications, Sky and Space Global is on track to begin deploying its full Pearls constellation in the beginning of next year. The company has already secured a slew of early customers, and has also begun generating revenue with its first on-orbit satellites, the Three Diamonds. In an interview...

Viasat has opened its new expanded office in Dublin, Ireland, which is expected to house up to 250 team members focused on developing next-generation software and technology for the company’s target broadband markets. Viasat currently has nearly 100 team members located in Dublin primarily developing software solutions for the commercial aviation industry. The company expects to more...

During its 14th International Space Station (ISS) resupply mission on Monday, SpaceX carried into orbit an experimental payload developed by the University of Surrey. The university’s RemoveDebris satellite — funded by the European Commission and 10 commercial partners including Airbus and Ariane Group — will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate technologies that can...

Rocket Lab has confirmed it will open a 14-day launch window this month to conduct the company’s first fully commercial launch. The mission, named “It’s Business Time,” includes manifested payloads for Spire Global and GeoOptics, built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems. The 14-day launch window will open on Friday, April 20. During this time a four-hour...

Hispasat has launched the second edition of its scholarship so that female engineers can carry out their postgraduate Master’s studies in aeronautical engineering or telecommunications engineering in the aerospace sector. The Hisapsat “Female Engineer” scholarship, which will be awarded each year, intends to foster the presence of female talent in the technology field and thus...