Technology

[Via Satellite 07-18-2016] Advantech Wireless is now offering WideSAT, a new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) widebeam technology for Geostationary, Medium and Low Earth Orbits (GEO, MEO and LEO) to increase...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2016] Atlas Space Operations has commissioned a pathfinder space mission to demonstrate its Interplanetary Satellite Communications Network (ISCN). The 6U Atlas ISCN pathfinder CubeSat is scheduled to launch...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2016] Inmarsat and VT iDirect are forming a joint Research and Development (R&D) team, dubbed i2, to support the development of next generation satellite communications technologies. The new...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2016] Surging demand for Earth imagery should lead satellite manufacturers to produce some 1,935 remote sensing satellites over the next 10 years, according to a recent study by...

[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Kongsberg Norspace, the Norway-based subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, has won a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to provide highly integrated L-band pre- and post-processors...

Antenna vendors are constantly innovating to meet the evolving demands of their customers. Today, perhaps more than ever, the onus is being placed upon manufacturers to create antennas that are...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Thales Alenia Space has reached a definitive agreement with Ruag to acquire the company’s opto-electronics business line. The transaction is subject to the usual closing conditions, and...

[Via Satellite 07-11-2016] Italian startup Leaf Space has raised $1.1 million to fund a telecommunication service dedicated specifically for small satellite operators. RedSeed Ventures, an Italian venture capital firm, led...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] In ramping up to build 900 small satellites, OneWeb Satellites last month revealed its first three subcontractors that will help build the company’s mega-constellation for low cost...

[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] Marlink has unveiled Smalltrack, a new compact location-based tracking device operating on the Iridium satellite network. The device can be used in any location without connecting to...