Technology

[Via Satellite 01-08-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract fro more than CA$20 million ($14.1 million) with Thales Alenia Space, prime contractor for the O3b Networks constellation,...

[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the final design completion of the KhalifaSat Engineering Model in addition to the software and systems within the...

[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has added two of the largest mobile network operators in the Middle East to its customer portfolio. With more than 22 million mobile subscribers...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Panasonic’s weather solutions division is now operating an advanced global weather forecasting platform, called Panasonic Global 4D Weather. The weather prediction capability uses Panasonic’s atmospheric datasets, which...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] In our third special year-in-review features, where we talk to CEOs of major satellite companies about 2015, we talk to David Gelerman, CEO at Advantech Wireless. One...

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract valued at more than CA$10 million ($7.1 million) with Orbital ATK to provide a communication antenna subsystem for...

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Com Dev International has received an order to begin work on the third satellite of a multiple-satellite contract awarded in October 2013. The contract is valued at...

Small satellites, or SmallSats, have typically been relegated to a secondary position when it comes to launching. But now that SmallSats have grown so numerous, they are changing the launch...

[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] This week, we will be talking to some of the key decision makers in the satellite industry regarding their 2015 highlights. To kick off this week, we...

[Via Satellite 01-04-201] British small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is marking the 10-year anniversary of in-orbit operations for its GIOVE A satellite, the pathfinder mission for Europe’s...