Technology

[Via Satellite 12-21-2015] The French space agency CNES and Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) announced that in June the organizations completed a link test using a NICT...

[Via Satellite 12-18-2015] Former NSR Senior Analyst Prashant Butani has joined Measat as senior sales director for South Asia. In this role, he will be responsible for building and supporting...

[Via Satellite 12-17-2015] Thales Alenia Space had its most profitable year in existence as a satellite manufacturer in 2015, bringing in revenue numbers that stand in contrast to current market...

[Via Satellite 12-17-2015] Boeing has transferred on-orbit control of the Morelos 3 satellite, launched Oct. 2 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket, to the Mexican government. Based on the Boeing 702...

[Via Satellite 12-16-2015] Leaf Space, an Italian startup company, is building a network of private ground stations tailored for the growing small satellite market. The company received a grant from...

[Via Satellite 12-16-2015] Kymeta and Intelsat have successfully completed initial testing of the mobility performance of Kymeta’s flat-panel antennas on Intelsat’s satellite network for both maritime and automotive applications. The...

[Via Satellite 12-16-2015] Telesat’s recently launched Telstar 12 Vantage satellite has initiated full commercial operations at its 15 degrees west orbital location. The satellite entered orbit three weeks ago via...

[Via Satellite 12-15-2015] Thales Alenia Space has signed a 143 million euro ($156.5 million) contract with Airbus Defence and Space to provide two additional radar instruments for Sentinel satellites 1C...

[Via Satellite 12-14-2015] UrtheCast’s wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary UrtheCast Imaging, also known as UrtheCast Spain, has obtained a senior secured term loan of 25 million euros ($27.5 million), from Banco de...

[Via Satellite 21-11-2015] DigitalGlobe has selected Raytheon to support the September 2016 launch and mission planning of its next satellite: WorldView 4. Raytheon’s Constellation Scheduling System (CSS) runs routine planning...