Technology

[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] NASA has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) through its Tipping Point initiative to develop on-orbit robotic satellite assembly technology. Through the multi-million dollar contract, SSL will partner with NASA researchers...

[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] UrtheCast co-founder Wade Larson has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately, replacing current CEO Scott Larson, who is stepping down. Wade, who is...

[Via Satellite 12-08-2015] Iceye, a Finland-based satellite startup, is designing a constellation of radar microsatellites that it anticipates will be more than 100 times less costly to produce than comparable...

[Via Satellite 12-07-2015] Advantech Wireless announced the company has recorded a substantial increase in bookings for its Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) in the first half...

[Via Satellite 12-04-2015] The Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites 3 and 4, assembled by OHB System AG of Germany, are now in service. The satellites are broadcasting navigation signals...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2015] Plans to boost to the satellite Search and Rescue (SAR) system in New Zealand and Australia are well underway as a New Zealand-based, $7.2 million satellite ground...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2015] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has delivered 11 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for Orbcomm’s upcoming...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2015] Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have broken ground on a new space object tracking facility in Australia that aims to provide commercial and government customers...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2015] Norsat International has released its ATOM 25-Watt Ka-band Block Upconverter (BUC) and Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) products. The 25W ATOM Ka BUC is software switchable between...

[Via Satellite 12-01-2015] The newest satellite in Russian Satellite Communications Company’s fleet, Express AM8, was commissioned today, Dec. 1, at its nominal orbital slot of 14 degrees West. Express AM8...