Technology

[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Russian satellite manufacturer ISS Reshetnev is building a facility with a total area of more than 19,000 square meters for producing antennas and feeder devices for satellites....

[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has appointed François Lavaste, the current head of Arkoon Netasq, as its new head of cybersecurity, effective Aug. 1, 2015. Lavaste has more...

[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] MaxLinear’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner ProBrand International has started volume production shipments of the company’s next-generation digital channel stacking Low-Noise Block (LNB) downconverter based on the...

[Via Satellite 07-20-2015] Comtech EF Data subsidiary Memotec received a $1 million order from a North African GSM operator to support its satellite-based GSM backhaul network upgrade and expansion. Comtech...

[Via Satellite 07-17-2015] Satellite manufacturers will build more than 430 communications satellites between now and 2024, reaching an estimated production value of $60.2 billion, according to new research from Forecast...

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] UrtheCast has announced the acquisition of Elecnor’s Earth observation business Deimos Imaging for an aggregate price of €76.4 million ($83 million). Through the purchase, UrtheCast gains ownership...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Lockheed Martin Space Systems is looking to make more of an impact in the commercial satellite sector. While the company has had numerous successes in the U.S...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Planet Labs has entered a definitive agreement to purchase the BlackBridge geospatial companies, including the RapidEye suite of core offerings. Through the acquisition, Planet Labs will have...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Iridium has successfully completed the Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) evaluation of its Iridium NEXT satellites. The CATR testing is the simultaneous full power antenna testing of...

[Via Satellite 07-14-2015] Approximately one year after establishing its Spaceflight Networks division, Spaceflight Industries has teamed up with four other small satellite companies to double its number of active ground...