Technology

Gilat Satellite Networks has revealed details of another contract win in the U.S. government arena. One of its U.S.-based subsidiaries, DataPath won a new order from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) worth $5 million. Gilat announced the deal on March 28. This additional order is for DKET 3421 terminals, transportable satcom hubs that aim...

In the next half-century, a plethora of tech sectors currently stationed here on Earth are poised to move up to space, and the U.S. government and its commercial partners want to be at the forefront. From pharmaceutical development in microgravity to the manufacture of new minerals, to space tourism, to military superiority, the promise of...

Mira Aerospace is collaborating with India-based aerospace and defense company VEDA Aeronautics to deliver high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) solutions to the Indian market. Mira Aerospace is a joint venture between Bayanat and UAVOS to develop HAPS technology, based in the United Arab Emirates.  Mira Aerospace aims to pair its ApusNeo HAPS technology with VEDA...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the most talked about topics throughout the year. At SATELLITE 2024, satellite players debated the role that AI plays in global satellite technology. One of the interesting new companies in this area is Space42, which will be the result of the merger between Yahsat and Bayanat, to form...

Germany is known for its achievements in automotive and engineering excellence, and the German space industry is no exception. It’s experiencing robust growth, marked by innovative initiatives and strategic partnerships. The Small Satellite Initiative of the German Space Agency, DLR, exemplifies the nation’s commitment to fostering a competitive commercial space sector. Although the country recently...

ST Engineering iDirect announced its next-generation ground system Intuition, aiming to improve speed, scale, cost and flexibility of service. Intuition, announced Monday, is an advanced satellite networking ground system. It is built on five core capabilities: virtualized, cloud-based infrastructure; intelligent, multi-orbit support; standards-based network convergence; end-to-end orchestration; and flexible go-to-market strategies.  “We’ve listened intently to...

Industry leading CTOs set the stage for SATELLITE 2024, kicking off the show on Monday, March 18, weighing in on the game-changing technologies that are changing the space industry. Intelsat CTO Bruno Fromont highlighted developments in 3D printing, as well as the availability of more computing power in space. “I would come back to software,”...

There is a new industry standard consortium in the satellite industry, geared at advancing waveform virtualization for satellite gateway and terminals. The new consortium, Waveform Architecture for Virtualized Ecosystems (WAVE), announced Monday, is under the auspices of IEEE-ISTO. The founding members include Microsoft, SES, Comtech, iDirect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Reticulate Micro, and The Space...

European satellite operator Hispasat is collaborating with Infinite Orbits on a life extension mission using Endurance, the Infinite Orbits Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite life extension service solution.  Infinite Orbits will apply the life extension service to Hispasat’s GEO satellites. The companies hope the life extension mission will broaden the European space industry for European satellite...

ThinKom is introducing a new line of ThinAir GT aero antennas for special missions. This new line of airborne solutions is engineered to operate in electromagnetic interference. ThinKom announced March 5 that the ThinAir GT aims to extend capabilities of antenna performance and frequency bands for efficient communications on a range of aircraft types The...