Author: Caleb Henry

IPM Becomes First Thaicom 8 Customer
[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Thaicom has gained its first customer for the recently launched Thaicom 8 satellite. IPM is using Ku-band capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for 4 million satellite...
Connectivity
Thaicom 8 Orbital ATK
Air Force Issues Second Launch RFP
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] The United States Air Force released its second Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch of a Global Positioning System 3 (GPS...
Finance
A GPS 3 satellite in acoustic chamber for testing. Lockheed Martin
Vector Space Systems Wins 21-Launch Agreement from Iceye
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Micro-satellite launch company Vector Space Systems has finalized an agreement to conduct 21 launches for Finland-based Iceye‘s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation. The payload flights...
Finance
Vector Space Systems prepping its suborbital rocket for launch.
Surrey Expands LEO Product Line
[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Surrey Satellite Technology has expanded its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite platform product capability to include additional configurations suited for missions ranging between 10 to 75 kilograms in...
Technology
Artist’s rendition of new a Surrey small satellite concept. SST US