Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 12-04-2015] To accommodate an increase in the payload capability of LauncherOne, Virgin Galactic has swapped the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo for a Boeing 747-400. The larger aircraft, previously operated...

[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 12-04-2015] ViaSat has partnered with The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to live stream a wide variety of the university’s athletics programs through the company’s Exede satellite network. To broadcast sports...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2015] Arianespace’s Dec. 2 Vega launch of the Lisa Pathfinder space probe fulfilled the final flight of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment (VERTA) program...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2015] The fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite finished on-orbit testing on Nov. 30, and has been accepted by the U.S. Navy. Launched Sept. 2, MUOS 4...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2015] PlanetiQ, a startup with plans to field a constellation of 12 small weather satellites, has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2015] Inmarsat’s third Global Xpress satellite, Inmarsat 5 F3, successfully completed all in-orbit testing and reached Full Operational Capability (FOC) on Dec. 1, 2015 for government customers. The...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2015] Roughly half a year after a massive earthquake struck at the heart of Nepal, the country is still trying to recover. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake caused substantial...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2015] The French Office National d’Etudes et Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA) is leading a study with partners in six European nations on the feasibility of a low cost system...

[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...