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PlanetiQ is beginning to deliver radio occlusion data to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a previously awarded contract. PlanetiQ announced this week it will begin daily delivery of its signal to noise ratio (SNR) GNSS-radio occultation data from its constellation of satellites.  NOAA awarded PlanetiQ and Spire Global indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts...

OQ Technology signed a new technology MoU with Saudi oil and gas company Aramco, further strengthening their existing collaboration and concentrating on automation and satellite IoT connectivity for Aramco’s remote site infrastructures. The deal was announced July 18. The significance of this collaboration lies in the synergy between Aramco’s automation edge technology and OQ’s Low-Earth...

The second quarter 2023 report from Generation Space by Seraphim found a “cautious return” to space investment after a decline in the second half of last year.  Generation Space reported $1.2 billion was invested in space in the second quarter of this year, compared to $1.4 billion in the first quarter. It tracked 300 deals...

OneWeb Technologies has signed Stallion Infrastructure Services as a distribution partner to deliver managed satcom service to its customers. Stallion Infrastructure, based in Houston, Texas, provides surface equipment rentals and logistics in North America, including remote housing and modular office buildings.  OneWeb Technologies is the Low-Earth Orbit operator’s proxy in North America. The company will...

RDC Aviation, a tech and data services provider for the air transport industry, is a new customer for Spire Global’s aviation data. In a deal announced Tuesday, Spire will supply its satellite and terrestrial ADS-B positions to provide flight, aircraft and airline metadata to RDC for its airport data product.  RDC’s AirportCharges product covers 3,000...

Aspia Space has developed a new tool harnessing AI and satellite data to enable grassland farmers to remotely measure the height of their grass from space. The company announced the new tool, July 18. Aspia Space is partnering with Origin Digital to launch the service with farmers in Ireland this summer. By accurately measuring the...

Lockheed Martin’s Space segment saw a 12% increase in sales in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year, with higher sales on both national security and civil space programs.  Lockheed Martin released its second quarter financial results on July 18, with an overall 8% increase in sales driven by Space...

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has selected the Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will use Hughes Jupiter gateways and remote terminals to connect several hundred cellular towers via satellite, the companies announced Tuesday.  AMN works with mobile network operators (MNOs)...

Rocket Lab’s latest mission launched Telesat’s new LEO 3 demonstration satellite to orbit, less than two months after the satellite was announced.  Space Flight Laboratory, which built the satellite, confirmed post-launch that it acquired signals from the satellite and its solar arrays deployed and passed initial satellite health tests. SFL built the 30-kg LEO 3...

Orbit Communication Systems has signed a deal to integrate its airborne terminals with Viasat’s Ka-band network, which now includes the Global Xpress network following the Inmarsat acquisition.  Orbit said the newly integrated system will result in terminals that can operate over the Viasat Ka-band network and Global Xpress network, as well as other Medium-Earth Orbit...