Category Archives: Industry news

Gilat Awarded Over $5M by a National Defense Organization for the Upgrade of Transportable SATCOM Network Hubs

16 July 2024 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that a National Defense Organization awarded a multi-year contract for over $5M to one of the company’s US-based subsidiaries, DataPath Inc. to upgrade their DKET terminals, transportable SATCOM network hubs. DataPath’s multi-band tactical DKET terminals deliver the operational flexibility, capacity, connectivity, rapid deployability, and control required…

Southern Launch and UNASTELLA Sign the Launch Facility Agreement

15 July 2024 – Southern Launch will welcome South Korean rocket manufacturer UNASTELLA Corporation to launch from Australia after signing an agreement in Seoul last week. The agreement enables UNASTELLA to aim for at least four launches per year. UNASTELLA is aiming to develop a small lift rocket based off proven South Korean technologies. The…

SKY Perfect JSAT Donates a Portion of Sales from the “Crayons of the Mountains” to Tonga

10 July 2024 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced that it donated 440,000 yen from the sales of “Crayons of the Mountains” to the Kingdom of Tonga, an island nation in the South Pacific, at the end of June 2024. The “Crayons of the Mountains” were released in March 2023 as the second product of…

Gilat Receives Over $10M Contract Extension for Cellular Backhaul Services

9 July 2024 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Gilat received a follow-on 6 year order for over $10M from Internet Para Todos (IPT) to deliver Cellular Backhaul services across rural areas in Peru. IPT is a sustainable global collaborative initiative between Telefónica, Meta,…

Europe’s New Ariane 6 Rocket Powers into Space

9 July 2024 – Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July. Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe’s Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth…

KSAT Establishing Tokyo Office to Expand Presence in Japan

8 July 2024 – KSAT demonstrates its strong commitment to the growing Asian space industry by opening an office in Tokyo. The establishment follows more than 20 years of service to the Japanese market. For KSAT, Japan is home to important customers and partners. Being close to the customers is essential for developing services further…

Airbus Awarded German Armed Forces Prime Contract for Military Communications Satellite System

4 July 2024 – Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system which includes geostationary satellites as well as ground segment, launch and operation for 15 years. The spacecraft are due to be deployed before the end of the decade and the…

Azercosmos Signed a Memorandum with the Chinese Star.vision Company

3 July 2024 – Azercosmos has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese technology company Star.vision. The signing ceremony took place at Azercosmos during the visit of the Star.vision company delegation to our country. The main goal of the memorandum is to engage in strategic cooperation for the joint development and application of the…

Yahsat Selects SpaceX to Launch the Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 Satellites, Expected in 2027 and 2028

1 July 2024 – Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, has selected SpaceX for the launch of its advanced new geostationary satellites Al Yah 4 (“AY4”) and Al Yah 5 (“AY5”) using SpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket. The agreement is an important component of the AY4 and AY5 procurement…

MEASAT Partners with Sun TV for Global Multi-Language Channels Distribution

1 July 2024 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier satellite solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Sun TV Network Limited (“Sun TV”), one of India’s largest media conglomerates, to support the distribution of 37 TV channels via the MEASAT-3d satellite. These channels broadcast in seven languages, will reach over 140 million households…