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MEASAT Offers Unique Space Experience in New Collaboration with Apadilangit

24 November 2025 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier spacetech solutions provider, is continuing its space science and technology awareness drive, in a new collaboration with Apadilangit Space Academy, Malaysia’s leading space and tech education provider. This year, MEASAT is teaming up with the Apadilangit Space Academy to kick off the Malaysia Space…

Airbus-built OneSat Selected for the First Omani Satellite

24 November 2025 – Space Communication Technologies (SCT), Oman’s national satellite operator, has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space for OmanSat-1 a state-of-the-art fully reconfigurable high throughput OneSat telecommunications satellite and associated system. SCT is the lead centre for Oman’s National Satellite Programme, building satellite communications infrastructure to create capabilities to serve both…

Etihad Airways Enhances Guest Experience with Expanded Viasat Partnership

18 November 2025 – Etihad Airways will deploy Viasat’s next-generation connectivity solution, Viasat Amara, across the majority of its fleet as part of its ongoing commitment to deliver a world-class guest experience. The expansion, announced today by the Abu Dhabi-based airline and Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, builds on a successful multi-year…

ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems Unveil Advanced Satcom Lab to Support Australian Defence Force

17 November 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems Pty Ltd, a leading provider of satcom solutions and services, are expanding their partnership to establish an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab. This initiative will showcase secure, resilient, and multi-layered satcom solutions tailored to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Central to the demonstration lab…

ArianeGroup and Avio Renew Their Industrial Partnership to Secure Europe’s Independent Access to Space

17 November 2025 – On November 14, ArianeGroup and Avio have concluded an important agreement that renews their industrial cooperation to secure Europe’s independent access to space. Europropulsion, a joint venture equally owned by ArianeGroup and Avio, will supply P160C solid rocket motors for the stabilized exploitation phase of Europe’s heavy launcher Ariane 6. The…

Viasat to Supercharge Business Aviation In-flight Connectivity for JetXP Customers with Global Multi-orbit Capabilities

17 November 2025 – Viasat announced a major advancement in its business aviation multi-orbit strategy, with plans to integrate Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity into its JetXP in-flight broadband service. The combination of Viasat’s ultra-high throughput Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) capabilities – including the advanced ViaSat-3 satellites – with flexible and resilient…

Viasat Confirms Successful Launch of ViaSat-3 F2

14 November 2025 – Viasat announced the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) satellite. The satellite lifted off yesterday at 10:04 p.m. EST aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V551 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ViaSat-3 F2 will provide services over the Americas region and…

Eutelsat and MSTelcom Sign Distribution Agreement to Expand LEO Connectivity Services in Angola

13 November 2025 – Eutelsat announced a new distribution agreement with MSTelcom, a subsidiary of Sonangol Group and a leading provider of telecommunications services in Angola, to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services across key sectors, including oil & gas, maritime and for fixed land operations – enabling secure and high-performance communications…

SES, Relativity Space Expand Multi-Launch Agreement for Terran R

12 November 2025 – SES announced today an extended multi-year, multi-launch services agreement with Relativity Space, the aerospace company building the Terran R rocket. The companies are partnering for multiple launches aboard Terran R, a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle, that will bring the selected SES satellites to their final orbital position. The expanded agreement includes…

Thai Airways Becomes First Global Airline to Line-Fit Neo Space Group’s In-Flight Connectivity Solution on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fleet

11 November 2025 – Neo Space Group (NSG), a PIF company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, and Thai Airways (THAI) today announced that NSG Skywaves® – the Group’s advanced in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution will be line-fit on all of THAI’s new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, positioning the two companies at…

Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth Observation Satellite Successfully Launched

4 November 2025 – The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space was successfully launched by Arianespace with an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport, in French Guiana. Sentinel-1D is part of Copernicus, the Earth Observation component of the European Union’s Space Programme. This program is managed by the European…

SES Boosts Asia Satellite Capacity with SKY Perfect JSAT Agreement

3 November 2025 – SES will soon provide more satellite capacity over Japan and across Asia for commercial airline customers following an agreement for the full Ku-band capacity of the geostationary communications satellite Superbird-C2, owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The Superbird-C2 satellite will be repositioned from its current orbital location at 144 degrees East…

ST Engineering iDirect Powers Verizon Frontline’s Infrastructure Upgrade for Emergency Communications

3 November 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect, a leader in satellite communications, today announced its continued partnership with Verizon Frontline to enhance its emergency response capabilities through a significant infrastructure upgrade. Verizon is upgrading its network to ST Engineering iDirect’s Intuition infrastructure, featuring DCR/DBR, a virtualized, cloud-native hub architecture. This modernization reduces Verizon’s physical footprint…