19 September 2024 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that all success criteria, including an additional success, were achieved without performance degradation during a six-month on-orbit demonstration of its laser source module after extensive evaluation. Mitsubishi Electric conducted the test last year with a module it developed using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. This is…

18 September 2024 – Eutelsat Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”), announce the signature of an agreement for multiple launches. Under the terms of the agreement, MHI will provide multiple launches by an H3 launch vehicle from 2027. This is the first agreement between Eutelsat and MHI, and today’s announcement cements the growing partnership…

18 September 2024 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier satellite solutions provider is collaborating with NewSpace India Limited (“NSIL”) to support its business in India through a Collaboration Agreement signed at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2024 today. NSIL, a government-owned company under India’s Department of Space, is responsible for owning and operating its…

16 September 2024 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced today that Thaicom Public Company Limited (Thaicom), a leading satellite and space tech company in the Asian market, awarded Kratos a contract for its end-to-end ground system. The ground system will enable Thaicom to configure the satellite and ground system in tandem to deliver…

16 September 2024 – SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and Intelsat signed a groundbreaking collaboration agreement that will lead to the launch of a single “Ubiquitous Network” enabling customers to stay connected everywhere they go. SoftBank and Intelsat will jointly lead research and development of seamless 5G connections between terrestrial mobile networks and satellite communications networks. In…

13 September 2024 – Intelsat successfully launched a hybrid television content distribution service to deliver Hearst Networks EMEA (formerly known as A+E Networks EMEA) channels to hundreds of points across Europe thanks to its seamless satellite-terrestrial connection. In order to reach a wide group of viewers, content providers typically use multiple distribution mediums such as…

13 September 2024 – Eutelsat Group has been chosen by TV Plus, Australia’s largest satellite broadcasting network, in a multi-year agreement for broadcasting services across Australia and New Zealand. TVPlus is one of Australia’s leading satellite service providers, distributing digital television signals across Australia and New Zealand. Offering a wide range of premium broadcasting services…

11 September 2024 – Comtech, a global technology leader, today announced the launch of the Company’s new Digital Common Ground (DCG) portfolio of modems. Comtech’s DCG product line is designed to enable the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and coalition partners to move to digitized, hybrid satellite network architectures, which will bring forward a new…

11 September 2024 – At IBC 2024, Eutelsat is launching Sat.tv Connect, its new interactive application for connected TV sets (with integrated satellite tuner) dedicated to the hundreds of channels broadcast free-to-air on its satellites. The application is part of Eutelsat’s drive to enhance the broadcasting service provided to free-to-air channels carried on its satellites.…

11 September 2024 – Viasat announced Pulsar International (Pulsar) as the latest member of its ELEVATE program – helping to bring Viasat’s reliable L-band connectivity to more customers around the world. Pulsar is a satellite communications and connectivity solutions provider with a reputation for innovation and reliability. It offers mobile satellite communication, high-speed internet, voice and data…

11 September 2024 – Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has been awarded a GBP £1.95 million (excluding tax) contract by the UK Space Agency to continue development of its Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative…

9 September 2024 – Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced that it has selected Calian Group Ltd., an Ottawa-based company with deep experience in delivering advanced technology solutions for the space, defence, and terrestrial sectors, to design, develop, deliver and deploy the Element Management System (EMS) within the…

6 September 2024 – Long March 6 (LM-6) Launch Vehicle successfully launched 10 GEESATCOM satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC). China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC), provides the launch services in this mission. The 10 GEESATCOM satellites are all developed and manufactured by Geespace,…

5 September 2024 – On Wednesday September 4th 2024, the last Vega launcher (VV24 mission) lifted-off from the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana. Vega successfully placed its passenger, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite, into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 775 km. Spacecraft separation occurred 57 minutes and 27 seconds after lift-off. This launch is…

4 September 2024 – Eutelsat Group and MuxIP, the pioneer in next-generation media SaaS technologies for ad-supported streaming, announce an innovative strategic initiative, bringing together a selection of global sports channels from FAST (Free Advertising Supported TV) platforms around the world, via satellite to audiences in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (“EMENA”). In…

3 September 2024 – Eutelsat Group announced today a landmark partnership enabling SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) to integrate Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services into its offering. The multi-year partnership will enable SoftBank to deliver a high quality, robust bandwidth- and communication speed-guaranteed service to customers including corporations and government entities, notably providing momentum…

3 September 2024 – Amidst the increase in natural disasters in the Pacific Region, Digicel Pacific and SES have announced an agreement to bolster Digicel Pacific’s network with SES’s service to enable critical communications to be restored quickly in the event of natural disasters. This agreement is an extension of the companies’ long-standing partnership. Following…

2 September 2024 – Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that global container liner shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is among the first to trial NexusWave, the fully managed service which delivers an unparalleled global service orchestrated by bringing together a multi-orbit, multi-band set of connectivity networks as a single network solution. The trials align with…