21 October 2024 – Intelsat reported today that the anomaly previously disclosed on October 19 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 33e satellite. We are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyze data and observations. A Failure Review Board has been convened to complete a comprehensive analysis of…

21 October 2024 – AERKOMM Inc., a pioneering U.S.-based satellite communication technology company, is excited to announce the signing of a Distribution Partner Agreement (DPA) with Eutelsat Group to leverage its OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. The agreement, concluded in late September 2024, grants AERKOMM Inc.’s subsidiary, AERKOMM Japan, the distribution rights for LEO…

20 October 2024 – Eutelsat Group is pleased to announce the successful launch and deployment of 20 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), further strengthening the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 which lifted off at 10:13 pm PT (local) on October 19 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at…

17 October 2024 – Intelsat has unveiled a new satellite cellular backhaul service platform, located at the Open Access Datacenter (WIOCC) in Lagos, Nigeria, marking a major milestone in our efforts to enhance Nigeria and Africa’s connectivity infrastructure. Intelsat CellBackhaul Nigeria, a fully managed cellular backhaul service, will support mobile network operators (MNOs) and internet…

16 October 2024 – Airbus Defence and Space is announcing plans to adapt the Division’s organisation and workforce in light of a continued complex business environment, especially in the Space Systems segment where significant financial charges were recorded in 2023 and 2024. Intended measures will include creating a more effective and efficient organisational structure for…

16 October 2024 – Thales Alenia Space has signed a 107-Million-Euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 additional radar-based satellites dedicated to the Italian Earth observation constellation, IRIDE. This second batch of satellites, as the previous batch of six, will rely on the innovative and scalable NIMBUS (New Italian…

15 October 2024 – Viasat, Inc. announced it has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully showcased satellite-powered two-way messaging services for attendees at India Mobile Congress — one of Asia’s largest technology fairs. Viasat is currently working with its partners,…

15 October 2024 – ST Engineering iDirect and Viasat have partnered to expand Viasat’s satellite network in Latin America by deploying ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to provide advanced connectivity services for Brazil’s energy industry. ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR hub deployed on its Dialog platform, to offer a highly scalable…

10 October 2024 – SES announced today that it has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES’s prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. This renewal builds on the companies’ previous agreements. Under the agreement, SES will continue providing capacity to enable Sky…

9 October 2024 – SkyWatch, a leading provider of commercial geospatial data, and Maxar, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, today announced a multi-year agreement enabling the distribution of Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery to SkyWatch’s global customer base via the SkyWatch platform. Through this partnership, SkyWatch customers will have access to Maxar’s high-quality…

8 October 2024 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the availability of Intuition, its next-generation, cloud-native, software-defined ground system designed for multi-orbit environments, for customer testing and adoption. Intuition is engineered to revolutionize how satellite networks are deployed, how connectivity services are delivered, and how satellite operators and service…

7 October 2024 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced today that it is partnering with Radisys® Corporation, a global leader in open telecom solutions, to develop cloud native 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) solutions for satellite connectivity. These solutions will be available through Kratos…

4 October 2024 – Thaicom Public Company Limited has announced that its subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), has signed an agreement with SpaceX for the launch of THAICOM-10, Thaicom’s upcoming, next generation software-defined, high throughput satellite (SD-HTS). THAICOM-10 satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space SAS (France), will provide over 120 gigabits per second…

2 October 2024 – Thaicom announces an industry-transforming partnership with INVIDI Technologies, the global leader in targeted, addressable advertising and innovation and PSI, Thailand’s largest satellite network and set-top box provider, to launch addressable advertising, an innovative technology that enable advertisers to deliver personalized ads to specific individuals or households in Thailand. Having developed the…

1 October 2024 – Space42 made its trading debut on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today following the successful merger completion of Bayanat, a leading AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider. Space42 is the UAE’s new AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global…

30 September 2024 – Gogo Inc. and Satcom Direct today announced entry into a definitive agreement under which Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct to create the only in-flight connectivity provider able to satisfy the performance and cost needs of every segment of the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets. Under the terms of…

30 September 2024 – Intellian Technologies Inc., the leading provider of feature-rich maritime satellite communications solutions, announces that the ARC-M4 Block 1 has received WGS certification, and is known as the AN/USC-75 in the JETDAS system. The AN/USC-75 is already operationally deployed supporting critical expeditionary missions for its user community. It is the first tri-band…