December 13, 2022 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced that OneWeb has ordered 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals to enable networking services for enterprise and government customers. Engineered and manufactured by Hughes, the terminals (model number HL1100) include the Hughes electronically steered antenna and compact indoor and outdoor equipment necessary to activate high-speed, low latency…

December 13, 2022 – On Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 at 05:30 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher, operated by Arianespace, successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), carrying the MTG-I1 meteorological satellite and the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 telecommunication satellites. The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system will help…

December 8, 2022 – Marlink, the smart network solutions company, and SES have responded to booming energy sector demand by providing an additional one gigabyte of SES’s O3b satellite bandwidth capacity to Marlink customers. The service now available to Marlink’s energy sector customers makes it possible for them to digitalise rig operations, connect crew with…

December 8, 2022 – OneWeb today confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX, from the Kennedy Space Center. This launch is OneWeb’s 15th to date and the second since resuming its campaign with a successful launch from India in October, putting the company on track to deliver global coverage in 2023. With…

December 7, 2022 – Astroscale Japan Inc. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have started concept co-creation activities for a satellite refueling service, under the JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation (J-SPARC). The aim is to explore concepts for a fuel delivery service for one year, toward the realization of space sustainability. The…

December 5, 2022 – INTEGRASYS Group continues with its worldwide expansion with a particular focus on the United States, as the main target market for the software company. After its first facility in Washington back in 2016, the company decides to extend its business in the country with two more facilities in Tampa (Florida), and…

December 1, 2022 – Eutelsat has selected Thales Alenia to build a next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS). The Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space’s cutting-edge ‘Space Inspire’ (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant in-orbit adjustment to offer an optimum level of customer service, maximising…

December 1, 2022 – The new project coordinated by INTEGRASYS, Space4Green, started on November 23rd with a kick-off meeting in Seville, where the team had the opportunity to present their well-anticipated software solution. They exposed the objectives and the overall idea of the project, which has been carefully curated with other 9 European businesses, composed…

November 30, 2022 – Vocus, Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink Business, powered by satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), to Australian enterprise and civil government customers. To be sold as Vocus Satellite – Starlink, the solution provides premium installation or the option of self…

November 30, 2022 – Arianespace signed a contract with longtime customer Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, using the heavy-lift Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025. This agreement repurposes a previous launch contract and adds one additional satellite. Thales Alenia Space is manufacturing the IS-41 and IS-44 satellites,…

November 23, 2022 – Eutelsat has announced that the EUTELSAT 10B satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by SpaceX using a Falcon 9 expendable rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 21.57 pm Eastern time on November. Built by Thales Alenia Space, EUTELSAT 10B is an all-electric satellite based on…

November 23, 2022 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) has begun migrating Manila Broadcasting Company (“MBC”) stations onto its latest MEASAT-3d satellite. This makes MBC the first media organisation in the Philippines to broadcast through the new state-of-the-art satellite. Today, MBC is the largest broadcast network in Asia, with over 200 stations throughout the Philippines archipelago.…

November 22, 2022 – EchoStar Corporation announced an amended agreement with Maxar Technologies for production of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, also known as JUPITER™ 3. The satellite, designed for EchoStar’s Hughes Network Systems division, is under production at Maxar’s facility in Palo Alto, CA. The amended agreement compensates EchoStar for past production delays by providing…

November 18, 2022 – NASA and the Government of Japan on November 17 announced further contributions by Japan to Gateway, a key component of the agency’s Artemis missions for long-term lunar exploration. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated virtually from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in an event held in Tokyo that included Minister…

November 17, 2022 – Telikom Limited is working with Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) to expand Telikom Limited’s network and back up its fibre network. The strategic partnership agreement will also allow Telikom Limited to expand Kacific’s Gigstarter services across all parts of Papua New Guinea, further enhancing the country’s digital upgrade. With a decades-long…

November 16, 2022 – NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. With this addition, SpaceX will provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission in 2027 as part of NASA’s Artemis IV mission. Known…

November 15, 2022 – Viasat and Intellian announced a contract award for Intellian to design and supply a bespoke range of Ka-band user terminals exclusively for Viasat’s Maritime connectivity solution. In addition to the bespoke new terminals, Intellian will also develop a 100cm upgrade kit for Intellian’s popular NX Series. The NX Series is the…