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OneWeb wins Libya contract

Eutelsat OneWeb has signed what it describes as a “multi-million dollar exclusive distribution agreement” with telco Rawafed Libya (RLTT) to deliver connectivity services across Libya. RLTT is expanding its relationship with Eutelsat Group to include a hybrid bundle of both enhanced GEO and LEO services, in this new landmark agreement. Eutelsat OneWeb will provide exclusive […]

December 13, 2023By Chris Forrester

Air New Zealand chooses Starlink

Air New Zealand is to install Starlink antenna on its domestic aircraft fleet for broadband in-flight connectivity. The plan includes installations on the airline’s Airbus A320 and also its ATR 72 turbo-prop aircraft, and believed to be the first use anywhere on turbo-prop aircraft. “Whether travelling for work or leisure, we know maintaining seamless internet […]

December 13, 2023By Chris Forrester

Intellian launches OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb

Intellian Technologies, a provider of multi-constellation satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and Eutelsat OneWeb, the GEO-LEO satellite operator, have announced the launch of OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb customers. The OW130L will offer a robust service on Eutelsat OneWeb’s network while also being tolerant to rain fade and ensuring delivery on the highest Service Level […]

December 12, 2023

SES wins US Government video contract

SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, is to provide satellite broadcast distribution in support of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Global Network Division (GN) for global distribution of video and audio programming. SES Space & Defense says it is is harnessing SES’s expertise in broadcast services, coupled with the capabilities […]

December 12, 2023By Chris Forrester

SpaceX suffers deployment malfunction

Earlier in November SpaceX launched one of its regular ‘Rideshare/Transporter’ missions when it carries dozens of smaller satellites into space. It now appears that the November 11th launch suffered a glitch in safely deploying three small satellites for Momentus. San Jose-based Momentus, which offers clients in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit […]

December 11, 2023

Rivada wins contract for disaster connections

Rivada Space Networks, despite not yet having its satellite fleet in orbit, has secured another useful contract. It comes from Tekniam, a US based company providing emergency connectivity for disaster response and recovery. Rivada is planning a 600-craft fleet of laser-linked low Earth orbiting satellites. Tekniam CEO, Andrew Heaton, commented: “Tekniam’s RUCS is a cutting-edge […]

December 11, 2023By Chris Forrester

Ghana warns over illegal Starlink usage

Elon Musk’s Starlink is not licensed to be used in Ghana, however some citizens are importing equipment from West African near-neighbours. Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA), the country’s regulator, has cautioned the general public against satellite services alleged to be from Starlink following reports of equipment being sold and operated in the country. The NCA […]

December 11, 2023By Chris Forrester

Space Machines clever in-orbit servicing scheme

Space Machines Company and Orbit Fab are joining forces to advance on-orbit servicing of satellites. The partnership joins together innovative technologies, most notably the installation of Orbit Fab’s space fiducial alignment markers on Space Machines Company’s Orbital Servicing Vehicle, Optimus. These markers will act like QR Codes in space, allowing Space Machines Company to work […]

December 11, 2023

Airbus selects Kenya for HAPS hub

AALTO HAPS, a subsidiary of Airbus, aims to deploy its Zephyr aircraft that can stay aloft for days at a time from four or five bases around the world, starting with the operational hub in Laikipia County in Kenya early next year, according to the company’s CEO. However, this plan is subject to regulatory approvals […]

December 9, 2023By Chris Forrester

Analyst: Can SpaceX start Starship launches at scale?

Analysts at Quilty Space pose the question of whether Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX’s all-new Starship giant rocket can achieve scale. For example, after November’s launch of its second-ever Starship vehicle, Musk posted a picture of four more Starships lined up in one stage or another of assembly, and which he described as “the last […]

December 8, 2023