Euroconsult, a specialist in satellite industry market intelligence, has announced the release of its 26th edition flagship report, Satellites to be Built and Launched. This edition forecasts an average of over 2,800 satellites launched annually – equivalent to eight satellites per day and totaling a mass of four tons – between 2023 and 2032. The […]
EchoStar’s owned Hughes Europe is linking with Italian satellite service provider Telespazio to launch a government and consumer-focussed satellite online connectivity service. The pair will use Eutelsat’s Konnect Very High Throughput (VHTS) craft for its widespread coverage. The intention behind the partnership is to target both the government as well as the growing enterprise broadband […]
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the mobility arm of the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, is releasing a new generation version of its state-of-the-art XT-PRO DUAL satellite phone, as demand for dual-mode communications soars worldwide. The innovative phone, which has been one of Thuraya’s top-selling and most popular phones, is a dual-mode, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Having launched more than 5,000 satellites it is inevitable for SpaceX’s Starlink that some will fail. SpaceX has filed to the FCC its latest report on those failures over the past couple of months and gives the reasons. Starlink reference number 3337 suffered failed software. Remedial action was taken and the software updated but ultimately […]
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has said that Israel-based satellite operator SatixFy, as of November 30th, did not comply with the exchange’s rules. One of its key rules concerns a company’s overall valuation. Businesses registered on the exchange must have a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2,000,000 in 2 of its 3 most recent fiscal […]
Intelsat’s CEO David Wajsgras, speaking at the company’s investor day, said that the company expects record revenues this year, of about $2.1 billion (€1.9bn), up slightly on the $2.084 billion from 2022. Intelsat is considering creating a Medium Earth orbiting fleet of satellites. It had issued a ‘Request for Proposals’ this summer. Intelsat will decide […]