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Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2022
Every year, Via Satellite honors an executive that has had a significant impact on the changing satellite industry. The Satellite Executive of the Year award honors an executive that has led a company to financial success, executed an innovative project, or furthered the conversation on a crucial issue facing the industry. This year’s nominees represent…
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US Department of Air Force Selects Solstar Space for High Speed Data Communications
Solstar Space (Solstar), the company making persistent on-orbit communications available, announced it was awarded a Phase I STTR contract by the Department of Air Force (DAF) to evaluate the company’s Slayton Space Communicator for high-speed data communications. Solstar Space is developing a flight-proven modular device for spacecraft integration capable of providing satellite operators near real-time…
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Rivada Space Networks Orders 300 Satellites from Terran Orbital in $2.4B Deal
Rivada Space Networks selected Terran Orbital to design and manufacture its constellation in a 300-satellite, deal worth $2.4 billion announced Wednesday. Terran Orbital, through its subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, will act as the prime contractor to design and manufacture the constellation with 288 satellites and 12 spares. Terran Orbital said the satellites weigh approximately 500…
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Machine Connectivity Enters a Decisive, Critical Phase Enabled by Satellite
As satellite technology makes huge advances, industries such as mining, agriculture, forestry, and construction are evaluating their relationships with the satellite industry. The modern world runs on data, and the ever more digital world demands more and more connectivity. This extends to rural and remote as more industries recognize the value of reliable and resilient…
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Relativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket
Relativity Space’s first Terran 1 rocket inside the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 16. Credit: Relativity Space Relativity Space plans to skip a final test-firing of its first fully stacked Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral and proceed with a launch attempt March 8 for the methane-fueled, 3D-printed launcher, the company said Wednesday. The first…
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ReQuTech — Enabling the Success of LEO and MEO Satellite Constellations
ReQuTech stands for Research, Quality and Technology and has a clear vision to be the ‘Go – To’ Antenna Terminal designer and manufacturer for the high-end SATCOM and Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) Communications market. ReQuTech was founded in 2009 in Stockholm Sweden for Research and development of advanced antenna solutions. Based in Sweden, the companies research heritage…
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AVS Selects DCUBED’s Space Selfie Stick for the Upcoming LUR-1 Mission
For mission assurance and functional check of their spacecraft LUR-1, the global company AVS Added Value Solutions established a partnership with DCUBED (Deployables Cubed GmbH), a NewSpace SmallSat mechanisms company specializing in mechanisms, solar arrays, and deployables for Nano and SmallSats. DCUBED’s space selfie stick will deploy and take pictures of the spacecraft in orbit…
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MDA Secures New Contract to Supply Ka-Band Multibeam Antennas for ARSAT-SG1
MDA, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced a new contract award to design, build, and supply all of the Ka-band multibeam antennas for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite. ARSAT-SG1 by ARSAT, Argentina’s national telecommunications company, will provide high-speed internet as well as digital video and voice services…
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Former Virgin Galactic Exec George Whitesides Runs for Congress in California
George Whitesides, former Virgin Galactic CEO, is running for Congress in California. Whitesides announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives seat for California’s 27th district on Wednesday. Whitesides was the first CEO of Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic. During his 10 years in the role, Virgin Galactic created more than 700 jobs…
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Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees for 2022
Each year, Via Satellite magazine and its readers recognize a handful of technologies for either their notable level of innovation, their contribution to the development of the space and satellite industries as a whole, their influence on global events, their notable success in the market, or a combination of these achievements. We’ve nominated six standout…