Tag: Satellite
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SES Expands Asian Coverage Through SKY Perfect JSAT Agreement
SES will soon provide more satellite capacity over Japan and across Asia for commercial airline customers following an agreement for the full Ku-band capacity of the geostationary communications satellite Superbird-C2, owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The Superbird-C2 satellite will be repositioned from its current orbital location at 144 degrees East to a new orbital slot…
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Globalstar Expands Brazilian Ground Network with Eight New C-3 Antennas in Four Separate Locations
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider announced the addition of eight new six-meter C-3 tracking antennas being installed at its ground stations across Brazil. For more than two decades, Globalstar has provided mobile satellite services across Brazil via ground stations located in Manaus, Petrolina, and Presidente Prudente. Each of these Globalstar-owned ground stations…
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Telesat Invests $5 Million in Farcast to Develop Integrated User Terminals
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced an expanded relationship with Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup that is building advanced satellite User Terminals. Under the new agreement, Farcast will deliver an enterprise-class Flat Panel Antenna (FPA) User Terminal that is fully integrated with the Telesat Lightspeed modem and ready for…
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Thales Alenia Space’s Sentinel-1D Launched on Ariane 6 from French Guiana
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by Arianespace with an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Sentinel-1D is part of Copernicus, the Earth Observation component of the European Union’s Space Programme. This program…
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Kyocera AVX Announces LDS Cap Antenna for Iridium Satellite IoT
KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, launched a new LDS cap antenna and evaluation board optimized for Iridium satellite IoT applications and designated as Iridium Qualified Antenna products for Iridium Certus 9704 modules. Developed to provide Iridium with an embedded antenna…
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Ariane 6 launches the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite
Arianespace, Europe’s long-standing primary launch provider, flew the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite aboard the third Ariane 6 launch of 2025. The flight, only the fourth ever flown by the Ariane 6, successfully launched on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 21:02 UTC from ELA-4 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. All Ariane 6 flights…
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MDA Space Joins as Strategic Partner by Investing $10 Million in Maritime Launch
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, and Maritime Launch Services announced a $10 million equity investment by MDA Space in Maritime Launch Services for $0.223 per share. The MDA Space investment in Maritime Launch Services marks a key milestone in advancing Canada’s sovereign launch capability, strengthening the country’s…
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Space42 Adds Three SAR Satellites to Expand Foresight Constellation
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, and ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, announced the successful launch of three SAR satellites in its Earth Observation (EO) constellation, Foresight-3, Foresight-4, and Foresight-5, into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Launched via integrator Exolaunch, the Foresight satellites successfully lifted off aboard…
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Point One Partners with TOTEM and Orange to Expand GNSS Network in Europe
Point One Navigation, a leader in precise positioning technology, announced a strategic partnership with TOTEM, the industrial tower company, and Orange, a world-leading telecommunications operator, to accelerate the deployment of the largest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) correction network across Europe. By leveraging TOTEM’s extensive portfolio of thousands of accessible high-level telecommunication towers and rooftops across…
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ST Engineering iDirect Powers Verizon Frontline’s Infrastructure Upgrade
ST Engineering iDirect, a leader in satellite communications, announced its continued partnership with Verizon Frontline to enhance its emergency response capabilities through a significant infrastructure upgrade. Verizon is upgrading its network to ST Engineering iDirect’s Intuition infrastructure, featuring DCR/DBR, a virtualized, cloud-native hub architecture. This modernisation reduces Verizon’s physical footprint at the teleport and once…