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If, like me, you were privileged enough to attend this year’s SATELLITE Show or Aircraft Interiors Expo, you’ll have noticed the uptick in vendors showcasing flat panel antennas. In a clear admission of where the satcom hardware market is heading, well-known incumbents, notably Intellian and Hughes Network Systems, have very publicly joined the development race…

Europe’s third flagship space project – IRIS² represents a key staging point when it comes to space capabilities in Europe. With governmental and commercial use cases expected, the development of this new secure satellite constellation is the European Union’s pursuit of greater security, interconnectivity, and broadband access. While U.S.-based SpaceX is developing the Starlink broadband…

With the world facing a series of environmental and climate changes, satellite companies will play a vital role in combating climate change. Satellite startup Amini has the potential to be special. The company could help make a difference in Africa as it looks to be a player in the development of African data infrastructure by…

Telesat dropped a huge announcement earlier this month as it finally revealed its Lightspeed constellation is full steam ahead. Telesat has funding in place and switched to MDA from Thales Alenia Space to build the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. With a number of constellations in the works with Starlink, OneWeb, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, competition…

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel put out a call for representatives from diverse and underrepresented communities to apply for membership on the FCC’s Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The FCC issued a release on Aug. 21 announcing its intent to charter the task force for a third and final term.…

Earlier this month, Telesat gave an update on its plans for its Lightspeed LEO constellation that will see a launch in the next few years. The constellation’s future was uncertain in recent years, and now there is funding place and a new manufacturer, MDA. It is one of the biggest announcements of the year. In…

Despite failing to reach orbit last April and highlighting the challenges of super heavy launch campaigns, SpaceX’s Starship will soon become a reality, owing to extensive private funding, to an unprecedented development pace, to NASA’s support through the Human Landing System contract, and even an early commercial backlog. Starship will bring unprecedented payload capacity, fairing…

In 2017, when dozens of commercial airlines adopted next-generation, satellite-based in-flight Wi-Fi service across their fleets, high-speed satellite communications were pretty limited to a single orbit: GEO. Six years later, satellite equipment provider ThinKom Solutions — which powered many of those flights with its ThinAir terminals — has significantly expanded its horizons: This year, the…

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) awarded Voyager Space an  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $900 million ceiling to develop innovative open architecture intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. The contract was awarded by the AFLCMC’s Architecture and Integration Directorate, and awarded to Voyager company Valley Tech Systems   The directorate’s mission is to…