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BridgeSat Plans Optical Network for SmallSats, UAVs – Satellite Today

A NASA digital rendering of satellite optical communications. Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 10-02-2015] BridgeSat, a startup satellite operator focusing on optical connectivity, is planning a network of SmallSats and ground stations designed to aid other small satellites in beaming data down from Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is part of the portfolio of Allied…

Thales Alenia Space’s Optical Integration Center Can Handle Four Satellites Simultaneously – Satellite Today

Thales Alenia Space’s new optical integration center. Photo: Thales Alenia Space [Via Satellite 10-02-2015] Thales Alenia Space has opened its new Selene building in Cannes, which has a footprint of 1,500 square meters, including four separate integration zones for handling four satellites at the same time. The building, for which construction began in October 2014,…

Thuraya and Expansys Link up for Retail and Online SatPhone Sales in Europe – Satellite Today

Thuraya products on the Expansys website. Photo: Thuraya. [Via Satellite 10-02-2015] Thuraya Telecommunications has reached an agreement with leading online retailer Expansys to offer SatSleeve+ and SatSleeve Hotspot products in 28 countries across Europe. The full scope of the Expansys distribution agreement also means that Thuraya SatSleeve models will be available in high profile third…

NBN Co, ARSAT Boosted by Ariane 5 Launch – Satellite Today

Arianespace’s VA226 mission for ARSAT and NBN Co. Photo: Via Satellite screen capture. [Via Satellite 10-01-2015] European launch provider Arianespace has orbited two telecommunications satellites for customers in Latin America and Australia. The Flight VA226 Ariane 5 mission carried NBN Co’s first satellite, Sky Muster, and Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima’s (ARSAT) second…

US Space Fence Passes Air Force Critical Design Review – Satellite Today

Space Fence will use S-band ground-based radars to provide the Air Force with detection, tracking and accurate measurement of space objects, primarily in low-earth orbit. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Via Satellite 10-01-2015] Lockheed Martin has approval to start building the U.S. Air Force’s Space Fence, having successfully completed a three-day Critical Design Review (CDR). Government officials…