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Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs are the initial investors in the OneWeb constellation and are part of the board of directors. Photo: Virgin [Via Satellite 01-15-2015] OneWeb, formerly known as WorldVu, announced today its intentions to launch a massive constellation of 648 small satellites to provide broadband and…
Artist rendering of the Al Yah 3 satellite. Photo: Yahsat [Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Orbital Sciences Corporation and UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, have completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital’s GEOStar 3 platform, is an all Ka-band, High Throughput Satellite (HTS)…
Pléiades Satellite Image – Salin-de-Giraud, France. Photo: CNES 2012, Distribution Airbus DS / Spot Image [Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with the geo-information services company TerraNIS and IT consulting and services company Artal Technologies on furthering the use satellite imagery services by customers in France and worldwide. TerraNIS specializes in developing…
Inmarsat5 F1 and F2. Photo: Inmarsat [Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Inmarsat announced its enhanced maritime product roadmap consisting of two new services designed specifically for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network: Fleet Xpress and FleetBroadband Xtra. Fleet Xpress is a hybrid solution, which will operate over the Global Xpress Ka-band network, and incorporate Inmarsat’s L-band FleetBroadband service…
A Werner Enterprises’ temperature-controlled vehicle. Photo: Werner Enterprises [Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Werner Enterprises, a transportation a logistics company providing services throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia, has selected Orbcomm to provide tracking and monitoring solutions for its over-the-road refrigerated trailers. Werner uses Orbcomm’s cold chain telematics solution that provides comprehensive temperature,…
From left: the Spot Connect, Spot Global Phone, Spot Gen3 Satellite Messenger, Spot Trace, Spot Gen2 Satellite Messenger. Photo: Spot, LLC [Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Globalstar’s European subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services reached a record annual number of new subscribers for the Spot satellite tracking and communications product. Capable of asset tracking, location-based messaging and emergency…
New Delhi: Jan 12, 2015 DHNS (Deccan Herald) The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has decided the Saarc satellite would be a communication-cum-meteorology satellite to aid the neighbouring countries with their need for satellite transponders for communication and weather forecasting. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has decided the Saarc satellite would be a communication-cum-meteorology…
Toshihiko Hayashi, general manager of the civil and commercial space department at Mitsubishi Electric’s Space Systems Division. Photo: Mitsubishi Electric [Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Japanese satellite manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric is aiming for as many as half a dozen or more contract awards in 2015. Last year Es’hailSat contracted the Es’hail 2 satellite to Mitsubishi Electric —…
Offshore oil platform. Photo: [Via Satellite 01-14-2015] SES and ITC Global have signed a strategic partnership to provide satellite connectivity to oil and gas operations worldwide. Working together, the two companies are providing a range of solutions including broadband, private corporate networks and voice, video and data services. Jumpstarting the new relationship, SES and ITC…
Boeing engineers moving the second Intelsat 702MP satellite to Sea Launch Home Port in 2012. Photo: Boeing [Via Satellite 01-14-2015] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with Boeing for components for a Boeing 702MP satellite for an unnamed customer. The company is providing a communication antenna subsystem through a contract valued at…