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machine learning

Using machine learning to help monitor climate-induced hazards

According to research, combining satellite technology with machine learning may allow scientists to better track and prepare for climate-induced natural hazards. During the past century, many natural phenomena like hurricanes,…
ESPA

ESPA satellites are favourites for small national security payloads

The latest version of the ESPA ring arrays experiments but also more advanced operational smallsats A ring-shaped satellite carrier the U.S. Air Force developed a decade ago to arrange experiments has evolved into a reliable asset to…
Lockheed

Lockheed Martin buys 10 satellite buses for military constellation

Lockheed Martin is set to buy buses from Terran Orbital for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer. An announcement coming from Terran Orbital, is that it has completed delivery of 10 satellite buses ordered by Lockheed Martin…
Lightning

Lightning observation from a CubeSat constellation perspective

There has been proposed constellation of six CubeSats to map lightning. Cubespark CubeSats, equipped with high-resolution optical imagers and VHF sensors, would “map not only the flash locations, but map the full structure of it deep…
Samsung

Samsung to use Iridium satellite service for upcoming smartphones

Samsung has entered into a service provider agreement with Iridium to connect its satellites to the new upcoming smartphones. The U.S.-based satellite operator said it is due to be paid royalties, development and network usage fees from…
Iridium

Iridium unveils new satellite IoT Messaging Transport

Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) is designed to simplify the development of satellite IoT services. Iridium Communications Inc. recently announced the service introduction of IMTSM, a two-way cloud-native networked data service optimized…
ST Engineering iDirect

ST Engineering iDirect CEO speaks on Ground Tech Developments

ST Engineering iDirect plans to bring more of its technology to some of the satellite network business plans developing around the world in the coming year. However, it has been an interesting time for the company. Its former CEO Kevin…
Microsoft and Viasat

Microsoft and Viasat plan to expand global connectivity access

Microsoft and Viasat said on Dec. 14th that they will partner to find solutions for bringing internet access to 10 million unserved or underserved people within three years. Viasat is the first satellite operator to join Microsoft’s…
NB-IoT

NB-IoT will be useful for more than just IoT

Narrowband IoT or NB-IoT is now on a great way to becoming the first technology to bridge the worlds of Telecom and Satcom. But will this limit standard 5G NTN services to be IoT-related only, until we move on to future releases? Unlikely,…
Precious Payload

Precious Payload unveiled “Launch.ctrl” Space Navigation Tool

U.S. and United Arab Emirates-based space tech company Precious Payload during this year released the first API software integration of the “Launch.ctrl” space navigation tool which it developed with “ienai GO” software by Spanish propulsion…
Optical

Optical Communications set to be deployed in the near future

Optical Ground Stations, use laser light to encode data and transmit it back and forth between satellites in orbit and the network on the ground. The story of optical satellite communications is a tale of the search for more bandwidth.…
satellite-to-device

Satellite-to-Device Opportunity to be relished

Time will tell us whether satellite-to-device services will emerge as a winning bet for an industry eager to establish a foothold in the lucrative wireless broadband market. At any given moment around the world, 15 percent of the planet’s…
GeoOptics

GeoOptics has won NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data contract

GeoOptics Inc. won a NASA contract worth a maximum of $7 million over five years to provide researchers with data acquired by the company’s small satellite constellation. The contract, announced Nov. 14, was GeoOptics’ first as part…
SAIC

SAIC to build small satellites with startup Rogue Space

SAIC is partnering with startup Rogue Space Systems to develop small satellites for in-space services, the two companies announced on Sept 20th. Based in Reston, Virginia, SAIC is a $7.4 billion government services technology contractor.…
Iceye and Satlantis

Iceye and Satlantis plan for optical and radar satellite constellation

Iceye and Satlantis announced preliminary plans on Sept 14th to work with each other, to launch a constellation of four satellites to acquire high-resolution radar and optical imagery. Satellites in the proposed Tandem4EO constellation…

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