Panasonic Avionics Corporation has announced an agreement with Nelco to provide satellite connectivity services to customers flying into India and over Indian airspace. With this agreement, Panasonic becomes the first satellite communications provider to begin inflight connectivity (IFC) operations under Nelco’s Department of Telecommunications licence for In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC), in accordance with the […]

A Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed 60 more Starlink broadband satellites into orbit on February 17th. Launch was at 15.05 local time from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and SpaceX’s Launch Complex 40. SpaceX confirmed the successful deployment of the satellites. However, the Falcon 9 did not land successfully on its drone barge after […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch another 60 of its Starlink broadband satellites today (February 17th) from Cape Canaveral. The launch was originally scheduled for February 14th, then rescheduled to February 15th but bad weather again forced a delay. Today’s launch mission will be the fifth overall for Starlink, and the third flight for this particular […]

A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that over $3.1 billion in cumulative revenues could be generated by 2029 for applications such as satellite life extension, relocation, de-orbiting, salvage, robotics, and space situational awareness. NSR’s analysis shows progress of this much-anticipated technology and business as launches of satellite constellations continue, and there is growing […]

On February 11th, US District Judge Victor Marrero approved the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. A report from research company MoffettNathanson (MN) says the deal represents a potential positive for what will now be a new wireless service for the US in the shape of Charlie Ergen who – at long last – can make […]

Japan’s JCSAT-17 is in the process of being integrated into the payload bay of an Ariane 5 rocket in readiness for launch from French Guiana on February 18th. The Japanese satellite is occupying the upper bay of the rocket, while the lower bay is home for a Korean scientific craft (Geo-Kompsat-2B) which once in orbit […]

Last week an Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 34 satellites into orbit. OneWeb says its launch cadence will be a little slower this spring to allow for modifications to the satellites rolling off its Florida production line. Next month’s (March) launch will go ahead as planned and is expected to carry another 30+ satellites into orbit, […]

It has been a worrying month or two. The industry saw strong reports that Intelsat was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that the C-Band Alliance’s members would simply walk away from handing over their long-held US spectrum, and that in the event of a negative response from the FCC, there would follow years of litigation. […]