Maxar Technologies has won the contract to build Intelsat’s next satellite I-40e, one of its next-generation craft and set to be launched in 2020. The satellite will also carry an important NASA payload (‘Tempo’) which will monitor pollution in the troposphere. “When it’s launched, Intelsat 40e will be the newest addition to our next-generation Intelsat […]
Northrop Grumman’s ‘Mission Extension Vehicle’ the robotic MEV-1 has arrived on station. Launched in October 2019 it is now resting, in orbit, a few hundred kilometres away from its target satellite to be rescued, the 18-years-old Intelsat’s I-901 which is running out of fuel. MEV-1’s task is to rescue the Intelsat craft, and extend the […]
Princess Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Corporation, has announced a new dimension in its connectivity partnership with SES and will become the first global cruise ship fleet with early access to SES’s O3b mPOWER network augmenting the Princess MedallionClass experience as it scales across the fleet. SES is enabling global, high-performance connectivity to Princess […]
In what has been a torrid time for the world’s two largest satellite operators (SES share price down 10.9 per cent and Intelsat 17.7 per cent on January 30th), one bank report has a tiny glimmer of positive news for the C-Band Alliance (CBA). The losses, in terms of share value is massive. For example, […]
OneWeb expects to launch its first major batch of 34 satellites on February 7th, weather permitting. Launch time should be 02.42 local time at Baikonur and there will be a live telecast of the launch. OneWeb says this launch marks the start of a regular launch campaign during 2020 and represents one of the largest […]
The key satellite operators within the C-Band Alliance (CBA) are suffering a roller-coaster ride in terms of share value as the ebb and flow of news affects investor confidence – or lack of confidence in any meaningful upside. January 29th, was catastrophic for Intelsat (down a massive 30.26 per cent) and SES (down 8.27 per […]
OneWeb, together with support from US Senator Tim Kaine, has been in contact with the FCC, according to Space News. They are urging the FCC to make a positive decision on a request made by OneWeb to orbit and extra 1260 satellites over and above the 720 already authorised. OneWeb says it will need the […]
Last week, Eutelsat, in a submission to the FCC, argued that any auction proceeds from the upcoming sale of C-band satellite spectrum should be limited to a total of $7 billion (€6.36bn). Now, with two independent valuations, the C-Band Alliance (of Intelsat, SES and Telesat) has told the FCC that while the actual valuation cannot […]
Advanced communications solutions provider Comtech Telecommunications and Gilat Satellite Networks have confirmed that Comtech has agreed to acquire the satellite networking technology, solutions and services specialist in a cash and stock transaction for $10.25 (€9.31) per Gilat ordinary share of which 70 per cent will be paid in cash and 30 per cent in Comtech […]
Two US cellular giants are supporting the C-Band Alliance’s request for incentive payments to be made and thus speedily free up spectrum for 5G deployment for the US. Investment bank Exane/BNPP, in a note to clients, said that their valuation model for C-band remains unchanged. “According to Verizon the FCC’s broad spectrum management authority and […]