Space42, the Emirates-based SpaceTech business, has signed financing facilities worth $695.5 million (€592m), backed by Export Credit Agency guarantees to fund Space42’s two next-generation geostationary satellites Al Yah 4 and 5. The borrowings are arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB, Santander CIB, Societe Generale and Natixis and backed by Bpifrance Assurance Export. The satellites are set […]
Kymeta, the company reimagining satellite connectivity, has announced a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a single, compact antenna – laying the technical groundwork to enable seamless connectivity across satellite networks. This breakthrough marks a significant milestone for the satellite communications industry, ending a legacy of siloed satcom limitations. […]
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, was selected by Royal Brunei Airlines (RB), the country’s flag carrier, to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service to the airline’s Airbus A320neo fleet. “Royal Brunei’s passengers will soon benefit from reliable, multi-orbit connectivity that will provide the same fast and dependable internet […]
Tom Mueller, founder and CEO of Impulse Space has won a major ‘multi-launch’ order from satellite operator SES. Mueller was the first employee at SpaceX and his work on the Merlin rocket engine, still used by SpaceX, was hugely important to SpaceX. He founded Impulse in 2020 having retired from SpaceX. The SES order will […]
The past few weeks have seen all of the major geostationary satellite operators release their latest financial numbers. Analysts from Quilty Space have examined the results and their comments are not good. Referring, for example, to Telesat’s numbers, Quilty said: “Few operators have given a more damning assessment of the prospects for GEO connectivity than […]
Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has been selected by Skymark Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity (IFC) service on 10 Boeing 737 MAX, using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna, that delivers multi-orbit service using geostationary (GEO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Skymark will become one of the first in the Asia-Pacific […]
The latest edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market market intelligence report forecasts robust growth in the small satellite (smallsat) industry, projecting a market value of approximately $113.3 billion (€107.9bn) over the next decade. This expansion will be fueled by the replenishment of satellite constellations globally and the rising complexity and cost of […]
NOVELSAT, a specialist in content connectivity, and Guident, the developer of software solutions for remote monitoring and teleoperation of autonomous vehicles, are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first phase of their innovative joint project. The initiative aimed to develop an always-on, ubiquitous remote monitor and control solution for autonomous vehicles and devices, […]
Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has announced the release of the 27th edition of Satellites to be Built and Launched, forecasting a record-breaking surge in satellite demand through 2033. This edition forecasts an average of over 3,700 satellites launched annually between 2024 and 2033 – equivalent to 10 satellites per day and […]
The Satellite 2024 conference in Washington opened with its regular panel of satellite manufacturing executives. They admitted that demand for their geostationary craft had dropped. Chris Johnson, CEO at Maxar Space, agreed that demand for geostationary satellites had certainly declined but was far from dead: “It is evolving,” he told delegates, and estimated that the […]