Thales Alenia Space Taking Ball To Iridium NEXT
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work jointly on the nexgenn satellite constellation Iridium NEXT program.
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exactEarth Set To Launch Microsats For Maritime AIS Data Services
COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth Ltd., for the purpose of offering advanced space-based Automatic Identification System (AIS-S) data services to competent maritime authorities around the world.
Read MoreGuest Perspective: Resurrection of Globalstar and Iridium and an Awakening Industry
When cell service is unavailable, satellite service is there.
Read MoreKeys To The Constellation Handed Over
RapidEye, who owns and operates their own satellite constellation, has announced their system has successfully completed all post-launch testing and calibration activities and is now ready to accept full commercial operations.
Read MoreIran’s Hope To Gain Altitude This Year
RIA Novosti is reporting that Iran plans to place the country's first domestically made communication satellite into orbit by March 19-20, according to the head of the Iranian space agency has said.
Read MoreOG2 Space Segment Rugged Computing Power To Be Delivered By Aitech
Aitech Defense Systems Inc. has been selected by Argon ST (NASDAQ: STST) to provide the payload processor systems for ORBCOMM’s (NASDAQ: ORBC) nexgen low earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites.
Read MoreDo It Yourself Track the Satellites
With the weather turning colder in many places in the world it's a great time to gaze at the various satellites passing overhead, and some are extremely visible to the naked eye.
Read MoreSatFantastic For Thales Alenia Space — EIGHTEEN!
Thales Alenia Space has started construction of 16 of its Low Earth Orbit communications satellites for Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3b Networks Limited, with options for additional spacecrafts.
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