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SPACETY has four more satellites in orbit following second mission of 2018
On Oct. 29, 2018, four new satellites were successfully launched from the Jiuqian Satellite Launch Center, China, by a Long March 2C rocket.
Satellites and the Connected Car
The world’s people buy more than 78 million cars every year. They shop for horsepower and acceleration, leg room and cargo space, and how many miles it can go on a tank of fuel or on a single charge. And every year, more of them want to know jus…
New Satellite Technology Increases Versatility of Rotary Platforms
Governments around the world face a challenge with their aging fleets of rotary aircraft, often referred to as helicopters. The incredible versatility of rotary platforms for military and disaster recovery operations is undercut by limited communications capabilities
Marine Corps Embraces High-Throughput Satellites to Complete Military Operations
Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today’s high-throughput satellites (HTS) empower commanders to make informed decisions faster, making satellite communications a strategic asset during missions—and increasing the Marine Corps’ reliance on advanced satellite technologies.
U.S. Government Stands to benefit from Next-Generation MEO fleet beginning 2021
At the annual SMI MilSatCom Conference in 2017, Army Major General Pete Gallagher, former CENTCOM/J6, shared a vignette about U.S. forces fighting ISIS in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility.
Why Ku-band HTS is Superior for AISR
The commercial space industry is experiencing a new era in satellite performance. Over the past few years, multiple commercial satellite operators have deployed and activated next-generation high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellations.
New Land Mobile Technology Driving the Need for Modern SATCOM Capabilities
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that’s blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds.
Commercial Satcom Has What USSOCOM Needs to “Win-Transform-People”
The USSOCOM can now take advantage of commercial innovations by procuring satellite connectivity as a managed service
New Reality in Space Driving Change in European Defense Policy
Decades of relative tranquility in space have come to an end. The possibility of state-on-state conflict has become part of military planning, making flexible and continuous connectivity more critical than ever for defence forces around the world.
Government SATCOM – Change is Coming, One Way or Another
Disruption or innovation – which term most accurately describes the government and military markets for commercial SATCOM? That’s the question posed by a thought-provoking article published last week by research firm Northern Sky Research.
Big Data in Space: Creating a unified view for all satellite networks
During peacetime and in conflict, the U.S. military still relies on decades-old enterprise ground systems (EGS) in their attempt to achieve true situational awareness.
Studies Prove Superior Performance of HTS for Government Customers
High-throughput satellite (HTS) constellations have quickly become transformative technology for satellite communications, far surpassing the bandwidth speed and throughput possible with existing satellite communications.
ILS’s Pysher: Proton continues to reinvent itself to compete
The top executive with the U.S. firm that markets Russia's Proton rocket blasted what he characterized as a recent slew of misinformation surrounding the vehicle.
Military innovation demands state-of-the-art satellite connectivity for maritime applications
The technologies military organizations use in the field and at sea are only as effective as the communications infrastructure working in the background.
A Better Way Acquire the Latest in Satellite Technologies
New technology such as high-throughput satellites (HTS) have transformed space architecture and invigorated what had been a predictable global market. Countries of all sizes want to leverage the capabilities and connectivity that space can provide.
Stretched Air Mobility Command Needs Better Comms
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) is stretched thin across the world. Constant operations and disaster relief flights have created a situation in which the AMC flew twice as many hours as optimal from 2012 – 2016.
