MEO
Space Force looking to extend laser communications to satellites in higher orbits
The U.S. Space Force is requesting information on laser communications systems to connect satellites in medium and high orbits.
Space Force tries to turn over a new leaf in satellite procurement
The Space Systems Command next year will seek industry bids for as many as four infrared sensing satellites for missile tracking from medium Earth orbit (MEO).
Air Force satellite completes two-year experiment to study the medium Earth orbit environment
AFRL completed a two-year space experiment that will help better understand the effects of radiation on space hardware in medium Earth orbit.
SES details LEO constellation and expanded MEO constellation to FCC
SES proposed a low Earth orbit constellation to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that, if built, would make the company an operator of satellites in low, medium and geostationary orbits.
Viasat gets FCC approval for MEO constellation
California-based satellite operator Viasat received a greenlight from the Federal Communications Commission April 23 to provide connectivity service in the U.S. with a medium-Earth-orbit constellation licensed in the Netherlands.
Dankberg teases ViaSat-4 specs, still mulling MEO constellation
Viasat says that co-building its ViaSat-3 satellites with Boeing has given the company experience it can leverage to multiply the capacity achievable with a next-generation ViaSat-4 system.
Viasat’s Dankberg explains medium Earth orbit thinking, global expansion strategy
Viasat is still working on a medium-Earth-orbit satellite constellation idea revealed almost two years ago, but has not finalized what that system would look like, Mark Dankberg, CEO of Viasat, said Aug. 9.
O3b MEO constellation grows to 16 with latest Soyuz launch
A Soyuz rocket from Arianespace successfully delivered four telecommunications satellites into medium Earth orbit for fleet operator SES.
SES taps O3b’s Steve Collar to lead all non-television business
Global satellite fleet operator SES has elevated the role of O3b Networks Chief Executive Steve Collar to one that oversees all of the company’s non-video broadcast business.
ViaSat wants to go small on gateways, not on satellites
Satellite broadband hardware and service provider ViaSat continues to invest in shrinking satellite teleport sites down from buildings to the size of closets in order to achieve its goal of getting a terabit of throughput from each ViaSat-3 satellite.
