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British military finalizes Skynet-6A contract with Airbus

Britain’s military on July 19 agreed to fully fund a gap-filler Skynet satellite it sole-sourced from Airbus Defence and Space three years ago, signing a 500-million-pound ($628.5 million) contract that covers the satellite’s manufacture and launch, as well as ground segment upgrades.

by Caleb Henry July 19, 2020January 23, 2023
Posted inMilitary

Space Force tests compatibility of U.S. secure satcom network with U.K. Skynet

by Sandra Erwin July 19, 2020January 23, 2023
Posted inCommercial

Intelsat, SES to participate in FCC’s $9.7B C-band program • OneWeb says it wants 48,000 satellites

by Caleb Henry May 27, 2020February 18, 2023
Skynet 5 Airbus
Posted inNews

HTS, megaconstellations feed UK indecisiveness about Skynet 6 program

by Caleb Henry November 7, 2018January 23, 2023
Posted inCommercial

Britain Backpedals on Privatized Milcom Satellites

by Peter B. de Selding November 5, 2015January 23, 2023
Skynet 5 satellite
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Britain’s Skynet 5A Reassigned to Asia-Pacific

by Peter B. de Selding March 16, 2015February 22, 2023

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