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Read More »Telesat Snags First “Major” LEO Constellation Customer and Could Get Budget Boost
Telesat announced OmniAccess, a specialized maritime connectivity solutions provider, as its first “major” customer for the company’s LEO constellation.
Read More »Aireon Space-Based Data Plays a Part in Making Decision to Ground Boeing 737 Max Fleet
After the tragic crash of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 authorities turned to Aireon to ask for data from its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system.
Read More »What Does the New Canadian Space Strategy Really Mean?
In the past week the Liberal government has admittedly stepped up and committed Canada to a new space strategy, and backed it up with over $2 billion in new funding. Is it really as big a commitment as it seems? Yes and no, the explanation is as follows.
Read More »How a Convair 580 Airplane Led to the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
Sitting in a side hangar of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) is a special preservation project: an airplane that is the direct ancestor of the forthcoming RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) that will launch in the coming months, upgrading RADARSAT-2’s capability with a trio of satellites.
Read More »Investors Increasingly Looking to Space Startups
Space Angels, a leading proponent and investor in space startups, has released its 2018 fourth quarter report which indicates that US$2.97B in equity capital was invested in space companies globally in 2018.
Read More »Telesat Makes a Calculated Gamble on Blue Origin to Launch LEO Satellite Constellation
Telesat is making a calculated gamble on Blue Origin, one that could save them money, and critically, allow them to deploy their low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation on their timeline.
Read More »How Kepler Communications is Enabling Communications for Its Small Satellites
Satellite communication technology has evolved to the point that even very small satellites in low Earth orbit can have robust “comms” with ground stations. How do they do it?
Read More »Airbus and the Thales Alenia Space, Maxar Consortium Complete System Requirements Review for Telesat’s LEO Constellation
Telesat is one step closer in deciding who will build its LEO Satellite Constellation with both Airbus and the Thales Alenia Space, Maxar consortium having completed the System Requirements Review.
Read More »exactEarth 2018 Year End Results Show Modest Progress
exactEarth today released its fourth quarter and year end results for 2018 which showed revenue of $13.0M compared to $12.8M the previous year.
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