Press Release: Skyrora reveals new UK-built launch vehicle in live test
On 23 December 2020 the Skyrora test and flight operations team performed one of their most important test campaigns to date, a full upper s... Continue Reading
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Press Release: ThinKom successfully tests K/Q-band antenna over the air
ThinKom Solutions, Inc., recently completed successful over-the-air tests of a pair of 17-inch active diameter K/Q-band phased-array antenna... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boeing to provide six more solar arrays for Space Station
Boeing will support the International Space Station’s (ISS) growing research capabilities and commercial opportunities with new solar arrays... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD activates 500th terminal on Inmarsat GX network.
Satcom Direct (SD) has successfully activated 500 terminals for aerospace customers subscribing to Inmarsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS... Continue Reading
Gogo envisages Bring Your Own License connected IFE
As the movie landscape is reshaped amid the COVID-19 crisis – and on the heels of the bombshell decision by Warner Bros. to exhibit it... Continue Reading
Software-defined network part of Intelsat plan for aero
Intelsat is evolving towards software-defined, reconfigurable satellite assets that will allow the company to direct high-throughput capacit... Continue Reading
Press Release: BA teams with Michelin Star Chef for pre-purchase menu
British Airways has today announced that it will be partnering with celebrated, British Michelin-starred chef, Tom Kerridge, who has designe... Continue Reading
![The first of Inmarsat’s I-6 satellites, I-6F1, which carries both L-band and Ka-band payloads, so is also known as GX6A, enters thermal vacuum testing in Toulouse, France. Manufactured in the UK and assembled in France, I-6F1 undergoes this test to simulate the harsh space environment prior to launch in H2 2021. [Credit: Inmarsat/Airbus Defence and Space] H-IIA](https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/corp-i6f1-thermalvaccumtest-Custom-300x185.jpg)
Inmarsat readies for most ambitious tech roadmap in its history
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network, Inmarsat is gearing up for the launch of four new GX payloads a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gilat declares $35 million cash dividend to shareholders
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that its Board... Continue Reading
Press Release: Kymeta announces $30m equity investment by HSC
Kymeta — the communications company making mobile global — announced today that Hanwha Systems (HSC), a leading global solutions company tha... Continue Reading
OneWeb moves closer to fulfilling mission; forges new pact with Hughes
A week before Christmas, OneWeb received an early present. On 18 December, the satellite operator, whose aim is to deliver Internet access e... Continue Reading
Kontron readies for airlines to roam between multiple networks
These days, it’s common for airlines to run data over two different satcom pipes on longhaul flights, transmitting safety and operatio... Continue Reading
Press Release: Gogo to finish 2020 with growth in ATG subscriber base
Despite one of the most difficult business environments in aviation history, Gogo expects to end 2020 with more business aviation air-to-gro... Continue Reading
Press Release: Viasat announces definitive agreement to acquire RigNet
Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RigNet, Inc., a leading prov... Continue Reading
Press Release: AAR extends pact with Viasat for IFC logistics, repair
AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs and OEMs, has extended its agreement with Viasat, ... Continue Reading