New Satellite Technology Increases Versatility of Rotary Platforms “If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life.” – Igor Sikorsky, Aviation Pioneer Governments around the world face a challenge with their aging fleets […]
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In recent years Inmarsat has claimed a special middle ground in the satellite industry. While other satellite operators struggle with an overabundance of capacity, Inmarsat sees no such supply glut in its frequencies. And as fixed satellite services operators battle for television broadcast customers with streaming platforms such as Netflix, […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — China’s state-owned fleet operator is making forward-leaning investments in high-throughput satellites and a low-Earth-orbit constellation without worrying, at least initially, about whether these projects are backed by sound business plans. More important to China Satcom is making sure it has the technologies needed to stay at the […]
The return-to-flight mission will carry an experimental, 300 Gbps telecommunications satellite based on a new, large DFH-5 satellite platform. Future DFH-5’s will deliver 1 terabit per second, up from the current 20 Gbps with DFH-4. China’s most powerful rocket will fly for the third time late this year, with success […]
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, Norway-based Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, in anticipation of beginning service on its first high-throughput satellite (HTS), dropped Broadcasting from its name. Like most fixed satellite service providers whose primary customers are television broadcasters, the renamed Telenor Satellite joined the HTS crowd in the hopes of generating new […]
A Better Way for Governments to 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. These assets use […]
PARIS — For the world’s leading satellite manufacturers, 2017 has been a rather disappointing year so far. Just four contracts have been signed this year for large geostationary communications satellites — the traditional bread-and-butter of the commercial satellite industry and a big drop from the 10-15 orders the likes of Airbus, Boeing, […]