by Peter B. de Selding | Nov 7, 2018
LONDON — The British Ministry of Defence, already struggling with how to proceed on its next-generation Skynet 6 satellite constellation, has a near-term challenge in protecting access to orbital slots that it has no intention of maintaining with its own spacecraft....
by Peter B. de Selding | Nov 5, 2018
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Satellite fleet operators say the industry is nearing a point where fully software-defined satellites are within reach but that they would require a leap of faith on the part of satellite builders and the endorsement of their competitors....
by Peter B. de Selding | Nov 5, 2018
PARIS — Several large commercial satellite fleet operators expressed serious reservations about the utility of a in-orbit satellite refueling and said the idea of shortening geostationary-orbit satellite lives to save money also looks like a nonstarter. In interviews...
by Peter B. de Selding | Nov 2, 2018
PARIS — Satellite broadband hardware and service provider Viasat Inc. said the two defective Ka-band antennas on the Viasat-2 satellite will have the biggest effect on the core consumer-broadband market and reinforce the company’s priority of favoring fewer...
by Peter B. de Selding | Nov 2, 2018
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Satellite fleet operator Telesat said pre-launch sales of its Telstar 19 Vantage satellite capacity to broadband service providers helped put the satellite’s fill rate past 50% just weeks after its entry into service. The major broadband...
