by Amy Svitak | Aug 8, 2018
LOGAN, Utah – After several years of in-orbit operation, commercial interest in the NanoRacks external payload platform flying aboard the international space station (ISS) is finally picking up steam. “We are getting quite a few commercial companies now, startups that...
by Amy Svitak | Aug 8, 2018
LOGAN, Utah — Satellite M2M/IoT startup Astrocast and payload-dispenser provider D-Orbit announced an agreement for the launch of ten nanosatellites aboard an Arianespace Vega small-sat launcher in late 2019 or early 2020. The agreement, signed Aug. 7 on the...
by Peter B. de Selding | Aug 7, 2018
LOGAN, Utah — EchoStar Chairman Charles W. Ergen sang the praises of Inmarsat’s management and strategy but regretted that the two companies could not be combined through an EchoStar takeover at a time when the global satellite sector is badly in need of...
by Amy Svitak | Aug 7, 2018
LOGAN, Utah — With as many as 20,000 satellites expected to be launched over the next 10 years, space traffic management is projected to become increasingly challenging. To help deal with the coming deluge of small spacecraft planned in low Earth orbit, the...
by Peter B. de Selding | Aug 7, 2018
LOGAN, Utah — Holding its cards close to its vest? Terran Orbital looks like it had its cards sewn directly into its vest, so little has the company released about its status and plans. But money talks, and the Aug. 6 announcement that Terran — which owns Tyvak...
by Peter B. de Selding | Aug 7, 2018
LOGAN, Utah — Satellite market consultancy Euroconsult added its voice to the growth chorus here at the SmallSat conference, forecasting that the number of less-than-500-kg satellites launched in the coming decade would surpass 7,000, compared to 1,187 in the 10 years...
