The Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth Wednesday by landing at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, marking the completion of the vehicle’s unmanned Orbital Flight Test-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA. “With the completion of OFT-2, we will incorporate lessons learned and continue working to prepare […] More

Satellite technology company Isotropic Systems has partnered with ST Engineering iDirect to harness the latter’s fully integrated waveform for connectivity in harsh environments. Isotropic Systems said Monday it expects the waveform to globally enable multi-domain, multi-orbit satellite communications with high resiliency. Initial products offered by Isotropic Systems will feature an option to simultaneously access multiple […] More

Terran Orbital’s Tyvak Nano Satellite Systems subsidiary will develop 42 satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer under a contract with Lockheed Martin. The Tranche 1 Transport Layer will deliver communications access and persistent regional encrypted connectivity and serve as the Joint All Domain Command and Control’s backbone to […] More

CesiumAstro has raised $60 million in a round of Series B financing co-led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures and will use the capital to accelerate its research and development efforts and expand manufacturing capabilities and facilities in the U.S. and abroad. “This investment is a key endorsement of our ability to deliver advanced communication […] More

Isotropic Systems recently completed tests for its multi-link antenna and demonstrated its capability to simultaneously connect satellites in two different orbits. The space technology company said Tuesday its satellite communications terminal established live connections with SES medium-Earth and geosynchronous-Earth orbit satellites and showcased satellite-to-satellite transitions at the U.S. Army proving grounds in Aberdeen, Maryland. According […] More

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division of Hughes Network Systems, recently took part in an Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz detailing the importance of network management as well as the advancement of multi-constellation networks and the challenges with implementing SDN capabilities. “The military is still conducting a refresh of their core […] More

Hughes Network Systems and SES have tested the performance of multi-orbit satellite communications that General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business intends to use on its unmanned aerial vehicle to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Hughes said Wednesday its HM series software-defined modems and resource management system work with SES’ geosynchronous and medium earth orbit satellites […] More

A Northrop Grumman cargo resupply spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Tuesday after a four-month stay to deploy five miniature satellites for the vehicle’s secondary mission. The company said Tuesday it expects the NG-15 Cygnus, nicknamed S.S. Katherine Johnson, to perform cubesat deployments while in orbit over a three-day period before the spacecraft returns […] More

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems group has received a contract to demonstrate optical communication between a low-Earth orbit satellite and an unmanned aerial vehicle for the Space Development Agency. The space-to-air experiment will showcase the potential of Laser Interconnect Networking Communication System cubesats to send infrared signals to the MQ-9 Reaper as the drone flies at […] More

General Atomics has demonstrated the Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System as part of final acceptance testing requirements for an in-orbit experiment the company will conduct with the Space Development Agency. The company said Tuesday it evaluated the autonomous functions of optical communication terminals on the LINCS spacecraft during the free space interconnect ground test. […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Mark Aslett, CEO of Mercury Systems, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for making key acquisitions and driving company revenue and value while also pushing for COVID-19 relief to address the unique challenges created in 2020. This marks the first Wash100 Award win for Aslett.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100, for stewarding the company through the launch of its broadband service upgrade, satellite cloud-based offering for internet of things and maritime emergency response system. This marks Desch’s seventh consecutive Wash100 Award.

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