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AEHF-6 Military Communications Satellite Delivered to Florida Ahead of March Launch

January 17, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, AEHF-6, Astrotech Space Operations (ASO), Communications satellite, Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 satellite to

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Ariane 5 Orbits Two Satellites on Arianespace’s First Flight This Year

January 17, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ariane 5, Arianespace, Communications satellite, Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket

Arianespace opened its 2020 launch activity on Jan. 16 with a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana that successfully

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IAI to Develop Israel’s National Communication Satellite, Dror 1

January 14, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Dror 1, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Satellite

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) will develop and build Israel’s national communication satellite, the “Dror 1”, the company announced. The Dror

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Boeing Develops New Variant of Its 702 Satellite for U.S. Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Constellation

December 28, 2019January 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing 702, Communications satellite, Military satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, WGS-11, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Boeing has developed a new variant of its 702 satellite for the U.S. Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation.

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Elbit Systems Launches NANOVA Nanosatellite for Communication Applications

December 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems NANOVA, Israel, Nanosatellite

Elbit Systems announced that NANOVA, a nanosatellite developed in collaboration with a U.S. company as part of the BIRD foundation

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U.S. Space Command Operationally Accepts WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite

December 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Communications satellite, Military satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), US Space Command (USSPACECOM), USA, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

The U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) accepted the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) military communications satellite into the operational constellation on

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Arianespace Launches TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5 Satellites

November 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ariane 5, Arianespace, Communications satellite, Egypt, Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana, Inmarsat, Inmarsat GX5, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, TIBA-1

Arianespace delivered another dual-satellite payload – TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5 – to orbit on the 250th launch of an Ariane-series

Enhanced Polar System Gateway at Clear AFS

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U.S. Air Force’s Enhanced Polar System Declared Fully Operational

October 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Enhanced Polar System (EPS), Military satellite, Satellite communications (SATCOM), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The Enhanced Polar System (EPS) was declared operational and handed over to operators at the U.S. Air Force’s 4th Space

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U.S. Navy MUOS Satellite Communications System Completes Key Test and Evaluation Phase

October 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Military satellite, Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Satellite communications (SATCOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy’s next-generation narrowband satellite communications (SATCOM) system, called Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), completed a critical test and