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Every time a new satellite is launched, a satellite is relocated to a new orbital position or an older one reaches its end of life, the space environment can become a bit more perilous. The global satellite industry over the past decade has become increasingly aware of the collision hazards posed by space debris, inoperable […]

Earlier this week, our parent company Intelsat announced a merger with OneWeb that will transform the satellite industry. The companies announced an agreement in which Intelsat and OneWeb will merge in a share-for-share transaction, with Japan’s SoftBank Group agreeing to invest $1.7 billion in the combined company.
This agreement has the potential of creating a space

Earlier this year there was an announcement that could usher in a new era for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the United States. The Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota became the first such facility authorized to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS. By giving Northern Plains its stamp of approval, the Federal

In recent years, expanding operations against Islamic militants have made the U.S. military’s Special Operations Command (SOCOM) increasingly important to ongoing national security. To better support counterterrorism efforts, SOCOM commanders want to tear down any impediment to putting the best technology in the hands of the warfighter.
“My goal is to simplify the process so anybody

Cyber attacks are on the rise worldwide, and government networks are a constant target. The growing volume and sophistication of cyber attacks require more advanced space infrastructure to ensure the resiliency of satellite communications.
Intelsat General Corporation (IGC) takes a defense in depth approach to ensure the highest quality of service to government and DoD customers.

The U.S. government urgently needs to transform its approach to space defense. Slow and onerous procurement processes are stunting the innovation necessary to sustaining the nation’s leadership in the national security space arena. A more responsive approach to acquisition can help the Department of Defense (DOD) boost the resiliency of its space enterprise, and provide

Via Satellite recently published an excellent article that touched on many of the most important issues facing the United States regarding space policy and future operations. The article was based on discussions with Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space and the Director, Principal DoD Space Advisor Staff, in the Pentagon,

This past weekend Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on 29 January 2017.
Launched in August of last year, Intelsat 33e is equipped with the most advanced digital payload on a commercial spacecraft. With this exceptionally flexible HTS payload design, Intelsat 33e,

This past year brought a number of positive developments in the ongoing partnership between commercial satellite service providers and our government customers. Perhaps the most exciting was that Intelsat launched and deployed our next-generation high-throughput satellite (HTS) platform, Intelsat EpicNG, which has been in the works for several years. At the same time, an emerging

So many of the services we all depend on today are powered by space communications. Just think about it – bank ATMs and gas stations, air traffic safety, smartphones and GPS just to name a few. Without space the world economy, in many ways, turns back half a century in time.
For some time now, we

Late last year Northern Sky Research released the 13th edition of its Government and Military Satellite Communications report. This annual report is the longest-running on the government & military satellite communications market, providing a much anticipated view of the drivers, regional trends, and capacity demands of the market through 2024.
NSR Senior Analyst Brad Grady spoke