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Fleet Space Technologies

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commercialFounded 2015
Australia
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The legacy Iridium fleet built by Motorola and Lockheed Martin was designed mainly for voice communications.

Mentioned as: fleetTechnical ProductFeb 6, 2019Iridium ends legacy satellite service, switches all traffic to Next fleet

GSAT-31 joins ISRO’s fleet of 18 communications satellites and provides continuity of service for the Insat-4CR and Insat-4A satellites.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative GeneralFeb 5, 2019Arianespace launches Indian, Saudi telecom satellites in year’s first Ariane 5 mission

Intelsat selected Orbital ATK in January 2018 to build Galaxy-30 as the first satellite in its Galaxy fleet replacement program.

Mentioned as: fleetTechnical ProductFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

The CBO attributes a $19,000,000,000 increase in NC3 costs to the need to replace the Pentagon’s aging fleet of four airborne command centers and to acquire new early warning and communications satellites.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2019Satellites, command-and-control systems taking a bigger bite of nuclear modernization budget

Isotropic Systems will perform over-the-air testing with fleet operators Inmarsat and SES 2019.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative PlanJan 17, 2019Isotropic Systems gains Boeing as investor, partner on satellite user terminals

The Iridium Next satellites replace Iridium’s legacy fleet that was built by Motorola and Lockheed Martin and launched about 20 years earlier.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2019SpaceX completes Iridium Next constellation

Fleet Space Technologies launched its fourth satellite on the 2018-12-03 mission.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2018SpaceX launches all-smallsat Falcon 9 mission

Fleet plans to launch larger 3-unit cubesats as part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 dedicated rideshare mission scheduled to launch later in November.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2018Rocket Lab performs first commercial launch

Fleet has larger 3-unit cubesats scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 later in November and on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle late 2018.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2018Rocket Lab sets November date for next Electron launch

The two Proxima 1.5-unit cubesats will be Fleet’s first satellites to reach space if the Electron launches on schedule.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative GeneralOct 31, 2018Rocket Lab sets November date for next Electron launch

Viasat has not specified the order in which it will use the three contracted launches for the ViaSat-3 fleet.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative PlanOct 25, 2018Viasat books Falcon Heavy for ViaSat-3 launch

Satellite operators increased their fleet fill rates by 7 to 10 percent due to growth from data customers and the transition to high-throughput satellites.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

GMV won a 250,000,000 EUR contract in September to maintain and upgrade the ground control system for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation fleet over the next three years.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2018GMV wins 250 million euro ground control contract for Europe’s Galileo navigation system

SES is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in simplifying operations of its communications satellite fleet.

Mentioned as: fleetTechnical ProductOct 10, 2018Artificial intelligence extends into space

The Israeli government told Spacecom in late April 2019 that it intended to order a satellite from Israel Aerospace Industries and place it in the same geosynchronous orbit as most of Spacecom’s fleet.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Spacecom cancels Amos-8 contracts with SSL and SpaceX

Grupo Aeroméxico’s operating fleet comprises 133 aircraft including Boeing 787 and 737 jet airliners and Embraer 170 and 190 models.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2018Aeromexico Selects Viasat In-flight Internet for New Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

On 2018-09-10, Hughes planned to create a joint venture with Emirati fleet operator Yahsat to serve the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

Loft Orbital raised $3,200,000 in 2019 to run a satellite fleet for customers who want to put payloads in space without operating the satellites themselves.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipAug 6, 2018Loft Orbital unveils 21-partner supply chain for small condosat missions

Eutelsat operates the world’s third-largest geostationary satellite fleet with approximately 38 satellites.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesTechnical ProductAug 1, 2018Eutelsat to buy two all-electric satellites from Airbus to replace Hotbird constellation

One of SSL’s 2018 orders was not fully finalized after Spacecom delayed its downpayment on the $112,000,000 Amos-8 satellite following news that the Israeli government may procure a satellite from Israel Aerospace Industries to co-locate with Spacecom’s fleet at 4 degrees West.

Mentioned as: Fleet Space TechnologiesOrg RelationshipJul 24, 2018Maxar considering exiting GEO satellite manufacturing business
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