Agencies can achieve seamless continuity of operations from any location using networks of low-earth orbit satellites.

AST recently used its massive BlueBird satellites to beam communications to a Tactical Assault Kit on the ground in Hawaii to ...

The primary challenge in satellite laser downlinks is atmospheric turbulence, which distorts and weakens signals.

Starlink satellites orbit approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth and put on a spectacular show for observers as ...

In the 1960s, an unexpected gift from the Air Force led Herb Weiss ’40 to develop an antenna that could track a speeding ...

This article is the second of a three-part series in which we present the results of a study exploring concepts for improving communications and tracking capabilities of deep space SmallSats. In Part ...

BAE Systems Inc.’s Space and Mission Systems business has won a $1.2 billion U.S. Space Force contract to provide a constellation of missile-tracking satellites, Space Systems Command announced Monday ...

Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner in satellite design and manufacturing, today announced it has been awarded a contract by EchoStar Corporation to manufacture EchoStar XXVI, a high-power ...

Beam hopping (BH) is a widely adopted technique in multi-beam satellite communication systems, and it can effectively improve the system capacity. However, conventional BH with full frequency reuse ...

The backbone of modern connectivity: Satcom systems. Satellite communication (Satcom) systems, such as 5G NTN (non-terrestrial networks) and DVB-S2 form the backbone of modern communication. They ...