The US Space Command (Spacecom) tracks over 47,000 objects in space currently, which responsibility is planned to be transferred to the Department of Commerce, the US Department of Defence said. The transfer of responsibility will allow Spacecom to focus on what is happening in Earth’s orbits.
Read More »Spacecom and NOVELSAT Demo High-Volume Video Delivery over AMOS-17
Spacecom (TASE: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellites fleet, and NOVELSAT, a global leader in content connectivity over satellite, announced today the successful demonstration of end-to-end video delivery over AMOS-17 high throughput satellite, from network core to network edge, serving user devices over a wireless network and showcasing high-quality user experience.
Read More »ST Engineering iDirect and Spacecom Join Forces On High Throughput Low Power Demonstration On AMOS-17 With iDirect iQ 200
ST Engineering iDirect, a company of ST Engineering North America, and its long-term partner, Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced the successful demonstration of VSAT return capabilities on AMOS-17.
Read More »SpaceX Successfully Launches Seventh Batch Of Starlink Satellites
SpaceX launched its seventh batch of 60 Starlink communications satellites on board one of its Falcon 9 satellite launch vehicles on 22 April 2020. The launch took place at 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States. The launch vehicle successfully released …
Read More »Israel’s Spacecom Appoints Itzhak Shnaiberg As Interim CEO
Following the retirement of David Pollack on 1 January 2020, Israel’s Spacecom has announced the appointment of Itzhak Shnaiberg as the company’s interim chief executive officer.
Read More »Angola Satellite Services Company Signs With Israel’s Spacecom For C-Band On AMOS-17
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that a leading Angolan satellite services company has signed a contract for C-Band HTS capacity on the newly launched AMOS-17 communication satellite.
Read More »David Pollack To Step Down As CEO Of Israel’s Spacecom
David Pollack, the long-serving Chief Executive Officer of Israeli satellite communications company Spacecom, is to step down after 24 years with the company.
Read More »SpaceX Successfully Launches AMOS-17 For Israel’s Spacecom
On Tuesday, 6 August 2019, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying the AMOS-17 satellite for Spacecom.
Read More »Israel’s IAI Ordered To Pay Spacecom $10 Million For AMOS-6 Loss
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been ordered to pay Spacecom U.S.$10 million for the late delivery of the AMOS-6 communications satellite that ended up being destroyed in a launchpad explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 it was sitting upon in 2016.
Read More »Israeli Government Comptroller Says Israel Space Agency Underfunded, Vulnerable To National Security Failings
Israel’s civilian space programme is in crisis due to chronic underfunding and the continuous outsourcing of satellite communications acquisitions to foreign satellite manufacturers, according to the annual report of the Israeli State Comptroller.
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