Cover Story: The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is focused on delivering quality low-cost satellites and missions to customers around the world. To date, SFL has developed 76 successful satellites and has a total on-orbit heritage of 318.8 years operational. We met with Dr. Robert Zee, SFL’s Director, to discuss technological breakthroughs; the microspace approach to building satellites; and some exciting projects on the horizon. 

Plus:

• Q&A Marc Bell, Co-Founder and CEO of Terran Orbital

• GOVERNMENT: Disaster preparedness: Planning for continuous connectivity - John Yates, Managing Director, Atheras Analytics

• COMMERCIAL: Setting the standard for Digital Intermediate Frequency - Kevin Dunne, CEO ETL Systems

• COMMERCIAL: The growing problem of orbital debris and space congestion - Joe Chan, Director of Flight Dynamics at Intelsat

• COMMERCIAL: Satellite constellation engineering: Blending legacy systems with modern manufacturing principles - Brian Ippolitto, Senior Director, Business Development of Space Business Unit, Marotta Controls, Inc.

Cover Story: Ovzon 3, which launched successfully early this year, is both smaller and more powerful than other GEO satellites and is specifically designed for the mission-critical operations performed by Ovzon’s defense, public safety, emergency services, and NGO customers. We interviewed Per Norén, Ovzon’s CEO, to delve into the company’s near-term agenda and discuss the opportunities that lie ahead.

Plus:

• Q&A Chad Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner, Space Capital

• MILITARY: The unfair advantage: Video at the tactical edge

• COMMERCIAL: Security in the Stars: Protecting satellite infrastructure through ‘trusted’ standards

• COMMERCIAL: How COTS and RHBD are democratizing space exploration

Cover Story: Future-proofing the ground segment for an evolving future - From today’s needs to tomorrow’s, digital ground systems lay the path that will leverage AI, Multi-Cloud, 5G networks and more. Greg Quiggle, Senior Vice President of Space Product Management, Kratos explains.

PLUS:

• MILITARY: Why laser is the future of defense communication

• COMMERCIAL: Navigating a smooth transition to 5G NTN

• COMMERCIAL: Exploring the vital contribution to satellite IoT to environmental sustainability

• GOVERNMENT: A global resurgence of HF

• Q&A Ken Peterman, President and CEO, Comtech

• Q&A Don Claussen, CEO, ST Engineering iDirect

Cover Story: Benchmark Space Systems has evolved from developing propulsion systems for cube sats to providing sophisticated hardware, software, and operational expertise enabling precise mobility in space. We talked to Ryan McDevitt, Benchmark’s Founder and CEO to find out more about the company’s remarkable technology.

Plus:

• Commercial: Ovzon: Addressing clear market demand

• Commercial: Satellite connections direct to cell phones becoming a reality

• Finance: Why 2024 will be a big year for satellites - and why they need investment

• Q&A Josh Brost, Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations, Relativity Space

Cover Story: Regulators from across the globe are having to change the way they operate to keep up with the ongoing evolution of the industry. Skillful licensing and regulatory initiatives are now being devised to align with the rapid changes and are likely to form the benchmark for other markets and regions in the future. River Advisers explain

Plus:

• Satellites at the center—accelerating with AI and edge 

• Kratos and Kacific: Partnering to connect the unconnected in Asia Pacific 

• How to get more from your MSS satellites and spectrum 

• Q&A Karl Fuchs, Senior Vice President of iDirect Government

Cover Story: Norway maintains leadership role in space-based maritime situational awareness with small satellite program.

• Bridging the gap: How connectivity accessibility can deliver digital empowerment

• How satellites can break down barriers preventing South Africa’s most vulnerable from accessing education and healthcare

• The final frontier: Taking 5G into space

Sponsored Content: The next generation of RF power

Cover Story: Satellite Evolution Global interviews Daniel Faber, the Founder and CEO of Orbit Fab. Faber predicts that in the not-too-distant future manufacturing in space will be a reality. 

• Mission in motion

• The demand for developing a satellite IoT business case

• Scaling the space Data-as-a-Service industry through AI-based automation

• Prototype flexibility using additive manufacturing

Cover story: The success of any satellite company is intertwined with adherence to the regulations maintained by the International Telecommunication Union. ManSat’s longstanding international regulatory expertise enables its clients to move forward with technological innovation and not get bogged down with navigating the complexities of spectrum allocation and orbital positioning. We spoke with Katherine Gizinski, CEO of ManSat, to explore the challenges that lie ahead as more and more satellites orbit the Earth.

• Bringing content to the masses: What role does technology play?

• Where there’s a will, there’s a way: securing the future of broadcasting

• Hybrid connectivity, busting the failover myth

• Cosmonova Broadcast and its push to deliver innovation

• Q&A Katherine Gizinski, CEO of ManSat

• Q&A Henrik Axelsson, President of KenCast

• Q&A Mahdi Nazari Mehrabi, Group Chief Technology 

• Officer, Northtelecom

Cover story: Is the UK still on track to become Europe's leading space nation? We spoke with Paul Kostek, IEEE senior member and advisory systems engineer with Air Direct Solutions LLC to get his opinion on what the future holds.

• Will the launch of mega constellations cause satellite interference?

• Navigating the satellite industry: Opportunities and challenges for startups

• Shooting for the stars – Advancing Saudi Arabia’s space infrastructure and economy

• Q&A Jonny Spendlove, Senior Product Manager of Connectivity at John Deere

Cover story: Space technology company ALE (Astrolab Experience) is planning to light up the night sky with spectacular displays of its own proprietary shooting stars while accumulating atmospheric data from the mesosphere.

• Discovering what lies beneath - subsea IoT helps chart the deepest corners of our planet

• Spaceport Cornwall sets a green space launch standard

• Driving sustainable and resilient agriculture with Earth Observation

• Q&A Jakob Kallmer, Founder and CEO, Satcube

• Q&A Chiara Manfletti, Director and COO, Neuraspace

Cover story: Q&A Stephen Beynon, CCO of OneWeb - After an incredible journey filled with showstopping challenges including a bankruptcy, a pandemic, and a war that swivelled a launch contract with Roscosmos into a $229.2 million impairment charge, OneWeb is now full steam ahead.

• The rising satellite radar technology shaking up government and commercial markets - Synspective 

• Will LEO constellations change the connectivity game for the oil and gas industry? - Saudi Aramco

• The explosive NewSpace potential of Southeast Asia - Laurence Russell

• Q&A Chris Blackerby, Group Chief Operating Officer, Astroscale

• Q&A Greg Quiggle, Senior Vice President of Space Product Management, Kratos

• Q&A Amelia Liu, COO, Starwin

Cover Story: According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), only 33 percent of the population in Africa was using the internet in 2021, leaving approximately 871 million people without access. Furthermore, studies show that the usage gap on the continent was at 53 percent in 2020. Avanti Communications Group is working hard to change all that by partnering with governments, charitable organizations, and providers across Africa. Kyle Whitehill, the company’s CEO, talks about the challenges, the solutions, and Avanti’s commitment to close the digital divide in the world’s second largest continent.

• How Massive IoT will continue to transform the utilities sector - Alastair MacLeod, CEO at Ground Control

• Fostering a better future for space traffic safety - Matthew Shouppe, Chief Commercial Officer, Kayhan Space  

• Can 5G and satellite work hand-in-hand? - Kieran Kunhya, CEO, Open Broadcast Systems

• Q&A Kartik Seshadri, Vice President, International Division, Hughes