Rachel Jewett
Via Satellite
September 17, 2020
Former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin has joined microsatellite developer Astranis as a senior advisor and chair of its new Technical Advisory Board.
Caleb Henry
SpaceNews
September 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — Astranis, a startup developing small geostationary satellites, has brought onboard former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin as an adviser.
Tim Bradner
Frontiersman
October 9, 2020
A new communications satellite dedicated to Alaska is set for its launch next summer. It will provide affordable broadband service across the state, said Chuck Schumann, CEO of Alaska-based Pacific Dataport Inc.
July 1, 2020
Pacific Dataport, Inc. (PDI) announces it has signed agreements to begin
construction of the Aurora 4A earth station gateway in Eagle Mountain, Utah.
June 29, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently accepting applications for 2.5 GHz Tribal Spectrum until August 3, 2020. Acquiring spectrum rights allows a rural community or Tribal organization to deploy cellular 3G/4G LTE or a community Wi-Fi zone.
June 29, 2020
Pacific Dataport Inc. (PDI) announced their satellite manufacturer, Astranis,
has reached a major milestone in its path to offering Alaska low-cost broadband internet service from a new generation of satellites called “high-throughput satellite” or HTS satellites.
Rachel Jewett
Via Satellite
June 18, 2020
Astranis has reached a testing milestone that it said is a major step in its path to offering low-cost broadband internet service from microsatellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The company announced Thursday that it successfully concluded thermal-vacuum testing of a qualification vehicle developed for its MicroGEO product line. The test validates the technology’s ability to operate in the harsh environment of space.