Category: News about VDES

Workshop on digital maritime communication

On Friday, 24 February 2023, the forum on Satellite VDES and international cooperation toward its social implementation will take place after the IALA workshop in the International Conference Hall, Sasakawa Peace Founation Building (virtual participation will be possible).

For more information, see the flyer below, or click here:
https://events.iala-aism.org/future-digital-maritime-communication/satellite-vdes-forum/

As a part of the MARIOT project, with Aalborg’s Sternula in the lead, Aalborg University, GateHouse SatCom, Satlab, DMI, Space Inventor and Innovation Fund Denmark have launched Denmark’s first commercial satellite into space when the SpaceX rocket Transporter 6 lifted off from Florida on 3^rd of January.

The purpose of MARIOT project is to demonstrate VDES-based satellite, thus the launch of Sternula-1 is a milestone for the maritime industry, as the satellite is the starting point for the world’s largest satellite network targeted at the maritime industry.

Read more information here:

https://www.sternula.com/news/denmarks-first-satellite-operator-will-launch-sternula-1/

https://www.sternula.com/news/successful-launch-of-sternula-1-worlds-first-commercial-ais-2-0-satellite/

Danish and Norwegian satellite operators, Sternula and Space Norway, who are the world’s first to launch and operate VDES satellites, will work together on satellite network roaming, search-and-rescue, and new maritime IoT services in a new ESA-funded research project to realize AIS 2.0.

Read more information here: https://www.sternula.com/news/worlds-first-vdes-satellite-operators-win-esa-contract-to-develop-satellite-network-roaming-for-ais-2-0/

https://spacenorway.no/en/space-norway-og-sternula-far-vdes-kontrakt-med-esa/

https://business.esa.int/projects/massha