It is not easy to build a successful Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. Aside from the technical and regulatory challenges, there are many business and financing issues as well. These issues have already caused LeoSat to fold, sent OneWeb into Chapter 11 and kept Telesat in announcement mode for over three years now. Let’s dig…

Relativity Space has closed a $500 million Series D round, the company announced Monday. This capital will accelerate Relativity’s long-term plans for a multi-planetary future beyond the first launch of its 3D printed rocket in 2021, Tim Ellis told Via Satellite.  “The new funding round comes at a time when we're looking to accelerate our…

Tina Ghataore is currently the president of Mynaric USA, the U.S. branch of Mynaric, which specializes in laser communications. Ghataore has had a long career in the satellite industry and prior to this role, she has worked for YahSat, Panasonic Aviation, Boeing, and more, flexing both her engineering and business development skills. Ghataore’s love for…

OneWeb has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the ownership of the U.K. government and Bharti Global, the company announced Friday, Nov. 20. This marks the start of OneWeb’s new iteration after it filed for bankruptcy in March, and allows the company to continue building a constellation of 650 satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)…