Year: 2023

The Space Development Agency confirmed it is the customer for Rocket Lab‘s $515 million, 18-satellite contract announced in December. Rocket Lab will build 18 satellites for the SDA’s Tranche 2 […]

L3Harris Technologies said on Dec. 20 that it has completed Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for the 16 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites the company is to build […]

Stellant Systems selected Todd Hansen as vice president and general manager of the company’s Williamsport, Pennsylvania facility, which manufactures microwave tubes.  Hansen has been with Stellant for about three years […]

Japanese satellite company Axelspace raised $44 million in a Series D funding round, the company announced Dec. 20. Axelspace, based in Tokyo, has an Earth observation (EO) business and manufactures […]

Via Satellite’s executive interviews provide an in-depth look into the biggest stories of the year. Here is a roundup of our best and most popular interviews of 2023 with the […]

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday announced a new U.S. policy for novel space activities — private sector activities that are not directly regulated under the current U.S. regulatory system. […]

Viasat is introducing new internet service plans for businesses called Business Choice, which the company says offer faster speeds than any of the company’s previous business plans. The plans include […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a new ground station in Alaska for its AWS Ground Station managed service. This is the 12th ground station in the global network, which allows […]

The past year saw a number of shakeups in the satellite industry — like the Viasat/Inmarsat merger and Steve Collar leaving SES. Both of those operators are also dealing with […]

2023 was a year of massive news in the satellite industry. From the Viasat/Inmarsat and Eutelsat/OneWeb mergers, to new leaders at top operators, and major constellation updates from Starlink, Amazon’s […]

Yahsat has announced a stunning piece of consolidation as it looks to be a part of a brand new AI-powered space technology powerhouse in the Middle East and beyond. It […]

Axiom Space is partnering with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global to integrate and demonstrate optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) on the first module of the company’s commercial space station. The […]

Blue Origin returned the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle to flight on Tuesday, more than a year after a New Shepard rocket exploded during a test flight in September 2022.   […]

Hughes Network Systems has introduced new high-speed satellite internet plans using capacity from its recently launched Jupiter-3 satellite.  The company now offers new plans with speeds up to 100 Mbps, […]

At the end of last year, we launched the Satellite Industry’s 2022 Playlist, where we asked a number of executives their most-listened to track of 2022 using streaming services such […]

2023 was a year of massive news in the satellite industry. From the Viasat/Inmarsat and Eutelsat/OneWeb mergers, to new leaders at top operators, and major constellation updates from Starlink, Amazon’s […]

Satellite startup Lynk Global, which has proven satellite-to-cell technology, plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Alex Rodriguez’s SPAC, Slam Corp.  Lynk and Slam […]

HawkEye 360 is acquiring two radio frequency (RF) satellites from Maxar Intelligence that were part of Aurora Insight before Maxar acquired the company. HawkEye announced Monday it is acquiring the […]

Sidus Space will execute a reverse stock split on Tuesday to raise its share price, after receiving approval from its stockholders. The company will reverse split its stock so that […]

The U.K. space industry has been boosted by a new contract award by Thales Alenia Space. The company has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space […]

Rocket Lab returned the Electron vehicle to flight on Friday with a successful mission for Japanese company Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., known as iQPS. This was Rocket Lab’s first […]

Thermal imaging startup SatVu reported an anomaly that is expected to impact further operations on its pathfinder satellite, HOTSAT-1. The satellite launched on a SpaceX rideshare mission in June and […]

Eutelsat OneWeb is beginning to see the benefits of offering multi-orbit services. It has won a new contract to deliver connectivity services, on both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit […]

Orbex has secured another 3.3 million pounds ($4.14 million) in funding, the company announced Dec. 13. The funding is from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European […]

L3Harris has a long history of space heritage, but in the past few years, the company has shifted from a payload provider to prime contractor, winning key contracts with the […]

In November, Avanti Communications made an announcement out of the blue that it would look to pursue a multi-orbit strategy. Avanti operates four Ka-band satellites, and now looks to embark […]

Amazon’s prototype Kuiper satellites are equipped with optical inter-satellite links, Amazon revealed Dec. 14, along with the news the links have been successfully tested in space.  Amazon shared that its […]

Thuraya is releasing a new generation version of its XT-PRO DUAL satellite phone. It is a dual-mode, dual-SIM satellite-cellular phone that allows users to move in and out of terrestrial […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants companies to submit proposals by Jan. 19 for a four to eight satellite constellation to detect/track hypersonic and other advanced missiles […]

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket won’t debut until early 2024, after it encountered routine issues during the first wet dress rehearsal. ULA announced Thursday that it fixed the issues, ran a […]