Year: 2023

Terran Orbital held a town hall on Thursday to increase investor confidence in an attempt to raise the share price. Over an hour-long call, CEO and Chairman Marc Bell took […]

Eutelsat Communications operating vertical revenues in the first quarter of the operator’s 2023-24 fiscal year were down 2.4% compared to the same time last year on a like-for-like basis. Eutelsat […]

Rocket Lab expects to resume launching its Electron rocket by the end of the year, after the company’s Electron mission failure in September. Rocket Lab reported Wednesday that its license […]

Space Systems was the fastest-growing segment at Northrop Grumman in the third quarter of 2023, with 11% growth year-over-year. The company released Q3 results on Thursday, and raised guidance for […]

President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on Thursday providing a legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial space launch vehicles to launch from Australia. According […]

The FCC is kicking off its new transparency initiative for satellite applicants and plans to have an open house to take questions next week on Nov. 1. This is part […]

MDA selected SpaceX to launch its Chorus next-generation Earth observation constellation, planned for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, MDA […]

Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment posted a 3% revenue increase in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year. However, losses on a satellite […]

NanoAvionics co-founder Vytenis Buzas is stepping down from his role as CEO, the company announced Oct. 24. The company’s Chief Sales Officer Žilvinas Kvedaravičius will take over as interim CEO, […]

Aalyria Technologies has a new MoU with HICO Investment Group with a plan to deploy up to 200 of its optical communications platforms on commercial ships worldwide. HICO Investment Group invests […]

Northrop Grumman completed a critical design review for a relay ground station that will support missile-warning satellites, the company announced last week.  The CDR is for the Relay Ground Station-Asia […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha satellites. This comes after last week SDA […]

Redwire will provide the onboard computer for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Comet Interceptor mission, which will be the first spacecraft to visit a long-period, dynamically new comet or interstellar […]

Change is afoot at the top of the satellite industry. For a number of the big operators, they have seen significant change in their management teams in recent years. At […]

Redundancy, in the context of earth station electronics, refers to subsystems that are designed to limit service-interruption to a matter of milliseconds (the time it takes for a switch to […]

Are we in a recovery? Europe had a strong first quarter and the U.S. had a strong second quarter, with increased investment driven by larger growth rounds in both regions. […]

It’s no secret that advancements in AI are growing in parallel with the ambitions of foreign adversaries. Although not limited to state actors, the most obvious threats to Western cyber […]

Earth Observation (EO) satellites have captured meaningful snapshots of our planet for decades, from images of ice caps over a 20-year interval to images of military assets in a war […]

In January this year, Don Claussen was appointed the new CEO of ST Engineering iDirect at a pivotal moment in the company’s history as it looks to capitalize on demands […]

The year is 2075. Picture vast fleets of spacecraft, equipped with hyper-sensitive quantum accelerometers, gyroscopes, and clocks, navigating the solar system with unmatched precision. Swarms of tiny cubesats, outfitted with […]

Revenue at Iridium Communications increased 7% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year, but the company’s stock value dipped after the results were released […]

Terran Orbital’s stock is at risk of being delisted if the company cannot raise its average share price over $1.  The New York Stock Exchange sent the satellite manufacturer official […]

Intellian Technologies has signed an MoU with Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, to develop a next-generation terminal for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service. GMDSS is an […]

On September 25, Anna Gomez (a Wiley alum) was sworn-in as the FCC’s fifth Commissioner. Commissioner Gomez is a Democrat and joins fellow Democrats Jessica Rosenworcel (Chairwoman) and Geoffrey Starks […]

Arabsat has signed an MoU with Microsoft as it looks to play a key role in the acceleration of digital transformation and the development of its services. The two companies […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is giving a £1.2 million ($1.46 million) grant to Horizon Technologies for the Amber Phoenix Mission as the UK Government looks to boost its capabilities […]

SES Space & Defense was awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Space Force contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS) through the Defense Information […]

Eutelsat hopes to be leading the charge for satellite companies as they look to reduce their carbon impact. The operator, announced, Oct. 19 that it has set itself some ambitious […]

The Government of Rwanda and SoftBank have delivered 5G connectivity from the stratosphere as part of a key demonstration. SoftBank announced details of the successful demo, Oct. 17. They have […]

Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Arlula announced the new investment, Oct. 19. It is the second […]