Month: April 2024

Satellite operator Viasat announced Thursday that it opened its new International Business Headquarters in London following its acquisition of UK-based Inmarsat last year. The Viasat London office will be the […]

Astrocale Japan reached a technical milestone involving its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J). The company said Thursday that it completed the rendezvous phase of […]

The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has made a slew of announcements at Space Symposium this week as it deepens it reach and influence within the satellite […]

Rocket Lab was awarded a $32 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) contract to deliver the Victus Haze Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. Rocket Lab […]

MDA Space unveiled its new space robotics product line, MDA Skymaker, at the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs on April 8. MDA Skymaker, derived from Canadarm technology, aims to […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The importance of allies and partners working together to understand what military deterrence in space activities means, and define what rogue behaviors should trigger deterrence, has become […]

Astranis debuted a more powerful Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite on Wednesday, called Omega. The next-gen satellite maintains the smaller form factor of the Astranis MicroGEO compared to traditional GEO satellites, […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The U.S. Space Force on Wednesday released its first strategy for acquiring commercial space capabilities, which include four criteria to guide its decision-making in this area and, as […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— International military collaboration is critical to ensure the safety and security of space, a panel of military space force and space command leaders from six different countries […]

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has won a key government contract in Norway. The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government has tapped Kongsberg to provide satellite […]

The global space economy could be worth close to $2 trillion by 2035. This is according to a new World Economic Forum report released this week. The report says it […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket launched the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the final launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket. It  launched […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. allies Germany, France, and New Zealand have been invited to join U.S. Space Command’s Operation Olympic Defender (OOD), which already includes Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, […]

Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services are now available in Antarctica, thanks to a partnership between Eutelsat and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a world-leading center for polar science and polar operations. The […]

TESAT, a German satellite company, has completed the construction of a brand new facility in the United States. A year after it set-up a US company, TESAT Government, to support […]

Spire will deploy Neuraspace’s space traffic management (STM) platform to its constellation of 100+ multipurpose satellites. This combined setup will allow Spire to track and monitor potential conjunctions across its […]

Iridium Communications signed a five-year commercial contract with L3Harris Technologies for the Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. Iridium signed the agreement on April 9. Under the agreement, Iridium […]

The evolution of satellite operator Viasat has been one of the most interesting stories in the satellite industry in recent years. The company has grabbed major headlines from the Inmarsat acquisition to […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has made further inroads into the lucrative In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. It has won a multi-million dollar order from an unnamed IFC service provider to provide its […]

Blackswan Space has secured $800k in pre-seed funding round. The company, based out of Vilnius, Lithuania, is looking to develop software products for complex space & defense missions. The funding […]

Hughes Network Systems was awarded a production contract from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) company, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to produce a satellite communications system for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle […]

SpaceX launched six radio frequency geolocation micro satellites developed for HawkEye 360. Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirmed the satellites have successfully communicated with ground control. The HawkEye 360 Cluster 8 […]

Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners are merging to create a new company, Novaspace. The two companies that have a combined 60 years of experience in covering the space sector will aim […]

Sierra Space announced a new line of three satellite buses called Eclipse, designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) missions. Sierra Space announced the […]

Sidus Space is now offering a Mission Control Center (MCC) as an additional revenue stream within the company’s Space-Based Data Solutions business unit. Sidus Space announced the new offering on […]

In October last year, SES announced the appointment of Adel Al-Saleh as its new CEO. It was an interesting appointment and marks a change of direction for the operator, bringing […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Telesat Government Solutions, and Cobham Satcom recently demonstrated a fully virtualized ground system for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) communications to the U.S. Army.  The demonstration, announced […]

The UK government has made 60 million pounds ($75.8 million) available for innovations to boost the nation’s satellite communications sector. This is part of a 160 million pound ($202 million) […]

Muon Space wins over $60 million in new customer contracts for the release of the planned Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Muon Halo 10 smallsat constellation. Muon Halo’s integrated hardware and software […]

Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, welcomed Japanese multinational company Mitsubishi Corporation as a new strategic partner and equity owner. This partnership, announced on April 4, […]