Year: 2024

German wildfire-detection startup OroraTech raised 25 million euros ($27 million) in a Series B funding round to build out its predictive AI capabilities and orbital sensor network. OroraTech announced the...

EarthDaily Analytics has acquired geospatial intelligence firm Descartes Labs, the company announced Tuesday. EarthDaily Analytics said the acquisition was attractive because of how Descartes Labs products apply geospatial data to...

Viasat reported Tuesday that it demonstrated direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India, working with Indian telecommunications provider BSNL. Engineers successfully demonstrated satellite-powered two-way messaging services for attendees at India Mobile Congress...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) and Iridium Communications a $491.6 million contract modification for their work to support ground systems for the SDA’s satellite...

SpaceX submitted a request to the FCC to modify the second generation, Gen2, of its Starlink satellite system with changes that SpaceX said will allow the constellation to deliver gigabit-speed...

Celestia Antwerp, the Belgian satellite ground segment company, has launched Virtual Integrated Baseband (V-IBB), a new solution for satellite Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C). The V-IBB is a virtual baseband...

French startup Constellation Technologies & Operations has raised 9.3 million euros ($10 million) to move forward on its plans for a satellite broadband constellation in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). ...

SpaceX hit an eye-catching milestone with its Starship test flight on Sunday from Texas, successfully catching the Super Heavy booster in the first attempt to recapture it. SpaceX followed up...

Vast is targeting a contract to build the successor to the International Space Station (ISS), unveiling Haven-2 on Monday, its proposed space station design. Vast said it developed Haven-2 to...

Intelsat completed a year-long pilot program with the U.S. Army offering a fully managed satcom service. The pilot program, known as Satellite Communications as a Managed Service, or SaaMS, is...