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Connectivity
Es’hailSat Signs Partnership Deal with Total Media Cast
Es’hailSat is to partner with Total Media Cast (TMC) to be able to provide digital satellite news gathering services (DSNG) and outdoor broadcast van (OBVAN) services in Qatar and across […]
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Space Economy
Voyager Space Appoints Marshall Smith as CTO
Voyager Space appoints Marshall Smith as CTO to lead technical strategy and to guide the Starlab team through the design, development, and operations of the commercial space station. Smith previously […]
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Finance
Albedo Raises $35M With Booz Allen Investment
Albedo raised a $35 million Series A-1 financing round announced on Tuesday, to launch the company’s first operational satellite to collect ultra-high resolution imagery. These funds bring Albedo’s total funding […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Space Segment Leads Company in Growth in 2023
Lockheed Martin’s Space segment had a strong 2023, leading the company in growth with a 9% sales increase year-over-year. Strategic and missile defense programs and national security space programs led […]
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Magazine
Shadows and Light
SpaceX continues to cast a giant shadow over the industry with its dominance. As well its hold on the launch market, Starlink continues to strike eye-catching deals, that previously would […]
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Magazine
WRC-27: A Three-Course Meal from a Very Slow Kitchen
The agenda for the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) features numerous intriguing items. But, if I were asked to pick a few for a three-course meal from the 19 on […]
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Government/Military
Satellite Issues Take Center-Stage at WRC-23
Satellite issues are taking a leading role on a global stage, satellite industry regulatory experts agree after the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). As the satellite industry […]
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Earth Observation
Earth Observation CEOs Analyze 2023, a Seismic Year in EO
The Earth Observation (EO) market is one of the most dynamic in satellite right now. As the fight against climate change rages on, satellite companies in this area have a […]
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Cybersecurity
10 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity and Satellite in 2023
It is hard to believe that this year, the CyberSat event will be seven years old. It has grown ever year, as the relationship between cybersecurity and satellite has become […]
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Launch
Will 2024 Be a Year of Rocket Debuts?
Ten years ago, governments around the globe forecast a broad swath of new rockets would be in service by now. No one would have predicted that SpaceX would dominate the […]
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Interview
Former Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart on the Milestones, Hopes, and Heartbreaks of Virgin Orbit’s Journey
In 2017, Dan Hart left his 34-year career at Boeing to embark on a new adventure as CEO of Virgin Orbit. Working for Richard Branson’s startup was the opportunity of […]
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Finance
The New Space Spark: Retrospective of the Start of a Revolution
Dan Hart began his three-decade career at Boeing in 1983, a path that led him into many enviable adventures — from working in Europe, gaining experience from engineers who had […]
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Mobility
Archer Aviation to Partner with NASA to Boost AAM Market
Archer Aviation has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA as they look to boost the nascent advanced air mobility (AAM) market. The collaboration will kick off with an initial […]
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Space Economy
Redwire to Supply Roll-Out Solar Array for Blue Origin’s Space Mobility Platform
Blue Origin has tapped Redwire Corporation to supply Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the upcoming space mobility platform. Blue Origin announced the space logistics vehicle Blue Ring in October, […]
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Podcast
Keeping Space Clean and Safe for Everyone: The Global Sustainability Mission
There is always an inherent risk when doing anything in space. That said, a handful of space sustainability-minded companies are working hard to minimize those risks and prevent self-inflicted catastrophes. […]
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Finance
Comtech Receives $45 Million Strategic Investment from White Hat and Magnetar
Comtech Telecommunications received a $45 million investment from current shareholders White Hat Capital Partners and funds affiliated with investment manager Magnetar, the company announced Monday. Comtech said this investment gives […]
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Space Economy
Sierra Space Tests Expandable Space Station Structure
Sierra Space recently conducted a full-scale test of its expandable space station structure, the company announced on Monday, along with a video of the test. Sierra Space is building the […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Signs GEO/LEO Deal in South Africa
Eutelsat continues to make progress as it looks to offer service providers a combination of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services. Paratus South Africa, a specialist connectivity provider, […]
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Finance
AT&T, Google, and Vodafone Make Strategic Investment in AST SpaceMobile
AT&T, Google, and Vodafone have made a strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile to support the commercial roll-out of AST SpaceMobile’s network. Both AT&T and Google are new investors for the […]
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Connectivity
Lynk Launches Initial Satellite to Cell Service in Papua New Guinea With Telikom Limited
Lynk Global has started initial satellite-to-cell service in Papua New Guinea with the country’s state-owned telecoms company Telikom Limited. The initial service will begin with SMS and is expected to […]
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Government/Military
LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, and COMSPOC to Provide Pathfinder SSA Project for the Office of Space Commerce
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is kicking off a commercial pathfinder project to support space situational awareness (SSA) services, placing orders for commercial data with COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Viasat Reveals Details of Satellite Navigation Demonstration in UK
Viasat has revealed details of a key demonstration in the United Kingdom in the aviation arena. It has demonstrated a U.K. satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, […]
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Space Economy
Astroscale Plans Refueling Mission APS-R With Space Force Funding
Astroscale U.S. shared new details about an upcoming satellite refueling mission, which is partially funded by the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft is called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling, […]
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People
Scout Names Philip Hover-Smoot as CEO
Scout Space has named Philip Hover-Smoot as the company’s CEO, succeeding co-founder and CEO Eric Ingram. The appointment was effective Jan. 12. Scout is a space domain awareness (SDA) company, […]
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Manufacturing
Sidus Space Opens Multi-Material 3D Printing Division
Sidus Space is debuting a new, multi-material 3D printing division for engineering and advanced 3D printing services, the company announced Thursday. Sidus Space used MarkForged X7 printers and OnyxFR-A material […]
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Launch
Tom Mueller Details Kick-Stage Helios — Designed to Disrupt Launch to GEO
Impulse Space is working to simplify access to Geostationary Orbit (GEO), unveiling a new high-performance kick stage on Wednesday called Helios, designed to take 5 tons from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]
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Government/Military
SDA Awards L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Contracts
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Jan. 16 that it has awarded contracts worth up to $2.5 billion to three companies for 54 infrared sensor-equipped satellites […]
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Connectivity
Forsway Forms New JV to Target Underserved Streaming Markets
Forsway and Cloudpoint have formed a joint venture, Xtend Solutions FZCO, a new provider of low-cost content streaming solutions in underserved regions. Primary markets of focus for the new venture […]
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Connectivity
Canadian ISP Mage Networks Signs Deal for Telesat Lightspeed
Canadian internet service provider Mage Networks signed an MoU with Telesat for its Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services, to expand broadband access in Canada. Mage Networks is based […]
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Connectivity
Starlink Advertises Community Gateway Service
SpaceX’s Starlink has begun advertising community gateways as part of the business portfolio of Starlink services. According to the webpage, the service starts at $75,000 per month with a one-time […]





























