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MDA closed on its acquisition of SatixFy Space Systems UK (SSS) on Oct. 31, the company announced. MDA announced its plan to acquire the digital payload division of SatixFy Communications […]

Goonhilly Earth Station has acquired two U.S. based Comsat teleports, based in Southbury, Connecticut, and Santa Paula, California. The U.K.-based company announced the completed deal on Wednesday and said it […]

Sky Perfect JSAT (JSAT) has signed a new multi-year agreement with Panasonic Avionics as it looks to increase revenues from the domestic in-flight connectivity (IFC) market. The new deal was […]

Amazon and a number of think tanks have launched a new advocacy group called the Alliance for Satellite Broadband to push for an update to the rules around satellite power […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed its safety review of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy license evaluation, the regulator announced on Tuesday. However the FAA is still working on an environmental […]

EnSilica is to partner with VITES to supply its new beam-former chip for satellite user terminals. The two companies announced the collaboration on Oct. 30. VITES will use the chip […]

SES is pushing back the start of commercial service for its O3b mPOWER constellation to early in the second quarter of 2024, as it deals with power module issues on […]

Nominations for Satellite Executive and Technology of the Year awards for 2024 are now open through December 6, 2024. Submit your nominations!

Over the course of this debut season of Future Space Economy, we’ve learned how dependent both private and public sector space investors are on startups to bring enabling technologies to […]

Hellas Sat has signed a new capacity deal in Romania. The company announced Oct. 27 that Kanal D has signed a long-term agreement for satellite distribution of Kanal D TV […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $732 million firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authorities (OTA) contract to build 38 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer […]

Maxar Intelligence has named Dan Smoot as CEO, after Maxar Technologies recently split into two businesses — Maxar Space Infrastructure and Maxar Intelligence. The satellite imagery-focused company announced the move […]

A Colorado hiker in distress was recently rescued, in part due to satellite technology and the partnership of Skylo, Motorola, and Bullitt Group.  A group of friends were recently hiking […]

Mining, farming, forestry, oil & gas, merchant shipping, and commercial fishing operations, as well as the transport of goods across land and sea, are all key parts of the supply […]

The Space & Airborne Systems and Communication Systems segments at L3Harris delivered growth in the third quarter of 2023.  Company-wide revenue at L3Harris was up 16% in Q3 compared to […]

ReQuTech has chosen Scanfil as its manufacturing partner for its RESA satellite terminals. The companies announced this week they are ramping up production of the RESA Ku- and Ka-band terminals […]

Lockheed Martin selected Tesat’s optical communications terminals for its Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites, Tesat announced Oct. 26.  Tesat also announced it completed ground interoperability tests […]

The Mayo Clinic is exploring using a hybrid LTE and satcom telehealth technology in ambulances. Telehealth network integrator Optac-X announced this week that it has a “know how agreement” with […]

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 […]