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On Wednesday, Via Satellite announced Tina Ghataore, chief commercial officer for Mynaric, as the winner of the 2021 Satellite Executive of the Year award, and Astroscale’s ELSA-d Mission the winner […]

Just how crowded is Low-Earth Orbit [LEO], and how can the satellite industry do more to prevent collision and manage traffic? These questions, which continue to perplex satellite industry stakeholders, […]

The war in Ukraine, and the hack of Viasat’s KA-SAT network, has highlighted the long-standing geopolitical reality for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) operators who serve government and […]

The ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, have permeated human resource departments within every industry, and organizations have made big commitments to improve equitability. Yet while the satellite […]

The high bandwidth inter-satellite data links made possible by laser-based optical communications technology will revolutionize the satellite ecosystem, and enable a new generation of autonomous vehicles in orbit, a SATELLITE […]

In 2011, there were fewer than 1,000 active satellites on orbit. Today, there are well over 5,000. The next wave of telecom constellations is not just hundreds of satellites but […]

Major satellite operators continue to wrestle with their transformation from a mature industry focused on broadcast delivery of regionalized TV services, into a fast-growing, constantly transforming slice of the global […]

SES is acquiring DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, in a move that SES says will double its revenue from the U.S. government. SES announced […]

Multi-mode data connectivity took a step closer to reality Monday, when Hughes Network Systems unveiled two new ground terminals at SATELLITE 2022. One integrates cellular 4G LTE signals with those from […]

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has reached an agreement to acquire AXESS Networks, a teleport operator and satellite services provider with a presence in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and […]

The New Space economy is poised for a big growth year in all areas, from satellite manufacturing to rocket launches, and satellite self-servicing. It’s also poised for a lot of […]

Dozens of small satellite launch startups have entered the market, aiming to make launching technology more affordable and reliable. But while the last two years haven’t been without challenges, Monday’s […]

In a presentation that brought together the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Air Force Intelligence, OneWeb, and Iridium, the methodologies of watching and engaging enemies with a new […]

The extraordinary diversity of the smallsat sector makes it unlikely that standards can solve challenges for its ground systems, but many of the same objectives can be achieved through virtualization, […]

Jim Bridenstine is on a mission to preserve and manage space for future expansion, and to build a regulatory structure while watching out for any existential threats. His message is […]

The 2020s have ushered in global challenges that in many ways eclipsed those of the previous decade — yet for the space industry, the opportunities, too, have also been unprecedented, […]

OneWeb signed a deal with SpaceX to resume satellite launches after its Soyuz launch campaign was stymied due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The companies announced Monday that the first […]

Euroconsult projects that satellites in Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) will make up 90% of in-orbit capacity in 2026, a complete reversal of the situation from as recently as late 2020. The […]

Rivada Space Networks plans to launch a constellation of 600 Ka-band satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to serve the telecom, enterprise, maritime, energy and government services markets, the company announced […]

While the world is slowly adapting to new norms with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new global challenges are emerging, from warfare and economic sanctions to the acceleration of climate change. […]

Satellite data enables critical Earth intelligence, from showing the pace of deforestation over 10 years, or forecasting a potential disruption to the titanium supply chain. But given the mind boggling […]

On the morning that SATELLITE 2022 officially opens its vast exhibit hall, nine startup entrepreneurs, hailing from all over the world, will take the stage in a battle of lightning-fast […]

The space industry saw an unprecedented wave of financial interest in 2021. At one of the opening panels of SATELLITE 2022, “Space Goes Public: The Experts Speak,” finance experts talked […]

Envistacom is divesting its technology development business unit, the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), as a standalone business, the company announced Wednesday. The company’s official name will be Apothym Technologies Group, […]

ThinKom Solutions is rolling out a new phased array satellite antenna for land mobile applications, ThinSat Ka500. The antenna is a Ka-band phased array antenna designed with beam agility to […]

Space tech startup Scout has closed a bridge funding round led by Decisive Point, bringing total capital raised to $1.5 million. The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation and Geospatial Alpha participated […]

Boeing  said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a critical […]

The satellite industry is rapidly changing as it integrates more with the global telecoms ecosystem, and this year’s SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition reflects that change. While the satellite industry has […]

SATELLITE 2022 is expected to spark many talking points as the satellite industry gets together in force to debate the future of the industry. In this analyst roundtable, Via Satellite […]

If you ask a dozen satellite industry veterans about the biggest development in space sustainability, chances are they’ll say “awareness.” Across the industry, we’re seeing deeper commitments to sustainability in […]