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SES Secures Broadcast Capacity Deal With QVC

By Mark Holmes | May 7, 2024

SES has secured new capacity deals with QVC for the U.K. and Germany. SES has worked with QVC for many years. QVC is one of the most world’s most well-known...

Technology

Starfish's Otter Pup Snaps Photo of D-Orbit Satellite in Space

By Rachel Jewett | May 7, 2024

Starfish Space executed a successful in-space rendezvous between its Otter Pup satellite and D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 satellite. The companies announced the milestone on May 7. This was a backup mission...

Connectivity

SES to Connect More than 500 Sites in Colombia With INRED

By Rachel Jewett | May 6, 2024

SES is expanding its work with Colombian connectivity provider INRED to connect more than 500 homes, schools, government entities, and habitants in the Amazonas. This supports the Colombian government’s Amazonas...

Finance

Eutelsat Considers Selling its Ground Network

By Rachel Jewett | May 6, 2024

Eutelsat Communications is considering selling its network of satellite ground stations, the company confirmed on May 6. Eutelsat issued a press release on Monday after Bloomberg broke the news on...

Technology

Portal Space Systems, Led by former SpaceX Propulsion VP, Targets In-Space Maneuverability

By Rachel Jewett | May 6, 2024

New startup Portal Space Systems, led by SpaceX’s former vice president of propulsion Jeff Thornburg, emerged from stealth mode last week with plans to build capabilities for in-space maneuverability. The...

Podcast

Building Deep Space Satellite Connectivity Networks

By Jeffrey Hill | May 6, 2024

Connectivity is the cornerstone of today’s global economy and it will certainly be the case for the Future Space Economy, with even more complex, data-centric applications. We spent decades building...

Imagery and Sensing

Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Plan FireSat Constellation to Target Wildfires

By Rachel Jewett | May 6, 2024

Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance are working together to build a new satellite constellation to aid in global wildfire response, called the FireSat Constellation. The initiative has the expertise...

Partner Content

Four Ways Satellite Communications Accelerate Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts

May 6, 2024

When fiber and cellular telecommunications networks are impacted or rendered completely unavailable by a natural or manmade disaster, establishing secure connectivity is a crucial first step in the overall response...

Connectivity

Anuvu Sells Maritime, Energy, and Government Connectivity Business to FMC GlobalSAT

By Mark Holmes | May 3, 2024

Anuvu is streamlining as it looks to focus on its core markets of in-flight connectivity (IFC), and in-flight and maritime entertainment. The company sold its maritime, energy, and government connectivity...

An Umbra SAR image of Crater Lake, Oregon. Photo: Umbra

Government/Military

DARPA Selects Northrop Grumman, Umbra for Phase II of DRIFT Program

By Calvin Biesecker | May 3, 2024

Northrop Grumman and Umbra have been awarded small contracts by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue to the second phase of a program designed to collect data from radar-equipped...