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SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh, Nigcomsat CEO Jane Egerton-Idehen, and Space42 CEO Ali Al Hashemi were appointed to leadership positions on the new board of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA), the […]

SATNUS, the joint-venture between GMV, Sener, and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía, successfully completed the third flight test campaign in Europe’s Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) and Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program in […]

Japanese pay-TV satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT signed a technology partnership agreement with Harmonic to utilize its software-based XOS Advanced Media Processor in the enhancement of JSAT’s playout and delivery […]

PARIS — On the first day of World Space Business Week (WSBW) in Paris, a number of the world’s top launchers described a market set to enter a new era […]

Intellian Technologies and Eutelsat have developed an ultra-portable military-grade manpack terminal for Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. This expands the portfolio of OneWeb user terminals. Intellian said the terminal will […]

Excited by strong customer demand, investors are pouring another $200 million into satellite bus developer and manufacturer Apex to enable the company to continue buttressing efforts to accelerate production and vertically integrate. […]

French photonics technology startup Cailabs has raised 57 million euro ($67 million), led by financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up production of its optical ground stations.  […]

NATO is looking to make it easier for space startups in NATO nations to get their tech deployed in the field. James Appathurai, interim managing director of NATO DIANA, said […]

GSMA, a group that represents the mobile ecosystem, has released a policy paper for direct-to-device services, recommending priorities for policymakers enacting D2D regulatory frameworks. GSMA has had a spectrum task […]

U.K.-based startup Messium looks to use hyperspectral satellites to monitor nitrogen in crops. The company announced a 3.3 million euro ($3.9 million) seed round this week, led by UK Innovation […]

The Idaho Department of Lands will deploy a statewide satellite-based wildfire detection and monitoring system through a new partnership with OroraTech USA.  OroraTech said Sept. 10 that the system uses […]

Rendezvous Robotics, a new startup focused on space infrastructure emerged from stealth mode this week with $3 million in pre-seed funding. The company is started by a team with experience […]

LONDON — The advance of space and cyber technologies is creating “an invisible front line” in the warfighting domain. Royal Air Force Air Marshal Paul Godfrey, who is serving as […]

Space Norway has signed a new broadcast deal in the Nordic region with Allente, a major player in the Nordic pay-TV market, for long-term satellite capacity from the 1 degree […]

Boeing is applying additive manufacturing technology to solar array production for satellites, in an update the company says can improve production time by 50% compared to current timelines.  Boeing explained […]

Comtech Telecommunications’ defense-grade SLM-5650B modem has been certified to operate with SES’s O3b mPOWER Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation, Comtech announced Wednesday. The modem can be used to provide hybrid communications […]

HawkEye 360 has ordered nine new spacecraft from SFL Missions, including spacecraft featuring upgraded antenna and radio systems. The satellites will be deployed in three clusters for HawkEye’s radio frequency […]

Over the past year, Umbra has expanded its business from operating a commercial SAR constellation to also offering Mission Solutions — where it develops bespoke and custom space systems for […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 York Space Systems‘ satellites on Wednesday — the first that are to provide utility for fielded military forces in the […]

Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space have won a key direct-to-device (D2D) contract in France. The three companies have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of […]

Finish satellite manufacturing startup ReOrbit has raised a 45 million euro Series A round, led by Springvest. The company called it a milestone for Europe’s space and defense sector, and […]

Neo Space Group is acquiring in-flight entertainment provider Display Interactive in a move to strengthen its position in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market.  Display Interactive is based in Paris and […]

The FCC has closed its investigation into EchoStar after EchoStar announced two massive spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX. EchoStar disclosed in SEC filings on Sept. 9 that the investigation […]

AeroVironment (AV) has won a contract worth around $240 million for its long-haul laser communications terminals. The terminals will be deployed in orbit by an unnamed customer. AV’s long-haul laser […]

Panasonic Avionics and Intellian Technologies are working together on a new aviation antenna compatible with Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. The antenna is intended only for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), and Panasonic noted […]

EchoStar is canceling its plans for the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation announced last month, instead selling spectrum to SpaceX that will be used for Starlink’s own D2D services in a […]

Globalstar began construction on three additional tracking antennas and associated infrastructure at a ground station owned by OTE S.A. in Nemea, Greece. OTE signed a hosting agreement with Globalstar’s European […]

Spire Global has won a new contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for $2.5 million. The 9-month contract is part of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) […]

Iceye has appointed Yasuhiro “Pete” Tsukahara as its new CEO of Iceye Japan. With the establishment of Iceye Japan and the appointment of Tsukahara, Iceye is targeting a more prominent […]

JetBlue, long seen as one of the main in-flight connectivity (IFC) innovators, is the first major airline to sign up with Amazon’s Project Kuiper for IFC. JetBlue will start to […]