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SFL Missions Inc. will develop a microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency for maritime ship tracking under a contract announced July 29. The AISSat-4 satellite, targeted for lunch in less […]

EchoStar is moving forward with plans for a standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) constellation, placing an initial $1.3 billion order with Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for 100 Aurora satellites. The contract announced […]

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SES reported stable revenues in the first half of 2025, with standout 17% year-over-year growth in the Government segment in H1. CEO Adel Al Saleh reported rising demand in the […]

An investment firm that holds a 2.6% stake in Viasat is advocating that the company spin-off or IPO its Defense and Advanced Technologies (DAT) business, calling it “undervalued and under-appreciated.”  […]

Polish payload developer Eycore will fly its first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstrator on a Kongsberg NanoAvionics satellite bus under a deal announced Thursday.  The flight will test Eycore’s X-band […]

After ending his tenure as Intelsat CEO with the acquisition closure, David Wajsgras is joining the board of directors for HawkEye 360.  Wajsgras joined Intelsat in 2022 and led the […]

Ground station leader Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is expanding its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with KSAT integrating AWS Ground Station capabilities into its commercial offerings.  KSAT operates the […]

Deloitte is debuting a new cyber defense system for satellites called Silent Shield, a payload that can detect intrusions or anomalies.  Deloitte announced Silent Shield on July 30, explaining it […]

Satellite service provider Station Satcom will integrate Eutelsat’s OneWeb connectivity services for the maritime sector, under a new deal announced Wednesday.  Station Satcom is based in India and supports more […]

Revenue in Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business grew by 10% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, alongside improvements in operating margin and gains in backlog.  BDS revenue […]

BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation. Future satellites in BlackSky’s […]

Slingshot Aerospace is rolling out a new simulation tool, an AI-powered agent that can imitate satellite actions in training and simulation environments. Called “Talos” — the Thinking Agent for Logical […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES, […]

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the Boeing X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The eighth X-37B mission is set […]

Viasat’s enterprise business is rolling out a new IoT Nano connectivity service with two-way messaging, powered by Orbcomm’s OGx IoT service.  The IoT nano service is designed for businesses to […]

Firefly Aerospace could raise up to $632 million in an initial public offering (IPO). Firefly announced Monday it has launched the roadshow for its proposed IPO and it plans to […]

This episode of the Future Space Economy series focuses on how space is shaping the future of medicine. Host Jeff Hill is joined by Eascra Biotech CEO and co-founder Mari […]

Welcome to Via Smallsat, our annual special edition focused on the small satellite market to go alongside the Small Satellite Conference in Utah. It also now features two of our […]

Futurism needs perspective and that only comes with time. Having worked in ground segment and satellite operations for 25 years, I’ve gained some perspective on its evolution and speculate what […]

Rising geopolitical instability is highlighting the strategic value of small satellite system use. In national security and defense operations, resiliency and rapid responsiveness are crucial, particularly in contested theaters. Ukraine’s […]

Europe is actively expanding its defense ambitions, and space is becoming an increasingly strategic part of that vision. Yet the pace of space-based capability development hasn’t always matched the growing […]

In today’s brave new space world, smallsat companies can outsource everything. Launch is a given, and even satellite buses can now be bought off the shelf or rented as part […]

In the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, investors remain optimistic for the global space economy’s growth trajectory, with ramp-ups in defense spending and more nations making space capabilities a […]

Back for the fourth year, Via Satellite highlights 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, companies on the rise in the smallsat arena in early funding rounds or pre-funding. This list represents […]

Back for the second year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space and satellite industry. […]

Arianespace launched the second Vega C mission of 2025 on Friday evening, with Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites and the CNES MicroCarb satellite. The VV27 mission launched from Europe’s […]

Spaceflux has secured 5.4 million pounds ($7.31 million) in seed funding as it looks to expand its global telescope network and accelerate development of AI-powered space situational awareness solutions. The […]

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation experienced a network outage on Thursday, drawing calls from the satellite industry about the importance of resilient networks and alternative paths of communication.  Starlink service was restored […]

A new startup Cascade Space raised $5.9 million in funding to develop a platform for satellite communication system design. The company, formerly known as Heliosphere Network, is looking to solve […]