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Satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Tuesday said it has opened a 50,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the startup’s first as it prepares to begin production of its highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft. The […]

Intelsat is expanding its work with iKO Media Group (iKOMG) to support the company’s new offering for faith-based broadcasters. iKOMG, a company that provides teleport and cloud services for broadcasters, […]

Logos Space Services, which emerged from stealth mode last year with plans for a new satellite constellation for enterprise services, raised $50 million in a Series A round, the company […]

BlackSky is planning to expand the capabilities of its Earth Observation (EO) constellation with multispectral, large-area collection satellites called AROS, to launch “as early as 2027.” BlackSky explained the AROS […]

Planet has signed a new seven-figure contract with NATO to deliver advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across NATO’s strategic areas of interest. Planet called it a “landmark partnership” and […]

Ligado Networks, Viasat, and AST SpaceMobile have reached a deal over Ligado’s debt to Viasat, and mid-band spectrum for AST SpaceMobile.  Under the deal AST SpaceMobile detailed on Monday, AST […]

NASA’s James Webb Telescope has captivated the public with incredible discoveries that include dying stars, distant galaxies, and signs of life on other planets. The telescope launched in December of […]

Dawn Aerospace has revealed details of a major new initiative to bring more space business to Oklahoma. It has signed a partnership deal with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority […]

Intelsat has signed a new broadcast deal in sub-Saharan Africa. ViewMedia, a global media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa, has inked a new deal […]

ICEYE has made inroads into Portugal with a breakthrough SAR satellite deal. The Portuguese Air Force, a branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces is purchasing one ICEYE SAR satellite, a […]

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Look Up, a new French space radar network start-up, has secured 50 million euros ($57.26 million) in funding that will enable the company to accelerate the global deployment of its […]

ETL Systems has won a new amplifier deal with SES. It will supply a range of advanced High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) for SES’s ground stations. The award follows ETL Systems’ […]

Voyager Technologies on Wednesday went public after pricing its initial public offering at $31 per share, $2 higher that the company’s top estimate announced a week ago, raising $383 million for […]

Muon Space has expanded its Series B funding round by $89.5 million and acquired propulsion startup Starlight Engines in a bid to expand and vertically integrate satellite production.  Muon Space […]

Telesat has teamed up with Vocus, an Australian digital infrastructure provider, that will see Vocus build Australia’s first Telesat Lightspeed landing station. Telesat announced the deal, June. 10. Telesat is […]

The European Commission granted unconditional approval for SES’s acquisition of Intelsat, issuing a determination that the combination does not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA).  The EC […]

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced $10.1 million in contracts on Wednesday to a number of space companies to address ‘blind spots’ in commercial collision avoidance.  The awards are […]

Space computer and autonomous spacecraft startup Aethero raised an $8.4 million seed round to further its technology development. Aethero, based in San Franciso, said the seed round was led by Kindred […]

In this issue, we are digging into the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the space industry, with stories from freelancers Anne Wainscott Sargent and Tereza Pultarova on how tariffs […]

The space economy, which for millennia was only a distant dream, is now a present reality. A rapidly expanding sector that uses satellites and space-based technologies, the space economy is […]

Since the launch of Sputnik in the late 1950s, satellites have never been more controversial. From Starlink’s disruptive technology, new direct-to-device services, to emerging market entrants, survival-driven mergers, and a […]

As space becomes more congested and contested, the space industry and governments look to more advanced solutions to make sense of on-orbit activity and be aware of potential bad actors. […]

It was only a decade ago at SATELLITE 2015 where the new CEO of a brash new startup SWISSto12 walked around the conference with a small 3D printed antenna and […]

The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will […]

While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space industry experts weighed in on […]

Kymeta has reported a multi-band antenna demonstration that the company says paves the way for interoperability across satellite networks in different bands and different orbits.  Kymeta CEO Rick Bergman spoke […]

BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems have signed a new MoU to develop a multi-sensor satellite system to collect radio frequency (RF) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.   Announcing the MoU […]

Sales in Comtech’s Satellite and Space Communications (S&S) segment were down 5.3% year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, while the company works through a transformation plan to […]

Geodesic Capital has raised $250 million for its Geodesic Alliance Fund, a new venture fund focused on advancing the U.S.-Japan alliance. The fund aims to invest in technologies that enhance national […]