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This year is set to be a big one for satellite launches, as a number of major satellite operators launch satellites that mark the culmination of years-long business plans and...

Gilat Satellite Networks will serve as a network baseband vendor for a company it described as “one of the largest satellite service providers in Eurasia.”  Under the deal announced Dec....

Virgin Orbit is set to go public after shareholders of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II approved the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger on Dec. 28.  This is the culmination of...

OneWeb closed out 2021 with its 12th satellite launch on Monday, Dec. 27. Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate launched 36 satellites for OneWeb on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur...

After spending 25 years in development, NASA and its partner organizations — the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) — finally sent the James Webb Space...

Two separate groups that have been working on open standards in satellite ground technology are joining together, bringing their open standards work under one roof. The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the first of two satellites in Inmarsat’s Inmarsat-6 fleet (I-6 F1) on Wednesday. This satellite marks the start of a refresh of Inmarsat’s L-band network. ...

The U.S. Navy’s Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has awarded Viasat two new contracts to support personal communications at Navy bases in Guam and Poland. Viasat has a continued relationship...

Maxar Technologies has signed contract extensions with three long-standing international defense and intelligence customers, including its second commitment for WorldView Legion capacity. The three agreements total more than $100 million,...

2021 was an exciting year for the satellite and space industry, from major consolidation deals, technological developments, and the wave of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers. Here is a...