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Manufacturing
MDA Space Wins 'Global Satellite Business of the Year' Award at World Space Business Week
Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space won Novaspace’s 2025 Global Satellite Business of the Year award at World Space Business Week (WSBW) in Paris. According to Novaspace, the award, issued to...
Connectivity
Textron Aviation Adds Starlink Internet Upgrade to its Cessna Fleet
Textron Aviation will offer upgraded high-speed internet connectivity solutions from SpaceX’s Starlink service on its fleet of Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft after receiving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),...
Technology
Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP) and long-wave infrared imager aboard...
Imagery and Sensing
Maxar Intelligence Launches 'Vivid Features' Vector Mapping with New Partner Ecopia AI
Maxar Intelligence confirmed Wednesday that it is officially working in partnership with Ecopia AI to launch enhanced 2D and 3D global vector maps under the brand Vivid Features. Vivid Features...
Partner Content
WSBW Video Interview with Umbra's Anjali Ramachandra
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Anjali Ramachandra, director of Global Business Development for Mission Solutions and Remote Sensing at Umbra, during World Space Business Week. Umbra has expanded...
Manufacturing
How Startup Manufacturers Are Rethinking the Satellite Value Chain
PARIS — While satellite manufacturing startups are working to lower the cost of satellite ownership, there is wide debate about the best ways to bring down cost, how to structure...
Connectivity
SpaceX’s Shotwell Talks Spectrum and Starship at WSBW
PARIS — SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell spoke at World Space Business Week on Tuesday, giving insight into what SpaceX’s recent spectrum buy from EchoStar will mean for Starlink’s...
Connectivity
Satellite Bluetooth Startup Hubble Network Raises $70M Series B
Seattle’s satellite Bluetooth startup Hubble Network raised $70 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $100 million in under four years. The funding round was backed by...