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It's time to define a new benchmark that describes which capabilities digital twins must have with respect to simulating a single satellite or even a full constellation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now part of everyday life and it is playing a larger role in the satellite industry. Recently, Slingshot Aerospace revealed details of working with Defense Advanced […]

Starlink will be able to offer satellite broadband services in Sri Lanka, a country in South Asia with a population of around 22 million people. The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of […]

Hughes Network Systems hit the milestone of shipping more than 5,000 electronically steerable antennas (ESA) for service with the Eutelsat OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  The HL1120W terminal is a […]

Terran Orbital’s revenue decreased nearly 6% in the second quarter of 2024 as the company’s supply of cash dwindles.  The satellite manufacturer filed its 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange […]

Eutelsat Group is in exclusive talks with a private equity firm to sell the majority of its ground network in order to form a new ground station as a service […]

U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday released the request for proposals for its Epoch 2 (E2) Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) space vehicles for future missile warning and tracking. Up to […]

Astroscale has signed a significant new MoU in the United Kingdom with Airbus Defence and Space as the two companies look to explore collaborative opportunities in the field of in-orbit […]

The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launched on Aug. 11 will expand connectivity and boost international collaboration in the increasingly strategic Arctic region.  The two satellites built by Northrop Grumman […]

Eutelsat Group grew operating revenue by 5.9% year-over-year in the operator’s first full year with OneWeb as part of the business, despite a slower-than-expected rollout of OneWeb service.  Overall, Eutelsat […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Aug. 7 that an agency Tranche 0 satellite with Link 16 connected recently with an aircraft carrier. “We’ve achieved another major testing milestone […]

BlackSky Technology grew revenue by 29% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024 as the satellite imagery company executed on multiple international contracts. The company reported its Q2 financial results […]

Azercosmos has signed a new partnership deal with the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) deepening its reach into Africa. Under this long-term agreement, the Botswana government agency will utilize […]

MDA Space saw a double-digit revenue increase in the second quarter of 2024 with growth in the company’s robotics and satellite businesses. The company reported its financials on Thursday, raising […]

Japanese rocket launcher in development Interstellar Technologies raised 3.1 billion yen ($21 million) in a Series E funding round announced Aug. 5.  New investors SBI GROUP and NTT DOCOMO invested […]

Viasat’s shares were up more than 30% on Thursday after the satellite operator performed better than expected in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and slightly raised the low […]

Princess Cruises is launching a new, higher tier of onboard Wi-Fi for cruise customers using SpaceX‘s Starlink service. The new service tier MedallionNet Max will offer prioritized access and the […]

L3Harris Technologies signed a new launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket. The deal announced Wednesday includes two to four missions per year […]

Rocket Lab is working with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) for a new global ground station service for Rocket Lab’s launch customers.  KSAT is currently the sole provider of ground station […]

Aalto HAPS (AALTO) has broadened its reach into one of the largest markets in Asia. The company signed an MoU with PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (Mitratel), an Indonesian digital infrastructure telecoms company […]

Dcubed has closed its Series A funding round, a funding round that oversubscribed by 26%. The German space startup will use the funding to scale the current production of satellite […]

Impulse Space has two new offerings to help satellites reach Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The company announced Tuesday it will offer a rideshare program to GEO for small satellites using its […]

GHGSat has contracted Space Flight Laboratory to build two additional greenhouse gas monitoring satellites for the company’s constellation.  The satellites, announced Monday, will be based on the SFL 15-kg NEMO […]

Orbit Fab has received a critical approval from the U.S. Space Force that its refueling interface is approved for military services.  The company announced Monday that its RAFTI (Rapidly Attachable […]

The FCC, led by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, is working to develop a “single network future” in which satellite connectivity will help make terrestrial “dead zones” a thing of the past.  […]

The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile an initial license to launch and operate its first five satellites. AST SpaceMobile is now authorized to launch and operate V-band, S-band, and ultra high frequency […]

Satellite manufacturer and operator Muon Space raised a $56.7 million Series B funding round, led by Activate Capital. Muon Space announced the round on Monday, which also included Acme Capital […]

Viasat has started service on the first ViaSat-3 satellite, which suffered an anomaly after it was launched last year. ViaSat-3 F1 is now available for aviation customers operating over North […]

On-board propulsion is one of the biggest decisions that satellite operators make in the process of designing their spacecraft. The decision impacts the cost, weight, and capability of a satellite. […]

Axiom Space will partner with various partners as it looks to send three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Axion Mission 4 (Ax-4), the company’s next commercial human […]