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SpaceX sent a letter to Congress this week taking issue with the speed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is able to approve licensing materials, after the FAA proposed $633,009 […]

Astranis won a U.S. Space Force contract to add military Ka-band frequency compatibility to its next-generation Omega satellite.  Space Systems Command (SSC) and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) announced on Sept. […]

Iridium Communications is launching a $500 million share buyback — the fourth stock repurchase in the past four years. Iridium’s board of directors authorized the share buyback on Sept. 19 […]

PARIS — The satellite industry continues to attract investors excited by the potential returns, but financiers are scrutinizing the business plans, growth rates, and exit plans for investments in the […]

NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to design and build the next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper (LMX) instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GeoXO satellites. The baseline contract […]

BlackSky was awarded a seven-figure contract by HEO, an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and analytics. BlackSky will provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness, […]

Eutelsat Group’s U.S. subsidiary, Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies (EACOWT), has announced a new executive team. EACOWT operates as a combined company after a merger earlier this year and offers […]

PARIS — After years of delays, new launch vehicles are finally coming online in 2024 with the first flights of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket and the Ariane 6. […]

Eutelsat Group signed a new launch agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for multiple launches on the H3 rocket, the companies announced Wednesday, during World Space Business Week in Paris.  According […]

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a contract to support the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network. As part of this contract, Intuitive Machines plans to deploy […]

Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas has finished installing Starlink internet across its fleet of six ships. The cruise line provides unlimited Wi-Fi to guests for no additional charge.  Regent […]

Military operations demand secure, resilient, and high-throughput communications—anywhere, anytime. That’s why SpaceBridge developed ESTELLA, a next-generation SATCOM platform that unifies 3D-TDMA, Dynamic Rate Assignment (DRA), and WaveSwitch™ technologies. Together, they […]

Telesat hired a retired Canadian brigadier general to lead its ​​government go-to-market and business development strategy for the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. The Canadian operator announced retired Brig. Gen. […]

PARIS — The direct-to-device (D2D) market has been the subject of excitement and hype in the satellite industry in the past few years, with the promise of expanding satellite’s market share […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Development Agency (SDA) continues to advance the communications capabilities of its first batch of satellites on orbit as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), […]

SoftBank and Intelsat are teaming up to develop and launch a “Ubiquitous Network” concept that uses 5G connections between terrestrial and mobile and satellite communications networks. The companies announced Tuesday […]

PARIS — Acquiring resilient satellite communications lies at the heart of the U.S. Space Force’s commercial space strategy, but according to Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, Commander of U.S. Space Forces […]

Swissto12 completed preliminary design reviews with Viasat and Intelsat for both operators’ upcoming HummingSat satellites. Swissto12 is building small Geostationary (GEO) satellites for both Intelsat and Viasat for the Intelsat […]

PARIS — The satellite industry is undergoing massive change as many of the largest satellite operators consolidate to deal with competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.  During the operator panel in […]

PARIS — In an address at the World Space Business Week (WSBW) event in Paris, European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher told attendees that the ESA Directorate for Commercialization […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 10 companies to compete for task orders under a potential five-year, $290 million contract seeking commercial data and analytic services that monitor and assess […]

Intelsat is investing in a multi-orbit terminal strategy with an investment and strategic agreement with antenna tech company Greenerwave.  Intelsat announced Sept. 16 that working with Greenerwave, it plans to […]

Thaicom awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions the contract for an end-to-end ground system for the Thaicom-10 satellite, announcing the award on Sept. 16.  Under the contract, Kratos will deliver […]

High-performance connectivity is mission critical. Whether you’re running enterprise operations, offshore rigs, maritime fleets, or emergency response, you need satellite communications that adapt instantly. That’s what ESTELLA delivers. Combining advanced […]

United Airlines tapped Starlink as its in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider, announcing a deal on Friday to equip the airline’s entire fleet with Starlink and offer the service to passengers for […]

Telesat completed its Lightspeed funding agreements with the government of Canada and the government of Quebec, the operator announced Friday. Telesat now has the financing sources in place to fund […]

MDA Space is undergoing a 185,000 square foot expansion at its satellite production facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec to boost manufacturing capacity for Telesat Lightspeed production. MDA Space announced on Sept. […]

Japanese startup Synspective has had a busy summer as the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company ramps up its constellation deployment. In June, Synspective announced a $44 million Series C round, […]

Xenesis has won a new Phase 2 contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for optical communications terminals. This effort kicked off in December 2023 and is a follow-on effort […]