Finance

MDA Space posted modest revenue growth of 3.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, and a 169% year-over-year increase in backlog.   The company reported $209 million Canadian dollars ($153 […]

Revenue for Canadian satellite operator Telesat dipped 17% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same time last year. Telesat reported $152 million Canadian dollars ($111 million) in […]

SpaceX’s Starlink business is on track to hit $6.6 billion in revenue and post its first free cash flow positive year in 2024, Quilty Space estimates in a new report […]

Globalstar reported $56.5 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2024, a $500,000 increase from the same time last year. In its May 8 financial report, the company reported […]

BlackSky reported $24.2 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, up 32% from the same time last year. The company released its Q1 financials on May 8.  Imagery […]

Satellite navigation startup Xona has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday. Future Ventures and Seraphim Space led the round, which also included new […]

Privateer, a space data company started by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, acquired Earth observation (EO) analytics company Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6. Privateer pitched the acquisition as […]

EchoStar Corporation reported an 8.5% revenue decline in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year, with subscriber declines in pay-TV, retail wireless, and satellite broadband. As the […]

Rocket Lab reported a record $93 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 — a 69% year-over-year revenue increase. The launch and space systems company  released its Q1 […]

In this new Content Collection, Via Satellite takes a close look at the SES acquisition of Intelsat. Our depth of coverage shows the full background of the deal — how […]

Eutelsat Communications is considering selling its network of satellite ground stations, the company confirmed on May 6.  Eutelsat issued a press release on Monday after Bloomberg broke the news on […]

Anuvu is streamlining as it looks to focus on its core markets of in-flight connectivity (IFC), and in-flight and maritime entertainment. The company sold its maritime, energy, and government connectivity […]

Lockheed Martin has pulled back on its offer to acquire Terran Orbital, the company disclosed in filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2. According to the filing, Lockheed […]

Though it long had been the subject of rumors, SES‘s agreement to finally acquire Intelsat still sent shockwaves through the satellite industry as the result will see the merge of […]

SES and Intelsat closed the chapter on the will they/won’t they story, with news on Tuesday that SES will acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion. It is a massive piece of […]

The anticipated merger of Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, and Yahsat, the UAE’s flagship satellite operator, is now close to completion. The shareholders of both companies approved the proposed […]

Space & Airborne Systems and Communication Systems led growth at L3Harris in the first quarter of 2024, contributing to a 17% year-over-year revenue increase.  L3Harris reported Q1 results on Friday. […]

Northrop Grumman’s Space segment posted $3.7 billion in sales in the first quarter of 2024, a 9% increase from the same period last year. Northrop Grumman reported Q1 financials on […]

Spanish launcher in development PLD Space has raised 78 million euros ($84 million) from investors, the company announced Tuesday. The company plans to use the funds to open the first […]

Lockheed Martin increased both sales and operating profit in the company’s Space segment in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same time period in 2023.  Space posted $3.3 […]

Seraphim Space closed a new venture fund, Seraphim Space Ventures II LP, with backing from satellite operator Eutelsat Communications, Japanese telco NEC and Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT. Seraphim […]

Dhruva Space, a  space engineering solutions provider based in Hyderabad, India, marked the final close of its Series A funding at 123 Indian crores ($15 million). The funding will go […]

Iridium saw its fiscal first quarter 2024 (Q1 2024) revenue total decrease 1% year-over-year, largely due to lower equipment revenue. Iridium reported its Q1 2024 results on April 18, reporting […]

Orbex, the U.K. rocket company, received 16.7 million pounds ($20.8 million) in funding from a group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round. Investors […]

Earth imagery provider Satellogic has begun the process of relocating the company to the U.S., and recently received a $30 million strategic investment from cryptocurrency company Tether Investments Limited.  Satellogic […]

Finnish satellite company Iceye raised $93 million in growth funding, led by Finland’s sovereign wealth fund Solidium. Other investors include Move Capital Fund I, Blackwells Capital, Christo Georgiev, and existing […]

Belgium-based satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab acquired AMOS, a company known for opto-mechanical systems used in astronomy and space. Aerospacelab announced the completed acquisition on Monday. Terms of the deal were not […]

TechCrunch published a report on Thursday that highlighted how important the success of SpaceX‘s Starlink constellation service is to the company’s long-term financial health. TechCrunch reporter Aria Alamalhodaei obtained SpaceX […]

Satellite operator Viasat announced Thursday that it opened its new International Business Headquarters in London following its acquisition of UK-based Inmarsat last year. The Viasat London office will be the […]

Blackswan Space has secured $800k in pre-seed funding round. The company, based out of Vilnius, Lithuania, is looking to develop software products for complex space & defense missions. The funding […]