Finance

It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that the long-awaited constellation is now […]

Space-based data, analytics and space services provider Spire Global turned in one of its best fiscal quarter performances in 2Q 2023, reporting its strongest revenue haul and lowest operating loss […]

On what should have been a cheerful Q1 2024 financial earnings call to promote strong year-over-year revenue growth, Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg spent most of his time explaining […]

BlackSky Technology reported $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, up 28% from the prior year period, citing increased demand for satellite imagery and monitoring. The company […]

Rocket Lab revenue was up 12% in the second quarter of 2023, above the midpoint of the launcher’s prior guidance.   Rocket Lab released its second quarter 2023 financial results on […]

EchoStar Corporation and Dish Network are getting back together. The two Charlie Ergen-founded companies announced a deal to combine on Tuesday, with a plan to bring together satellite and terrestrial […]

Less than a week after she announced her departure from Mynaric, Tina Ghataore has a new role in the satellite industry. Ghataore has been appointed as the new group chief […]

Firefly Aerospace has named former Blue Origin executive Bretton Alexander as chief revenue officer (CRO) to lead business development planning to drive revenue growth. Alexander will oversee all sales and […]

Tilebox, a new European space startup has closed its pre-seed round of funding, raising $1.7 million. The company announced the close of the funding round Aug. 1. The round was […]

Globalstar’s financial position has been greatly improved with the company’s deal to provide the satellite service for Apple’s iPhone 14 emergency messaging service. In the first half of this year, […]

Revenue at SES grew nearly 10% in the first half of this fiscal year, but the operator also disclosed a minor issue with O3b mPOWER satellites in its half year […]

Planet will lay off 117 employees, CEO Will Marshall announced Tuesday, after the company lowered its guidance last quarter.  Planet published a note that Marshall sent to the company, explaining […]

Orbit Fab has hired former Terran Orbital executive Shawn Hendricks as its first chief operating officer (COO), to ramp up the company’s internal production. Orbit Fab announced the hire July […]

L3Harris closed on its acquisition of rocket propulsion supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne on Friday, after the Federal Trade Commission did not block the move.   More than 5,000 employees from Aerojet Rocketdyne […]

Eutelsat Communications is optimistic for a return to top line growth in the coming fiscal year, despite drop in Video revenues. The company reported 1.13 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in […]

Ground segment service provider Leaf Space raised 20 million euros ($22 million) in a Series B round announced July 25. The company also took on a 15 million euro ($17 […]

Radio frequency (RF) data provider Kleos Space is preparing to file for bankruptcy, announcing July 26 that it is unable to meet its financial obligations.  The company said in a […]

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems segment posted double-digit growth in the second quarter of 2023, leading the company in sales growth, while also taking a $36 million charge from the HALO […]

Losses on several defense and space programs combined with a wider loss in the commercial airplane building segment led Boeing on Wednesday to report a net loss in income despite strong […]

Iridium Communications is unlikely to see direct-to-device activations this year, expecting the first activations of this new offering with Qualcomm in 2024, CEO Matt Desch said in a call with […]

In-space transportation company Impulse Space, founded by SpaceX founding member Tom Mueller, raised $45 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round, the company announced Monday. RTX Ventures, the venture […]

The second quarter 2023 report from Generation Space by Seraphim found a “cautious return” to space investment after a decline in the second half of last year.  Generation Space reported […]

Lockheed Martin’s Space segment saw a 12% increase in sales in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year, with higher sales on both national security […]

ETL Systems has appointed Alex Baldock as its new COO, the company announced July 17. Before joining ETL Systems, Baldock held senior leadership positions with Magellan Aerospace, Cobham Group and, […]

HawkEye 360 Inc. said on July 13 that it has raised $58 million in a Series D-1 round of funding from venture capital and private equity firms, including BlackRock, Manhattan Venture Partners, Insight […]

This article is part of a series in which Via Satellite interviews people in the industry at different points of their careers, with a focus on career decisions-making, and what […]

Ground software as a service company Atlas Space Operations named John Williams as its new CEO, and opened a government-focused subsidiary, Freedom Space Technologies, the company announced this week.  Williams […]

Thales Alenia Space has a new initiative to support startups with a new industry accelerator called the Space Business Catalyst, announced July 4. There are two locations, based in Toulouse, […]

Fleet Space has appointed Matteo Genna as its new CTO, the company announced July 5. Genna has been in the space industry for around 30 years. After gaining his PhD […]

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has granted Rivada Space Networks request to waive the requirement to put 10% of its constellation into orbit this year.  The decision came from the […]