Finance
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Finance
Outgoing SES CEO Steve Collar Shares the Reasons Behind His Surprise Departure
Steve Collar has been the face of SES and O3b for just over a decade. However, in mid-June, Collar announced he was stepping down from the role as SES’s CEO […]
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Technology
Ramon.Space Raises $26M from Foxconn Subsidiary, Other Investors
Space computing company Ramon.Space has raised $26 million from Ingrasys, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, Abu Dhabi-based strategic investment firm Strategic Development Fund, and existing investors Grove Ventures, Deep […]
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Finance
Climate Startup Airmo Closes Pre-Seed Funding Round
Airmo, another climate and space-based start-up, has closed a pre-seed funding round of 5.2 million euros ($5.69 million). The company announced the funding round June 27. This pre-seed round will […]
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Finance
District Court Sides With SES Over Intelsat in C-Band Claims
A judge has sided with SES in an ongoing dispute over $421 million of Intelsat’s C-band proceeds, ruling that the previous bankruptcy court erred in siding with Intelsat. The June […]
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Finance
Satellite Broadband Revenue Grew 18% in 2022, SIA Annual Report Finds
Revenue from satellite broadband services grew 18% in 2022, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) 2022 “State of the Satellite Industry Report” by BryceTech. The annual report examines the […]
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Finance
AsiaSat Acquires Content Distribution Company Lightning International
AsiaSat has made a significant acquisition in the media arena. It has fully acquired Lightning International Limited, a content distribution and media solutions company based in the U.K. and Hong […]
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Finance
Intelsat and SES Talks End Without a Merger
Intelsat has ended talks of a potential merger with fellow satellite operator SES, a source close to the discussions told Via Satellite. SES confirmed in a press release Thursday morning […]
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Finance
Analysts Caught Off Guard by Steve Collar’s Sudden Departure from SES, Describe Timing as “Odd”
SES’s announcement on Monday that Steve Collar is leaving his role as CEO means there will be huge change at one of the world’s biggest satellite operators. The timing of […]
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Finance
Forsway Appoints Bengt Jonsson as Chairman
Forsway has appointed Bengt Jonsson as its new chairman, the company announced June 14. A long-time investor with strong roots in Forsway, Jonsson previously served as managing director of the […]
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Finance
Tomorrow.io Raises $87M in Series E Round
Tomorrow.io announced an $87 million Series E funding round, along with the successful launch of its second satellite on this week’s SpaceX rideshare mission. Activate Capital led the round for […]
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Finance
Terran Orbital Hires Virgin Orbit Exec Tony Gingiss as COO
Terran Orbital has hired Tony Gingiss as the company’s new COO, snagging the executive after Virgin Orbit’s bankruptcy. Gingiss has a long career in the space industry including more than […]
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Finance
Viasat’s Rick Baldridge to Retire
Viasat’s former CEO Rick Baldridge is retiring from his role as vice chairman with the completion of the Inmarsat acquisition, and will remain on the company’s board of directors. Baldridge […]
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Finance
UNIO Hires Frederic Baker as CTO
New European startup UNIO has hired Frederic C. Baker as CTO. He will lead the architecture build-out of the company’s commercial satellite constellation focused on the automotive and mobility sector. […]
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Technology
Airbus Ventures Invests in Zero-Error Systems Building Semiconductor Solutions for Space
Singapore-based startup Zero-Error Systems (ZES) has closed an oversubscribed $7.5M Series A funding round, with participation from Airbus Ventures. The company specializes in semiconductor solutions for space and power management […]
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Finance
Firefly Aerospace to Acquire Spaceflight, Will Discontinue its Rideshare Business
Firefly Aerospace is acquiring smallsat rideshare company Spaceflight for an undisclosed amount, and will end Spaceflight’s rideshare business after its current contracts. The company announced the deal last week on […]
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Finance
Quantum Space Names Kerry Wisnosky as President and CEO
Kerry Wisnosky is joining Quantum Space as the startup’s president and CEO, the company announced Friday. He is now responsible for Quantum Space’s strategic direction moving forward as the company […]
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Finance
Steve Collar to Leave SES
SES is on the hunt for a new CEO after the company announced that CEO Steve Collar is stepping down. Collar had been in the role just over five years. […]
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Finance
Planet Labs Reports 31% Jump in Q1 Revenue, But Spooks Investors With Cautious Forecast
Earth imagery and data company Planet Labs (Planet) saw its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (Q1 2024) revenue total jump 31% year-over-year (YoY) and crossed a threshold of 900 global data subscribers, […]
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Finance
York Completes Acquisition of GN&C Developer Emergent Space Technologies
York Space Systems has completed the acquisition of Emergent Space Technologies, a developer of mission software and Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) solutions for multi-spacecraft missions headquartered in Maryland with […]
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Finance
Slingshot Aerospace Hires Spaceport Cornwall’s Melissa Quinn, Axiom Space’s Megan Sieffert
Melissa Quinn, the former head of Spaceport Cornwall, has joined spaceflight safety data and tracking company Slingshot Aerospace as its new general manager of Seradata, the launch and satellite database […]
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Finance
Can Aviation Connectivity Eco-Systems Meet Rising Expectations from Today’s Travelers?
HAMBURG, GERMANY — Executives from the aviation and satellite industries at the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg agreed that airlines need to invest in enhancing the passenger experience, as airlines […]
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Finance
Pixxel Picks up Google as an Investor in $36 Million Series B Financing Round
Hyperspectral Earth-imaging technology startup Pixxel raised $36 million in its Series B funding round and added Google to its list of investors, the company announced Thursday. Some of Pixxel’s existing […]
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Finance
Hubble Network Targets Bluetooth-Enabled Satellite Network with $20M Series A
Satellite startup Hubble Network recently announced a $20 million Series A funding round, along with its plans to launch a satellite constellation for Bluetooth device connectivity. Describing the company as “Starlink […]
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Finance
Viasat Closes Inmarsat Acquisition
Viasat closed its acquisition of Inmarsat late Tuesday, completing a merger of two of the largest satellite operators. The acquisition brings together 19 satellites in Ka-, L-, and S-bands, and […]
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Finance
Andrew Rush Joins Copernicus Space Corporation as President and CEO
Redwire COO Andrew Rush, formerly of Made In Space, is joining space exploration company Copernicus Space Corporation as president and CEO. Copernicus is developing miniaturized, semi-autonomous space probes to search […]
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Finance
SatixFy Makes Another Leadership Change, Appointing Nir Narkan as Acting CEO
SatixFy Communications is making another change at the CEO level, as CEO Ido Gur will step down. The company’s former Chief Commercial Officer Nir Barkan is returning as acting CEO […]
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Finance
Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri to Step Down With Viasat Acquisition
Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri will step down from his role with the close of the Viasat acquisition, Inmarsat announced Friday. Suri has been nominated to serve on Viasat’s board of […]
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Finance
Japanese Space Robotics Company GITAI Raises $30M
Japanese space robotics startup GITAI has raised $30 million in a Series B extension round, the company announced May 25. GITAI is headquartered in Japan and has a U.S. subsidiary. […]
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Finance
Viasat’s Inmarsat Acquisition to Close After Clearing European Commission Review
Viasat’s acquisition of Inmarsat is on its way to close after clearing a review by the European Commission. The transaction is expected to close by the end of this month, […]
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Finance
Fleet Space Technologies Raises $33M in Series C Funding Round
Fleet Space Technologies has completed a successful Series C funding round, raising a further $50 million Australian dollars ($33.14 million), the company announced May 24. The new funding has been […]




























