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Sencinet, a new fully-managed network service provider serving the Americas, officially commenced operations Thursday, activating an integrated satellite infrastructure comprised of two fiber networks, four data centers, and five teleports […]

Maxar Technologies came into existence in November 2017 through a titanic merger across North American borders. Canada’s largest space company at the time, MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates (MDA), along with […]

Asian satellite players see great potential in future in the satellite data market in Southeast Asia moving forward. During a virtual Satellite Asia panel discussion, part of ConnecTech Asia trade […]

Swarm Technologies on Tuesday revealed details and pricing of its hardware and network services. More than 200 companies have already signed up for early access to join the Swarm network […]

For this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, we return to France to talk to one the biggest names in the French space industry, Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of the French Space […]

Azercosmos revealed Tuesday that it is partnering with ViewMedia, a global broadcasting company. ViewMedia broadcasts more than 150 TV and radio channels worldwide, and will provide digital satellite services to […]

Iceye brought in $87 million in its Series C funding round, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) company announced Tuesday. This funding round is more than double what Iceye raised in […]

ManSat is now offering preliminary regulatory reviews to help space engineers understand the regulations needed to legally operate in space.  Mansat said in a Monday release that these reviews are […]

KVH Industries CFO Don Reilly will retire this year, the mobile connectivity company announced Thursday. The board of directors has appointed COO Brent Bruun as interim CFO, effective Nov. 2, […]

Global commercial airline net sales nearly doubled between July and August 2020, according to a new industry report released by Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC). The firm said that ARC-accredited travel […]

NanoAvionics has signed an agreement with Ananth Technologies Ltd (ATL) to distribute NanoAvionics’ products and services in India, giving the nanosatellite mission integrator access to India’s NewSpace industry.  NanoAvionics said […]

Dr. Fred Kennedy, the inaugural director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), has been appointed president of Momentus, the in-space satellite transportation company announced Tuesday. The appointment was effective Monday.  […]

Two major investment bank analysts’ put out reports Monday looking at the future prospects for SES, with some interesting comparisons to its European rival, Eutelsat. Berenberg has placed a ‘hold’ […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has hired Peter Marquez as head of Space Policy. Marquez was the director of space policy on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush […]

GHGSat revealed Thursday that it has successfully completed the first portion of Series B funding, raising $30 million. This brings the company’s total funding to $55 million. GHGSat is a […]

Jordan Noone, who co-founded Relativity Space with Tim Ellis, is transitioning from CTO to executive advisor in preparation for starting his next venture. Noone emailed Relaltivy Space employees on Tuesday […]

CropX has acquired New Zealand-based Regen, provider of cloud-based effluent and irrigation decision support tools, the company announced Thursday. Current Regen customers now have access to CropX’s in-soil data and […]

Comsat revealed on Wednesday the signing of a new distribution agreement with Orbit Communications Systems, a global provider of airborne and maritime satellite solutions. Through this agreement, Comsat expands its […]

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) has decided to take the satellite community a little bit down memory lane. One of the most charismatic speakers we have seen at the […]

Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer, who leads one of the world’s largest global satellite operator businesses, says he expects meaningful consolidation among satellite communications companies to happen soon — and that […]

Viasat signed a reseller agreement with BCN, providing multi-location businesses the option to purchase Viasat’s business internet services as part of a total BCN solution. BCN serves business customers throughout North […]

GMV Innovating Solutions Limited has acquired NSL (Nottingham Scientific Limited), a British satellite navigation and critical applications company. GMV Innovating Solutions Limited is the U.K. aerospace company under Spanish technology […]

Skygate Technologies, a Japanese Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) startup, has received seed investments from the Keio University-based venture capital firm Keio Innovation Initiative. The funding amount was not […]

Planet Labs revealed on Friday the creation of the Planet Software Impact Program, which aims to expand career opportunities for groups who have been historically underrepresented and marginalized in Science, […]

Applied Composites on Wednesday said it has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of composite structures and assemblies for the commercial, civil and government satellite markets. Terms of […]

Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will […]

Sometimes timing is everything. Yesterday, Swarm Technologies saw its first 12 satellites successfully launched. So, naturally, Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation goes to California and we talk to Swarm Technologies […]

AMERGINT Technologies Holdings (ATH) has completed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ electro-optics technology business. The business is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and will be renamed Danbury Mission Technologies (Danbury). Danbury […]

Eutelsat and Sky Italia have reached a deal to renew Sky’s capacity contract at Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD position. The Monday announcement was light on details, but Eutelsat said the multi-year contract […]

Intelsat has agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, […]