Finance

Orbital Insight completed a $50 million Series D financing. The funding round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Clearvision Ventures, with participation from new investors Invicta Growth, Bunge Ventures, Chevron […]

LeoSat’s ambitions to build a LEO constellation may not see the light of day now as Sky Perfect JSAT and Hispasat decided to pull back from in its investment in […]

In a world where almost everything is connected to ultra-fast 5G networks, just about everyone is going to need a seat at the table where decisions about those networks are […]

Viasat’s Ka-band business aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) system has received Type Certification (TC) from the FAA, EASA and ANAC for use on the Embraer Praetor 600 mid-sized business jet. Viasat’s […]

Viasat reported its financial results for its fiscal Second Quarter (Q2) 2019, ended Sept. 30, in which revenues increased. Total revenues were $592.3 million, a 14 percent increase compared to […]

Dish Network reported its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 revenue, which totaled $3.17 billion, an approximately 6.8 percent decline compared to $3.40 billion for the corresponding period in 2018. Net income […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally approved the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. According to the filing which was released on Nov. 5, the FCC believes that the merger will “yield […]

Ursa secured $15 million in Series B funding led by Razor’s Edge Ventures. The Series B financing was joined by strategic investors Citi, New York Ventures, a division of Empire State […]

Spire Global revealed that it is opening a new office in Washington D.C. metro area, specifically in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The new office represents the third U.S. office for the […]

Maxar Technologies reported its financial results for the Third Quarter (Q3) ended Sept. 30, in which revenues declined declined 5.9 percent to $479 million, compared to Q3 2018. The decrease […]

Telesat revealed its financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, the three month period ended Sept. 30, in which it reported consolidated revenue of $180 million ($237 million CAD), […]

Ball Aerospace revealed that Dr. Dave Kaufman has been named COO, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Kaufman joined Ball Aerospace in 2000 as senior program and capture manager, national security space. […]

Eutelsat Communications reported financial results for the First Quarter (Q1) 2019, ended Sept. 30. The company saw Q1 revenues drop to $352.6 million (316.5 euros), or a 6.5 percent decrease, […]

York Space Systems revealed plans for the expansion of its production facilities to expedite the mass manufacturing of the S-Class platform, escalating production capabilities from ten satellites per year to […]

Intelsat reported revenue of $506.7 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, or its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, a decrease of  6 percent compared to same period in 2018. […]

Iridium Communications reported financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 and updated its full-year 2019 outlook. The company reported $144.8 million in third quarter revenue, which consisted of $115.9 […]

Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, a public investment vehicle, completed their merger. The resulting company is named Virgin Galactic Holdings, and its common stock, units and warrants are expected […]

Northrop Grumman saw a solid Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, with sales increasing in its Aerospace Systems segment, as well as overall. The company reported that its overall Q3 2019 sales […]

SES revealed its financial results for the nine months ended Sept. 30 2019, in which revenue fell 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year. EBITDA was reported at […]

EchoStar revealed that its subsidiary, EchoStar Global, acquired Helios Wire, a satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The acquisition includes Helios’ Australian subsidiaries Sirion Holdings […]

The Boeing Company reported overall Third Quarter (Q3) revenue of approximately $20 billion, compared to revenues of $25.1 billion in Q3 2018. The company also reported GAAP earnings per share […]

Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV operations). This will […]

Lockheed Martin reported its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 financial results, in which it saw net sales increase in its Space segment, and overall. The company reported overall net sales of […]

Days after SES announced its groundbreaking deal with Microsoft, Via Satellite caught up with SES CEO Steve Collar at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2019 in Amsterdam. Collar had spoken […]

Maxar Technologies will open a new facility in St. Louis, Missouri, to support growth in several U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) programs. The facility will be located in the Globe […]

Satelles, a provider of satellite-based time and location services, raised $26 million in Series C funding. C5 Capital led the round, with participation from Iridium Communications and existing investors. This […]

Comtech Telecommunications revealed that Rich Luhrs was promoted to President of Comtech Systems — its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary. Comtech Systems provides transmission products including over-the-horizon microwave and troposcatter systems and […]

Relativity Space closed a $140 million Series C funding round led by Bond and Tribe Capital. With this $140 million funding round, Relativity is fully funded for its plans to launch […]

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) completed the acquisition of a 100% ownership in Newtec, following the fulfillment of completion conditions, including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. The consideration of […]

OrbitsEdge appointed Barbara Stinnett as CEO. OrbitsEdge designs Low Earth Orbit (LEO) micro-data centers, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of space by enabling organizations to economically streamline and analyze vast […]