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It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the past few months been releasing […]

A satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) is the picture of stability. It seems to hover motionless above the same spot on Earth, broadcasting to the same region year after year. […]

Welcome to Via Smallsat, our annual special edition focused on the small satellite market to go alongside the Small Satellite Conference in Utah. It also now features two of our […]

Futurism needs perspective and that only comes with time. Having worked in ground segment and satellite operations for 25 years, I’ve gained some perspective on its evolution and speculate what […]

Rising geopolitical instability is highlighting the strategic value of small satellite system use. In national security and defense operations, resiliency and rapid responsiveness are crucial, particularly in contested theaters. Ukraine’s […]

Europe is actively expanding its defense ambitions, and space is becoming an increasingly strategic part of that vision. Yet the pace of space-based capability development hasn’t always matched the growing […]

In today’s brave new space world, smallsat companies can outsource everything. Launch is a given, and even satellite buses can now be bought off the shelf or rented as part […]

In the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, investors remain optimistic for the global space economy’s growth trajectory, with ramp-ups in defense spending and more nations making space capabilities a […]

Back for the fourth year, Via Satellite highlights 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, companies on the rise in the smallsat arena in early funding rounds or pre-funding. This list represents […]

Back for the second year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space and satellite industry. […]

In this issue, we are digging into the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the space industry, with stories from freelancers Anne Wainscott Sargent and Tereza Pultarova on how tariffs […]

The space economy, which for millennia was only a distant dream, is now a present reality. A rapidly expanding sector that uses satellites and space-based technologies, the space economy is […]

Since the launch of Sputnik in the late 1950s, satellites have never been more controversial. From Starlink’s disruptive technology, new direct-to-device services, to emerging market entrants, survival-driven mergers, and a […]

As space becomes more congested and contested, the space industry and governments look to more advanced solutions to make sense of on-orbit activity and be aware of potential bad actors. […]

It was only a decade ago at SATELLITE 2015 where the new CEO of a brash new startup SWISSto12 walked around the conference with a small 3D printed antenna and […]

The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will […]

While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space industry experts weighed in on […]

Commercial enterprises and government space agencies are preparing to significantly increase their presence in cislunar space. A key challenge in this expansion is understanding how to navigate and exploit the […]

The SATELLITE show is over for another year and what a show it was. There was such a strong energy about the event this year. There is a sense that […]

The choices we make in the next decades will determine how we use space in the future and how countries, and future generations, will access it. It is time to […]

As OneWeb prepares to launch commercial service in the business aviation market, more than two years after Starlink, we examine how its high-speed, low latency low-earth orbit (LEO) Ku-band solution […]

Home-assembled made-in-China $300 Mavic drones laden with grenades have become the symbol of Ukraine’s ingenious fight to maintain independence from its eastern neighbor. The bloody war, which has to-date killed […]

The Los Angeles fires of early 2025, which left 29 people dead and destroyed more than 18,000 structures, have raised a lot of questions: What could have been done to […]

When it comes to space as a national security issue, the Trump 2.0 administration is expected to lean forward on offensive capabilities and integrating commercial service providers into Department of […]

As the space domain continues to evolve, so do its threat actors. In the proverbial game of keeping data safe and secure, how is the cybersecurity world keeping up? Via […]

Global cooperation in space, both between nations and between government and commercial efforts, is the key to a resilient and sustainable future for the sector, panelists told SATELLITE attendees Wednesday. […]

SWISSto12 CEO Emile de Rijk and Slingshot Aerospace’s Agatha AI product won the 2024 Satellite Executive and Technology of the Year awards, Via Satellite announced Wednesday. Winners were chosen by […]

New startups and strategic partnerships are coming together to provide resiliency and network options to an increasingly critical multi-orbit landscape. That was the message from executives involved in building and […]

Satellite operators and stakeholders are working with NATO as the alliance evolves its role as a space guardian, industry veterans said Tuesday at SATELLITE. NATO has a critical role in […]

Experts from commercial satcom, and remote sensing companies gathered at SATELLITE to talk about the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) program, focusing on partnerships between the U.S. Space Force and […]