Technology

Es’hailSat has made an interesting move in the area of artificial intelligence, signing an MoU with Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), a national research and innovation center owned by Qatar […]

Anduril Industries‘ first satellite on orbit, launched in July, is designed to demonstrate space domain awareness missions, the company said on Tuesday. “You can’t fight in space if you can’t […]

SES reports it has demonstrated bi-directional optical communications link between ground and space with its meoSphere pathfinder onboard the K2 Space Gravitas satellite.  During the mission, SES sent video messages […]

SatPort Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of Speedcast’s teleport business, including 12 teleports and related infrastructure. SatPort, which is backed by EQT Infrastructure, made the acquisition to become a carrier-neutral […]

Northwood Space raised $375 million in a Series C round as it works to expand its ground network by accelerating antenna production and growing its team by 400 people over […]

Canadian manufacturer MDA Space will supply digital antenna subsystems for 66 IRIS² Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, under a new contract with Thales Alenia Space announced Friday.  MDA will provide its […]

Lite Coms is rolling out the new GT3 flat panel antenna designed for simultaneous connectivity across multiple LEO satellite constellations. The Lite Sat GT3 combines commercial off-the-shelf equipment into a […]

ST Engineering iDirect will provide the ground network for the MB Sat-1 sovereign microGEO satellite built by Astranis under a new deal with MBSat, part of Mohammed Al Barwani Group. […]

Xona is preparing to start initial beta service for its commercial satellite navigation service in early 2027 after two major milestones this week — a six-satellite launch and a $250 million […]

Solstar Space demonstrated in-space Wi-Fi technology with its Deke Space Communicator during a recent rendezvous and proximity (RPO) mission between a NASA cubesat and a Momentus spacecraft.  The Solstar Deke […]

AI networking technology startup Atombeam has raised $18.3 million to accelerate adoption of its software targeted for satellite, defense, and commercial links. Atombeam announced the round on Tuesday, increasing the […]

Cailabs has secured an order from Omani space communications company Durri Space for three optical ground stations under a deal announced Thursday.  Durri Space intends to operate an optical communications […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is tapping ClearSpace for a major debris removal mission. ClearSpace will be the prime contractor to deliver the U.K.’s first nationally commissioned active debris removal […]

Viasat has placed an order for multiple All.Space Hydra MAX satcom terminals which are designed to transmit multiple satellite links simultaneously. The Hydra Max terminal is now approved for operation […]

Kratos’ OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a recent KT SAT demonstration that showed end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio (5G NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN).  Kratos […]

Astrolight has reached a key technology milestone as it looks to bring laser communications more into the satellite mainstream. For the first time, it established end-to-end optical communication links from […]

India’s Astrogate Labs is teaming with South Korea-based Spacebeam to demonstrate laser communications, including optical ground stations.  Under the MoU, they plan to bring together the companies’ respective tech in […]

L3Harris will build an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s.  The European Space Agency (ESA) is leading the mission, with […]

Golbriak Space, an Estonian space laser communications company, has raised 4 million euro ($4.5 million) in seed funding. This was co-led by Join Capital and PhontonVentures with participation from Takeoff […]

Azercosmos has made a significant move in the AI arena. It has launched Platerra, an AI-powered platform designed to automatically analyze satellite imagery and turn it into geospatial information that […]

Gilat Satellite Networks reports recent contract wins totalling $38 million for its SkyEdge system and connectivity projects in Peru.  Wednesday, Gilat announced $10 million in orders from an unnamed satellite […]

Kymeta won further U.S. government business in the form of a development contract. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tapped Kymeta to develop an enhanced cartridge that integrates compute, […]

Northrop Grumman has selected a ThinKom antenna to provide satcom for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II aircraft, which will assume the Navy’s TACAMO mission.   Northrop Grumman is developing the […]

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has created a new Aerospace and Non-Terrestrial Systems Solutions Working Group (AERO-SWG) as it looks to play a key role in keeping satellite systems secure. […]

The recent HAPS flight of a Sceye vehicle also included a laser tracking demonstration. Sceye and Softbank conducted the demonstration in August, flying a Sceye HAPS from New Mexico to […]

Intellian Technologies and Network Innovations plan to jointly develop and distribute multi-band Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) flyaway terminals for military and government customers under a new strategic partnership announced last […]

Kymeta’s Kestrel u5 terminal has received certification for compliance with railway standards ahead of connectivity trials with some of Europe’s largest rail operators.  The Kestrel u5 is a flat panel […]

SatPort Infrastructure will develop, build, and host landing stations for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation, to connect Lightspeed to terrestrial networks. The two companies announced a master services agreement on Sept. […]

PARIS – New AI tools are opening the opportunity for more people to get involved when it comes to AI and space. Over the past year, AI has moved from a […]

Positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) company NextNav achieved single-digit-meter positioning performance using standards-based 5G Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) during a field test over the air in both outdoor and indoor […]