Jeffrey Hill

In Rocket Lab‘s fifth successful launch of 2024, the New Zealand-based launcher deployed the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s (KAIST) NEONSAT-1 satellite and NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail […]

TechCrunch published a report on Thursday that highlighted how important the success of SpaceX‘s Starlink constellation service is to the company’s long-term financial health. TechCrunch reporter Aria Alamalhodaei obtained SpaceX […]

Satellite ground networks technology company Comtech successfully transitioned the State of Arizona’s 911 services to Comtech’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) services this week in partnership with the Arizona Department of […]

The Via Satellite Technology of the Year award recognizes breakthrough technology achievements and how they impact the industry. This award is now in its sixth year, and has recognized technology […]

Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies rounds up 10 “must watch” companies in the satellite industry, from constellations, manufacturing, launch, and more. Via Satellite editors chose the companies on this list […]

There is always an inherent risk when doing anything in space. That said, a handful of space sustainability-minded companies are working hard to minimize those risks and prevent self-inflicted catastrophes. […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to satellite operator Viasat to provide integrated, multi-domain capabilities for the USAF Life Cycle Management Center (USAF LCMC). Viasat […]

Israeli satellite communication chipsets and systems developer SatixFy boasted an increase in product sales and revenue in its consolidated financial results for the nine-month period ending in September. The results, released […]

Lynk has initiated satellite-to-cell phone services in the Solomon Islands with its regional mobile operator partner Solomon Islands Limited (Bmobile), which is using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space” to connect its customers with […]

The United Arab Emirates’ flagship operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company  (Yahsat) is enjoying its strongest fiscal year in the last five years, with both its 2023 nine-month revenue and […]

Earth observation data company Planet Labs released its new Forest Carbon Diligence dataset — a 10-year archive of global forest carbon, tree height, and cover readings at 30-meter resolution. The […]

Canadian satellite operator Telesat maintained its full-year 2023 revenue guidance in its 2023 third fiscal quarter (Q3) results, as it hopes to keep losses at a minimum in the ramp […]

Satellite operator EchoStar, parent company of Hughes Network Systems, reported a tough 2023 fiscal third quarter (Q3), which included a 17% year-over-year decrease in consolidated revenue and a loss of […]

U.S. space-as-a-service company Momentus secured a contract with Spanish space and science equipment company AVS for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. Under the contract, Momentus will integrate AVS’ […]

Over the course of this debut season of Future Space Economy, we’ve learned how dependent both private and public sector space investors are on startups to bring enabling technologies to […]

Most of us understand the damage caused by cyberattacks on Earth. In space, the consequences of cyberattacks are even more dire. They can sabotage years of economic activity, threaten national […]

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck remembers the exact moment 17 years ago when he realized his launch business was going to be successful and stay successful in the long-term. He […]

As it exists today, the space tourism “experience” relies on the thrill of just being in space for a select group of dedicated space enthusiasts. However, for this budding tourism […]

Space-based telecommunications company Skyloom will provide its Optical Communications Terminal (OCT) to Earth observation firm Satellogic under a new contract announced on Friday. Satellogic will integrate Skyloom’s OCT into its […]

Sidus Space has been granted an additional 180 calendar days, or until March 11, 2024, to regain compliance with The NASDAQ Stock Market, the Space-as-a-Service company announced Thursday. Unlike many […]

Intelsat is expanding its teleport network to include Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre in Italy, the satellite operator announced Thursday. Intelsat said it signed the teleport agreement with Telespazio to accommodate […]

Space-based data, analytics and space services company Spire Global will supply aircraft positional data, as well as data from its Flight Report aggregation platform to Estuaire, an environmental data firm […]

Chris Emerson, the former Chairman and CEO of Airbus US Space and Defense, was appointed Chairman of antenna manufacturer ALL.SPACE‘s board of directors, the company announced Monday. Emerson currently serves […]

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator OneWeb launched a new “person-portable” lightweight user terminal (UT) for military operations and emergency response teams working in areas beyond the reach of terrestrial […]

Michèle Flournoy, the former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense who served during President Obama’s first term in office, has joined Rivada Networks’ Board of Directors, the company announced Thursday. Flournoy […]

Space-based data, analytics and space services provider Spire Global turned in one of its best fiscal quarter performances in 2Q 2023, reporting its strongest revenue haul and lowest operating loss […]

On what should have been a cheerful Q1 2024 financial earnings call to promote strong year-over-year revenue growth, Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg spent most of his time explaining […]

Why are the world’s space faring nations racing back to the Moon? What is the value of establishing a new lunar economy? In this episode of On Orbit’s Future Space […]

Indian hyperspectral earth-imaging technology firm Pixxel won a grant under the Indian Air Force‘s iDEX Prime program to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites, the company announced Tuesday. Pixxel will to develop […]

Quantic X-Microwave confirmed Wednesday that it was contracted by satellite communications systems developer SatixFy to provide up/down converters for the fully regenerative digital processed payload it installed on-board “JoeySat,” one […]