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Finance
Eutelsat Sells Stake in Airbus OneWeb Joint Venture, Lowers Guidance
Eutelsat has completed the sale of OneWeb’s 50% share in the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture. The co-owner of the Florida-based business, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, acquired the stake. […]
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Launch
Virgin Galactic Completes First Flight of 2024
Virgin Galactic has completed its first spaceflight this year and its 11th overall. Interestingly, the latest flight was the first flight that all four seats aboard VSS Unity were occupied […]
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Sustainability
Malaysia’s Musang Valley Plantation Looks to EO Data
Musang Valley Plantation (MVP) is to use space-based technology to drive and implement sustainable practices and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The Malaysian integrated plantation company will use advanced […]
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Mobile Connectivity
EasyJet Becomes First Airline to Benefit from Viasat & ESA’s Iris Pro
easyJet announced it will partner with the European Iris program, which uses satellite technology to help modernize air traffic management (ATM). The initiative is being led by the European Space […]
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Manufacturing
Thales Alenia Space Selected to Build Hellas Sat 5
Thales Alenia Space has won a new contract from Hellas Sat to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the Hellas Sat 5 satellite. Hellas Sat 5 […]
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Launch
Firefly Signs 10-Year Launch Services Contract with National Reconnaissance Office
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha […]
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Finance
EIB, ESA, EC Strengthen European Space Financing
The European space sector has been boosted by the news of a key financial collaboration by some of the key stakeholders in Europe. The European Commission, the European Investment Bank […]
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People
Astroscale, Boeing, SES, and Intelsat Take Stock of 2023
2023 was a very eventful year in the satellite industry, and a number of companies made significant announcements as the industry heads into this unprecedented multi-orbit era. 2024 promises to […]
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Cybersecurity
Eviden Brings Satellite Monitoring Capabilities to Greece
Eviden is to help set up a new satellite monitoring system in Greece. The company, part of the Atos Group, will collaborate with the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post commission (EETT), […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Synspective Signs New SAR Contracts in Central Asia
Synspective is increasing its reach into key Central Asian markets. The Japanese SAR satellite data and analytics solution provider has entered into MoUs with Uzbekistan’s Center for Space Monitoring and […]
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Launch
MyRadar to Work with Exolaunch on Satellite Deployment
MyRadar has tapped Exolaunch for the deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites. The satellites, HORIS-1 and HORIS-2, are set to launch on upcoming SpaceX rideshare missions. The company, […]
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Finance
French Startup Aldoria Secures Further Funding
Aldoria has secured a further 10 million euros ($10.87 million) in funding after closing a series A funding round. The space situational awareness (SSA) company has now raised 22 million […]
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Connectivity
Es’hailSat Signs Partnership Deal with Total Media Cast
Es’hailSat is to partner with Total Media Cast (TMC) to be able to provide digital satellite news gathering services (DSNG) and outdoor broadcast van (OBVAN) services in Qatar and across […]
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Editor's Note
Shadows and Light
SpaceX continues to cast a giant shadow over the industry with its dominance. As well its hold on the launch market, Starlink continues to strike eye-catching deals, that previously would […]
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Earth Observation
Earth Observation CEOs Analyze 2023, a Seismic Year in EO
The Earth Observation (EO) market is one of the most dynamic in satellite right now. As the fight against climate change rages on, satellite companies in this area have a […]
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Cybersecurity
10 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity and Satellite in 2023
It is hard to believe that this year, the CyberSat event will be seven years old. It has grown ever year, as the relationship between cybersecurity and satellite has become […]
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Mobile Connectivity
Archer Aviation to Partner with NASA to Boost AAM Market
Archer Aviation has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA as they look to boost the nascent advanced air mobility (AAM) market. The collaboration will kick off with an initial […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Viasat Reveals Details of Satellite Navigation Demonstration in UK
Viasat has revealed details of a key demonstration in the United Kingdom in the aviation arena. It has demonstrated a U.K. satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, […]
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Connectivity
Forsway Forms New JV to Target Underserved Streaming Markets
Forsway and Cloudpoint have formed a joint venture, Xtend Solutions FZCO, a new provider of low-cost content streaming solutions in underserved regions. Primary markets of focus for the new venture […]
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Finance
Karim Michel Sabbagh Outlines the Vision for AI Space Tech Firm Space42, Following Yahsat/Bayanat Merger
Yahsat and AI geospatial solutions provider Bayanat announced a large piece of consolidation at the end of the year with plans to combine into a brand new AI-powered space technology […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Works with PGS to Achieve High Speed Data Collection
Marlink, working alongside geophysical company PGS, has achieved an uplink speed of more than 250 Mbps as it helps the company collect offshore data. It has upgraded the smart hybrid […]
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People
ABS CEO Amit Somani Leaves Role
ABS (Agility Beyond Space) is now looking for a new CEO. In its latest full year results, the operator made the surprise announcement that CEO Amit Somani is leaving immediately […]
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Connectivity
Tom Choi Talks Finance, Consolidation, and AI for Satellite Sector
2023 was quite a year in the satellite industry. Huge deals like Viasat/Inmarsat, Eutelsat/OneWeb were completed. Intelsat and SES held merger talks without success, and Telesat announced funding and its […]
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Connectivity
Measat Partners with SpaceX to Sell Starlink Services
SpaceX has made a move in the Asian broadband market as it looks to bring Starlink services and hardware to people across the world. It will partner with Malaysian satellite […]
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Imagery and Sensing
New ESA Environmental Security Project Goes Live
A new European Space Agency (ESA) project to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities is now fully operational. The project, EO4Security, is dedicated to developing algorithms and application platforms […]
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Connectivity
Viasat and Es’hailSat Sign Capacity Agreement in Middle East
Es’hailSat has won a new capacity deal with Viasat Energy Services, a business unit of Viasat. Viasat Energy Services is securing capacity on multiple transponders on the Es’hail-1 satellite located […]
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Connectivity
Rivada Signs UAE Connectivity Deal
Rivada Space Networks has made further inroads into the Middle East connectivity market. It is teaming up with Wiseband, an Emirati satellite services company, to bring secure connectivity solutions to […]
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Government/Military
Kratos Teams Up with Rancher Government Solutions to Enhance OpenSpace Platform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) have formed a strategic partnership for customers to get more out of Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace platform. The partnership will better enable […]
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Mobile Connectivity
Skylo and FocusPoint Collaborate on New IoT Service
Skylo will interconnect its NTN network with FocusPoint’s PULSE platform enabling FocusPoint’s IoT monitoring and emergency escalation service, the companies announced January 4th. This new service will monitor IoT devices […]
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Mobility
SpaceX’s Starlink Signs Luxury Cruise Connectivity Deal with Seabourn
Seabourn, a company that specializes in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will equip its fleet of ultra-luxury ships with Wi-Fi connectivity provided by the Starlink satellite constellation, SpaceX announced Thursday. […]





























