Mark Holmes

The European space startup scene is home to a number of companies involved in climate monitoring and mitigating the impacts of climate change. One such company that is looking to […]

Iceye is providing the government of Ukraine with its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging capabilities, signing a contract with the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation. As part of the agreement, […]

R3-IoT has changed its name to Krucial, the company announced Aug. 18. The company will be launching a flagship product – Krucial Connect, which aims to connect smart devices anywhere […]

Intellian has signed a comprehensive new partnership deal with Speedcast, which will see the two companies collaborate in serving multiple markets with future-proof satellite connectivity, including the maritime and energy […]

Inmarsat has approved Orbit’s GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal for use on its Global Xpress (GX) network. Inmarsat announced the approval Aug. 15. The GX30 terminal aims to fulfil the […]

Breeze Holdings, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and D-Orbit, the Italian space logistics company, have canceled their planned merger due to a change in the financial markets. […]

Orbit Communications Systems is launching a new antenna system as it looks to target more business in the Earth observation (EO) market, to go alongside its core mobility markets. It […]

GHGSat, a company playing a role in the climate change arena thanks to its high resolution methane monitoring satellites, has doubled capacity after the launch of three new satellites. GHGSat […]

SpaceBridge has won a new contract with Axess Networks, the company announced Aug. 12. Axess Networks will use SpaceBridge technology to provide a high-speed broadband trunk for community internet access […]

Gilat Satellite Networks saw a small revenue increase in the three months to the end of June compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights […]

Yahsat has seen strong increases in revenues and profits so far in 2022. Yahsat released its latest results on August 9, reporting in the six months to the end of […]

Comtech Telecommunications appointed Chairman Ken Peterman its new president and CEO, succeeding Michael Porcelain, effective immediately. The company announced the change on Aug. 10, less than seven months after Porcelain […]

Maxar Technologies has won a new contract with L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of 14 spacecraft platforms and associated support for its Tranche 1 Tracking Layer contract with […]

Virgin Orbit has moved a step closer to launching from South Korea. J-Space, the South Korean investment group, signed a deal with Virgin Orbit which will see the two companies […]

Viasat reported a small increase in overall revenues, but a net loss for the company’s first quarter 2023 results, released Aug. 8. Revenues for the three months was $678 million, […]

Kayhan Space is launching a new spaceflight safety platform, Pathfinder, the company announced Aug. 9. The platform aims to enable satellite and mission operators to manage operational risks and make […]

Northrop Grumman has teamed up with Firefly Aerospace to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new medium-lift launch vehicle to serve commercial, civil, and national […]

LiveEO, a Berlin-based satellite analytics company, has secured 19 million euros ($19.34 million) in new funding, the company announced Aug. 5. LiveEO’s core product is an infrastructure monitoring suite powered […]

Xona Space Systems has secured another $25 million in financing, the company announced late last week. The company, which is developing navigation technologies from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), revealed that […]

Inmarsat has released new research which looks at how businesses and the general population view the potential for space. The report — What on Earth is the Value of Space […]

Viasat has now reached the 50,000 sites mark in Brazil, a market in which it has been operating since 2018. Viasat announced this milestone July 27. While Viasat’s customers are […]

Ball Aerospace signed an MoU with well-known data storage company Seagate Technologies to collaborate on data processing and storage technology in space, the company announced July 26. Through this collaborative […]

SES has won a new deal in the cruise sector, a key target vertical for the company. SES announced Tuesday that it has signed a new agreement to provide high-speed […]

Eutelsat and OneWeb have reached an agreement to combine, bringing together satellite assets in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) for multi-orbit service. The companies announced the news early Tuesday, […]

Update: Eutelsat and OneWeb announced early Tuesday that they have signed an MoU to combine Eutelsat and OneWeb in an all-share transaction. Under the deal, Eutelsat shareholders and OneWeb shareholders […]

Welcome to our August edition of Via Satellite, or should I say Via Smallsat — an entire edition dedicated to the vibrant small satellite market. All of the content in […]

The global startup space industry is thriving. Startup space ventures brought in a record $15 billion in financing in 2021, and seed investments in startups rose by 46 percent, according […]

Inmarsat has confirmed that its I-6 F1 satellite has reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and begun on-orbit testing. The satellite, the size of a London double-decker bus, with a solar array […]

Measat’s latest satellite, Measat-3D has now entered commercial service, the company confirmed July 22. The satellite has a planned lifespan of more than 18 years, carries C-band and Ku-band payloads for […]

Isar Aerospace has received approval from French Space Agency CNES to operate its rockets from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana. This is a major milestone for the […]