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10 Hottest
10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2024
Rising interest rates have made for a tough fundraising environment for space startups in the past year and a half. This environment has put the value of business cases in […]
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Government/Military
Poland Invests in New Defense GEO Satellite Built by Thales, Airbus, and Radmor
Poland is the latest country to invest more in its space defense capabilities with a key new contract with some of Europe’s biggest players for a new Geostationary Orbit (GEO) […]
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Mobility
IFC News Roundup from AIX
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) was another opportunity for satellite companies to make the case for in-flight connectivity (IFC) to airlines. Via Satellite rounds up some of the significant announcements involving […]
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Mobility
Airlines See IFC as Way to Build Relationships With Customers
HAMBURG, Germany — As in-flight connectivity (IFC) has become a core part of the customer experience while flying, airlines are looking at IFC as one of the ways they form […]
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Cybersecurity
Darktrace’s Research Shows New Chinese Modus Operandi
Darktrace has released a new research report, “Crimson Echo: Understanding Chinese-nexus Cyber Tradecraft Through Behavioral Analysis” which looks at how Chinese-nexus cyber activity is evolving and the threats its poses. […]
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Cybersecurity
Anthropic Launches Project Glasswing for Cybersecurity
Anthropic has announced an ambitious new project as it looks to play a key role in securing the world’s most critical software. It is teaming up with Amazon Web Services, […]
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Cybersecurity
Top Space Cyber Execs Talk Increased Iranian Cyber Attacks
Space companies face an ever-growing attack surface, including a recent upsurge of attacks from Iran. Top CISOs of space companies from Vantor, SES, Viasat, and Telesat shared a view into […]
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Cybersecurity
NSA Reveals Details of New LEO Security Report
The National Security Agency (NSA) along with a number of other parties, has released a new Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), a report that highlights high-level cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies […]
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Mobility
Emirates Connectivity Exec Explains the Airline’s Move to Starlink
In November last year, Emirates stunned the in-flight connectivity (IFC) world when it announced a move to adopt Starlink. Emirates is deploying Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet, beginning […]
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Launch
BryceTech Report Shows SpaceX Accounted for 50% of Launches in 2025
BryceTech, one of the leading space research firms, has released its 2025 Year in Review tracking the launch market. It shows a market moving towards small satellites, and underlines the […]
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People
NSG Names Haithem Alfaraj as its Second CEO
Neo Space Group (NSG), the fast-growing Saudi space company, has appointed Haithem Mohammed Mojil Alfaraj as its new CEO. Alfaraj replaces Martijn Blanken, who has led the company since its inception […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Italy and Argentina to Enhance Space Collaboration With Telespazio and VENG Deal
Italy and Argentina are to continue their collaboration in the space data arena. e-GEOS, a joint venture between the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio, has signed a multi-year co-operation deal with […]
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Technology
Redwire Wins European Quantum Satellite Contract
Redwire has a won a new quantum-secure satellite contract in Europe. It will develop a quantum-secure satellite under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Quantum Key Distribution Satellite (QKDSat) program, within […]
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Technology
Astroscale and Exotrail to Co-Develop Servicing Mission
Astroscale and Exotrail will develop a satellite de-orbiting mission together. This new contract brings together Japanese and French expertise in on-orbit servicing to develop a capability for safely removing satellites […]
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People
Measat Appoints New CTO
Measat Global (Measat) has appointed John Loke as its new Chief Technology Officer. Loke will play a key role in overseeing the company’s digital evolution and regional strategy, with the […]
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Connectivity
Es’hailSat and EgyptSat Sign VSAT Partnership Deal
Two of the Middle East’s biggest satellite companies have signed a partnership deal to provide better connectivity services in region. Es’hailSat, the Qatar satellite company, and EgyptSat have signed multi-year […]
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Technology
SpaceBridge Launches UniHub as Streamlined VSAT Platform
SpaceBridge launched a its new Estella’s UniHub, a new compact all-in-one VSAT hub platform. The solution aims to simplify satellite network deployment alongside high performance, efficiency, and scalability. SpaceBridge made […]
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SATShow 2026
Seraphim CEO: Space Investment is at a ‘Pivotal Time’
Seraphim Space CEO Mark Boggett kickstarted SATELLITE 2026 with a keynote that painted an optimistic picture for the space investment environment, calling it a “pivotal time” for the industry. Space […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat CEO Fallacher Talks OneWeb Gen 2, Global Competition, and Sovereign Demand
Eutelsat Group CEO Jean-François Fallacher has been in the job almost a year now. He has joined Eutelsat at an interesting time in its history as it looks to transform […]
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Cybersecurity
Latest White House Cybersecurity Strategy Talks Crypto, AI, Quantum
The White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America in mid-March with six policy pillars, including securing critical infrastructure and maintaining superiority in emerging technologies. While there may not […]
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Cybersecurity
Getting Better Outcomes In Space: How Will the UK Embrace the Challenge?
In a panel titled ‘Securing Space Assets and Strategic Stability’ at Space-Comm in London speakers from both a government and industry perspective talked about the security of space assets in […]
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Cybersecurity
SpiderOak Wins New UAS Systems Contract
SpiderOak has won a new contract from the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMO UAS) that will see it perform supply chain analysis and cybersecurity assessments for multiple vendors participating […]
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Government/Military
Ukraine Ambassador to UK Talks Future Warfare
At a recent event at Chatham House in the U.K, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K. spoke four years after Russia’s invasion talking about the future of warfare. Valerii Zaluzhnyi […]
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SATShow 2026
Industry Roundtable With ’10 Hottest’ Executives
Heading into SATShow Week, Via Satellite interviewed the executives of some of the companies featured in our ’10 Hottest Companies in Satellite’ for 2026 to get their takes on some of the […]
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Government/Military
Canada to Invest in New Spaceport in Nova Scotia
Canada is the latest nation to significantly invest in improving its space capabilities by announcing details of a new spaceport. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is to invest $200 […]
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Mobility
Marlink Launches Cloud Platform for Maritime Customers
Marlink is launching a new cloud platform for its maritime customers as it looks to bring a more efficient IT set-up to customers. XChange NextGen is an edge cloud platform […]
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Launch
Isar Aerospace Wins New Astroscale Contract
Isar Aerospace will launch the ‘ELSA-M’ In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission, thanks to a new deal with Astroscale Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. The mission will be launched […]
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Government/Military
EDA Commits to New VLEO Military Research Project
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is going to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space in a major new research project. The project, called VLEO-DEF, will design […]
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Government/Military
SSC Space Inks New Launch Deal
Sweden has moved one step closer to being and to control and launch satellites into orbit from its own territory from a national security perspective. SSC Space has signed an […]
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Manufacturing
European Space Agency Taps Terran Orbital Subsidiary for Defense Deal
Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, has won a new cubesat contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). It will develop Farinella, a 6U CubeSat that will support ESA’s […]





























