Author: Rachel Jewett

SES grew revenue nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2023, with a boost from its DRS Global Enterprise Solutions acquisition and the stronger U.S. dollar.  The operator reported 490...

Raytheon Technologies has tapped CesiumAstro to supply phased array communications payloads to support its contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. CesiumAstro will provide...

Hughes Network Systems is rolling out new satellite internet HughesNet plans geared toward small business. The company said new plans announced this week include business-grade support, quicker repairs, and free...

Spire Global is launching a new weather insights platform for the maritime industry, to deliver analysis with data from the company’s satellites to maritime customers.  Spire can make 15-day global...

Private equity firm Advent International has closed its acquisition of Maxar, including a minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. Maxar will no longer be a publicly traded company...

Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced legislation to help protect commercial satellite operators from cyber attacks — an issue that has gained in prominence after the hack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in Ukraine. U.S....

Imagery startup Synspective and regional operator Thaicom are partnering to jointly offer synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for disaster response in Thailand.  The two companies announced Tuesday they plan to offer...

Mynaric has a new customer — Loft Federal, the government subsidiary of Loft Orbital, which ordered Mynaric laser terminals for its work on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Experimental Testbed. ...

Some of the biggest players in Europe’s space industry are coming together to bid on the European Union’s Iris² constellation. A group of manufacturers and satellite operators — Airbus Defence...

Welsh space company Space Forge has a new MoU with Australia’s Southern Launch to explore potential satellite return technologies at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, the companies announced Monday.  Space...