Author: Rachel Jewett

Open Cosmos will lead the Spanish component of the Atlantic Constellation, an Earth Observation initiative from Portugal and Spain. The Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the European Space Agency (ESA)...

Japanese aerospace and defense company IHI Corporation has signed a procurement contract with Iceye to build four satellites and up to 20 additional satellites in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR)...

A Japanese consortium of Softbank, ArkEdge Space, Kiyohara Optics, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) are planning to demonstrate optical communications between space and the stratosphere....

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a large cubesat platform for an in-orbit demonstration program that will host multiple European payloads.  Under the award from...

Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in orders from an unnamed satellite operator for its multi-orbit SkyEdge IV platform. These orders are scheduled for delivery over the next 12...

Keysight Technologies has acquired Spirent Communications in a $1.46 billion deal that integrates more communications testing technology into Keysight’s business.  Keysight, based in the U.S., provides design, emulation, and test...

In-space mobility provider Impulse Space has its sights set on the Moon. The company announced plans for a lunar lander that would use its existing Helios kick stage to reach...

K2 Space announced plans for the ‘Trinity’ mission on Tuesday, to launch three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to operate across LEO, MEO, and GEO.  The startup manufacturer...

Qualcomm Technologies (QTI) has integrated Iridium’s satellite connectivity into its Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR) for adoption by U.S. government customers and allied partners, the companies announced Tuesday.  This opens...

The satellite industry is going through a digital transformation. In this episode of On Orbit, we’re joined by a group of experts representing RF manufacturing, and both parabolic and electronically...