Author: Rachel Jewett

Back for the second year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space and satellite industry. These 25...

Back for the fourth year, Via Satellite highlights 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, companies on the rise in the smallsat arena in early funding rounds or pre-funding. This list represents companies from...

Viasat’s enterprise business is rolling out a new IoT Nano connectivity service with two-way messaging, powered by Orbcomm’s OGx IoT service.  The IoT nano service is designed for businesses to...

Firefly Aerospace could raise up to $632 million in an initial public offering (IPO). Firefly announced Monday it has launched the roadshow for its proposed IPO and it plans to...

Arianespace launched the second Vega C mission of 2025 on Friday evening, with Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites and the CNES MicroCarb satellite. The VV27 mission launched from Europe’s...

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation experienced a network outage on Thursday, drawing calls from the satellite industry about the importance of resilient networks and alternative paths of communication.  Starlink service was restored...

A new startup Cascade Space raised $5.9 million in funding to develop a platform for satellite communication system design. The company, formerly known as Heliosphere Network, is looking to solve...

Spire Global is building out its space reconnaissance portfolio for defense, with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence capabilities for persistent monitoring, geolocation, and situational awareness. The company said its...

SES and the Luxembourg government are investing in a second satellite for the GovSat public-private partnership to provide government connectivity services over Europe.  GovSat is a joint venture between SES...

Iridium Communications posted 8% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2025, but trimmed its outlook for service revenue growth for the full year.  Iridium had been projecting revenue...