Rachel Jewett

Iridium is making an undisclosed investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), which offers Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions.  DDK is a Scotland-based company that uses the Iridium network to […]

York Space Systems is planning to build a new, larger manufacturing facility in its headquarter city of Denver, Colorado, in order to boost manufacturing capability to keep up with customer […]

Telesat and Brazilian telco TIM Brasil jointly tested Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul, reporting successful 4G mobile data traffic performance.  The tests, announced Thursday, were conducted over five days in Rio […]

Viasat has signed a multi-year In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) content partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to make its live game subscription service NBA League Pass available to airline passengers. […]

Astra has signed a multi-launch deal with Planet. Astra did not specify how many missions the deal includes, or the value of the contract, but the companies have “plans to […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has signed an additional order from SES Government Services for satellite services from the O3b constellation. The 11.8 million task order is part of a […]

Starfish Space and Benchmark Space Systems have reached an agreement to test on-orbit refuelling and docking capabilities during the Orbit Fab Tanker 1 mission that launches next month. This is […]

Ball Aerospace and Microsoft have demonstrated satellite-to-cloud data processing in recent tests for the U.S. Department of Defense, that also involved Telesat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.  In the tests, announced […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched a missile warning satellite called the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) Flight 5 on Tuesday for the U.S. Space Force. […]

Viasat has received approval in Nigeria to operate as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the company announced Tuesday. The satellite operator is now licensed to operate as an ISP, with […]

Rocket Lab released preliminary details after an Electron launch failure on May 15, and said data reviews suggest an engine computer detected an issue after the stage 2 engine ignited, […]

ABL Space Systems has won its fourth launch contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. The launcher in development has received a “Responsive Launch II” from the Defense Innovation Unit […]

The pandemic’s effect on the mobility market affected Telesat’s first quarter results as it moves forward with plans for its Lightspeed constellation.  On Friday, Telesat reported $190 million Canadian dollars […]

Momentus has received a draft National Security Agreement (NSA) from the U.S. government that is a step toward approvals the company needs to go public in the U.S.  The company […]

Google Cloud has signed a deal with SpaceX to connect its Starlink internet consetllation to Google’s cloud services. Under the deal Google announced Thursday, SpaceX will locate Starlink ground stations […]

KBR has won a new contract worth $51.2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deploy an antenna network that will monitor space weather. Under the contract, […]

Momentus special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger has received an extension to its closing date. Shareholders of the SPAC, Stable Road Acquisition Corp., voted to approve extending the business combination […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied Momentus’ request to approve its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for upcoming launch due to national security concerns.  Momentus is in the midst […]

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems has named retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker as its new CEO. Tyvak is a Terran Orbital company that manufactures nanosatellite platforms.  Becker most recently […]

“In information security, it is a matter of time before failure. Given enough time, all systems will fail.”  William Eshaugh, vice president of Corporate Engineering and Security for Planet, laid […]

Eutelsat Communications pushed back the launch of its EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite to the third quarter of the 2021 calendar year. This is the second time the operator rescheduled the QUANTUM […]

Voyager Space Holdings has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in X.O. Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks, the company announced May 10. The deal was first announced in […]

Hughes Network Systems saw a 3.8% revenue increase in the first quarter of 2021, despite a dip in subscribers. During quarterly reports for parent company EchoStar Corporation, Hughes also provided […]

SpaceX successfully executed a high-altitude flight test of its Starship rocket Wednesday evening, nailing the landing. This was the first successful high-altitude Starship test to date. The prototype SN15 took […]

More than a year ago, Spire Global CEO Peter Platzer began working on a plan to get the company ready to go public. As Spire’s constellation of just over 100 […]

Smallsat launcher in development Firefly Aerospace has closed an oversubscribed $75 million Series A funding round, which values the company at more than $1 billion. The funding round, announced May […]

OneWeb has signed its first commercial services contract with Hughes Network Systems for the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Hughes is the prime contractor on the project, and will […]

EchoStarMobile, an EchoStar subsidiary, has reached a deal with Semtech Corporation to test satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services enabled by the LoRaWAN protocol.  LoRaWAN is a protocol for […]

SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Tuesday afternoon. A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral Florida […]

Maxar Technologies saw a slight boost in first quarter revenue in 2021 compared to 2020, but posted a net loss of $84 million, including a $28 million charge related to […]