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Finance
L3Harris Sees Boost In FY 2020 from Post-Merger Gains
L3Haris Space and Airborne Systems and Communications System segments drove revenue increase for the company in 2020, along with Integrated Mission Systems, while Aviation Systems experienced a decline due to […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sees Biggest Boost in Strong FY 20
The Space Systems segment of Northrop Grumman Corporation led the company in sales increases for both the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2020, and for the full year. In Q4, Space […]
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Finance
SiriusXM Satellite Evaluation Underway After Payload Failure
The SiriusXM satellite built by Maxar Technologies that launched in January is under evaluation after certain payload units have failed, the company reported in a Wednesday filing to the Securities […]
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Government/Military
HawkEye 360 Prepares to Expand RF Tracking Capabilities With Second Cluster
HawkEye 360 is at an inflection point in its work to bring commercial Radio Frequency (RF) geolocation data to market, as its second-generation cluster is now in-orbit and being prepared […]
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Finance
Momentus CEO Mikhail Kokorich Resigns Over Regulatory Concerns
Momentus‘ founding CEO Mikhail Kokorich has resigned amid the company’s efforts to go public, due to regulatory concerns with his status as a Russian citizen. The company announced Jan. 25 […]
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Launch
York Space Systems Selects Apollo Fusion Propulsion System for Constellation
Apollo Fusion has been selected to provide the propulsion system for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation placed by York Space Systems. The order marks a string of successes for […]
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Connectivity
FCC to Start Assignment Phase of C-Band Auction on Feb. 8
The FCC will start the assignment phase of the 5G auction of C-band spectrum on Feb. 8, the commission announced Tuesday. In this phase, bidders that won generic spectrum blocks […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Space Sales See Double-Digit Boost in Q4
Lockheed Martin’s Space segment continues a streak of increased sales, as the company reported $401 million in net Space sales in Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2020 — a 14% increase […]
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Connectivity
Latest Starlink Satellites Equipped with Laser Communications, Musk Confirms
The latest Starlink satellites launched on Jan. 24 are equipped with laser links, and all Starlink satellites launched next year will be equipped with laser inter-satellite links, Elon Musk, SpaceX […]
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Launch
SpaceX Launches Record Rideshare Mission Carrying 143 Satellites
SpaceX launched Transporter-1, the first mission in its dedicated smallsat rideshare program on Jan. 24, carrying 143 satellites total — 133 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites. This […]
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Mobility
Alphabet Shutters Loon Venture
Alphabet, parent company of Google, is shutting down Loon, its subsidiary dedicated to providing broadband from balloons in the stratosphere. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth announced the news in a Medium […]
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Government/Military
Satellite Industry Responds to Jessica Rosenworcel’s New Role as Acting FCC Chair
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Friday, Jan. 22. U.S. President Joe Biden named Jessica Rosenworcel acting chairwoman of the FCC on Thursday. She succeeds Ajit Pai, who stepped […]
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Mobility
Gilat Tests ESA Over Inmarsat GX Network
Gilat Satellite Networks’ Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) has been successfully tested over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network, the companies announced Thursday. Gilat’s open-architecture antenna has been integrated with Inmarsat’s G-MODMAN […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Signs Konnect Service Agreement for Post Office Network in Côte d’Ivoire
Eutelsat Communications has signed an agreement with distribution partner InterSat to provide “konnect” broadband service to a network of 170 post offices throughout Côte d’Ivoire. Under the multi-year agreement, “La […]
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Finance
Intelsat Board Chair David McGlade Accused of Insider Trading in Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has accused David McGlade, former Intelsat CEO and chairman of its board of directors, along with shareholders BC Partners and Silver Lake, of insider trading around the […]
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Connectivity
Satellite IoT Tech’s Role in Vaccine Distribution
The world is facing a bleak winter in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health experts have warned that the coming weeks will be challenging, as COVID cases are at […]
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Connectivity
SES Networks to Deliver Capacity to Northern Canada for SSI Canada
SES will deliver satellite capacity to Nunavut in northern Canada, through a multi-year agreement with with SSi Canada, the developer-operator of Qiniq broadband, and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut. Under […]
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Government/Military
Iridium, Lockheed Martin Join Group Calling for FCC to Stay Ligado Order
Update: On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the FCC denied a request to stay the Ligado decision. “[The] order imposed stringent conditions in order to protect incumbent users, including GPS services and […]
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Connectivity
C-Band Auction Sets Record, Grossing $81B in Phase One
The FCC’s C-band auction has set a new FCC auction record at the end of its first phase, grossing $80.9 billion. This far exceeds previous estimates for the auction, which […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar to Provide Satellite Services for Smart Livestock Tag
Globalstar has signed an agreement to supply satellite services to Ceres Tag, a direct-to-satellite animal tracking platform. The Ceres Tag is a smart ear tag that weighs just over one […]
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Finance
SoftBank Re-Invests in OneWeb
SoftBank Group has made an investment into the new iteration of OneWeb, the company announced Jan. 15. This marks SoftBank re-investing into OneWeb, after the former majority investor pulled out […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb Adjusts Target Constellation Size Down to 7,000 Satellites
OneWeb has adjusted its plans for the size of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation down from a 48,000-satellite constellation to roughly 7,000, the company announced Wednesday. In May, while the […]
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Launch
SpaceX to Launch Second Intuitive Machines’ Moon Mission
Intuitive Machines has selected SpaceX to launch its NASA-backed IM-2 Polar Mission to the Moon on a Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 2022, the company announced Wednesday. NASA awarded […]
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Launch
Blue Origin Executes New Shepard Launch, Tests New Crew Capsule
Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard suborbital rocket on Thursday, testing upgrades to its crew capsule. This was the 14th New Shepard mission for Blue Origin, the commercial launch […]
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Finance
Eutelsat Takes on $243M EIB Loan for KONNECT VHTS Satellite
Eutelsat has taken on a eight-year, $243 million (200 million euro) financing agreement from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to back investments related to the procurement and launch of the […]
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Technology
L3 Harris Demonstrates MBMM Phased Array Antenna Tech
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed a technology demonstration to Multi-Band Multi-Mission (MBMM) phased array ground antenna system under a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract. L3Harris announced Tuesday that the antenna system […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Signs Distribution Agreement for Internet Service in Brazil with Sky Brasil
Viasat has reached a distribution agreement with Sky Brasil, the largest satellite pay TV operator in Brazil, for its satellite internet service. In the agreement announced Tuesday, Sky will sell, […]
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Government/Military
NASA and FAA Sign MOU to Support Commercial Space
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed an MOU to support commercial space activities. Under the MOU signed Jan. 8, the FAA and NASA have agreed to collaborate […]
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Mobility
ThinKom K/Q-Band Phased-Array Antenna Tested with AEHF Satellite
ThinKom’s K- and Q-band phased-array antenna have been tested and proved to meet or exceed performance metrics to operate with the frequency-hopping waveform of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) […]
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Connectivity
FCC Allows SpaceX to Launch 10 Starlink Sats into Polar Orbit
The FCC has granted SpaceX permission to launch ten Starlink satellites into Polar Orbit. In an FCC order issued Jan. 8, the commission granted SpaceX the ability to deploy and […]




























