Rachel Jewett

Azercosmos has signed a capacity agreement with iSAT Africa for capacity on the Azerspace-2 satellite. iSAT Africa, a data, video, and internet service provider, will use the capacity to provide […]

The Mission-Critical Technologies group of Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded $20 million in additional funding from the U.S. Army for a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) contract. The additional funding, […]

Iridium is partnering with CLS Telemetry, Everywhere Communications, Marlink, M2M Connectivity, Rock Seven, and Tesacom to test its newest satellite Internet of Things (IoT) device Iridium Edge Solar.  The solar-powered […]

KSAT is providing ground station support for a smallsat mission from a Norwegian university that is working to detect toxic algae blooms that threaten the region’s fish farm industry. This […]

Despite the pandemic and its effects on the economy, Planet says it is exceeding business targets in 2020. Co-founder and CEO Will Marshall shared in an update on Tuesday that […]

The newest military GPS satellite has recently received Operational Acceptance approval. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) public affairs announced Monday that the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 received approval […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded more than $10 million for a five-year service project to provide 4G backhaul services in Latin America. Gilat said in a Monday announcement that […]

GoGo reported consolidated revenue of $96.6 million and a net loss of $86 million in its Second Quarter (Q2) 2020 financial results released on Monday. GoGo, which provides In-Flight Connectivity […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX have been National Security Space Launch  (NSSL) service contracts, the U.S. Space Force announced Aug. 7.  The Phase 2 Procurement contracts are for launch […]

SpaceX launched a batch of 57 Starlink satellites with two BlackSky Earth Observation (EO) satellites along for the ride on Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex […]

Rocket Lab is preparing for return to flight in August after its July 4 mission failed, losing payloads for customers Canon Electronics Inc., Planet, and In-Space. The smallsat launcher announced […]

The FCC granted Amazon approval on Thursday to build out Project Kuiper, its planned constellation of 3,236 satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) that will deliver low-latency broadband internet. Along with […]

Airbus reported a 55% decline in revenue in the Second Quarter (Q2) of 2020 compared to 2019, as the company’s CEO said the financials show the visible impact of the […]

Telesat released its Second Quarter (Q2) financial results Thursday, reporting consolidated revenue of $208 million Canadian dollars ($155 million), a decrease of 10% compared to the same period in 2019. […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched NASA’s Perseverance rover on Thursday, marking the culmination of years of work by thousands of people since the project was announced in 2012.  A […]

Speedcast International signed a new bandwidth agreement contract with Intelsat, in which Intelsat’s connectivity infrastructure and services will support Speedcast’s customers. This agreement comes out of Speedcast’s Chapter 11 proceedings […]

The Boeing Company continues to take a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the grounding of its 737 MAX. Boeing released its Second Quarter (Q2) results on Wednesday, with […]

Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Inhofe has placed a hold on the nomination of Mike O’Rielly to be FCC Commissioner over the FCC’s recent Ligado decision. Inhofe announced Tuesday that he […]

Hughes announced this week that it will invest $50 million into OneWeb, joining the U.K. government and Bharti Enterprises in their acquisition of the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)  constellation company.  Hughes […]

Virgin Galactic unveiled the design of VSS Unity cabin on Tuesday in a virtual event, sharing images of what its commercial passenger space flight experience will look like.  The six […]

Iridium released its Second Quarter (Q2) financial results on Tuesday, reporting total revenue of $140.2 million, a 2% decrease compared to the same time period in 2019. Iridium reported a […]

This summer, Hughes Network Systems has conducted two tests of its HeloSat satellite communications system, and the company’s Defense Senior Director Wayne Marhefka tells Via Satellite these tests show the […]

Primo Space, an early stage Italian venture fund focused on space startups has closed at about $68 million (58 million euros). The funds included contributions from the European Investment Fund […]

Hughes Network Systems is joining the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises in their acquisition of OneWeb. Hughes announced Monday that it will invest $50 million with the consortium, and continue […]

Viasat has raised $175 million from affiliates of Intercorp, and affiliates of The Baupost Group, L.L.C., Viasat’s largest shareholder, the company announced Thursday. Under the terms of the investment, the […]

U.S. Space Command reports it has evidence that Russia recently conducted an anti-satellite weapons test. In a Thursday announcement, Space Command said Russia released a new object into orbit from […]

XipLink, a manufacturer of  Wide Area Network (WAN) acceleration technologies, and Galaxy Broadband Communications have integrated XipLink’s XipOS optimization software into the Galaxy Multi-Satellite, Microwave and LTE Hybrid Networks. The […]

  Representatives from Telesat and SpaceX dug into their companies’ plans for constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and how they can provide backhaul in Via Satellite’s Cell Backhaul Digital Week […]

Global Eagle has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate a sale of its assets to a group of loan holders. The company, which provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) […]

Lockheed Martin continues to see sales increases despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the company reported Second Quarter (Q2) 2020 net sales of $16.2 billion, compared to $14.4 billion in […]