Rachel Jewett

Senator John Kennedy, R-La., questioned the validity of the FCC’s accelerated relocation payments to incentivize satellite operators to clear C-band spectrum as FCC Chairman Ajit Pai testified before a subcommittee […]

SES has selected Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Company, to deliver four new satellites as part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan.  The satellite operator announced Tuesday that Northrop […]

Intelsat has contracted Maxar Technologies and Northrop Grumman to build new satellites to support its C-band spectrum clearing. The satellite operator announced Monday that Maxar Technologies will build and deliver […]

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket was on the launch pad at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, just days away from the “Don’t Stop Me Now” mission, when the small satellite […]

Rocket Lab’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” mission, which was delayed by COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand, lived up to its name and successfully took off from Launch Complex 1 on […]

Viasat is set to receive $2.7 million in support from the FCC over ten years to expand rural broadband in Oregon. The Commission on Friday authorized $7.4 million in funding […]

Spaceflight Industries, Inc. has finalized sale of its rideshare business, Spaceflight, Inc., to Mitsui & Co., in partnership with Yamasa Co., the company announced Friday. The sale, which was first […]

The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) has awarded GomSpace a contract to develop and deliver a military communications nanosatellite. GomSpace announced the contract, which is worth $2 million, on Wednesday.  […]

Globalstar has deployed a new ground station in Córdoba, Argentina, the company announced Thursday. The new infrastructure enables voice calls, two-way data communication and internet connection. Globalstar said it extends […]

Viasat and Honeywell have entered a strategic partnership, adding Viasat’s VR-12T chipset to Honeywell’s Maintenance Service Plan (MSP). The companies said in a Wednesday announcement that this partnership adds to […]

York Space Systems is a subcontractor for LatConnect 60, and will manufacture its unique spacecraft platform for LatConnect 60’s small satellite constellation in development that will provide Earth Observation (EO) […]

C-COM Satellite Systems has integrated UHP Networks UHP-200 modem with its iNetVu 8000 series antenna controllers. C-COM announced Wednesday that the new modem is now fully compatible with all C-COM […]

Hughes Network Systems reports that its HeloSat satellite communications transmitted consistent, real-time, full-motion video from a Black Hawk helicopter during a recent in-flight demonstration. The HeloSat solution sent live, HD […]

Planet has enhanced the spatial resolution of its SkySat imagery from 80 cm to 50 cm, after lowering its SkySat constellation over a time period of six months. The Earth […]

Intelsat General (IG) has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army to assess and develop its technology and services as a solution for the Army’s mission to progress satellite […]

TV TEM, an affiliate of TV Globo, has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat for capacity on its 65 West A satellite to distribute its programming in Brazil’s São Paulo […]

SES Networks and Colombian services provider SkyNet have increased network capacity to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the Colombian department of Amazonas. SES announced Monday that SkyNet used SES Networks’ […]

Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS Teleport), and siHealth, a healthcare technology solutions company, are partnering to use satellite technologies to provide cognitive mobile healthcare solutions, the two United Kingdom companies announced […]

Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) has completed live in-orbit testing across Telesat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Phase 1 satellite. The companies said in a Thursday announcement that the testing demonstrated Telesat […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Data Link Solutions a $33.6 million contract for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) low volume terminal, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced Thursday. […]

Momentus, which provides in-space transportation services for satellites, will fly an OrbAstro 3U satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) onboard the SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission in 2021, the companies announced Thursday.  […]

On Wednesday, Comtech Telecommunications Corp., reported its operating results for its Third Quarter (Q3), which ended April 30, 2020, reporting $135 million in net sales, a 20% decrease from the […]

  SpaceX launched an additional 60 Starlink satellites late Wednesday, marking more than 480 satellites launched for the company’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. A Falcon 9 booster launched the satellites […]

Hispasat will provide backhaul services to Red Compartida, a shared network in Mexico operated by Altán. Under an agreement the two companies announced Thursday, Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite will provide […]

Intelsat S.A. released its First Quarter (Q1) 2020 results on Thursday, its first quarterly results since filing for bankruptcy in May. The company reported a net loss attributable to Intelsat […]

Virgin Galactic, the Richard Branson-owned company working toward commercial spaceflight with its SpaceShipTwo vehicle, last month announced a partnership with NASA to develop technically feasible high Mach vehicles. Through this […]

Astroscale is making a move into Geostationary (GEO) on-orbit servicing. Astroscale U.S. Inc., the U.S. unit of Astroscale Holdings Inc., is acquiring the intellectual property of Effective Space Solutions R&D […]

Thuraya and Cygnus Telecom have equipped ambulances in Dubai with satellite phones during the pandemic. Thuraya, the satellite service subsidiary of Yahsat, announced Wednesday that its partner Cygnus Telecom has […]

Globalstar, Inc., has introduced the ST100, a new, one-way satellite transmitter. Globalstar said in a Wednesday release that the ST100 is lightweight, low power and small with embedded antennas, a […]

Retired NASA astronaut Tim Kopra has joined MDA as vice president of Robotics and Space Operations, the Canadian company announced Tuesday. Kopra will be responsible for the work of the […]