Rachel Jewett

Skylo reports it has completed an over-the-air (OTA) voice call over narrowband satellite network (NB-NTN), paving the way to roll out a voice calling feature on its network.  Skylo shared […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission awarded launch service contracts to Isar Aerospace and Avio as part of the “Flight Ticket” initiative to test new technologies.  Italian aerospace […]

Telesat has named a new CFO with the upcoming retirement of longtime CFO Andrew Browne. Telesat has hired Donald Tremblay, CFO of Quebec-based mining company Champion Iron. His appointment will […]

EchoStar has reached a deal to sell 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum to AT&T for $23 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.  Specifically, AT&T will purchase approximately 30 MHz of nationwide […]

SpaceX launched the NAOS Earth Observation (EO) satellite for Luxembourg on Tuesday, along with satellites for rideshare customers Dhruva Space, Planet, Capella Space, and Pixxel.  SpaceX launched the mission on […]

European satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab has raised 94 million euros ($110 million) in a Series B round announced Tuesday to ramp up its satellite manufacturing capabilities.  The round includes a dual-tranche […]

Space42 will expand its satellite services and other services to Angola under a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Angola’s Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISM). Space42 called it a […]

Assured Space Access Technologies is rolling out a new phased array antenna system designed for missile defense radar operations and space communications. Assured Space announced the CapLink Array on Monday, […]

Finnish ground station services provider NorthBase has new partnerships with Infostellar and Atlas Space Operations for access to its ground station. NorthBase announced Monday that Infostellar will add NorthBase assets […]

The relationship between the commercial space industry and the Space Force has evolved in recent years. While the Space Force using commercial capabilities is not new, the “buy before build” […]

Welcome to the September edition of Via Satellite. This edition has a fantastic lineup of features touching on some of the most important issues driving the conversation in the satellite […]

Gilat Satellite Networks reports it has received more than $60 million in orders for its Stellar Blu ESA Sidewinder in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminals. Deliveries are expected in the next 12 […]

Ben Palmer will lead Viasat’s commercial business as its current leader Jimmy Dodd is retiring. Palmer will serve as president of Commercial starting in November.  Viasat said in an SEC […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for SpaceX Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including how the launches could cause aircraft delays.  […]

Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) has closed a $60 million fund for investment in dual-use national security technologies, with space as a key focus. The firm noted that oversubscribed Fund II […]

Offshore connectivity provider Tampnet secured a five-year contract to supply managed connectivity services for the Island Drilling offshore rig Island Innovator. The service includes Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite backhaul from […]

IBM and NASA have released a new open-source foundation model called Surya that is designed to predict how solar activity affects Earth and space-based technology.  Surya, announced this week, has […]

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas has invested into Ursa Space Systems to help the company serve customers across Asia, particularly in the Japanese market. The firm is the largest subsidiary of […]

Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup of phones on Wednesday, continuing its work with Skylo to offer satellite emergency messaging, while T-Mobile also highlighted the T-Satellite service with Starlink on […]

The SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has now entered service, marking the second new satellite to enter service for SiriusXM this year.  Maxar Space Systems built the […]

Alaska Airlines has tapped SpaceX‘s Starlink to equip its entire fleet with in-flight connectivity (IFC) service — swapping out its existing IFC provider Intelsat.   Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that all […]

With IonQ’s acquisition of Capella Space, the quantum computing company is looking to expand the security of quantum networking to satellite networks.   IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, operates in […]

Viasat has received a contract to provide satellite services for Australia and New Zealand’s Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). It is an augmentation network that  provides precise positioning and navigation […]

Telesat and terminal developer All.Space have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate All.Space’s user terminals with the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network.  The goal of this co-development is […]

Laser terminal manufacturer Mynaric has completed financial restructuring in Germany amid a deal to be acquired by Rocket Lab.  Mynaric announced Tuesday it has completed financial restructuring under the German […]

BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure expansion contract with HEO to provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness monitoring.  HEO is an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth […]

Get SAT has completed a satcom system upgrade for two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy. Get SAT worked with Korean satellite service provider KT SAT, […]

Voyager Technologies is investing into AI software company Latent AI in a move to bring edge computing to space.  Latent AI offers both enterprise and defense AI solutions. The companies […]

SpinLaunch has raised $30 million for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband constellation Meridian Space.  The funding includes new investment from existing investors, including lead investor ATW Partners. It also includes […]

Private equity firm Platinum Equity has moved to acquire in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider Anuvu for an undisclosed sum.  Anuvu provides IFC services to more than 150 airlines and also licenses […]