Rachel Jewett

In a recent demonstration during a 5G Automotive Association event, Viasat demonstrated a satellite voice call fully integrated into the infotainment system of a BMW Group vehicle.  The demonstration in […]

AST SpaceMobile has pushed back the expected timing of its launch campaign to early 2027, the company disclosed this week. The company also launched a share sale to raise $1 […]

The FCC may explore allowing unlicensed wireless devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth  to communicate directly with satellites for direct-to-device (D2D) service.  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a new proceeding on […]

South Africa’s top internet service provider Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite connectivity to residential customers under a new deal with Amazon announced Wednesday.  Herotel is launching its own satellite […]

Sometimes Thursday Morning Conversations (TMCs) are all about timing. It is a great time to talk to Applied Aerospace & Defense, a diverse space tech company, which recently went public […]

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) awarded Parsons Corporation subsidiary Space Ground System Solutions a contract to continue its work supporting satellite ground systems software and operations at the Blossom […]

Frontier Airlines and other Indigo Partners airlines will roll out SpaceX‘s Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) under a new deal announced Tuesday that covers more than 1,000 aircraft. This is Frontier’s […]

Iridium’s positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) chip is now commercially available, with the satellite operator reporting more than 150 organizations have expressed interest in the chip.  First announced in October, […]

Ravee Optics, a new startup focused on building compact laser terminals, has raised $6 million in a seed funding round. The startup announced the oversubscribed funding round on Monday, with […]

The FCC issued approval for startup Reflect Orbital to launch a demonstration satellite that will test a solar reflector in orbit that’s designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth.  The […]

Space42 and Skylo conducted direct-to-device (D2D) testing on the Thuraya-4 satellite, successfully demonstrating both SMS and SOS messaging.  The partners said in a July 9 announcement they expect to roll […]

Telespazio Ibérica has selected Simera Sense to supply multispectral imagers for the Canary Islands satellite constellation project.  The Canary Islands are a Spanish group of islands off the coast of […]

MDA Space is moving down the vertical stack of Earth Observation with a deal to acquire the majority stake in French data analytics and insight company Collecte Localisation Satellites, known […]

SpaceX has asked the FCC for authority to launch 100,000 satellites in a Gen3 constellation to deliver “multi-gigabit” connectivity. The filing indicates SpaceX intends to move into W- and D-band […]

Telesat has reached an agreement with the Canadian government to provide Military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney […]

York Space Systems has closed its acquisition of satcom terminal company All.Space, in a move both company CEOs say will create a complete tactical satcom ecosystem.  York Space Systems announced […]

CesiumAstro submitted an FCC filing for a 737-satellite constellation called Synchronicity to provide reconfigurable connectivity to fixed and mobile satellite users.  CesiumAstro, which is based in Austin, Texas, builds software-defined […]

A group of eight NATO allies plan to bring national military satellites together into a hybrid constellation called HALO to improve NATO’s resilience and military advantage in space.  HALO, which […]

SpaceX launched 81 payloads on the latest launch in its rideshare series, Transporter-17. The mission launched early Tuesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a Falcon 9 rocket, […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SES Space and Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for global Ku-band connectivity, including a number of managed connectivity […]

What can the hostile environment of the Arctic teach us about space? David Marsh recently returned from a first-hand journey to find out. He joins On Orbit this week after […]

Neo Space Group and Hughes Network Systems have deployed three new Hughes ground gateways in Saudi Arabia and Europe to support NSG’s in-flight connectivity. NSG on Monday announced new gateways with […]

Univity has signed an MoU with Indonesian national satellite operator Telkomsat to explore collaboration on satellite connectivity.  The MoU announced Monday includes assessing Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) architecture, and […]

The mission to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory launched over the weekend, and teams have made contact with the Katalyst Space LINK servicing spacecraft.  Northrop Grumman launched the mission on its […]

The Amazon Leo constellation now has enough satellites in orbit to support “continuous service across initial latitudes,” after a United Launch Alliance (ULA) mission in the early hours of Thursday.  […]

German launcher in development Isar Aerospace secured a launch contract with Planet to launch one of Planet’s next-generation Pelican satellites, as early as late 2026.  Isar Aerospace and Planet announced […]

Vodafone Ireland has conducted a successful test call with AST SpaceMobile’s satellite constellation as part of tests for connectivity for emergency and first responders.  Vodafone Ireland reported the tests on […]

The satellite TV business Dish DBS and Dish Wireless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, stating the move will facilitate transitioning the Dish Wireless business after the company’s spectrum […]

French radio frequency (RF) detection company Unseenlabs has ordered two additional cubesats from smallsat manufacturer GomSpace. GomSpace announced the contract worth 2.2 million euro ($2.5 million) on Wednesday.  The satellites, […]

Lite Coms has appointed former Calspan exec Greg Campbell as president. Campbell will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, with a focus on expanding Lite Coms’ manufacturing capabilities and investing in […]