Rachel Jewett

Gilat Satellite Networks received a contract to provide rural connectivity, including supporting banking transactions in Latin America. Gilat announced the $4 million contract on Oct. 8, but did not name […]

The first Viasat-3 satellite has begun serving its first government customer, the U.S. Marine Corps, Viasat announced Thursday.  The Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 (MWCS-38) and the 3rd Marine Littoral […]

Greenhouse gas monitoring nonprofit Carbon Mapper released the first images of emission detection from the Tanager-1 satellite on Thursday, showing methane plumes from energy plants. These first methane detection images […]

Iridium Communications has a new collaborator for its recently announced Iridium NTN Direct service. The operator is collaborating with Nordic Semiconductor for early integration of the NTN service into Nordic’s […]

Last week, UAE’s flagship satellite provider Yahsat and geospatial solutions company Bayanat completed a merger to form Space42. The company is targeting vertical integration and regional and international opportunities in […]

Viasat announced a series of improvements for its business aviation service Jet ConneX, uncapping speeds, expanding capacity and increasing network prioritization. Viasat Jet ConneX services are activated on more than […]

Baiju Bhatt, one of the co-founders of investing app Robinhood, is launching a space solar power company called Aetherflux. Bhatt announced the concept of Aetherflux to commercialize space solar power […]

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is pushing back on the FCC’s decision to cancel funding for SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in a federal rural broadband program.  Rep. James Comer, […]

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has a new partnership with GSMA, an industry organization for mobile operators to explore direct-to-device (D2D) and IoT connectivity. The two organizations announced their […]

BlackSky is expanding into space domain awareness (SDA) with a new contract to support an unnamed customer to deliver non-Earth imaging (NEI). Instead of providing satellite imagery of Earth, BlackSky […]

EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar, is working with IoT startup Connected on a new IoT solution for connectivity in remote areas. The companies announced a deal on Tuesday to […]

Spanish launch startup PLD Space announced plans for a large reusable launch vehicle and a crew capsule on Monday.  Last October, PLD Space launched its suborbital Miura 1 rocket for […]

SpaceX launched the Hera planetary defense mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the mission to interplanetary transfer orbit, lifting off at […]

Planet’s satellite data informs sugarbeet crop monitoring under a new contract between Planet partner SatAgro and American Crystal Sugar Company. Sugarbeet is a root crop with a high concentration of […]

Intellian Technologies received Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) certification for its ARC-M4 Block 1 multi-band, multi-orbit satellite terminal. This terminal is known as the AN/USC-75 in the JETDAS military naming system. […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the second Vulcan rocket on Friday morning. While ULA reported the launch was successful, it also reported an “observation” on one of the solid rocket […]

All.Space raised $44 million to fund the commercial launch of the company’s first satellite terminal. All.Space announced the round on Thursday, led by Boka Group, with additional participation from AE Ventures, […]

NASA awarded Aalyria and Intuitive Machines contracts to perform studies to advance space communication capabilities.  Aalyria received a contract to demonstrate its Spacetime network management software for the NASA Space […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is finalizing preparations for the second Vulcan mission, set to lift off early on Friday, Oct. 4. This is the second of two test flights required […]

Iceye now has the capability to offer 25 cm resolution for its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. The new feature announced Wednesday is called “Dwell Precise” and it is based […]

SES Space & Defense placed an order with Comtech for next-generation modems to operate on the O3b mPOWER constellation. The order announced Tuesday is for the software-defined SLM-5650B and other […]

CesiumAstro is rolling out a satellite design based on its phased array technology. The company announced Element, a reconfigurable satellite, on Sept. 30. It is CesiumAstro’s first fully integrated satellite platform […]

Rail cars in Brazil for freight train company MRS Logística are now equipped with Iridium satellite connectivity as part of a new collaboration announced Tuesday.  MRS is a freight train […]

Impulse Space announced a $150 million Series B funding round on Tuesday to support the production of the company’s Helios and Mira vehicles. Impulse Space is led by Tom Mueller, […]

DirecTV is acquiring EchoStar‘s video distribution business, including Dish TV and Sling TV. EchoStar said this move refocuses the company’s portfolio on wireless and satellite connectivity markets.  The deal brings […]

Gogo is acquiring Satcom Direct in a bid to improve its offering for the business aviation and government/military mobility markets. Gogo announced the $375 million deal on Monday. On top […]

Air France selected SpaceX’s Starlink business as its satellite provider to upgrade Wi-Fi across its fleet. The deal, announced Sept. 26, is the second recent in-flight connectivity win for Starlink, […]

This week Via Satellite editors Jeff Hill and Mark Holmes join the podcast to talk about their trip to Paris for the annual World Space Business Week. The annual September […]

After years of delays, we are finally seeing new launch vehicles take flight in 2024. We will likely see one more debut launch this year Blue Origin’s massive, heavy-lift New […]

The SES deal to acquire Intelsat will be remembered as one of the biggest news stories of 2024. After years of back-and-forth, will-they-won’t-they, two of the largest satellite operators are […]