Rachel Jewett

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 […]

The Deloitte Center for Government Insights released a recent report on protecting space assets from cyber threats, with recommendations for companies throughout the space value chain to be on the […]

Finnish startup ReOrbit secured its first GEO order to build a communications satellite for Malaysian energy and tech company Uzma Berhad, in a development the company hopes will open the […]

Iridium announced more details about its direct-to-device ambitions, announcing a service called Iridium NTN Direct that will connect people and things to Iridium’s network using 3GPP standards.  Iridium announced Wednesday […]

Hawaiian Airlines has completed installing Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) across its entire Airbus fleet. The airline is now offering Starlink Wi-Fi free of charge for passengers after completing installation on […]

Deimos won a European Space Agency (ESA) contract for the first phase of a demonstration of a controlled satellite break-up process.  The award announced Tuesday is a 3 million euro […]

Planet has released its Forest Carbon Monitoring product, a new quarterly dataset for monitoring forest growth and change. The company said this data will help establish voluntary carbon markets and […]

Viasat will develop a phased array antenna for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under a contract as part of the ‘Global Lightning’ program.  The AFRL awarded Viasat a $33.6 […]

Maxar Intelligence opened a new London office this week as the headquarters for its international government business as it aims to increase its global presence.  The London office will also […]

Spanish satellite IoT startup Sateliot has raised a 30 million euro ($33 million) Series B funding round, led by Global Portfolio Investments. This deal makes Global Portfolio Investments, a Spanish […]

Vodafone is expanding its work with Intelsat to bring on-the-move satellite communication to organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones. Vodafone and Intelsat announced Monday that Vodafone is adding […]

Two former Comtech CEOs — Fred Kornberg and Michael Porcelain — released a letter to shareholders on Monday arguing for a slate of eight new board members, and a strategic review […]

SpaceX sent a letter to Congress this week taking issue with the speed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is able to approve licensing materials, after the FAA proposed $633,009 […]

Astranis won a U.S. Space Force contract to add military Ka-band frequency compatibility to its next-generation Omega satellite.  Space Systems Command (SSC) and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) announced on Sept. […]

Iridium Communications is launching a $500 million share buyback — the fourth stock repurchase in the past four years. Iridium’s board of directors authorized the share buyback on Sept. 19 […]

NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to design and build the next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper (LMX) instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GeoXO satellites. The baseline contract […]

BlackSky was awarded a seven-figure contract by HEO, an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and analytics. BlackSky will provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness, […]

Eutelsat Group’s U.S. subsidiary, Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies (EACOWT), has announced a new executive team. EACOWT operates as a combined company after a merger earlier this year and offers […]

Eutelsat Group signed a new launch agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for multiple launches on the H3 rocket, the companies announced Wednesday, during World Space Business Week in Paris.  According […]

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a contract to support the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network. As part of this contract, Intuitive Machines plans to deploy […]

Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas has finished installing Starlink internet across its fleet of six ships. The cruise line provides unlimited Wi-Fi to guests for no additional charge.  Regent […]

Telesat hired a retired Canadian brigadier general to lead its ​​government go-to-market and business development strategy for the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. The Canadian operator announced retired Brig. Gen. […]

SoftBank and Intelsat are teaming up to develop and launch a “Ubiquitous Network” concept that uses 5G connections between terrestrial and mobile and satellite communications networks. The companies announced Tuesday […]

Swissto12 completed preliminary design reviews with Viasat and Intelsat for both operators’ upcoming HummingSat satellites. Swissto12 is building small Geostationary (GEO) satellites for both Intelsat and Viasat for the Intelsat […]

Intelsat is investing in a multi-orbit terminal strategy with an investment and strategic agreement with antenna tech company Greenerwave.  Intelsat announced Sept. 16 that working with Greenerwave, it plans to […]

Thaicom awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions the contract for an end-to-end ground system for the Thaicom-10 satellite, announcing the award on Sept. 16.  Under the contract, Kratos will deliver […]

United Airlines tapped Starlink as its in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider, announcing a deal on Friday to equip the airline’s entire fleet with Starlink and offer the service to passengers for […]

Telesat completed its Lightspeed funding agreements with the government of Canada and the government of Quebec, the operator announced Friday. Telesat now has the financing sources in place to fund […]

MDA Space is undergoing a 185,000 square foot expansion at its satellite production facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec to boost manufacturing capacity for Telesat Lightspeed production. MDA Space announced on Sept. […]

Japanese startup Synspective has had a busy summer as the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company ramps up its constellation deployment. In June, Synspective announced a $44 million Series C round, […]