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Technology
Swissto12 Supplies Northrop Grumman with RF products for GEOStar-3 Satellite
Swissto12 has delivered three RF Antenna Feed Chains to Northrop Grumman for a GEOStar-3 satellite, after completing a qualification program. Swissto12 announced the milestone on May 13. GEOStar-3 is Northrop […]
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Technology
Redwire is Developing a Very Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Phantom
Redwire Space is developing a Very Low-Earth Orbit (VLEO) spacecraft platform called Phantom, the company announced Monday. Phantom is being developed at Redwire’s facility in Belgium and is designed to […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Partners With Loft Orbital for NASA Communications Services Project
Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as its partner for work on the Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service for NASA. Under this deal, Viasat’s Ka-band space terminal will be integrated on […]
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Finance
MDA Space Reports Record Backlog After Contract Wins
MDA Space posted modest revenue growth of 3.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, and a 169% year-over-year increase in backlog. The company reported $209 million Canadian dollars ($153 […]
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Finance
Telesat Revenue Dips 17% in Q1 2024
Revenue for Canadian satellite operator Telesat dipped 17% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same time last year. Telesat reported $152 million Canadian dollars ($111 million) in […]
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Finance
Starlink On Track to Hit $6.6B in Revenue This Year, Quilty Report Estimates
SpaceX’s Starlink business is on track to hit $6.6 billion in revenue and post its first free cash flow positive year in 2024, Quilty Space estimates in a new report […]
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Finance
Globalstar Grows Commercial IoT Subscribers in Q1 2024
Globalstar reported $56.5 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2024, a $500,000 increase from the same time last year. In its May 8 financial report, the company reported […]
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Finance
BlackSky Reports $24.2M Revenue in Q1 2024
BlackSky reported $24.2 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, up 32% from the same time last year. The company released its Q1 financials on May 8. Imagery […]
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Finance
Satellite Navigation Startup Xona Raises $19M in Series A Round
Satellite navigation startup Xona has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday. Future Ventures and Seraphim Space led the round, which also included new […]
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Finance
Steve Wozniak’s Privateer Acquires Orbital Insight
Privateer, a space data company started by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, acquired Earth observation (EO) analytics company Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6. Privateer pitched the acquisition as […]
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Finance
EchoStar Continues to Shed Subscribers Amid Cash Crunch, Analyst Predicts Bankruptcy
EchoStar Corporation reported an 8.5% revenue decline in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year, with subscriber declines in pay-TV, retail wireless, and satellite broadband. As the […]
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Finance
Rocket Lab Posts Record Q1 Revenue, Pushes Neutron First Launch to 2025
Rocket Lab reported a record $93 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 — a 69% year-over-year revenue increase. The launch and space systems company released its Q1 […]
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Government/Military
CesiumAstro, Mynaric, Redwire Space, and Others Selected for Rocket Lab SDA Subcontracts
Rocket Lab selected its subcontractors for its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA), announcing deals with CesiumAstro, Mynaric, SEAKR Engineering, Collins Aerospace, Redwire Space, and Parsons Corporation. Rocket Lab […]
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Technology
Starfish’s Otter Pup Snaps Photo of D-Orbit Satellite in Space
Starfish Space executed a successful in-space rendezvous between its Otter Pup satellite and D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 satellite. The companies announced the milestone on May 7. This was a backup mission […]
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Connectivity
SES to Connect More than 500 Sites in Colombia With INRED
SES is expanding its work with Colombian connectivity provider INRED to connect more than 500 homes, schools, government entities, and habitants in the Amazonas. This supports the Colombian government’s Amazonas […]
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Finance
Eutelsat Considers Selling its Ground Network
Eutelsat Communications is considering selling its network of satellite ground stations, the company confirmed on May 6. Eutelsat issued a press release on Monday after Bloomberg broke the news on […]
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Technology
Portal Space Systems, Led by former SpaceX Propulsion VP, Targets In-Space Maneuverability
New startup Portal Space Systems, led by SpaceX’s former vice president of propulsion Jeff Thornburg, emerged from stealth mode last week with plans to build capabilities for in-space maneuverability. The […]
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Sustainability
Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Plan FireSat Constellation to Target Wildfires
Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance are working together to build a new satellite constellation to aid in global wildfire response, called the FireSat Constellation. The initiative has the expertise […]
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Government/Military
L3Harris to Supply Payloads for Millennium Space Systems FOO Fighter Satellites
L3Harris will supply the infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) FOO Fighter satellites. L3Harris received a contract from prime contractor Millennium Space Systems, the company announced May 2. […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Withdraws its Bid to Acquire Terran Orbital
Lockheed Martin has pulled back on its offer to acquire Terran Orbital, the company disclosed in filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2. According to the filing, Lockheed […]
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Launch
Maxar’s First 2 WorldView Legion Satellites Launch After Years of Delays
The first two satellites in Maxar’s long-awaited WorldView Legion constellation launched on Thursday afternoon, a significant milestone for the program after years of delays. SpaceX launched the satellites on a […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Satellogic Releases Open Dataset to Train AI Models
Satellite imagery company Satellogic released a large dataset of high-resolution imagery to train foundational Earth observation (EO) AI models. Satellogic announced Wednesday it released the full dataset on Hugging Face […]
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Connectivity
Skylo Certifies Sony’s Altair ALT1250 Chipset for Satellite Connectivity
Skylo Technologies has certified the Sony Semiconductor Israel ALT1250 chipset as part of the Skylo Certification Program, which means all devices with the chipset will support cellular and satellite connectivity. […]
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Finance
SES Explains the Strategy Behind its Long-Anticipated Acquisition of Intelsat
SES and Intelsat closed the chapter on the will they/won’t they story, with news on Tuesday that SES will acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion. It is a massive piece of […]
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Awards
GSOA and Partners Unlock Future Opportunities for Satellite in the 3GPP Standards Ecosystem
The satellite industry is always looking for new markets — how to increase the addressable market, and bring satellite services to news industries and customers. The 2023 Satellite Technology of […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat to Connect CNH Tractors With Satellite Connectivity
Intelsat will provide CNH tractors and agricultural machines with ubiquitous internet access under a new deal announced Monday. CNH includes the brands Case IH, Steyr, and New Holland. Under the […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Iceye Signs Flood and Wildfire Data Collaboration Deal With Juniper Re
Finnish satellite company Iceye has a new data collaboration with reinsurance broking arm Juniper Re for Iceye’s Flood and Wildfire Insights data. Iceye announced the new, multi-year agreement on April […]
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Finance
Space & Airborne and Communication Systems Lead Growth at L3Harris in Q1 2024
Space & Airborne Systems and Communication Systems led growth at L3Harris in the first quarter of 2024, contributing to a 17% year-over-year revenue increase. L3Harris reported Q1 results on Friday. […]
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Technology
Hughes Opens New Manufacturing Facility and Private 5G Incubation Center in Maryland
Hughes Network Systems has opened a new manufacturing facility and private 5G incubation center in Germantown, Maryland. The Hughes Manufacturing Facility (EXM) will serve as a testing ground for private […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Increases Space Sales 9% in Q1, Reduces Backlog for Canceled Classified Program
Northrop Grumman’s Space segment posted $3.7 billion in sales in the first quarter of 2024, a 9% increase from the same period last year. Northrop Grumman reported Q1 financials on […]





























