Rachel Jewett

On Monday, Nov. 20, the international spectrum gathering of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference kicks off in Dubai.  Over 3,000 delegates from Member States of the ITU […]

Astranis will build a second broadband satellite for the Philippines, the company announced this week as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in San Francisco.  Satellite service provider […]

Canadian manufacturer MDA is starting work on a new constellation for an undisclosed customer, the company announced Friday.  The announcement was light on details, but MDA received an authorization to […]

AST SpaceMobile is working to close strategic investment to fund the buildout of its satellite-to-cell fleet as the company approaches launch of its first commercial satellites.  The company released its […]

Hughes Network Systems announced Thursday that the Jupiter 3 satellite successfully deployed its solar arrays and antennas and passed readiness testing by manufacturer Maxar Space Systems. Hughes is now testing […]

Viasat is launching direct-to-device satellite service with Skylo and Ligado’s SkyTerra satellite network. Thursday marked an official announcement from Viasat after a non-binding MoU in March.  Skylo has a tech […]

The Centaur V upper stage for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral ahead of its debut mission, set for Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO […]

Intellian Technologies and Marlink renewed their strategic partnership for five more years, the companies announced Tuesday. Intellian will continue to supply Marlink end users with hybrid connectivity terminals.  The partnership […]

Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company signed an exclusive distribution partner agreement with Eutelsat OneWeb for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. Eutelsat announced the multi-million-dollar deal with Chunghwa Telecom on Wednesday.  Chunghwa […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its critical design review (CDR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. Now […]

Telesat signed a deal with Aalyria to deploy its Spacetime networking software to manage customer traffic for Telesat’s Lightspeed satellite constellation. The deal announced Tuesday is a 10+ year agreement. […]

The White House released a National Spectrum Strategy on Tuesday, developed in coordination with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  President Biden released […]

Terran Orbital cut its revenue guidance for 2023 nearly in half as Rivada Space Networks has not made a milestone payment for its constellation deal.  Terran Orbital announced its third […]

What do satellite policy and space movies have in common? For starters, space debris often plays a key role in both. In this episode of On Orbit, we talk about […]

SpaceX launched two O3b mPOWER satellites for SES, and a 90-payload rideshare mission in a busy weekend of Falcon 9 missions. SES confirmed that the fifth and sixth O3b mPOWER […]

Intelsat has hired Raytheon Technologies exec David J. Broadbent as its new president of Government Solutions. Intelsat announced the hire on Nov. 13, effective immediately.  Broadbent is now responsible for […]

Hamid Akhavan is now CEO of Dish Network ahead of the EchoStar/Dish merger close, the company announced Monday. Akhavan is currently the CEO of EchoStar, and it was already in […]

Qualcomm is ending its direct-to-device relationship with Iridium because smartphone manufacturers are not adopting the satellite-compatible chips. Analysts say the price and the lack of technology standards were contributing factors.  […]

Spire Global posted a 34% year-over-year increase in revenue in the third quarter of 2023 and raised the low end of its guidance for the full year. Spire announced its […]

Comtech won a $20 million order for its next-generation troposcatter systems from the U.K.-based Spectra Group to service NATO and European customers.  The award is for Comtech’s Comet — Compact […]

As Viasat is dealing with the fallout of the anomaly on ViaSat-3, the operator is focusing its energy toward its mobility business versus residential broadband. With this shift, Viasat is […]

Rocket Lab reported a 7% year-over-year revenue increase in the third quarter of 2023, posting $67.7 million in revenue. Net loss was $40.6 million.  Revenue of $67.7 million was near […]

Aero, a semi-private airline based in the U.S., has tapped SpaceX to equip its fleet with Starlink’s in-flight connectivity service, the company announced Thursday.   Aero pitches itself as “the future […]

MediaMobil, a telecommunications company that provides internet to remote locations, signed a deal with Eutelsat Communications for maritime connectivity for ships and off-shore vessels. Eutelsat will supply its Advance managed […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) finalized its Zero Debris Charter, releasing the document this week during the 2023 Space Summit in Seville, Spain. The non-binding charter calls participants to stop […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded SES’s government subsidiary a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for the O3b system. The award announced Wednesday is a single award BPA to SES […]

BlackSky posted a net income of $675,000 in the third quarter of 2023, marking the first time the company has posted a positive net income.  However, CFO Henry Dubois noted […]

RESTON, VIRGINIA — Space operators must start planning for and implementing quantum-resistant cryptography now to ensure that space national security systems are resistant to emerging threats, a senior cyber official […]

RESTON, VIRGINIA — The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is taking a particular look at cybersecurity for space systems, and seeking industry collaboration to inform policy […]

Planet has completed ground tests for its work as a subcontractor on the NASA Communications Services Project (CSP), the company announced Friday. Planet is a subcontractor for SES Space & […]