Rachel Jewett

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Reticulate Micro has a new line of multi-orbit flat panel antennas called Valor, the company announced Thursday. Valor is a flexible line of electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) built for users […]

Spanish launcher in development PLD Space has raised 78 million euros ($84 million) from investors, the company announced Tuesday. The company plans to use the funds to open the first […]

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has deployed the company’s first base station in Nigeria that has connectivity via SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, AMN announced last week.   AMN has deployed over 4,000 base […]

Lockheed Martin increased both sales and operating profit in the company’s Space segment in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same time period in 2023.  Space posted $3.3 […]

Seraphim Space closed a new venture fund, Seraphim Space Ventures II LP, with backing from satellite operator Eutelsat Communications, Japanese telco NEC and Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT. Seraphim […]

In this week’s On Orbit episode, we’re joined by Patrick Shannon, CEO of TrustPoint. Shannon won the 2024 Startup Space pitch contest at SATELLITE in March, competing against nine other […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and SES demonstrated a virtualized satcom ground system for the U.S. Army Futures Command, over the SES O3b satellite network, the companies announced April 17.  […]

The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris a contract option worth up to $187 million to support military space domain awareness. The award announced Thursday is for option year five of […]

Comtech leadership says the company’s transformation and focus on opportunities like virtualization and the convergence of satellite and terrestrial technologies does not change as the company looks for a new […]

Italian service provider Telespazio has a new CEO. The company’s board of directors appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO on April 16, Telespazio announced.  Pieralli has been Telespazio COO since June […]