Rachel Jewett

Terran Orbital recorded record revenue of $28 million in the first quarter of 2023 and a new 16-satellite deal, but the company is burning through cash quickly. The manufacturer announced […]

Speedcast is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia to meet demand for connectivity from the energy market. The company announced Tuesday it has secured an Internet Service Provider license from […]

OneWeb is expanding its distribution network in Africa with a new deal with service provider iSAT Africa. The service provider signed a distribution partnership agreement with OneWeb and will deliver […]

Arianespace has set a target date of June 16 for the final Ariane 5 mission, retiring Europe’s workhorse heavy-lift rocket.  The mission will launch two satellites — Syracuse 4B, built […]

Astroscale and Momentus have teamed up to pitch NASA on a mission to reboost the Hubble Telescope, the companies announced last week.  The mission concept would use a Momentus Vigoride […]

Tesat has joined SES’s team for the Eagle-1 quantum key distribution (QKD) satellite. SES announced last week that Tesat will develop and integrate the quantum key payload.  Tesat will manufacture […]

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) awarded a 235 million euro ($256 million) contract for an in-orbit servicing demonstration mission to a consortium of space companies led by Thales Alenia Space. […]

Spire Global reported a record $24.2 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 34% year-over-year. New customer additions and increased adoption by existing customers drove […]

Planet Labs has expanded its strategic partnership with AXA Climate to offer insights from Planet’s satellites that inform parametric insurance products for a drought insurance program.  AXA Climate is a […]

NASA’s TBIRD mission recently broke its own record for optical communications in space, demonstrating 200 gigabits per second in a space-to-ground optical link from a satellite in orbit to Earth. […]

A task force for the Ariane 6 rocket provided an update on the vehicle’s progress toward first flight on Friday, reporting vehicle assembly is not expected to start until November […]

AT&T has filed with the FCC to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile for satellite direct-to-cell service.  In filings to the FCC on Thursday, AT&T notified the commission it has a […]

Rocket Lab increased revenue 35% in the first quarter of 2023, beating the upper end of its previous guidance for the quarter.  The launcher reported $54.9 million in revenue in […]

Telesat’s first quarter 2023 results did not offer much of an update on funding for the Lightspeed constellation, but discussions are continuing, CEO Dan Golderg said in a call with […]

Bulent Altan will step down as Mynaric’s co-CEO later this year, with Mustafa Veziroglu taking the helm of the company as its sole CEO. Mynaric said the decision announced Thursday […]

Hughes Network Systems says the Jupiter 3 satellite is set to ship to the launch site in June, and will launch in the first available window. The company gave the […]

Sidus Space will use Atlas Space Operations ground station services for its upcoming LizzieSat constellation, the companies announced Wednesday.  Atlas Space Operations provides Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) to […]

SpaceX has signed its first customer agreement for Starlink with a rail line, as Brightline announced Tuesday that it is offering free Starlink connectivity to passengers.  Brightline is an inter-city […]

Google connectivity-focused spinoff Aalyria announced a software partnership on Tuesday with defense tech firm Anduril Industries geared toward national security use cases. The companies will integrate Aalyria’s networking orchestration platform, Spacetime, […]

After two phases of review, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory authority has granted its approval for the Viasat and Inmarsat merger to go forward.  An in-depth […]

Spire Global and OroraTech are working together on a Canadian Space Agency contract to monitor wildfires from space via satellite.  The contract is for preparatory work for a wildfire-monitoring satellite, […]

Rocket Lab launched the first TROPICS mission for NASA on Monday from New Zealand, launching two cubesats that will monitor hurricanes. This is the first of two dedicated missions for […]

Momentus has successfully demonstrated its propulsion system that uses distilled water as propellant, reporting the first orbital raise of its orbital service vehicle (OSV).  The company announced Monday that the […]

Globalstar reported record growth in the first quarter of 2023, and expects more growth to come this year, highlighting opportunities commercializing its Band 53 spectrum.  The operator released its first […]

SES has selected Mission Microwave to provide Ka-band block upconverters (BUC) for high throughput customer user terminals for the company’s O3b mPOWER system. Mission Microwave said in a recent release […]

New geospatial satellite startup Nuview emerged from stealth mode on Thursday, with plans to build the first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation.  LiDAR — which stands for Light Detection and Ranging […]

SES grew revenue nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2023, with a boost from its DRS Global Enterprise Solutions acquisition and the stronger U.S. dollar.  The operator reported 490 […]

Raytheon Technologies has tapped CesiumAstro to supply phased array communications payloads to support its contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. CesiumAstro will provide […]

Hughes Network Systems is rolling out new satellite internet HughesNet plans geared toward small business. The company said new plans announced this week include business-grade support, quicker repairs, and free […]

Spire Global is launching a new weather insights platform for the maritime industry, to deliver analysis with data from the company’s satellites to maritime customers.  Spire can make 15-day global […]