Rachel Jewett

Intelsat recently demonstrated its new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna on test flights with global airlines on the company’s Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet.  The antenna, announced in June 2022, can […]

SpaceX shared details of mini second-generation Starlink satellites on Feb. 26, calling them “V2 Minis,” saying the new technology will provide more bandwidth and increased reliability. SpaceX deployed the first […]

Astroscale raised $76 million in its Series G round, with funding from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.  […]

SatixFy has landed a deal to supply chips to Astrome, in a move the company says takes its business into the terrestrial 5G market and establishes a foothold in India. […]

Hughes Network Systems grew revenue by $10 million 2022 compared to 2021, despite a 16% drop in subscribers as the satellite operator faces competition from SpaceX’s Starlink business. Parent company EchoStar […]

The FCC will consider rules that allow satellite operators to operate satellites using terrestrial spectrum, in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released Feb. 23.  The FCC said in the […]

LeoLabs executive Matthew Shouppe joined spaceflight safety company Kayhan Space as chief commercial officer, the company announced Thursday.  Shouppe has more than 13 years of industry experience in sales and […]

Omnispace and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU to combine their licensed mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in the L- and S-Bands for direct-to-device solutions. Under the deal announced Thursday, […]

Momentus settled a class action lawsuit against certain of its current and former directors and former officers, the company announced Thursday.  Momentus and the lead plaintiff reached an agreement in […]

To commemorate International Women’s Day, Via Satellite celebrates women who have made a difference for the greater satellite and space industry, and in the lives of their colleagues. More than […]

Every year, Via Satellite honors an executive that has had a significant impact on the changing satellite industry. The Satellite Executive of the Year award honors an executive that has […]

For the fifth year, Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies list highlights the “must watch” companies providing satellite communications, ground systems, manufacturing, imagery and sensing, and launch services. Via Satellite editors […]

Rivada Space Networks selected Terran Orbital to design and manufacture its constellation in a 300-satellite, deal worth $2.4 billion announced Wednesday.  Terran Orbital, through its subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, will […]

George Whitesides, former Virgin Galactic CEO, is running for Congress in California. Whitesides announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives seat for California’s 27th district on Wednesday.  Whitesides was […]

Capella Space is rolling out an analytics partner program to help give partners the tools to develop applications for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Capella said that while many organizations […]

Inmarsat’s second I-6 satellite, I-6 F2, is on its way to orbit after a SpaceX launch from Florida on February 17. Inmarsat confirmed post-launch the operator is communicating with the […]

Brazilian mobile network operator TIM Brasil is now providing mobile coverage to all 5,570 cities in Brazil, “largely possible” with Gilat Satellite Networks’ cellular backhaul over satellite solution, Gilat announced […]

Commercial space station company Vast is acquiring Launcher for its space tug and hosted payload products. Vast announced the acquisition on Tuesday, terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Vast […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Feb. 16 released two National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 draft Requests for Proposals (RFP) based on a dual-lane acquisition approach […]

Revenue at Eutelsat Communications dipped 6% in the first half of fiscal year 2022-23, the operator reported Feb. 17, due to a decline in broadcast revenue. Eutelsat reported total revenues […]

IoT network operator Astrocast completed an optimization of its satellite constellation for improved service and reliability, the operator announced Feb. 16.  Following the launch of a batch of four new […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it is proposing a $175,000 fine against SpaceX for not submitting collision analysis trajectory data to the agency […]

BlackSky is incorporating the Inmarsat and Addvalue inter-satellite data relay system, IDRS, in its next-generation satellite design, the companies announced Thursday.  Addvalue has designed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite […]

Astroscale’s U.K. subsidiary has been awarded 100,000 pounds in funding from the UK Ministry of Defence to perform a study on space-based space domain awareness. Astroscale Ltd. will lead the […]

Iridium Communications reported another year of record revenue in 2022, growing revenue 17% compared to 2021. The company reported full year 2022 revenue of $721 million in its financial results […]

Virgin Orbit released more details about its January mission from the United Kingdom that failed, reporting that data showed there was a dislodged fuel filter.  Virgin Orbit said a fuel […]

Intuitive Machines began trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after using a special purpose acquisition company merger (SPAC) to go public. Intuitive Machines is a space infrastructure company to supply […]

A research organization in the Netherlands reached a deal to deploy its laser communications technology on a future Sidus Space satellite for a tech demonstration mission.  The Netherlands Organization for […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded MicroGEO satellite company Astranis a contract worth up to $10.5 million to implement a government waveform into its payload. The deal could be a […]

Maxar Technologies and Umbra announced a deal Tuesday that will give Maxar dedicated capacity from Umbra’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation. Maxar said the combined offering will be the “most […]