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Connectivity
SES Expands Capacity Deal With German Media Company High View
German media company High View signed a deal with SES to purchase additional satellite capacity on SES’s TV neighborhood at ASTRA 19.2 degrees East to add four free-to-air channels. SES said […]
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Finance
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Revenues Fall 13% in 2022
The Boeing Company’s full year 2022 revenues in its Defense, Space & Security segment fell, while overall yearly revenues increased for the company as a whole, according to the company’s […]
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Launch
Isar Aerospace Signs Rideshare Deal with Spaceflight, Works Toward First Flight
Isar Aerospace secured its first U.S.-based customer, signing a multi-launch agreement with rideshare provider Spaceflight, as it works toward its first test flight of its Spectrum rocket. Isar Co-founder and […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Continues Streak of Space Systems Growth in 2022
Northrop Grumman continues its streak of growth for the Space Systems segment, postings its third year in a row of double-digit growth for the segment. The company posted its full […]
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Finance
Space Investment Drops Down to Earth in 2022, With a Focus on the Fundamentals
Rationalization. It’s the word that venture capitalists and analysts use when describing space investment in 2022. After a string of record-setting years that saw space invest rocket to new heights, […]
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Government/Military
US Marine Corps Awards Viasat a Managed Satcom Contract
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Viasat a contract for managed satcom service. Viasat announced the award Jan. 24. The contract comes after a pilot and follow-on service […]
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Connectivity
ST Engineering iDirect Supplies IoT Solution to Argentina’s ARSAT
ST Engineering iDirect has delivered its IoT solution to ARSAT, Argentina’s state-owned telecommunications company. The IoT solution will enable a number of use cases like fleet tracking, farming data, and […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab’s Long-Awaited Mission Lifts Off From Virginia
Rocket Lab launched from the East Coast on Tuesday evening, in a milestone launch for the company that had been long delayed. An Electron rocket launched “Virginia Is For Launch […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Space and Full Company Sales Dip in 2022
Lockheed Martin’s Space segment reported a slight dip in net sales in 2022 compared to 2021, amid a year in which full company sales were slightly down. Lockheed Martin reported […]
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Mobility
Alaska Airlines to Upgrade Regional Jets With Intelsat Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines is upgrading its Embraer E175 regional jets with Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC). The deal announced Tuesday will expand Alaska’s IFC services with Intelsat to include regional jets. Alaska […]
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Technology
Warpspace Signs Deal for Mynaric Condor Mk3 Laser Terminals
Japanese space startup Warpspace has signed an order for a small number of Mynaric Condor Mk3 terminals. Warpspace plans to use the terminals to establish a commercial optical data relay […]
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Government/Military
Canada Commits to Support Commercial Space Launch
The government of Canada is making space launch a priority, announcing a series of measures on Friday to license commercial space launch from the country. Transport Canada, the nation’s federal […]
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Government/Military
UK Space Agency to Invest $62M in Satcom Projects Through ESA’s ARTES Program
The UK Space Agency announced 50 million pounds ($62 million) in new funding for the nation’s satellite communications industry. The funding announced Monday is part of the European Space Agency […]
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Cybersecurity
Thales Alenia Space to Lead ESA Quantum Satcom Project
Thales Alenia Space signed a deal to lead the European Space Agency’s TeQuantS project to develop quantum technologies for cybersecurity applications and future quantum information networks. Under the program, Thales […]
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Government/Military
SDA Renames LEO Constellation to Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has renamed its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA. SDA announced the change on Monday, changing the name […]
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Finance
Arianespace Appoints Steven Rutgers as new Chief Commercial Officer
Arianespace has appointed Steven Rutgers to serve as its next chief commercial officer. Rutgers joins Arianespace from IoT startup Hiber, where he was vice president of sales. He has a […]
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Technology
OneWeb and Intellian Demonstrate User Terminal, Confirm Production
Intellian and OneWeb recently demonstrated Intellian’s flat panel user terminal on OneWeb’s commercial network. The companies reported the terminal achieved the maximum download and upload speeds supported by the OneWeb […]
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Finance
Space Capital Reports a 2022 Drop in Startup Investment, as Investors ‘Shift to Fundamentals’
Last year was the “most difficult investment environment since the Great Recession,” Space Capital said in its 2022 space investment report, but the firm is also optimistic and said 2022 […]
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Connectivity
Sateliot Partners With Sensefinity for Satellite-Enabled IoT Cargo Tracking
Satellite IoT startup Sateliot is working with industrial IoT company Sensefinity for cargo tracking. The companies said they are launching technology with 1,000 smart containers connected via satellite. Sensefinity will […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Slingshot Aerospace Taps HawkEye 360 for RF Data
Slingshot Aerospace awarded HawkEye 360 a contract for radio frequency (RF) data to support a Slingshot program for the U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC). Slingshot supports SSC with […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Retires Eutelsat 5 West A Satellite
Eutelsat Communications has decommissioned the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite after more than 20 years in operation. The operator re-orbited the satellite to more than 400 km above Geostationary Orbit […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX Launches the US Space Force’s Sixth GPS III Satellite
SpaceX launched the sixth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on a Falcon 9 mission early Wednesday morning. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite is part of the military’s work […]
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Mobility
Carnival Corporation to Roll Out Starlink Wi-Fi on Cruise Ships
Cruise ship titan Carnival Corporation has signed a deal for SpaceX’s Starlink Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet service and is already rolling out Starlink on Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA […]
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Government/Military
ESA Grants Swissto12 Funding for HummingSat Small GEO Product Line
Satellite payload manufacturer Swissto12 is receiving funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial Council for its HummingSat satellite product line. The company announced Jan. 19 that the HummingSat Partnership […]
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Mobility
Anuvu Rolls Out Starlink Reseller Packages
Satellite service provider Anuvu is rolling out Starlink maritime packages as an authorized Starlink reseller. Anuvu said it is focused on giving maritime customers an easy acquisition process. While maritime […]
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Technology
CesiumAstro Acquires UK-Based TXMission
CesiumAstro has acquired TXMission, a company based in the United Kingdom that develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites. CesiumAstro, which builds active phased arrays, said the deal will help […]
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Podcast
Can I Work in Space? Evona’s Tom Kelly on Expanding the Sector Workforce
The space industry is in a race for talent, to hire bright and innovative people to propel companies forward to meet their bold growth projections. While working in the space […]
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Finance
SpiderOak Raises $16.4M in Series C Round
Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak has raised $16.4 million in a Series C round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions. The lead investor is a space technology platform backed by funds affiliated […]
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Finance
SatixFy Names Ido Gur as New CEO
SatixFy Communications names Ido Gur as its new CEO, the company’s second permanent CEO in less than a year. Gur joins SatixFy after Saguna, the edge cloud computing company he […]
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Connectivity
Impulse Space Books First Mission, LEO Express-1, on 2023 SpaceX Rideshare Launch
Impulse Space, an in-space transportation company founded by SpaceX founding member Tom Mueller, recently announced its first orbital mission, LEO Express-1, is booked for a slot on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 rideshare […]





























