Rachel Jewett

Liquid Intelligent Technologies signed a multi-year deal with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the Konnect Satellite to support customers in Uganda, South Sudan, and the Eastern regions of the Democratic […]

Spire Global has signed GHGSat as a new customer for its space services segment, and will launch three 16U satellites in 2023 that to GHGSat’s greenhouse gas-monitoring payload. GHGSat currently […]

PARIS — The industry’s leading satellite operators are taking stock of their areas for growth and their place in the ecosystem as satellite is becoming a larger part of the […]

Hughes Network Systems introduced a new satellite internet offering in the U.S. called Fusion, which combines Geostationary (GEO) satellite and wireless technologies for a lower latency service. The service uses […]

Canadian manufacturer MDA has signed another satellite antenna deal, this time with Airbus OneWeb satellites for Ka-band steerable antennas, the companies announced Monday. MDA and Airbus OneWeb Satellites did not […]

KT SAT Corporation has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the Geostationary (GEO) Koreasat 6A communications satellite, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform. KT SAT and Thales announced […]

PARIS — Speedcast signed a deal to offer SpaceX’s Starlink internet service to enterprise and maritime customers, the companies announced Tuesday during World Satellite Business Week in Paris. This is SpaceX’s […]

PARIS — The satellite industry is facing opportunity and danger — danger in terms of regulations, Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg cautioned Monday during a fireside chat at World Satellite Business […]

AST SpaceMobile test satellite, BlueWalker 3 has reached orbit after SpaceX launched the satellite on Saturday. The anticipated satellite test AST SpaceMobile’s satellite direct-to-cell technology.  SpaceX launched BlueWalker 3 along […]

SpaceX has submitted an appeal to the FCC for dropping its Starlink service from the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidizing internet service in rural areas, claiming […]

A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Ligado Networks found that Ligado’s network plans will not cause harmful interference to most GPS receivers, but will […]

The White House released a formal plan to support the space workforce, along with a coalition of space companies focused on growing the skilled technical workforce.  The Interagency Roadmap to […]

Iridium Communications signed a launch contract with SpaceX for a mission called Iridium-9, launching up to five ground spares for the Iridium Next program in mid-2023. The Falcon 9 mission […]

OneWeb is taking part in a satellite and 5G pilot in the U.K. and performing tests with Telstra in Australia for potential commercial service. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) provided a […]

SpaceX, OneWeb, and Iridium jointly released a document of best practices for orbital safety on Thursday afternoon. The best practices guide was facilitated by industry group the American Institute of […]

Arianespace launched the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite on Wednesday evening to support Eutelsat’s expansion in the broadband business.  Arianespace launched the satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana […]

Apple’s new iPhone 14 will be able to send emergency SOS messages outside the reach of cellular networks, enabled by Globalstar satellite connectivity.  The service will be available on the […]

Qatar Airways selected Inmarsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for its Boeing 787-9 and 737-10 fleet. This is an expansion of an agreement the companies signed in 2017 to install GX […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has a deal to use Intelsat General Corporation’s FlexAir service for airborne communications. Intelsat announced the deal for IGC partner Telecom International on Wednesday.  […]

BAE Systems announced plans to launch its own multi-sensor satellite cluster called Azalea for U.K. military intelligence.  Azalea is planned as a cluster of three multi-sensor satellites from BAE Systems […]

SES awarded Gilat Satellite Networks follow-on orders for the SkyEdge IV VSAT platform. The multimillion-dollar orders support SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation and SES-17, a Ka-band satellite which recently entered service.  […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defence published its first doctrine on national space power this month.  The new UK Space Power doctrine brings together government policy and strategy “to provide a […]

Kevin Steen, CEO of ST Engineering iDirect, is leaving the company to lead OneWeb Technologies. Steen succeeds former OneWeb Technologies CEO, Bob Roe, who previously announced his retirement. OneWeb Technologies, […]

Thales Alenia Space will provide its SpaceGate ground connectivity solution to Eutelsat for the Konnect VHTS satellite. SpaceGate is a satellite access network solution designed to provide wideband connectivity to […]

hiSky is ready to market its Smartellite Ku-band satellite terminal in the United States after receiving FCC certification. The terminal passed a testing process to gauge levels of radio frequency […]

Rocket Lab successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine, a milestone in its work to make Electron a reusable launch vehicle.  The refurbished engine passed all acceptance tests […]

NASA awarded SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station through 2030, as part of its Commercial Crew Program. With this award, SpaceX has been awarded 14 total […]

Firefly Aerospace has named Bill Weber as its new CEO after Tom Markusic stepped away from the role in June. Web was previously CEO of cyber and geospatial satellite firm […]

Intelsat engineers have shut down the Galaxy 15 payload after losing command of the satellite in August. An Intelsat spokesperson told Via Satellite that Galaxy 15 is no longer transmitting […]

Satellite IoT company OQ Technology closed a 13 million euro ($13 million) Series A funding round led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Saudi oil and gas company […]