Rachel Jewett

Telesat confirmed plans to downsize its Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation from the planned 298 satellites to 188 with 10 in-orbit spares. CEO Dan Goldberg gave an update on the […]

Hughes Network Systems pushed back the launch for its anticipated Jupiter-3 satellite once more, announcing Thursday that launch is now expected in the first quarter of 2023. In the previous […]

Intelsat announced a refresh of part of its executive suite on Thursday, with new hires for chief financial officer, chief commercial officer, commercial aviation, and corporate communications. These changes come after […]

Intellian Technologies is opening a new factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea as part of an expansion of its headquarters. The new factory is expected to be operational in August and […]

Astroscale announced Wednesday that its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission completed a controlled close-approach rendezvous operations between its two spacecraft in orbit, despite thruster issues.  The ELSA-d mission, which […]

EchoStar Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation launched an early adopter program for a European satellite-based LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) service. The program will allow participants in sectors […]

Around the world, governments, militaries, and nonprofits are seeking greater collaboration with the commercial satellite industry to meet connectivity needs, civil and defense representatives said on a government end-users webcast […]

Satellogic Inc. signed a multiple launch agreement with SpaceX to reserve launch capacity for its next 68 satellites. This follows a launch agreement with SpaceX covering 2022 launches. Financial terms […]

Northern Sky Research has been acquired by technology, media, and telecom consulting firm Analysys Mason, the companies announced on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Analysys Mason […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched 34 satellites, and caught the Electron booster used in the mission in mid-air with a helicopter early Tuesday. This was the first time Rocket Lab performed […]

The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile an experimental license for U.S.-based testing of its satellite direct to cell connectivity with the BlueWalker 3 satellite. AST SpaceMobile announced the approval on May […]

SES has signed a contract renewal with one of its biggest broadcast customers, Sky UK. The operator announced May 3 that Sky UK has signed a deal worth around 84 […]

L3Harris Technologies reported a 10% decline in revenue during the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021, although its Space business saw a $60 million revenue […]

Terran Orbital Corporation shipped two next-generation satellites for Earth observation company GeoOptics to Cape Canaveral ahead of launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-5 rideshare mission. The Transporter-5 mission is set for May […]

Arabsat ordered a software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the regional operator announced April 29.  Arabsat-7A is based on the Thales based on the Space Inspire platform, which […]

SSi Canada purchased additional SES capacity to expand broadband access in Northern Canada, including the Nunavut territory. Under the agreement announced Thursday, SES will provide additional satellite capacity from its […]

AST SpaceMobile has signed an MoU with Globe Telecom, a mobile network operator in the Philippines. The Thursday announcement did not include specific details, but AST SpaceMobile “would aim to […]

Northrop Grumman’s Space Segment increased sales by 13% in the first quarter of 2021, partially offsetting an overall dip in sales during the quarter. Northrop Grumman reported its first quarter […]

Tina Ghataore, Mynaric’s chief commercial officer and president of the company’s U.S. division, won the 2021 Satellite Executive of the Year award on the back of Mynaric’s impressive deal flow. […]

Spire Global is rolling out new weather solutions for the maritime industry that the company says can analyze how upcoming weather conditions affect business operations. Spire announced the new offerings […]

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo named Richard DalBello as the new director of NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) on Wednesday. DalBello will officially begin his duties on May 9.  OSC […]

The Defense, Space & Security segment of The Boeing Company took a hit in the first quarter of 2022, reporting a 24% dip in revenue compared to the same quarter […]

UltiSat signed a distribution agreement with OneWeb government subsidiary OneWeb Technologies. UltiSat — a subsidiary of Speedcast that provides end-to-end managed networks — plans to include OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) won the 2022 round of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) microlauncher competition for an 11 million euro ($11.7 million) prize. As a result, the German government […]

A group of space companies have raised nearly $1 million to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine, forming the Space Industry for Ukraine (SIFU) group. HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini said […]

Orbital Insight will incorporate imagery it purchased from Satellogic into its own geospatial data platform, the companies announced Monday. Orbital Insight operates the self-service geospatial data GO platform, which combines […]

Capella Space raised $97 million in its Series C financing round, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company announced on Monday. NightDragon led the round, with significant participation from existing investors […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is developing a “green energy” technology designed to allow thruster equipped spacecraft to convert chemical energy in its bipropellant into electrical power. The technology […]

Virgin Orbit renamed its U.S. government subsidiary, formerly VOX Space, as Virgin Orbit National Systems. Virgin Orbit National Systems President and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Baird said […]

Planet Labs announced Thursday that its next-generation Pelican constellation will provide up to 30 cm resolution. The constellation is also designed for greater revisit rate and will and give customers […]