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Viasat is investigating a partial network outage on its European KA-SAT network that may be the result of a cyber event, the company confirmed to Via Satellite in a statement […]

York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman won Space Development Agency (SDA) prototype contracts to demonstrate mesh network of optically interconnected satellites for a data transport system. SDA announced […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Space Micro a 24-month development contract for one-to-many optical communications technology to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. Space Micro announced the award on […]

Hughes Network Systems revenue grew 5% in 2021 to a record $1.96 million, despite a decrease in broadband subscribers. Hughes’ financials were released as part of parent company EchoStar Corporation’s […]

President Biden announced sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to its invasion of the Ukraine, specifically targeting strategic sectors of Russia’s economy including aerospace and its space program.  “Between […]

Intelsat has emerged from a long Chapter 11 process as a private company. Its plan of reorganization, confirmed in court in December, reduced the company’s debt by more than half, […]

EchoStar Corporation has appointed Hamid Akhavan as the company’s next CEO and president. EchoStar announced Wednesday that Akhavan will succeed CEO and President Michael Dugan, who will be retiring at […]

Maxar Technologies is making a strategic investment in Aurora Insight, a radio frequency (RF) data provider. Aurora announced the strategic investment on Wednesday but did not share the investment amount.  […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract for a ground-based radar system to track deep space objects for space domain awareness. The award from Space […]

Back by popular demand, 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 […]

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

L3Harris Technologies’ fourth Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has been successfully integrated into National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U satellite, the company announced Monday.  GOES-U — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U — is […]

BlackSky reported $34.1 million in revenue for 2021 in its second-ever quarterly financials since going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger last year.  The $34.1 million in […]

Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics sold its first Mission Extension Pod (MEP), the next generation of satellite servicing vehicles. Australian satellite operator Optus has agreed to purchase an MEP for its […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) have signed an agreement to support the economic development of Brazil’s space industry. AWS said this agreement is the first […]

Astroscale is moving forward with its ELSA-d mission as it is working through solutions to a spacecraft anomaly. The company said in an update on Feb. 17 that it is […]

Iridium Communications reported record revenue in 2021, continuing an eight-year revenue growth streak. The company released its full-year 2021 financial results on Feb. 17, reporting $614.5 million in revenue, which […]

Airbus Defence and Space saw a double-digit boost in order intake in 2021 compared to 2020, but also reported a slight dip in revenues for the year. The company released […]

Belgian satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab closed a 40 million euro ($45 million) Series B funding round, co-led by Airbus Ventures and XAnge. This brings Aerospacelab’s total funding to 60 million euro […]

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract for three microsatellite class payloads in support of product demonstration. The contract announced Thursday includes three microsatellites, launch procurement, integration, and […]

Emcore Corp. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the Space and Navigation business of L3Harris Technologies for $5 million in cash in a deal that expands its fiber […]

African telco Orange and subsidiary Sonatel are partnering with SES to deploy and manage the O3b mPOWER constellation’s first gateway in Africa, the companies announced Wednesday. The gateway will be […]

Gilat Satellite Networks reported 32% revenue growth in 2021 compared to 2020, in the company’s full year 2021 financial results published Tuesday. Revenue was $218.9 million, compared with $165.9 million […]

Satellite service provider Anuvu has signed a capacity increase with Telesat for additional Ka-band capacity over the Southeastern U.S., the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and Central America. Anuvu announced […]

Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee are circulating two pieces of draft legislation that seeks to modernize the FCC’s satellite licensing rules. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and […]

A number of law firms have filed or announced intent to file shareholder class action lawsuits against Astra Space, after a critical analyst report and the company’s launch failure on […]

SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk gave an update on Thursday on the Starship rocket, the massive rocket SpaceX is building to develop a human presence on Mars and deploy Starlink […]

Arianespace launched a batch of OneWeb satellites on Thursday afternoon in its first launch of 2022. An Arianespace Soyuz rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center, in Kourou, French […]

Astra’s mission for NASA on Thursday afternoon failed after the rocket experienced an issue during flight, sending the company’s stock tumbling.  Astra’s Rocket 3.3 took off from Space Launch Complex […]

A number of satellite operators and NASA submitted comments to the FCC this week, taking issue with SpaceX’s proposed modifications to its second generation Starlink constellation (Gen2).  SES, Viasat, OneWeb, […]