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Video
Interview with SATELLITE 2022 Startup Space Winner Luisa Buinhas, Vyoma Space
Vyoma Space took home the winning prize at the 7th Annual Startup Space pitch competition at SATELLITE 2022.
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Video
Interview with 2021 Satellite Executive of the Year Winner – Tina Ghataore
See Via Satellite’s Interview with 2021 Satellite Executive of the Year winner, Tina Ghataore. Read our interview with Tina Ghataore from the May Edition here: https://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/may-2022/theres-a-lot-more-left-for-me-to-do-mynaric-cco-tina-ghataore-is-just-getting-started/
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Video
Interview with 2021 Satellite Technology of the Year Winner – Astroscale
See Via Satellite’s Interview with 2021 Satellite Technology of the Year winner, Astroscale. Read our interview with Astroscale from the May Edition here: https://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/may-2022/astroscales-nobu-okada-talks-what-needs-to-be-done-to-make-space-sustainable/
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Opinion
Connectivity as a Service Will Enable the Internet of Everything
Connectivity as a service is coming, and it’s going to change the way we think about being online as profoundly as cloud computing is transforming business and information technology. […]
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Finance
Sierra Space Launches Ventures Arm
The commercial space company Sierra Space launched a new business Oct. 12 that will invest in and partner with innovators and disruptors in the emerging new space market. Sierra Space Ventures […]
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Video
SATELLITE 2022 – Via Satellite Awards Luncheon
Startup Space, Satellite Technology of the Year & Satellite Executive of the Year Awards Presentation from SATELLITE 2022
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Government/Military
York Space Systems Wins SDA Contract for 12 Future Communications Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 6 said that it has awarded a firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority prototype contract with a ceiling of about $200 million to Denver’s York […]
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Government/Military
SDA Tranche 0 Satellites to Participate in Northern Edge Exercise Despite Delay
While the first launch of nine to 10 Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 satellites has slipped from September until December, SDA said that it still plans to have a […]
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Imagery and Sensing
HawkEye 360 Plans to Have 60 Satellites on Orbit By 2025
Virginia-based HawkEye 360 plans to have 60 satellites — 20 clusters of three satellites — on orbit by 2025, Alex Fox, the company’s chief growth officer, said this week. The company […]
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Finance
AE Industrial Partners to Acquire Majority Stake In York Space Systems
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire a majority share of the spacecraft company York Space Systems, which has a prime contracting role in […]
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Opinion
How Narrow is Your Niche?
For all of its history, the satellite industry has been a business of niches. Broadcasting, maritime, energy, internet, cellular backhaul, military and civilian government. If you’ve been around a while, […]
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Opinion
Satcom and Telco: The Balance of Cooperation Versus Competition
Until quite recently, satellite communication services largely played a complementary, if somewhat of a niche role, to terrestrial telcos in telecommunications. Chiefly, satcom operators could potentially provide coverage for communities […]
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Opinion
Satellites for the Dataverse and the Metaverse
One giant leap for mankind is taking shape through the convergence of real and virtual worlds, powered by 5G connectivity, technologies such as AI and distributed ledger technology/blockchain, and data. […]
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Sustainability
What Climate Scientists Want from Satellite Data Providers
The expansion of satellite data from new providers and increased remote sensing technologies is helping climate scientists fill in critical gaps in government-based coverage, and helping to bring the big […]
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Cybersecurity
Satellite Operators Respond to Cyber Threats in a Rapidly Changing Environment
The satellite industry had a wake-up call earlier this year when the Russian government waged a cyberattack against a commercial satellite operator on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine. […]
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Finance
L3Harris Moving Stackley To New Strategic Position, Names Rambeau New Chief Of IMS
L3Harris Technologies on Monday said is creating a new strategic position within the company aimed at better fusing its capabilities corporate-wide to win more business as prime contractor and expand […]
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Government/Military
US Space Force Completes Analysis of Future GMTI Alternatives, Including Space-Based GMTI
The U.S. Space Force has completed an analysis of alternatives (AoA) on future ground moving indication (GMTI), including the possibility of space-based GMTI, to replace the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance […]
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Partner Content
The Satellite Industry Gears Up for Open Satcom and 5G Standardized Ecosystems
The satellite industry sees large potential for open satcom and 5G standardized ecosystems, according to a recent industry survey by ST Engineering iDirect in partnership with Via Satellite. The survey, […]
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Government/Military
US Space Force Systems ‘Can’t Afford to Be Overly Redundant’ With NRO’s, Saltzman Says
U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, the Space Force’s chief […]
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Government/Military
Five Companies Developing Rocket Delivery for US Transportation Command
Five companies have signed Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) with U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to develop rockets to deliver cargo and personnel rapidly around the globe. SpaceX and BlueOrigin were already pursuing […]
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Video
The Rapid Growth of UK’s Space Startups
During the past decade, the UK government established several support programs for burgeoning domestic commercial space startups and entrepreneurs. The investment has paid off, as the UK space startup scene […]
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Video
Finding the Right Rocket Fit for Your Unique Payload Pt 1
In response to both modern satellites’ increasingly diverse components, sizes, and target orbits and the widening range of requirements from satellite operators, commercial launch companies are working to make their […]
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Opinion
Minimizing the Impact of Disasters Through Satellite Connectivity
The amount and magnitude of natural disasters that have hit the world in the last couple of years is earth-shattering — both literally and figuratively. Their number has more than […]
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Opinion
The Story and Promise of Scotland’s Space Industry
Three years ago, I moved from Brighton, England, to Glasgow, Scotland. It was a little daunting to move from the sunniest and queerest city in the United Kingdom, to rainy […]
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Technology
A Blue Ocean Market for Commercial Space Data Relay Services
Five years ago, satellite communications provider Viasat wrote a white paper that was jokingly called “Streaming Netflix to the International Space Station,” meant as a call to action for NASA […]
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Government/Military
New Zealand’s Quest for a Sustainable Space Industry
When Rocket Lab first launched its Ātea-1 rocket in 2009, the company put New Zealand on the map in the space industry. “When Peter Beck and I started the commercial […]
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Government/Military
Washington Post: NASA Scrubs Artemis I Launch Attempt
NASA scrubbed the much-anticipated first flight of its Space Launch System rocket on Monday after a series of problems with the rocket and the fueling procedures could not be resolved […]
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Government/Military
L3Harris Pursuing Early Materials Acquisition for SDA Tracking Layer Satellites
The fiscal year 2022 defense appropriations law provided $550 million for the Space Development Agency (SDA) to accelerate development of the Tracking Layer to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and an L3Harris […]
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Mobility
Saudia to Start Flying with Falcon 300 Terminal on Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Service Next Year
Saudia is on track to start flying Airbus A321 aircraft upgraded with Falcon 300 terminals to enable Inmarsat‘s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) service early next year. The Saudi Arabian […]
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Opinion
Maritime Connectivity Stats Take Stock of 2021 Growth
The maritime connectivity market continues to evolve, and maritime revenue for VSAT service increased sharply up in 2021 over 2020. Crew welfare and passenger satisfaction are key drivers of connectivity […]





























