The clash between Intelsat and SES over accelerated relocation payments from the C-band clearing continues. On April 14, Intelsat submitted an objection in its Chapter 11 court case, accusing SES of continuing a “smear campaign” against the company.   SES has lodged a $1.8 billion claim against Intelsat in its bankruptcy proceedings, claiming the two companies…

The Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) issued a ruling Thursday that rejected a challenge by Eutelsat and Viasat against French regulator Arcep’s authorization of Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN). Arcep gave Inmarsat and its operating partner Deutsche Telekom access to frequencies and permission to operate complementary ground components for an in-flight connectivity…

Earth Observation (EO) data company Capella Space has hired its first CFO. Jon Campagna, the former CFO of Virgin Galactic, will be joining Capella's executive team along with Julie Ambory as VP of People and Nate Ricklin as VP of Product Engineering. Campagna has over 20 years of experience at both public and private companies,…

Smallsat broadband connectivity company Astranis has completed a $250 million Series C financing round that values the company at $1.4 billion. The financing round announced Wednesday was led by funds managed by BlackRock, with significant participation from new investors Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Koch Strategic Platforms, Monashee Investment Management, and Uncorrelated…