SES has signed a new launch deal with Arianespace for its EAGLE-1 satellite, a LEO satellite, which will support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe. The deal was announced Nov. 9. The satellite will be launched on a Vega C rocket from French Guiana as early as Q4 2024. The EAGLE-1…

“Our adversaries are coming after us in cyberspace,” U.S. Space Force Col. John Smail did not mince words in a Nov. 4 CyberSatGov keynote.  The U.S. needs to be ready to defend itself in cyberspace against Russia and China’s cyber capabilities, said Smail, senior cyber officer for the Space Force.  Smail, who advises the Chief…

RESTON, VA — The United States is in a new Cold War era. It may be a bold statement, but it is one that the vast majority of attendees at the CyberSatGov conference agreed with on Wednesday, by a show of hands. In a discussion Wednesday in Reston, Virginia, about geopolitical threats in the space…

Rivada Space Networks (RSN) has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging company in the area of in quantum-secure communications systems. The two companies announced the deal, Oct. 19. RSN is partnering with SpeQtral to demonstrate the technical compatibility of adding a QKD encryption layer to enhance the security of communications over LEO satellite…