The satellite industry must figure out how multiple stakeholders can work together to manage space and mitigate debris while addressing concerns such as lack of trust or the presence of bad actors, and the need for open, interoperable technology, experts said in a space domain awareness panel during SATELLITE 2023. Experts said that positive economic…

Satellite manufacturers are grappling with an increasingly diverse and fragmented marketplace, adjusting their strategies for the multi-orbit future of satellite communications. Customers’ multi-orbit plans represent an “age of opportunity” for manufacturers, Johnathon Caldwell, vice president and general manager of Military Space for Lockheed Martin, said on Monday during the manufacturer roundtable at SATELLITE. He also…

The hack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in early 2022 is still casting a shadow over cybersecurity discussions more than a year later. In a cybersecurity panel on March 16 at SATELLITE, Mike Regan, vice president of Business Performance for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), highlighted the Viasat breach and other recent security breaches at AT&T…

The global launch market is in a state of flux, as the market awaits delayed heavy-lift vehicles and deals with recent mission failures. One major question is the potential sale of United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, after Ars Technica reported earlier this month the launcher is for sale. The anticipated…