E-letter: Briefs

Momentus reported late Monday that it was able to deploy two  customer satellites from its Vigoride demonstration orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), which experienced several anomalies after its launch. The U.S. […]

SpaceX will launch AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida during the week of August 15, according to an AST SpaceMobile statement posted Monday. BlueWalker 3, which […]

OneWeb has released initial findings from its first OneWeb Connected Passenger Report, a survey of passenger attitudes toward air travel and inflight connectivity (IFC) in the post-pandemic landscape. Some see […]

Satellite operator Eutelsat has just been granted ISO 14001 certification for its teleport in Turin, Italy, the company announced June 10. Issued by Bureau Veritas, a leader in certification services, […]

Ball Aerospace awarded Rocket Lab a subcontract to manufacture the solar array panel for NASA’S GLIDE heliophysics mission. Ball Aerospace is building the spacecraft for NASA based on its Ball […]

Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute (TPA-SI) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand ordered two nanosatellite platforms from NanoAvionics to support educational and technology demonstration missions. The order, announced June […]

Mangata Networks reached an agreement with Cobham Satcom to deploy multiple Cobham 4.0M Tracker gateway antennas globally to support ​​Mangata’s initial ground stations. Mangata said this agreement represents the company’s […]

Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently signed a new contract to globalize the Iris air traffic modernization program. Iris, developed in a public-private partnership launched by ESA, is […]

U.K.-based Satellite Vu will provide climate change data from its thermal monitoring satellites to the United Kingdom real estate market through a partnership with Landmark Information Group.  Satellite Vu and […]

The United States joined the Space for Climate Observatory (SCO), this week an initiative for international coordination on climate change monitoring. Dr. Richard Spinrad, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]

Kepler Communications has selected Tesat-Spacecom optical inter-satellite links for its next generation of satellites. The Tesat constellation laser communication terminals, ConLCT80, will be installed on Kepler’s first tranche of Aether […]

On the heels of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report last week that cast doubt on whether credible analysis informed the decision to move U.S. Space Command from its temporary headquarters at […]

SpaceX launched Nilesat 301 on Wednesday evening, a Geostationary (GEO) communications satellite for Egyptian operator Nilesat. A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral […]

Polish space company SatRev is partnering with a local economic entity to build Poland’s first nanosatellite factory in Legnica, Poland. SatRev announced the partnership with Legnica Special Economic Zone on […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) placed an order for Northrop Grumman’s Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) motors worth more than $2 billion to support launches for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation.  The award, […]

A team of U.K. companies led by Inmarsat has broadcast a satellite navigation signal in a project to explore a United Kingdom sovereign positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system. Inmarsat […]

NASA awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a cybersecurity services contract for NASA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), worth up to $622.5 million.  Booz Allen announced the Cybersecurity and Privacy […]

Redwire Corporation has received a contract for 42 high gain antennas for an undisclosed national security customer for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The antennas will enable beyond line-of-sight […]

Lockheed Martin has awarded Canadian manufacturer MDA a subcontract for work on its Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.  Under the deal announced Tuesday, MDA will design […]

Gilat Satellite Networks received a follow-on order for gateways for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation worth more than $8 million. Gilat’s subsidiary, Wavestream, was chosen as the sole provider to […]

Ligado Networks has selected Sony Semiconductor Israel to develop chipsets for the company’s 5G mobile satellite network for IoT use.  Sony has agreed to manufacture IoT chipsets compatible with Ligado’s […]

A new Euroconsult report that analyzed C-band frequency use found that demand for extended C-band capacity is on a declining trend, and demand is expected to decline as well.  Euroconsult […]

Colorado-based Ursa Major is developing its reusable Arroway 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and methane staged combustion engine for military and commercial use. The development comes as the Department of the Air Force […]

The U.S. Space Force awarded a.i. solutions a $217 million contract to provide satellite operations support, the company announced May 31. This is a.i. solutions’ first Space Force contract.  The […]

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Synspective is partnering with Addvalue to use its inter-satellite data relay system (IDRS) to deliver its SAR imagery more quickly to customers.  Addvalue’s data relay […]

Sony Group Corporation announced Friday that it is launching a new company focused on optical communications in space. The new venture, Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSC), is a subsidiary of […]

In the coming months, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is to begin testing cybersecurity qualification of commercial satellite communication offerings (COMSATCOM) under the service’s Infrastructure Asset Pre-Approval […]

Eumetsat announced Wednesday that Meteosat-9 is taking over for Meteosat-8 as the prime satellite offering Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC) service. Eumetsat is the European Organisation for the Exploitation of […]

Telenor Maritime signed a capacity agreement with Eutelsat Communications for managed satellite services for cruise connectivity. Under the agreement announced May 30, Eutelsat will deliver capacity on Eutelsat 33E for […]

NASA is awarding nearly $50 million total in awards to small businesses and research institutions to support space technology, the agency announced May 26. The funds are part of Phase […]