E-letter: Briefs

Virgin Orbit’s revenue was up in 2021, but the company’s net loss increased as well. The smallsat launcher released its first-ever, full year financial results on March 29, after becoming […]

Intelsat is establishing a new satellite video neighborhood in Brazil by “seeding” antennas at more than 200 cable headends in Brazil. The satellite operator is working in cooperation with local […]

Comtech Telecommunications has won a new contract with SES to supply O3b mPOWER 5.5 meter gateways, small gateways, and user terminals, SES announced March 30. The antenna hardware comes in […]

Lockheed Martin is partnering with SpiderOak Mission Systems to develop and test a zero-trust cybersecurity platform for the space data supply chain. The companies announced an agreement on Tuesday to […]

Earth imaging startup Pixxel has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Radical Ventures. Pixxel announced the funding on Monday and said it will expedite production […]

Boeing on Monday said that Leanne Caret, president and CEO of the company’s $26 billion Defense, Space and Security business, will retire later this year and be succeed by Ted […]

Synspective, a Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider, has raised another $100 million in financing. The company announced the Series B funding round on March 29. […]

Terran Orbital completed its SPAC merger and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.  This completes the special purpose acquisition (SPAC) merger with Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. […]

SES has ordered a third software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the operator announced Monday.  SES-26 will be a Ku- and C-band satellite to replace SES’s NSS-12 satellite […]

One of the world’s leading telcos Orange is teaming up with AST SpaceMobile to test its space-based cellular broadband network. The two companies announced the non-binding MoU on March 25. […]

Space situational awareness startup Neuraspace has raised 2.5 million euros ($2.75 million) from Armilar Venture Partners. Armilar invested in Neuraspace through its TechTransfer Fund, a venture capital fund that aims […]

Intellian Technologies is developing a new portfolio of phased array flat panel antennas. The electronically steered antennas (ESA) are designed for Ku- and Ka-band Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit […]

OneWeb has added Eutelsat, Kymeta, and Speedcast as distribution partners for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity, the company announced this week.  Eutelsat, a shareholder in OneWeb, signed a multi-year deal […]

Isotropic Systems has completed multi-orbit antenna field tests with Telesat. Isotropic Systems’ antenna tracked and established a link with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and a Geostationary Orbit […]

SES is acquiring DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, in a move that SES says will double its revenue from the U.S. government. SES announced […]

Multi-mode data connectivity took a step closer to reality Monday, when Hughes Network Systems unveiled two new ground terminals at SATELLITE 2022. One integrates cellular 4G LTE signals with those from […]

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has reached an agreement to acquire AXESS Networks, a teleport operator and satellite services provider with a presence in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and […]

OneWeb signed a deal with SpaceX to resume satellite launches after its Soyuz launch campaign was stymied due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The companies announced Monday that the first […]

Euroconsult projects that satellites in Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) will make up 90% of in-orbit capacity in 2026, a complete reversal of the situation from as recently as late 2020. The […]

Rivada Space Networks plans to launch a constellation of 600 Ka-band satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to serve the telecom, enterprise, maritime, energy and government services markets, the company announced […]

Envistacom is divesting its technology development business unit, the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), as a standalone business, the company announced Wednesday. The company’s official name will be Apothym Technologies Group, […]

ThinKom Solutions is rolling out a new phased array satellite antenna for land mobile applications, ThinSat Ka500. The antenna is a Ka-band phased array antenna designed with beam agility to […]

Space tech startup Scout has closed a bridge funding round led by Decisive Point, bringing total capital raised to $1.5 million. The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation and Geospatial Alpha participated […]

Boeing  said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a critical […]

SpaceChain has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as it looks to tap into markets in the Middle East, the company announced March 16. SpaceChain will look to spearhead […]

Omnispace is working with British independent technology company TTP to lead the development of the Omnispace 5G NTN environment and emulation lab. The companies announced an agreement Wednesday to develop […]

NorthStar Earth & Space has signed with Spire Global for its space-as-a-service offering, tasking Spire with building three satellites focused on space-situational awareness (SSA) and debris monitoring. The contract, announced […]

The first Astranis Space Technologies MicroGEO satellite is ready to ship to the launch site after completing final testing, the company announced Wednesday.  Astranis has completed vibration and vibroacoustic tests, […]

Kymeta has closed on additional equity funding of approximately $84 million, making Kymeta nearly fully funded. Bill Gates led the funding, with participation from Hanwha Systems and other investors.  Bill […]

Skyrora has opened a new rocket engine testing facility in Scotland, the company announced March 15. The site allows Skyrora to concentrate its launch development operations for the purpose of […]