E-letter: Briefs

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile network operator, is now offering direct-to-cell services for its customers by working with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. First announced early this year, the service is now available...

At CyberSat 2025, Program Director Mark Holmes interviewed Carahsoft Senior Director Lacey Wean about how Carahsoft works to bring innovative technologies to the public sector, particularly in defense and disaster...

Eutelsat has announced a new broadcast deal with one of its major partners in the Middle East. It is expanding its partnership with UAE telecoms company, du, a key player...

Industry group the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has released new strategic recommendations for standards-based and interoperable non-terrestrial network (NTN) solutions.  This is aimed at influencing architectures for direct-to-device services...

The UK Space Agency awarded nearly 7 million pounds ($9 million) to support five projects focused on next-generation satellite technologies in the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTES program.  Awards announced...

Rocket Lab has set a new record for Electron launches in a year, reaching 18 launches after back-to-back launches from New Zealand and Virginia.  The first was a HASTE suborbital...

Amazon Leo has two new enterprise customers in logistics and energy operations, announcing deals for Crane Worldwide Logistics and Hunt Energy to adopt its satellite connectivity.  Amazon recently rebranded its...

Blue Origin is planning to upgrade its New Glenn rocket, and announced plans for an upcoming super-heavy version of the rocket on Thursday.  After last week marked the second successful...

Two Nordic space companies, Iceye and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), signed a letter of intent this week to collaborate on sovereign space capabilities for Nordic and NATO security.  They plan...

Quindar, a small software company that has developed a spacecraft mission control platform, has raised $18 million in a new funding round to establish a classified mission operations center that...