E-letter: Briefs

D-Orbit is the latest space company to announce plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).  D-Orbit is an in-space transportation company headquartered in Italy. Its ION […]

Astroscale has paused its ELSA-d mission after detecting a spacecraft anomaly, the company said in a statement late Wednesday.  Astroscale said that on Jan. 25, ELSA-d servicer spacecraft began operations […]

Intersat has purchased all of the available capacity over Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal from Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite. This multi-year deal represents several hundred megabytes and will address the connectivity […]

Boeing released its full year 2021 financial results on Wednesday, reporting a 7% revenue boost compared to 2020 driven by a rebound in commercial airplane deliveries. The company reported $62.3 […]

SayariLabs, a Kenyan space company, and EnduroSat, a provider of software-defined nanosatellites and space services for business and academia, are joining forces to launch TAIFA-1, calling it Kenya’s first software-defined […]

Satellogic began trading on the Nasdaq under ticker sign $SATL on Wednesday after completing its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Satellogic first announced its SPAC business combination with CF […]

Isar Aerospace has won a 10 million euro ($11.32 million) prize from the European Commission (EC), the company announced Jan 25. Isar won the EC’s EIC Horizon Prize “Low-Cost Space […]

Hughes Network Systems announced Tuesday that it signed an eight-year service contract with Network Services Solutions (NSS) to upgrade, expand and manage a satellite monitoring network for one of NSS’ […]

Comtech Telecommunications rejected a takeover proposal from Acacia Research Corporation received earlier this year. The company announced Tuesday that the board of directors unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal from Acacia […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, arguing that such consolidation would be harmful to national security and defense markets.  […]

Kleos Space signed Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. (AGIS) as a customer for a data evaluation contract, Kleos announced Jan. 20. AGIS offers command and control communication capabilities to U.S. […]

Intelsat and Gilat Satellite Networks are expanding their strategic partnership in commercial aviation. Intelsat will use Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c system to expand commercial and business aviation services in Asia. Intelsat […]

The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from […]

GMV has won a new contract for the Spanish Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI) to develop a coordinated scheduling software for planning and tasking the activities of the […]

Sky Perfect JSAT has signed a new customer for recently launched maritime service JSATMarine. The company announced Jan. 21 that the cable laying vessel Kizuna, operated by NTT WE Marine, […]

SES reports strong growth in managed data services as customers use its Skala Global Platform. The company announced Jan. 19 that the number of sites and connectivity services utilizing the […]

Australia’s Office of National Intelligence (ONI) has tapped Spire Global and Dragonfly Aerospace for a second satellite as part of its National Intelligence Community Satellite (NICSAT) program after a collaborative […]

Satellite operators and service providers Speedcast, Intelsat, and SES worked to restore emergency communications in Tonga after the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami.  The undersea volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai erupted on Jan. […]

Viasat has released a new large-aperture antenna class for space-to-ground communication. The company said this is its most advanced class of large-aperture antennas and capable of supporting missions including Earth […]

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) awarded Parsons Corporation a contract to develop a prototype ground operations center for the Blackjack. DARPA awarded the $11 million sole-source contract in […]

OneWeb has signed new distribution deals in Australia and India as it ramps up activity in 2022. Field Solutions Holdings (FSG), an Australian rural and regional telecoms carrier, has signed […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus‘ U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space; Finland-based Iceye’s U.S. division; Florida-based PredaSAR Corp.; and Santa Barbara-based Umbra Lab Inc., the agency said on […]

Two U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide cybersecurity resources to commercial satellite owners and operators. Senators Gary Peters, […]

Arianespace named Pierre-Yves Tissier new chief technical officer, as current CTO Roland Lagier is retiring. Arianespace announced the change as immediate on Wednesday.  Tissier has been deputy CTO of Arianespace […]

It is the start of a crucial year for the United Kingdom’s blossoming space industry. The U.K. government has set out to build a strong and vibrant industry over the […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites (Kacific) has signed a new deal to bring satellite broadband services across the Philippines, one of Asia’s largest markets. It announced Jan. 17 that it had teamed […]

SES is eliminating the role of SES Networks CEO and moving John-Paul Hemingway to the newly created role of chief strategy and product officer, the satellite operator announced Tuesday.  SES […]

German space company OHB and its subsidiary LuxSpace entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OQ Technology (OQ) to collaborate on a satellite-based IoT upstream and downstream service for […]

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin is investing $150 million in Earth imagery company Satellogic through private equity firm Liberty Strategic Capital, as part of the company’s deal […]