E-letter: Briefs

Eutelsat OneWeb is beginning to see the benefits of offering multi-orbit services. It has won a new contract to deliver connectivity services, on both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit...

Orbex has secured another 3.3 million pounds ($4.14 million) in funding, the company announced Dec. 13. The funding is from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European...

Thuraya is releasing a new generation version of its XT-PRO DUAL satellite phone. It is a dual-mode, dual-SIM satellite-cellular phone that allows users to move in and out of terrestrial...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants companies to submit proposals by Jan. 19 for a four to eight satellite constellation to detect/track hypersonic and other advanced missiles...

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket won’t debut until early 2024, after it encountered routine issues during the first wet dress rehearsal. ULA announced Thursday that it fixed the issues, ran a...

Starlink continues to make progress in the in-flight connectivity arena. Air New Zealand has become the latest major airline to start working with Starlink. It will work with Starlink to...

Intellian Technologies debuted the OW130L satellite terminal for Eutelsat OneWeb customers, the company announced Tuesday. The dual parabolic terminal is particularly suitable for customers requiring high-capacity connectivity, such as those...

Europe’s meteorological satellite agency Eumetsat has awarded Spire Global a contract to provide radio occultation (RO) data. Spire will provide the data in near-real time, and it will be distributed...

SES Space & Defense has won a five-year deal with the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to deliver global video and audio programming. USAGM awarded the five-year Global...

Edge computing startup Armada emerged from stealth mode on Monday with plans to bridge the digital divide by offering mobile data centers and software that can control Starlink deployments.  Armada...