E-letter: Briefs

Boeing posted a double-digit revenue increase in its Defense, Space & Security segment in the third quarter of 2025, with a large gain in operating margin as well.  In the […]

Leaf Space and Infostellar have signed a new agreement to make Infostellar the exclusive representative of Leaf Space to the Japanese market for its ground segment as-as-a-service (GSaaS) offering.  Under […]

Saudi Arabia’s top telecommunications provider stc group is the latest telco to sign a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile for direct-to-cell services. The companies on Wednesday announced a 10-year agreement […]

Voyager Technologies on Monday said it has acquired ExoTerra Resource in a deal that gives it capabilities in compact electric propulsion systems used to maneuver satellites in orbit. Terms of the […]

The FCC voted to kick off two proceedings on Tuesday that will impact satellite licensing — one described as a licensing “overhaul” and another dealing with antennas in the upper […]

Terminal developer All.Space and network orchestration software company Aalyria are teaming up to demonstrate interoperable communications across domains, specifically for defense scenarios.  Under a new strategic partnership announced Tuesday, the […]

Open Cosmos is working on a project with Japanese company Panasonic Operational Excellence Co. to advance optical inter-satellite communications.  The companies will focus on faster and more autonomous ways for […]

SD Government (SDG), part of Gogo, has won a new contract to deliver multi-band, multi-orbit airborne global satellite communications to a U.S. government agency. The deal is worth $3 million […]

Iridium is rolling out a dedicated chip that will allow Iridium PNT capabilities to be integrated into electronic devices for GPS and GNSS resilience. Announced Monday, the Iridium PNT application-specific integrated […]

Tesat has delivered optical communications terminals to Lockheed Martin to be used on future GPS satellites. Tesat said Monday it completed delivery of its SCOT80 terminals to Lockheed Martin.  Tesat […]

SpaceX successfully launched the SpainSat NG 2 satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket late Thursday evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral U.S. Space Force Station in […]

SES has inked new capacity deal with Arqiva. It is a multi-year, multi-million contract renewal for satellite capacity on SES’s prime video neighborhood of 28.2 degrees East. The two companies […]

ABB, a Swedish tech company, has won a contract from the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed […]

Iceye is strengthening its position in central and Eastern Europe. It is forming a strategic partnership with EMIS, a provider of geospatial information systems in Slovakia, to expand access to […]

Vantor, a global spatial intelligence company building an AI-powered imaging satellite constellation, won a key contract win from the U.S. Space Force to support its Joint Commercial Operations program by […]

Hughes Network Systems (Hughes), an EchoStar company, announced it is acquiring Anderson Connectivity, an aerospace design, engineering and manufacturing services company. This acquisition aims to expand Hughes capabilities, adding key […]

The European space industry is witnessing a shake-up today as one of the continent’s biggest consolidation moves is now public. Airbus, Leonardo and Thales announced Thursday that they have signed […]

U.S. spacecraft manufacturer Quantum Space completed a critical Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for its upcoming Ranger Prime mission, scheduled for launch in June 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]

European launch service provider Arianespace has appointed Maxime Verrière as its new Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. He will be responsible for structuring Arianespace’s strategy, overseeing its implementation, and leading […]

Nxgsat, a Belgian space modem company, has closed a 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million) funding round. The company’s flagship product is a high-speed, 5G satellite modem designed to enable seamless […]

Two leading Direct-to-Device (D2D) companies Lynk Global and Omnispace will merge, and once this merger is completed, global satellite operator SES will become a major strategic shareholder. SES, which itself […]

Globalstar’s new two-way satellite IoT module has now received certification across major geographies and is commercially available. This two-way rollout expands the company’s IoT capabilities, which were previously one-way only. […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Iridium a contract that will see partner T-Mobile deploy Iridium PNT services across 5G network sites in the U.S.  The award Iridium announced […]

Muon Space is integrating Starlink laser terminals onboard its satellites to give its constellation customers near real-time data transmission. Muon Space said Tuesday that this agreement integrates its satellites into […]

SpaceX has now launched more than 10,000 Starlink satellites after a double-header of Starlink launches on Sunday from Florida and California.  On Oct. 19, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 mission […]

Seraphim Space Investment Trust’s (SSIT) overall portfolio is worth close to 260 million pounds ($348.91 million) at the end of June, a close to 29% increase compared to the same […]

ST Engineering iDirect has opened general availability of its Intuition 1.1 next-generation ground system, with new capabilities to improve efficiency for satellite operations. Intuition is the company’s cloud-native, multi-orbit ground […]

Planet Labs on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The National […]

HyImpulse, one of Europe’s up and coming launch companies, has raised a further 45 million ($52.5 million) in funding, as it targets starting commercial launches as early as next year. […]

Open Cosmos will lead the Spanish component of the Atlantic Constellation, an Earth Observation initiative from Portugal and Spain. The Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the European Space Agency (ESA) […]