E-letter: Briefs

UltiSat will provide a mobile internet service powered by Starlink to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for wildland firefighters under a new contract announced Monday.  Under the agreement, UltiSat […]

Firefly Aerospace on Sunday afternoon said it has agreed to acquire SciTec, Inc., a small company with expertise in data processing and data analytics that support the intelligence community and […]

Neuraspace is launching a space domain awareness tool targeted for the defense sector, called Neuraspace DEF, aimed at helping nations protect their space infrastructure. Neuraspace CEO Chiara Manfletti tells Via […]

Under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, SpaceX is to launch five NSSL Phase 3, Lane 2 missions through September 2026 for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and National Reconnaissance Office […]

4IG Space and Defence (4iG SDT), the Hungarian IT and telecoms company, is on the verge of a $100 million investment in Axiom Space to become a strategic investor in […]

Vitesse Systems has recently acquired ground antenna technology provider Spacetime Engineering to enhance its ground capabilities for the connected battlefield.  Spacetime Engineering provides high-performance antenna feeds for ground-based satellite and […]

Japanese satellite startup ArkEdge Space plans to collaborate with a number of African institutions to use space data to promote sustainable development under a series of new agreements announced this […]

EchoStar reached a milestone with some of its 2 GHz band spectrum, announcing Friday it secured highest priority spectrum rights in the 2 GHz band for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) […]

To mark the combined company of SES post-Intelsat acquisition, SES debuted a new brand identity with the purpose statement, “Space to Make a Difference.” Via Satellite editor Mark Holmes caught up […]

Karrier One, a company deploying a decentralized telecom network, announced a partnership with Iridium Communications this week to integrate its direct-to-device service into the Karrier One ecosystem.  Karrier One, based […]

Fleet Space Technologies has opened a new global headquarters and satellite factory in Adelaide, Australia — a move the company says will enable the production of thousands of sensors and […]

IoT provider Soracom said that its non-terrestrial network (NTN) integration with Skylo is now in general availability for North America, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. This allows Soracom customers to […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command’s (SpOC) Mission Delta 2 unit is now ready to employ the L3Harris Technologies Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), the service said on […]

Eutelsat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity is set to take a more prominent role in Greenland, thanks to a deal between Eutelsat and Tusass, Greenland’s national provider of telecommunications services. The […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a further contract for the SAGA mission to develop a space-based system for generating cryptographic keys.  The contract announced Wednesday […]

Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT), which provides thermal management solutions for spacecraft, has acquired Canyon Composites, a move that allows the company to provide full thermal control systems.  ACT, based in […]

Boeing completed delivery of the second ViaSat-3 satellite to Viasat, and the satellite has arrived in Cape Canaveral ahead of launch. The satellite, VS-3 F2, was shipped from Boeing’s facility […]

Commcrete, a new Israeli deep-tech satellite communications solutions company, has raised close to $30 million through its Seed and Series A rounds. The company is looking to deliver next generation […]

Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) provider Synspective has signed a 10-launch deal with Rocket Lab for dedicated Electron launches, its second multi-launch agreement with Rocket Lab in a year and […]

The UK Space Agency is funding 23 space projects that center around international space collaboration, issuing a total of 6.5 million pounds ($8.7 million) in funding from the International Bilateral […]

Telesat has tasked Calian Group with designing and deploying the data platform that will form the data backbone of its Lightspeed constellation. The data platform will support bi-directional, asynchronous data […]

KPN, the Dutch telco, is the latest big name telco to partner with a satellite player. It is forming a strategic roaming partnership with OQ Technology, a 5G non-terrestrial network […]

Satellite ground network provider Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is expanding its business to offering end-to-end mission services for satellite operators to access mission operations, ground network, and data delivery in […]

Swissto12 has contracted Beyond Gravity to supply thruster pointing mechanisms for its small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite platform, the HummingSat. The pointing mechanisms are being developed and built at the […]

The SpaceRise consortium leading Europe’s IRIS² constellation is kicking off the procurement process for the ground segment. The European Space Agency (ESA) published the RFI announcement this week after recently […]

Germany is planning to invest 35 billion euro ($41 billion) in space defense capabilities by 2030, Defense Minister Boris Pistoriu announced this week. In a speech in Berlin at the […]

United Airlines has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first mainline Starlink-equipped aircraft, ahead of the first commercial flight planned for Oct. 15.  The FAA approved […]

Seraphim is the latest name in space to expand its presence in continental Europe. The company is launching a European subsidiary, Seraphim Space Europe, which will be headquartered in Berlin. […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation reaches 129 satellites after United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch on Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was Kuiper’s fifth […]

SpaceX has filed with the FCC asking to launch 15,000 new satellites for direct-to-device service that would use the spectrum SpaceX purchased from EchoStar.  According to the filing SpaceX submitted […]