E-letter: Briefs

The Space Development Agency (SDA) selected Mynaric for an optical ground terminal demonstration set for 2025. The demonstration announced Tuesday, will focus on connecting various space-based optical communications terminals and...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) plans to launch a multi-spectral optical satellite on Friday, Aug. 25, a first for major university in Hong Kong. HKUST announced...

The first O3b mPOWER terminal built for Galapagos telco CNT was inaugurated last week, SES recently announced. This comes after CNT recently signed a deal to increase its capacity agreement...

Satellogic signed an agreement with Quant Data & Analytics, a Saudi provider of data solutions for real estate and retail sectors. Quant plans to use Satellogic’s high-resolution satellite imagery to...

Commercial space station company Axiom Space raised $350 million in its Series-C round of growth funding from Saudi financier Aljazira Capital and existing investor Boryung, a Korean pharmaceutical manufacturer. Axiom...

Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS has tapped Rocket Lab for a dedicated Electron launch, switching mission providers after Virgin Orbit went out of business. The mission is set for September...

True Anomaly, which recently emerged from stealth mode, opened a new spacecraft manufacturing facility called GravityWorks in Centennial, Colorado on Aug. 17.  The company gave a bold projection for the...

Korean launch company Innospace signed a deal with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) to launch multiple orbital missions from the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC), a new spaceport in Australia’s Northern Territory....

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has contracted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions, and Aalyria Technologies for a study on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul capability. The awards have a total value of...

Malaysia’s national air carrier, Malaysia Airlines, selected Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for its new Boeing 737-8 fleet. The companies announced the deal Thursday, and said the first factory installation...