E-letter: Briefs

Astranis and Infinite Orbits — the two companies with secondary payloads on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy mission that launched ViaSat-3 — confirmed their satellites were successfully deployed.  After Sunday night’s launch,...

Revenue at satellite technology company SatixFy fell by 50% in 2022, as supply chain challenges caused order delays and cancellations, the company said.  SatixFy reported its first full-year financial results...

SpaceX launched the second batch of O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on Friday evening.  The Falcon 9 mission took off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:12 p.m....

Avanti Communications has made a move to expand its presence into Africa. The operator is opening a new flagship office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria is a huge market in Africa...

L3Harris Technologies on April 27 reported a sharp drop in first quarter earnings driven by higher interest and pension expenses and a combination of costs related to acquisitions and divestitures...

Satellite imagery provider Satellogic grew revenue 42% in 2022 to $6 million in revenue, the company reported April 27 in its full year financial results.  The increase was driven primarily...

Astra Space will supply engines for spacecraft to startup spacecraft manufacturer Apex, the company announced Thursday. Astra has a deal to provide five spacecraft propulsion kits for Apex’s satellite platform,...

BlackSky Technology reseller Telespazio Ibérica plans to offer a rapid emergency imagery service to a regional government in Spain, BlackSky announced on Tuesday. The deal will support the Government of...

Northrop Grumman on Thursday reported lower net income in its first quarter largely due to a decline in pension income while the company recorded a healthy sales gain and raised...

Satellite terminal manufacturer Intellian has opened a new Advanced Development Center (ADC) in Montgomery County, Maryland, and is making a $100 million investment into R&D for satcom technologies. This new...