E-letter: Briefs

Astra Space has signed deals to supply its Astra Spacecraft Engines to both Maxar Technologies and Astroscale, the company announced this week.  Astra’s propulsion systems will be used in Maxar’s...

SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is now available in parts of Japan, and the company signed an agreement with Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI to act as a Starlink integrator.  SpaceX tweeted...

NASA has awarded Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and SpaceLink separate contracts to study near-space communications that would support future Artemis missions to the Moon.   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center announced the...

This article is part of a new series, in which Via Satellite interviews people in the industry at different points of their careers, with a focus on career decisions-making, and...

SES has signed a new deal with one of the biggest telcos in the Middle East to help companies accelerate their digitalization plans, involving Microsoft and the cloud. SES announced...

Ovzon has hired Noora Jayasekara as its new CFO. Ovzon announced the appointment Oct. 11 and Jayasekara will start the role at the start of November. Jayasekara most recently held...

The commercial space company Sierra Space launched a new business Oct. 12 that will invest in and partner with innovators and disruptors in the emerging new space market. Sierra Space Ventures...

Amazon announced Wednesday that it will launch two prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation next year on the first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan mission.  ULA...

Satellite Vu has a new CFO. Satellite Vu announced Oct. 11 that it had hired Camilla Taylor to be its new CFO ahead of its upcoming satellite launch. Previously Taylor...

Eutelsat has seen sharp increases in revenues in mobile connectivity and fixed broadband for the three months to the end of Sept. 30. These were two of the highlights of...