E-letter: Briefs

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is loaning SES 300 million euros ($322 million) to finance three satellites that will deliver broadcast and broadband services across Western Europe, Africa, and the...

Speedcast has won a key contract extension deal from the UK Ministry of Defence and Airbus, the company announced Jan. 10. Speedcast will provide gateway hosting services offering secure access...

Airbus and VDL Group are partnering to develop and manufacture a laser communication terminal for aircraft, to exchange data between aircraft, satellites, and ground terminals. The companies announced the UltraAir...

Spaceflight has signed a deal with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services to launch up to five of its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) from missions from its Nova Scotia spaceport beginning...

Es’hailSat will work with Axess Networks as it looks to improve it service offerings to multiple sectors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The two companies announced...

French satellite service provider IEC Telecom is now an official reseller for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service. IEC Telecom announced Monday that it has a new service portfolio with Starlink...

ST Engineering iDirect has named Don Claussen as its new CEO. Claussen joins ST Engineering iDirect from Intelsat General Corporation where he served as vice president responsible for Strategy, Business...

Poland has ordered two Earth observation (EO) satellites from Airbus based on the Airbus Pléiades Neo satellites for sovereign observation capabilities. The deal, announced Jan. 4, is the first export...

Satellite IoT startup Skylo announced partnerships Jan. 5 with both smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group and IoT solutions company Quectel aimed at expanding connectivity through satellite through smart phones and IoT...

The first major launch from U.K. soil could take place as early as next week. Virgin Orbit, the UK Space Agency (UKSA), Cornwall Council and the Royal Air Force announced...