E-letter: Briefs

Yahsat has seen strong increases in revenues and profits so far in 2022. Yahsat released its latest results on August 9, reporting in the six months to the end of...

Comtech Telecommunications appointed Chairman Ken Peterman its new president and CEO, succeeding Michael Porcelain, effective immediately. The company announced the change on Aug. 10, less than seven months after Porcelain...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Wednesday selected 11 teams to advance development of low-power, low-weight, low-cost and interoperable technologies to create new datalinks to allow for seamless...

Maxar Technologies has won a new contract with L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of 14 spacecraft platforms and associated support for its Tranche 1 Tracking Layer contract with...

NanoAvionics is expanding its flagship satellite bus line with a larger bus to meet customer demand for microsats. The company announced Wednesday it is adding the MP42H and the MP42D...

Virgin Orbit has moved a step closer to launching from South Korea. J-Space, the South Korean investment group, signed a deal with Virgin Orbit which will see the two companies...

SpaceX launch capacity for its dedicated smallsat rideshare missions on the Falcon 9 is full through 2023 and “pretty full” in 2024 as the missions are in high demand, Jarrod...

Viasat reported a small increase in overall revenues, but a net loss for the company’s first quarter 2023 results, released Aug. 8. Revenues for the three months was $678 million,...

Kayhan Space is launching a new spaceflight safety platform, Pathfinder, the company announced Aug. 9. The platform aims to enable satellite and mission operators to manage operational risks and make...

Northrop Grumman has teamed up with Firefly Aerospace to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new medium-lift launch vehicle to serve commercial, civil, and national...