E-letter: Briefs

Planet has signed a new seven-figure contract with NATO to deliver advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across NATO’s strategic areas of interest. Planet called it a “landmark partnership” and […]

Ligado Networks, Viasat, and AST SpaceMobile have reached a deal over Ligado’s debt to Viasat, and mid-band spectrum for AST SpaceMobile.  Under the deal AST SpaceMobile detailed on Monday, AST […]

Dawn Aerospace has revealed details of a major new initiative to bring more space business to Oklahoma. It has signed a partnership deal with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority […]

Intelsat has signed a new broadcast deal in sub-Saharan Africa. ViewMedia, a global media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa, has inked a new deal […]

ICEYE has made inroads into Portugal with a breakthrough SAR satellite deal. The Portuguese Air Force, a branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces is purchasing one ICEYE SAR satellite, a […]

Look Up, a new French space radar network start-up, has secured 50 million euros ($57.26 million) in funding that will enable the company to accelerate the global deployment of its […]

ETL Systems has won a new amplifier deal with SES. It will supply a range of advanced High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) for SES’s ground stations. The award follows ETL Systems’ […]

Voyager Technologies on Wednesday went public after pricing its initial public offering at $31 per share, $2 higher that the company’s top estimate announced a week ago, raising $383 million for […]

Telesat has teamed up with Vocus, an Australian digital infrastructure provider, that will see Vocus build Australia’s first Telesat Lightspeed landing station. Telesat announced the deal, June. 10. Telesat is […]

The European Commission granted unconditional approval for SES’s acquisition of Intelsat, issuing a determination that the combination does not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA).  The EC […]

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced $10.1 million in contracts on Wednesday to a number of space companies to address ‘blind spots’ in commercial collision avoidance.  The awards are […]

Space computer and autonomous spacecraft startup Aethero raised an $8.4 million seed round to further its technology development. Aethero, based in San Franciso, said the seed round was led by Kindred […]

BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems have signed a new MoU to develop a multi-sensor satellite system to collect radio frequency (RF) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.   Announcing the MoU […]

Sales in Comtech’s Satellite and Space Communications (S&S) segment were down 5.3% year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, while the company works through a transformation plan to […]

Geodesic Capital has raised $250 million for its Geodesic Alliance Fund, a new venture fund focused on advancing the U.S.-Japan alliance. The fund aims to invest in technologies that enhance national […]

A bipartisan pair of Senators introduced legislation last week that lawmakers said would prevent foreign adversaries from accessing and compromising American satellite systems. Senators Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Ben Ray […]

Orange has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Group for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in the June 5 announcement, but the […]

Swedish terminal manufacturer Requtech has made the first sale of its RESA M Ku-band multi-orbit terminal to a partner in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.  Requtech is […]

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia will issue a Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC) worth approximately $10.5 million (Canadian Dollars) to Maritime Launch Services, a Canadian space company that has […]

SpaceX scored a major victory for its Starlink constellation business by winning a long sought-after license from India’s Department of Telecommunications to launch commercial operations in the country, according to […]

Global satellite operator SES hired former Aerojet Rocketdyne executive Elisabeth (Lisa) Pataki as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the company announced June 6th. She will take over for Sandeep Jalan […]

Laser communications tech developer Mynaric has now delivered more than 100 of its CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals to its customers, including the first complete launch set to a prime […]

U.S. Space Systems Command selected BAE Systems to serve as the prime contractor for its Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) – Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 program under […]

Northrop Grumman‘s SpaceLogistics in-space servicing business integrated a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus at its Dulles, Virginia facility, the company announced […]

Low-Earth orbit satellite global weather intelligence provider Tomorrow.io will partner with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers adapt to climate change and boost productivity using Artificial Intelligence in […]

Kuwaiti multinational firm Alghanim Industries is launching an authorized SpaceX Starlink global reseller venture called “Sama X.” One of the Middle East’s largest privately-owned companies, Alghanim said the Sama X […]

SoftBank’s telecommunications and IT operator business has formed a strategic partnership with software-defined vehicle (SDV) solutions provider Cubic3 to accelerate the commercial deployment of a “ubiquitous” satellite network for connected […]

Mobile satellite communications and IT services provider Speedcast entered into a strategic partnership agreement with cloud-based network management solutions company Antamedia, the companies announced Tuesday. As a result, Speedcast will […]

Israeli satellite network technology company Gilat Satellite Networks received a $40 million contract from an unnamed customer for its virtualized, 5G-NTN-ready SkyEdge IV platform, the company announced Tuesday. Gilat expects […]

Space transportation company Impulse Space raised a staggering $300 million in a Series C funding round led by Linse Capital. The cash haul ranks as one of the largest venture […]