E-letter: Briefs

Firefly Aerospace has named Bill Weber as its new CEO after Tom Markusic stepped away from the role in June. Web was previously CEO of cyber and geospatial satellite firm...

Two SES C-band satellites — SES-20 and SES-21 — have been delivered and mated ahead of their upcoming launch.  The Boeing-built satellites were delivered to Cape Canaveral last week. The satellites are set...

Wireless technology company Wyld Networks has signed a strategic partnership with Miromico AG to collaborate on sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN terminals for IoT applications. Miromico, based in Switzerland, works on IoT as...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded rocket propulsion company Ursa Major funding for development of its Hadley engine. The contract is under the U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI)...

Cobham Satcom has introduced two new maritime Ka-band antenna systems for Telenor Satellite’s THOR 7 VSAT services, the company announced Aug. 30. The one-meter Sailor 1000 XTR Ka and 65-centimeter...

Royal Caribbean Group plans to implement SpaceX’s Starlink broadband connectivity service on all Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises ships.  Starlink deployment will begin immediately and is set...

SES expanded the leadership team for subsidiary SES Government Solutions (SES GS), hiring Ben Pigsley as senior vice president for Defense Networks and Jim Hooper, senior vice president for Space...

Consulting and Technology company Accenture is making a strategic investment in hyperspectral satellite imagery startup Pixxel. Terms of the investment were not disclosed in Tuesday’s announcement.  Pixxel is based in...

SpacePath Communications (SpacePath) is debuting a new Ka-band amplifier, the company announced Aug. 30. The STA45385P is designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit segment and has compact form...

Intelsat signed a contract with Brazilian pay-TV group Box Brazil to distribute six channels on Intelsat 14, located at 45 degrees West. This follows after Intelsat introduced an antenna seeding...