E-letter: Briefs

Indonesian telecommunications company PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter ground platform for its Nusantara Lima satellite. Under the contract announced Tuesday, a total of 11 Jupiter...

Former Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce is joining energy service company Highview Power as CEO, the company announced Monday.  Pearce led Inmarsat for nearly a decade before his departure in early...

Aerojet Rocketdyne secured its largest-ever RL10 engine contract to deliver 116 engines for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket. Aerojet announced the deal on Monday, financial terms were not disclosed. The...

Satellite industry veteran Yoel Gat died on April 8, SatixFy Communications announced Sunday. Gat was a 40-year veteran of the satellite industry and co-founded Gilat Satellite Networks, RaySat, and SatixFy....

Axiom Space and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. are forming a joint venture in Japan to offer on-orbit services to commercial and government customers. The agreement announced Monday comes after Mitsui...

SpaceX launched an all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station on Friday, marking the first such mission to the ISS. The mission is for Axiom Space, a company working...

Alaska Airlines is expanding its partnership with Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity (IFC) on 105 of the company’s new fleet of Boeing 737MAX aircraft. Intelsat-equipped aircraft deliveries have already commenced...

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may hold an industry day to hear from commercial companies about possible technologies for space debris removal, the profit potential for such companies...

Thales Alenia Space is joining forces with AIKO to develop advanced software for space systems, the two companies announced April 8. The partnership will primarily study the use of artificial...

United Kingdom operator Inmarsat confirmed Thursday that its second I-6 series satellite — I-6 F2 — has begun the months-long thermal vacuum testing process. The satellite, manufactured by Airbus Defense...