E-letter: Briefs

Inmarsat has signed a lucrative IFC contract with one of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, announced a week after the deal for Viasat to acquire the Inmarsat. Saudia, the national...

In the span of 24 hours, New Zealand’s Rocket Lab reported a 360% increase in third quarter 2021 space systems revenue, a 30% increase in total backlog, and the execution...

Russian officials on Tuesday confirmed that the Russian Defense Ministry destroyed a defunct satellite with a weapons system, but rejected the U.S. government’s assertion that debris from the test poses...

David Grossman, the executive director of the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) is leaving the organization after leading GPSIA for three and a half years. The organization announced Nov. 12 that...

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has deployed hubs from Gilat Satellite Networks as it expands a cellular backhaul network in Africa. Gilat announced Monday that AMN has deployed Gilat SkyEdge II-c...

Airbus has announced details of a United Kingdom maritime government deployment of satellite communications. The company is delivering the primary satellite communications to the U.K. Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG21)...

Azercosmos is teaming up with InterSAT and Kymeta to deliver mobility services in Africa. The partnership agreement enables InterSAT to deliver a complete connectivity solution for on-the-go communications with the...

Smallsat launcher in development Astra released its third quarter financial results on Nov. 11, its second financials since going public in July.  Astra reported a GAAP net loss of $16.2...

BlackSky Technology released its first-ever quarterly financials on Friday, reporting $7.9 million in revenue for the third quarter, up 49% from the same time period in 2020. Revenue also increased...

Laser communication company Mynaric, which is publicly traded in Germany, placed shares in the Nasdaq market on Friday.  Mynaric announced Friday that it is publicly offering American Depositary Shares (ADSs),...