E-letter: Briefs

Sales at Lockheed Martin’s Space segment were slightly down in the third quarter of 2021, as the full company reported a dip in sales as well.  Lockheed Martin reported a...

After months of waiting, U.S. President Joe Biden has finally nominated both his permanent chair and fifth commissioner to the FCC.  The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that FCC Acting Chair Jessica...

Verizon Communications has established a strategic partnership with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation to expand coverage and deliver new connectivity solutions. In a Tuesday announcement, the companies said they will...

EnduroSat has signed a launch contract with Isar Aerospace, a German smallsat launcher in development, to launch its satellites on rideshare missions between 2022 and 2025. Financial terms of the...

Blue Origin and Sierra Space have plans to build a commercial space station, described as a “business park” in space for research, industrial, international, commercial, and tourism customers. The companies...

Ukrainian broadcaster Zeonbud has signed an agreement with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 9B satellite for broadcast distribution.  The long-term contract was announced Monday. Eutelsat capacity will power...

The newest SES satellite SES-17 is on the way to its final placement in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) after a successful launch by Arianespace over the weekend.  Arianespace launched SES-17 on...

Japanese Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) company Infostellar has raised 700 million yen ($6.16 million), in a Series B funding round. This brings total funding to 1.9 billion yen...

Capella Space has signed a research and development agreement with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC) to use its data from space.  Capella announced Oct. 21...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is seeking information from companies able to provide sensors to improve the space domain awareness of objects in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). “The government...