E-letter: Briefs

Satellogic has signed a deal to provide satellite data to African geospatial solutions company GeoTerraImage. The data will be used for large-scale agriculture management and to develop new food systems...

Smallsat launcher Astra reported its first set of financial results since going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger on July 1.  The company released its second-quarter 2021...

Telesat revenue dipped 10% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to the operator’s financial results released Friday. The Canadian satellite operator reported...

Maxar Technologies has added two new subscribers to its Rapid Access Program (RAP). The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space of Indonesia (LAPAN) and the Colombian Air Force have each...

Inmarsat is rolling out an upgraded narrowband L-band network called Elera for Internet of Things (IoT) service using capacity from its soon-to-launch I-6 satellites.  Elera will use capacity from two...

South Korean manufacturing and technology company Hanwha has joined OneWeb’s ownership consortium with a $300 million investment for an 8% share in the company. This investment brings OneWeb’s total equity...

Mynaric has finalized its deal with SpaceLink for Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) terminals at up to $28 million, the company announced Thursday. The agreement was previously announced in May of...

The government of Canada has agreed to invest an additional $1.44 billion Canadian dollars in Telesat‘s Lightspeed constellation if the operator meets Canadian capital and operating expenditures requirements tied to...

Rocket Lab has signed a deal with in-space manufacturing company Varda Space Industries to produce three Photon spacecraft that will integrate with the company’s “space factories.”   Varda Space is working...

OneWeb has signed an MoU with northern Canada telco Northwestel for broadband connectivity. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, the companies will work together to deliver new connectivity services to remote...