E-letter: Briefs

Maxar Technologies has received a $35 million, multi-year contract for capacity on its WorldView Legion satellite constellation with an unnamed international defense and intelligence customer, the company announced July 7....

Hughes Network Systems has joined the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that provides financial assistance for broadband service during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, Hughes is the only nationwide...

QinetiQ has won a new contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver and operate a new satellite that will support technological innovation, de-risking, and concept testing for public...

New Space Earth Observation (EO) leader Planet is going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the company announced July 7. Planet will combine with dMY...

GHGSat has revealed details of a new research project that will assess the feasibility of its high-resolution, space-based methane monitoring technology to measure emissions from offshore oil and gas platforms....

U.K. satellite operator Inmarsat has signed a partnership agreement with netTALK Maritime to provide a communication system for Canadian Coast Guard lighthouses based on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) high-throughput data...

Mu Space has opened a satellite manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand, and plans to add more than 300 high tech jobs in the city over the next year. The company...

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has signed an MoU with Smart Communications to bring the space-based cellular broadband network the company is developing to customers in the Philippines.  AST SpaceMobile is developing...

Earth Observation (EO) space startup Satellogic plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger that values the company at $850 million. Satellogic announced July 6 that...

In this episode, On Orbit host Jeffrey Hill joins Via Satellite Editor-in-Chief Mark Holmes and Managing Editor Rachel Jewett to reveal and explain the team’s picks for the magazine’s ultra-popular...