E-letter: Briefs

Finnish imagery provider Iceye rolled out new wide-area “Scan” mode imaging capabilities on its Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation Monday. The company is now able to capture 10,000 km² SAR...

Space solutions provider Redwire successfully delivered the first pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) to NASA space station prime contractor Boeing. The solar arrays are now undergoing...

Mobile satellite and IoT service provider Globalstar reported some small signs of recovery from COVID-19 during its first fiscal quarter of 2021 (Q121), particularly with commercial IoT equipment sales revenues...

Eutelsat and its partner Facebook Connectivity are expanding the use of the Express Wi-Fi platform to provide broadband services to rural and remote end-users across new regions in Sub-Saharan Africa....

Virgin Orbit announced it will launch its next LauncherOne mission carrying payloads for the US Department of Defense, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and SatRevolution in June. The launch will...

Hughes Network Systems saw a 3.8% revenue increase in the first quarter of 2021, despite a dip in subscribers. During quarterly reports for parent company EchoStar Corporation, Hughes also provided...

SpaceX successfully executed a high-altitude flight test of its Starship rocket Wednesday evening, nailing the landing. This was the first successful high-altitude Starship test to date. The prototype SN15 took...

SES is launching a 100 million euro ($120.5 million) share buyback program after turning in what it viewed as a stronger-than-expected performance in the first fiscal quarter of 2021. The...

Intelsat turned in its first year-over-year double-digit revenue increase in at least eight years, thanks to contributions from its recently acquired Gogo Commercial Aviation business. The satellite operator’s first fiscal...

Smallsat launcher in development Firefly Aerospace has closed an oversubscribed $75 million Series A funding round, which values the company at more than $1 billion. The funding round, announced May...