E-letter: Briefs

Leaf Space, the Italian Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) startup, plans to expand in the United States. A spokesperson for the company recently told Via Satellite the company is vetting several locations...

The U.S. Army has awarded Maxar Technologies a geospatial intelligence support contract worth as much as $48.3 million, the company announced Monday.  The award is a Small Business Innovation Research...

Tokyo-based Axelspace has expanded its agreement with KSAT in the area of satellite imagery applications. The two companies are expanding an existing partnership on global ground network support to include...

Smallsat launcher ABL Space Systems has closed its Series B funding round of $170 million led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Existing ABL investors...

TrustComm, a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite communications application specialist, is now a distribution partner of OneWeb. The companies announced an MoU on March 26 that TrustComm will deliver...

Zacatecas Silver Corp. is using high-resolution satellite imagery to conduct resource estimates at the Panuco Silver Deposit in Zacatecas State, Mexico. The company announced March 26 that it acquired its...

Inmarsat continues to reshape its management team under the leadership of new CEO Rajeev Suri after the surprise departure of Rupert Pearce in February. The company has tapped ex-Nokia Chief...

Airbus has signed another order for OneSat, its fully digital, in-orbit reconfigurable satellite product line. Sky Perfect JSAT has ordered Superbird-9 from Airbus, targeted to launch in 2024, the companies...

OneWeb’s latest satellite launch early Thursday morning brings the Low-Earth Orbit constellation to 146 satellites. An Arianespace Soyuz rocket took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia on 25 March...

Yahsat has announced a new deal to help disadvantaged students in refugee camps. The company announced March 25 that it is teaming up with Emirates Red Crescent Authority, which will...