E-letter: Briefs

Telesat has contracted Netcracker Technology to provide Business Support System/Operations Support System (BSS/OSS) software for is Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Under the terms of the agreement announced April 13,...

Air Canada and other satellite mobile end users are looking forward to utilizing Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide connectivity to customers. Norman Haughton, Air Canada’s director of In-Flight Digital...

SpaceChain has introduced SpaceChain Callisto, an open-source demo hardware board designed for developing blockchain applications that can be used and deployed in space. This development kit, announced April 13, aims...

Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary hit another milestone in the work to commercialize in-orbit satellite servicing on Monday, as the second Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2) successfully docked with...

Rideshare launch services provider Exolaunch has rolled out a new “space tug” program that will use orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) to both send satellites to custom orbits and install modular...

HawkEye 360 has closed a $55 million Series C Funding round, led by NightDragon, with participation from existing investors Advance, Razor’s Edge Ventures, Shield Capital, Dorilton Ventures, Adage Capital, and...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin contracts for the first phase of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) demonstration program.  The...

AXESS Networks has formed a new business unit, AXESS Networks Maritime, which will target new customers in the maritime market. The new business unit started operating at the beginning of...

MDA has contracted Analog Devices for the Beamforming Integrated Circuit (BFIC) that will be used in MDA’s phased array antenna for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation, the companies announced April 7....

The Orbit Communication Systems Orbit GX46 multi-purpose terminal has been approved for use over Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress (GX) network, the companies announced April 6. This high-throughput aviation terminal supports military,...