E-letter: Briefs

Arianespace provided an update on Tuesday after initial investigations into the Nov. 16 Vega launch failure, reporting a cable inversion problem related to the integration of the fourth-stage AVUM nozzle...

The Arianespace Vega mission VV17 on Monday night failed. The Vega rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center (GSC) in French Guiana on Monday at 8:52 p.m. ET. But eight...

Speedcast is selling its Inmarsat maritime reseller business to Inmarsat for $13.6 million, the companies announced Monday. This includes Fleet Xpress, FleetBroadband, and FleetOne, all Inmarsat managed services that Speedcast...

Eutelsat Communications revealed Monday that its KONNECT High Throughput Satellite (HTS) entered into service at the 7 degrees East orbital position. This is the first Eutelsat satellite that will provide...

Viasat signed a Real-Time Earth (RTE) agreement with Infostellar, the operator revealed Monday, and will be a preferred supplier of antennas for Infostellar’s network of ground stations. Additionally, Viasat will...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Nov. 13 on an Atlas V launch vehicle. The ULA Atlas V 531 launched the...

Intelsat has partnered with Mobile Network Operator (MNO) Inland Cellular to bring 4G LTE broadband coverage to rural areas of Washington state, the companies announced Nov. 13. Inland Cellular will...

Nanoracks is building an AgTech research program in Abu Dhabi as part of an United Arab Emirates initiative to invest in its AgTech ecosystem. The StarLab Space Farming Center will...

Exolaunch signed a launch agreement with Omnispace to deliver two satellites into orbit, the companies revealed Nov. 10. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration, and deployment services for these...

Kleos Space raised an additional $13.8 million (11.7 million euros) in funding, the company revealed last Wednesday. The money was raised from existing and new investors, and the round was...