E-letter: Briefs

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it is proposing a $175,000 fine against SpaceX for not submitting collision analysis trajectory data to the agency […]

The Babcock International Group (Babcock) has won a six-year contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) military satellite communications system. Babcock announced the deal, Feb. […]

Yahsat has signed a new MoU with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) as the two organizations look to take the UAE’s space ambitions to the next level. The […]

BlackSky is incorporating the Inmarsat and Addvalue inter-satellite data relay system, IDRS, in its next-generation satellite design, the companies announced Thursday.  Addvalue has designed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite […]

Astroscale’s U.K. subsidiary has been awarded 100,000 pounds in funding from the UK Ministry of Defence to perform a study on space-based space domain awareness. Astroscale Ltd. will lead the […]

Virgin Orbit released more details about its January mission from the United Kingdom that failed, reporting that data showed there was a dislodged fuel filter.  Virgin Orbit said a fuel […]

Intuitive Machines began trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after using a special purpose acquisition company merger (SPAC) to go public. Intuitive Machines is a space infrastructure company to supply […]

A research organization in the Netherlands reached a deal to deploy its laser communications technology on a future Sidus Space satellite for a tech demonstration mission.  The Netherlands Organization for […]

Ivanhoe Mines believes that satellite will play a larger part in its overall operations going forward. The company, which recently signed a capacity expansion with SES, is confident there is […]

Mangata Networks is establishing Singapore as the location for its Maritime Global Headquarters (MGHQ). The company announced the move, Feb. 15. It has gained support from the Office for Space […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites and ST Engineering iDirect are extending their technology partnership, the two companies announced Feb. 14. ST Engineering iDirect will provide next generation ground infrastructure for Kacific’s expanding […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded MicroGEO satellite company Astranis a contract worth up to $10.5 million to implement a government waveform into its payload. The deal could be a […]

Maxar Technologies and Umbra announced a deal Tuesday that will give Maxar dedicated capacity from Umbra’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation. Maxar said the combined offering will be the “most […]

Kongsberg NanoAvionics recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Vilnius, Lithuania, that the company said will double its satellite production capability. NanoAvionics also aims to hire more than 100 people […]

Aerospace and defense engineering firm Boecore has acquired space software company Orbit Logic. Boecore said this acquisition will strengthen its software development and specialized mission operations capabilities and bring new […]

HAPS company Avealto recently launched a trademark dispute against Airbus for renaming its HAPS venture Aalto HAPS Ltd, which it argues is too similar to its own name.  The two […]

AccelerComm and TTP are launching a high-performance 5G Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) regenerative base station solution for deployment on LEO satellites, the two companies announced Feb. 10. The project will aim […]

JANUS-1, a 6U satellite built by Antaris and launched early Friday morning on the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) SSLV-D2 rocket, has successfully reached orbit just 10 months after the […]

AST SpaceMobile has signed two MoUs as it looks to extend the reach of its space network. The two MoUs will help attack key markets in Latin America and the […]

MDA has won a new contract with one of Latin America’s biggest satellite operators. It will design, build and supply all of the Ka-band multibeam antennas for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite, […]

Rocket Lab is rolling out two new space systems products for small satellites, a new software-defined radio and reaction wheels. These new components add to the company’s line of products […]

Mynaric has delivered multiple lasercom terminals to Telesat for the operators’ satellites involved in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Blackjack Track B program. The company announced Wednesday that […]

Satellite Vu, one of the up and coming U.K. space tech companies, has secured 81 million pounds ($97.78 million) worth of purchase options from 30 companies for its early access […]

SES, ThinKom and Hughes Network Systems reported a multi-orbit satellite service demonstration for government airborne missions which the company’s said shows multi-orbit resilience for critical missions.  The companies tested a […]

Telesat has won a deal to provide antennas and ground station infrastructure to Anuvu, the two companies announced, Feb. 7. The facilities will support Tracking, Telemetry and Control (TT&C) of […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Maxar Technologies a five-year Foreign Commercial Imagery Program contract worth up to $192 million. Under the contract announced Wednesday, Maxar will provide U.S. allies […]

Busek successfully commissioned its BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters on satellite operator OneWeb‘s 15th and 16th missions, which utilized separate SpaceX Falcon-9s to deliver 80 spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO). This […]

Viavi Solutions is bringing a new solution to market which it says will deliver critical security for Positional, Navigation and Timing (PNT) to communications service providers, network equipment manufacturers, government […]

Iridium has teamed up with the National Geographic Society in a new philanthropic venture. The two companies announced the partnership, Feb. 7. The venture will look to support National Geographic […]

SpaceX launched the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Spanish satellite operator Hispasat on Monday evening. The Falcon 9 mission took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]