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NASA and Blue Origin have agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the New Glenn rocket at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to advance work on the […]

Two new Galileo satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, have entered service, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Friday. These satellites are now adding capability, resilience, and autonomy to […]

Top telco CEOs shut down the idea of establishing a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with a satellite player, saying they do not see satellite broadband as meaningful competition […]

Orbital data centers are now taking shape enough to have brand names. SpaceX has put Starmind on the map, with Elon Musk describing it as an AI satellite megaconstellation that […]

Iceye and KT SAT have a new strategic partnership to offer flood monitoring solutions in South Korea to government and commercial organizations. This marks the first deployment of Iceye Solutions […]

Intellian has released a new terminal for Iridium’s GMDSS maritime safety service, based on the Iridium Certus 100 service.  The terminal, announced Thursday, is used with the Global Maritime Distress […]

Frequency Electronics reports $18 million in recent contract wins, including an $11 million award from an undisclosed major aerospace prime contractor to support a proliferated satellite program.  President and CEO […]

The FCC voted to approve another C-band auction on Wednesday, which will see satellite operators clear 160 megahertz of the upper C-band.  This C-band auction looks to build on the […]

Lite Coms has recieved a $22 million contract from an unnamed government and defense customer to provide satellite communications to support operational readiness. Lite Coms is an integrator and manufacturer […]

The FCC approved an overhaul of its space and earth station licensing process on Wednesday to create what it calls a “licensing assembly line.”  The order passed on Wednesday discards […]

Iridium grew revenue and subscribers in the second quarter, while the company is in the midst of a deal to be acquired by Rocket Lab. The satellite operator reported $225.2 […]

Contrivian has completed its merger with networking software company Big Network in a move that the company says creates a vertically integrated, multi-modal connectivity platform. The merger was first announced in […]

Northrop Grumman’s next-generation space vehicle for on-orbit refueling and satellite life extension is on its way to orbit after a SpaceX launch on Tuesday.  SpaceX launched the MRV-MEP mission on […]

Arianespace has revealed details on what will be its fourth Ariane 6 launch this year. On August 27, it will look to launch the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, […]

Poland has committed 656 million euro ($748 million) to Europe’s IRIS² constellation, which will fund nearly 10% of the constellation.  Under the agreement signed Tuesday in Warsaw, Poland will fund […]

The U.K. government is to invest a further 62 million pounds ($83.4 million) to help boost the space sector in the country. This funding will support new satellite communications systems […]

Skyroot Aerospace successfully reached orbit in the first launch of its Vikram-1 rocket over the weekend, making history as the first private orbital launch from India.  The company launched the […]

ThinKom’s ThinAir GT2517 terminal is the first airborne antenna to complete SES’s Government Technology Certification (GTC) to operate on SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation. The ThinAir GT2517 is a Ka-band terminal […]

Spire Global has hired Eric Mellinger, a Mantech International Corporation executive, as COO to lead business development and go-to-market strategy.  Mellinger was with Mantech for nearly eight years, serving as […]

Sky Perfect JSAT is linking up with ispace in a new MoU in the area of lunar exploration. The two companies will exchange technical information and conduct system compatibility studies […]

Signals intelligence company HawkEye 360 reports demonstrating tactical direct downlink while participating in the multilateral Valiant Shield military training alongside Lockheed Martin.  HawkEye 360 detailed a machine-to-machine pipeline with Lockheed […]

NASA’s upcoming Artemis III mission will use Starlink mini laser terminals from SpaceX to downlink imagery and video to mission control in Houston.  Under an agreement announced on Thursday, NASA […]

Building U.S. space-based moving target indication systems and the capability to disrupt Chinese military space systems is a top deterrence priority for U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, he […]

Keysight Technologies will lead a European Space Agency (ESA) development program looking at how blockchain technologies can be used to detect anomalies for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN).  The award announced […]

In a recent demonstration during a 5G Automotive Association event, Viasat demonstrated a satellite voice call fully integrated into the infotainment system of a BMW Group vehicle.  The demonstration in […]

AST SpaceMobile has pushed back the expected timing of its launch campaign to early 2027, the company disclosed this week. The company also launched a share sale to raise $1 […]

Swissto12 has concluded a Series C funding round, securing another $70 million in funding to support scaling up its manufacturing capabilities. The company reports a growth trajectory, with revenues of […]

As defense and security needs drive demand for Earth Observation (EO) data, experts from Europe’s leading space and security organizations say challenges remain with integrating EO data into larger systems […]

The FCC may explore allowing unlicensed wireless devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth  to communicate directly with satellites for direct-to-device (D2D) service.  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a new proceeding on […]

South Africa’s top internet service provider Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite connectivity to residential customers under a new deal with Amazon announced Wednesday.  Herotel is launching its own satellite […]