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AST SpaceMobile secured a financing package that funds the launch of its first five direct-to-cell commercial satellites, the company announced Monday.  CFO Sean Walllace said the company secured up to […]

Astra Space recently laid off 70 employees and reallocated other employees from its launch business to its spacecraft engine team in a bid to manage expenses and put more resources […]

Vast has made some significant changes to its management team including appointing its first CTO. The company announced the changes, Aug. 11. Max Haot, currently the president, will become the […]

Planet has closed its acquisition of Slovenian company Sinergise to expand and enhance its Earth Data Platform. Planet announced the acquisition in March of this year.   Sinergise makes the technology […]

Construction is complete on York Space Systems’ fourth production facility, which will double York’s production capacity to more than 1,000 spacecraft per year. The new facility, nicknamed “Potomac,” is 60,000 […]

Both Intelsat and SES report they have completed activities to clear C-band spectrum, paving the way for the two companies to receive billions of dollars in payments.  This closes out […]

It seems hardly a week goes by without some harrowing prediction related to climate change. It is becoming increasingly clear that space companies will have a prominent role in the […]

Michèle Flournoy, the former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense who served during President Obama’s first term in office, has joined Rivada Networks’ Board of Directors, the company announced Thursday. Flournoy […]

Satellite Applications Catapult is forming a unique partnership with Space Solar as it looks to meet energy needs of the future. It announced the partnership Aug. 10. The two companies […]

SES has revealed details of a new content deal in Latin America. It is partnering with Quanta, that will see the two companies interconnect their content delivery networks for sports […]

It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that the long-awaited constellation is now […]

Space-based data, analytics and space services provider Spire Global turned in one of its best fiscal quarter performances in 2Q 2023, reporting its strongest revenue haul and lowest operating loss […]

On what should have been a cheerful Q1 2024 financial earnings call to promote strong year-over-year revenue growth, Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg spent most of his time explaining […]

A German new space company is set to show the benefits of in-space manufacturing in 2024. DCUBED aims to demonstrate in-space manufacturing as part of a demonstration mission early next […]

EnduroSat is teaming up with Vyoma to work on what is being billed as Europe’s first commercial mission for in-situ Space Situational Awareness (SSA). In an announcement of the collaboration […]

Recently formed startup Quantum Space plans to open access to and understanding of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Cislunar orbit with its upcoming missions. Quantum Space CSO Phil Bracken spoke to […]

OneWeb has made a key move in the U.S market, signing a partnership deal with IP Access International, a provider of terrestrial and space based mobile connectivity to enterprise and […]

BlackSky Technology reported $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, up 28% from the prior year period, citing increased demand for satellite imagery and monitoring. The company […]

Rocket Lab revenue was up 12% in the second quarter of 2023, above the midpoint of the launcher’s prior guidance.   Rocket Lab released its second quarter 2023 financial results on […]

Eutelsat Communications has signed a number of new contracts in Brazil, one of the biggest markets in Latin America. AVS, a Brazilian service provider and integrator in the public and […]

EchoStar Corporation and Dish Network are getting back together. The two Charlie Ergen-founded companies announced a deal to combine on Tuesday, with a plan to bring together satellite and terrestrial […]

The Ariane 6 rocket officially won’t launch until 2024. The European Space Agency (ESA) gave an update to the Ariane 6 development on Tuesday, formally announcing a launch period for […]

Lockheed Martin is opening a new smallsat processing facility in Colorado to support the company’s Space Development Agency (SDA) contract and capitalize on other smallsat opportunities. Lockheed announced the new […]

Benchmark Space Systems is expanding its headquarters to ramp up production on propulsion systems, the company announced Tuesday, along with a new autopilot on-board processing feature for customer satellites.  The […]

LeoStella is debuting a new, larger small satellite bus platform that CEO Tim Kienberger, says is part of the move to more capable small satellite missions.  The new LS-300, announced […]

Eutelsat has a new agreement with a Thaicom subsidiary to lease half the capacity on a new software-defined satellite over Asia to increase its service over the continent. The deal […]

The U.S. government lifted certain restrictions on commercial remote sensing satellite companies on Monday. The changes came from NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) office, which is a division […]

The Japanese government has selected Warpspace for a small business innovation research (SBIR) project to develop interoperable optical communication modems and routers. Japan’s SBIR program supports R&D and commercializing small […]

Less than a week after she announced her departure from Mynaric, Tina Ghataore has a new role in the satellite industry. Ghataore has been appointed as the new group chief […]

Firefly Aerospace has named former Blue Origin executive Bretton Alexander as chief revenue officer (CRO) to lead business development planning to drive revenue growth. Alexander will oversee all sales and […]