E-letter: News Feed
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Finance
Eutelsat Revenue Dips in First Quarter of FY 2023-24
Eutelsat Communications operating vertical revenues in the first quarter of the operator’s 2023-24 fiscal year were down 2.4% compared to the same time last year on a like-for-like basis. Eutelsat […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab Plans to Resume Launches By the End of the Year
Rocket Lab expects to resume launching its Electron rocket by the end of the year, after the company’s Electron mission failure in September. Rocket Lab reported Wednesday that its license […]
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Raises Space Guidance for 2023 With Double-Digit Q3 Growth
Space Systems was the fastest-growing segment at Northrop Grumman in the third quarter of 2023, with 11% growth year-over-year. The company released Q3 results on Thursday, and raised guidance for […]
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Government/Military
US and Australia Sign Space Launch Agreement
President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on Thursday providing a legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial space launch vehicles to launch from Australia. According […]
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Government/Military
FCC to Hold Satellite Transparency Open House Next Week
The FCC is kicking off its new transparency initiative for satellite applicants and plans to have an open house to take questions next week on Nov. 1. This is part […]
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Launch
MDA Selects SpaceX for Chorus Constellation Launch
MDA selected SpaceX to launch its Chorus next-generation Earth observation constellation, planned for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, MDA […]
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Finance
$315M Satellite Charge Negatively Impacts Q3 Margins for Boeing’s BDS Segment
Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment posted a 3% revenue increase in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year. However, losses on a satellite […]
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Finance
NanoAvionics Names Interim CEO, Vytenis Buzas to Step Down
NanoAvionics co-founder Vytenis Buzas is stepping down from his role as CEO, the company announced Oct. 24. The company’s Chief Sales Officer Žilvinas Kvedaravičius will take over as interim CEO, […]
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Technology
Aalyria and HICO Plan to Deploy Laser Communications on Commercial Ships
Aalyria Technologies has a new MoU with HICO Investment Group with a plan to deploy up to 200 of its optical communications platforms on commercial ships worldwide. HICO Investment Group invests […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Completes CDR for Military Relay Ground Station
Northrop Grumman completed a critical design review for a relay ground station that will support missile-warning satellites, the company announced last week. The CDR is for the Relay Ground Station-Asia […]
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Government/Military
SDA Readies for Second Award for Tranche 2, After York Space Systems’ Win
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha satellites. This comes after last week SDA […]
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Space Economy
Redwire to Supply Onboard Computer for ESA Comet Interceptor Mission
Redwire will provide the onboard computer for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Comet Interceptor mission, which will be the first spacecraft to visit a long-period, dynamically new comet or interstellar […]
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Finance
Iridium Revenue Up in Q3, But Stock Price is Down Due to Qualcomm Frustration, Analyst Notes
Revenue at Iridium Communications increased 7% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year, but the company’s stock value dipped after the results were released […]
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Finance
Terran Orbital Must Raise its Share Price to Continue Trading
Terran Orbital’s stock is at risk of being delisted if the company cannot raise its average share price over $1. The New York Stock Exchange sent the satellite manufacturer official […]
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Connectivity
Intellian and Inmarsat to Develop Next-Gen Maritime Safety Terminal
Intellian Technologies has signed an MoU with Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, to develop a next-generation terminal for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service. GMDSS is an […]
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Opinion
What Does a New Democratic FCC Majority Mean for the Space Industry?
On September 25, Anna Gomez (a Wiley alum) was sworn-in as the FCC’s fifth Commissioner. Commissioner Gomez is a Democrat and joins fellow Democrats Jessica Rosenworcel (Chairwoman) and Geoffrey Starks […]
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Finance
Arabsat and Microsoft Sign Digital Transformation MoU
Arabsat has signed an MoU with Microsoft as it looks to play a key role in the acceleration of digital transformation and the development of its services. The two companies […]
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Government/Military
Horizon Wins UKSA Grant for Amber Mission
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is giving a £1.2 million ($1.46 million) grant to Horizon Technologies for the Amber Phoenix Mission as the UK Government looks to boost its capabilities […]
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Government/Military
SES Wins Space Force Contract, Launches New Media Platform
SES Space & Defense was awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Space Force contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS) through the Defense Information […]
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Sustainability
Eutelsat Sets Out Ambitious Environmental Targets
Eutelsat hopes to be leading the charge for satellite companies as they look to reduce their carbon impact. The operator, announced, Oct. 19 that it has set itself some ambitious […]
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Connectivity
SoftBank Completes Successful HAPS Demo with the Government of Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda and SoftBank have delivered 5G connectivity from the stratosphere as part of a key demonstration. SoftBank announced details of the successful demo, Oct. 17. They have […]
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Finance
Imagery Startup Arlula Secures Lockheed Martin Investment
Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Arlula announced the new investment, Oct. 19. It is the second […]
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Launch
Telespazio Joins Forces with AVIO for VEGA Launch Pad Support
Telespazio has revealed details of a contract with AVIO that sees continued maintenance and support for the VEGA launch pad in French Guiana. The three year contract, worth 2.7 million […]
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Government/Military
Space Force Gen. Saltzman: Proliferated LEO Shows Mettle in Ukraine
Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations for communications and other uses are demonstrating that they can endure and adapt to adversary assaults, such as jamming, the head of U.S. Space Force […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Lockheed Martin Invests $10M in HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360, which operates a constellation of satellites that sense radio frequency transmissions on Earth, has raised an additional $10 million from Lockheed Martin and company insiders, the company announced […]
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Mobility
Viasat Expands IFC Deal With Canada’s Porter Airlines
Canada’s Porter Airlines expanded its deal with Viasat to equip 20 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft with Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution. Porter is a Canadian airline that flies across Canada […]
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Government/Military
CesiumAstro Wins $395,000 NASA Contract for Communications Study
CesiumAstro won a NASA award worth $395,640 for a wideband satellite communications capability study, the company announced Wednesday. The award is from NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, which […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Targets Shipping Sector with IoT Product Launch
Thuraya has revealed details of a new IoT product targeting the shipping sector. It has announced the release of Cypod Solutions’ CyLock-Satcom Product, using Thuraya’s network, an IoT new tracking […]
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Connectivity
Viasat to Open New IoT Hub in the Middle East
Viasat’s Elevate partners MinFarm Tech and Global Beam Telecom are to open a new facility in Business Bay, Dubai, UAE for IoT-over-satellite innovation. Viasat announced the move, Oct. 16. Viasat believes […]
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Space Economy
Blue Origin is Building a Space Logistics Vehicle Called Blue Ring
Blue Origin is building a space logistics vehicle called Blue Ring, the company announced Monday. The spacecraft is designed to provide in-space services including hosting, transportation, refueling, data relay, and […]





























