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The war in the Middle East underlines the value proposition of sovereign satellite communications, partners of a recent satellite deal between Astranis and MB Group said Monday during SATShow Week.  […]

Officials from Redwire and Moog cemented a recent $12.8 million contract to integrate Redwire’s Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array (ELSA) wings with Moog’s largest satellite bus on Tuesday during SATShow Week. […]

With the massive increase in satellites in orbit, there’s growing demand for radio frequency (RF) components to support satellite systems. Via Satellite interviews Jin Bains, CEO of of Mini-Circuits, a […]

More than 200 Amazon Leo satellites are loaded onto six dispensers at Cape Canaveral, ready to be launched into orbit in the coming months as Amazon prepares to ramp up […]

With a kaleidoscope of ground radars, electro-optical telescopes, and Geostationary (GEO) spy satellites, the U.S. Space Force can closely track space objects as they hurtle through orbit. But in terms […]

In this interview to kick off SATShow Week, TE Connectivity Principal Engineer Bruce Conway talks about the company’s interconnects for satellites and solar panels and its deep space heritage on […]

Seraphim Space CEO Mark Boggett kickstarted SATELLITE 2026 with a keynote that painted an optimistic picture for the space investment environment, calling it a “pivotal time” for the industry. Space […]

Space Compass ordered the first satellite in their planned Geostationary Orbit (GEO) optical data relay constellation from Swissto12, the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Japanese telecommunications firms […]

Kymeta is working toward releasing the first prototypes this year of its multi-band, multi-orbit single aperture user terminal in development.  Called the KuKa 8 Series, Kymeta says it is the […]

China’s space asset developments are coming fast and furious as China drives toward the goal of becoming a major space power, outpacing Russia and causing more focused analysis by U.S. […]

After divesting its maritime business and paying down its debt in 2025, Spire Global has set a large revenue growth target for 2026 of 50%, CEO Theresa Condor told investors […]

Eutelsat Group CEO Jean-François Fallacher has been in the job almost a year now. He has joined Eutelsat at an interesting time in its history as it looks to transform […]

Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space are teaming up to offer regular, commercial debris removal missions.  The partners are pitching what’s called Debris Removal as a Service (DRAAS), a recurring […]

SLI is set to purchase two small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communication satellites from manufacturer ReOrbit for 150 million euros ($172.8 million), the companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. […]

Comtech delivered the first round of Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier (EDIM) modems to the U.S. Army in a $48.6 million contract signed in 2023, the company said on Thursday. […]

The White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America in mid-March with six policy pillars, including securing critical infrastructure and maintaining superiority in emerging technologies. While there may not […]

In a panel titled ‘Securing Space Assets and Strategic Stability’ at Space-Comm in London speakers from both a government and industry perspective talked about the security of space assets in […]

In a new filing to the FCC, Ligado defended its request to host an L-band payload on AST SpaceMobile satellites, saying the proposal will work within Ligado’s existing L-band coordination […]

Flexell Space and Kongsberg NanoAvionics will jointly supply solar arrays for K-LEO, South Korea’s sovereign Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) national security constellation, Flexell said in a statement on Wednesday. Hanwha Systems […]

In contested and denied environments, beyond-line-of-sight connectivity is often the only remaining link for command and control, mission execution, and safety-of-life communications. For U.S. military platforms operating at the tactical […]

Satellogic detailed plans for its next-generation ‘Merlin’ satellites, designed to provide one-meter resolution. The company said that Merlin will be differentiated by its ability to provide daily mapping of the […]

Every year, SATShow Week brings together the newsmakers of the satellite industry all in one place. Now with GovMilSpace in its second year, the program features more military speakers and […]

Heading into SATShow Week, Via Satellite interviewed the executives of some of the companies featured in our ’10 Hottest Companies in Satellite’ for 2026 to get their takes on some of the […]

Telesat’s Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation won’t enter service until 2028 due to delays with the ASICs that power the satellites’ onboard processors.  The constellation was targeted to enter service […]

Computing giant Nvidia announced new chips for space missions on Monday, geared toward applications like orbital data centers, geospatial intelligence and autonomous space operations. A number of space companies — Aetherflux, […]

Canada is the latest nation to significantly invest in improving its space capabilities by announcing details of a new spaceport. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is to invest $200 […]

Marlink is launching a new cloud platform for its maritime customers as it looks to bring a more efficient IT set-up to customers. XChange NextGen is an edge cloud platform […]

In less than seven years of operation, Lite Coms has established itself as a large player in the U.S. military VSAT market, with nearly 10,000 VSAT terminals deployed. At the […]

Isar Aerospace will launch the ‘ELSA-M’ In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission, thanks to a new deal with Astroscale Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. The mission will be launched […]

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is going to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space in a major new research project. The project, called VLEO-DEF, will design […]