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Airbus OneWeb Satellites [AOS], which manufactures satellites for the OneWeb constellation, signed a deal with Astra Space to integrate its engines into the Arrow small satellite portfolio.  The Monday announcement […]

NASA scrubbed the much-anticipated first flight of its Space Launch System rocket on Monday after a series of problems with the rocket and the fueling procedures could not be resolved […]

Vodafone PNG, based in Papua New Guinea, has committed to purchase wholesale bandwidth from Kacific Broadband Satellites Group‘s Ka-band satellite Kacific1 for mobile backhaul use. The bandwidth will primarily be […]

The fiscal year 2022 defense appropriations law provided $550 million for the Space Development Agency (SDA) to accelerate development of the Tracking Layer to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and an L3Harris […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement this week with Europe’s intelligent transportation system organization ERTICO to explore how space-based technologies can support future smart road systems such as […]

NASA and Boeing have pushed back the first Starliner flight test with astronauts to February 2023, the agency announced Thursday. The flight was previously expected in December of this year.  […]

Saudia is on track to start flying Airbus A321 aircraft upgraded with Falcon 300 terminals to enable Inmarsat‘s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) service early next year. The Saudi Arabian […]

SpaceX and T-Mobile are collaborating to enable satellite direct-to-cell connectivity with the second generation of Starlink satellites. Such a service would close gaps in cellular networks in rural and remote […]

NASA placed a $1.7 million call order with BlackSky to evaluate the company’s imaging data services for Earth science research. The call order was issued under a five-year Commercial Smallsat […]

HawkEye 360 has signed a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to demonstrate its technology to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The CRADA will explore […]

Intelsat is entering the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market in India through an agreement with Nelco, a satcom service provider in India. Intelsat announced Thursday that the service is currently available […]

Ground software as a service company Atlas Space Operations closed a $26 million Series B funding round, led by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Atlas announced the round on Thursday.  Other […]

Speedcast recently signed deals with aviation services provider Bristow Group and Algerian satellite services provider Algérie Télécom Satellite (ATS).  Bristow Group signed a multi-year contract to upgrade more than 40 […]

Greg Wyler-founded startup E-Space has added to its executive team, hiring Gunjan Murarka as CFO and Dalibor Djuran as chief satellite systems engineer.  Murarka joins E-Space from smallsat manufacturer LeoStella, […]

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr further criticized the agency’s recent decision to strike funding for SpaceX’s Starlink constellation as part of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), saying the decision “plainly […]

Hear from ST Engineering iDirect’s Head of Global Government Strategy, Koen Willems, as he talks to Mark Holmes about how New Ground and its key technology innovations will benefit next-generation […]

Space companies recognize the need for a diverse workforce and diverse perspectives around the table — yet acknowledge the industry has a way to go on this issue.  “There’s so much […]

Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation operator Globalstar and Pan–American mobile satellite service provider Globalsat Group confirmed Tuesday that they finished development on a satellite IoT solution designed to monitor remote renewable […]

ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog XIF ground system hubs and 5,000 remotes to Turkish satellite operator Türksat under a new multi-million dollar contract the two companies announced on […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed is online and the bus checkout is complete, Millennium Space Systems announced Monday. The U.S. Naval Research […]

Planet Labs will support operators SES and Telesat as a subcontractor on their space relay projects for NASA. Planet will work with the operators on the Communication Services Project (CSP) […]

Sierra Space and Blue Origin have completed the system definition review (SDR) with NASA for the Orbital Reef commercial space station. The SDR establishes the functional baseline of the project, […]

Intelsat has lost the ability to command its Galaxy 15 satellite after an anomaly caused by a space weather event. The anomaly caused the loss of commanding links, which is […]

The European space startup scene is home to a number of companies involved in climate monitoring and mitigating the impacts of climate change. One such company that is looking to […]

Eutelsat Communications named a new president and CEO of its Eutelsat America business on Monday. Richard Mortellaro, who previously served as senior vice president of Sales, Marketing and Fixed Satellite […]

Satellite manufacturer OHB‘s Luxembourg-based subsidiary LuxSpace announced Monday that it has signed a contract with in-space transportation and infrastructure services company Momentus to hitch a ride on its Vigoride orbital […]

Swedish company Ovzon is targeting launch of its Ovzon 3 satellite between December 2022 and February 2023, the company said in its second quarter financial report on Aug. 18.   Delayed […]

The maritime connectivity market continues to evolve, and maritime revenue for VSAT service increased sharply up in 2021 over 2020. Crew welfare and passenger satisfaction are key drivers of connectivity […]

Iceye is providing the government of Ukraine with its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging capabilities, signing a contract with the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation. As part of the agreement, […]

Inmarsat Government has received a follow-on contract worth up to $578 million to provide satcom services to the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command over a 10-year period. The  indefinite-delivery, indefinite […]