E-letter: News Feed
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Mobility
SpaceX Jumps into Competitive IFC Market with New Starlink Aviation Service
The era of Starlink Aviation is now here. SpaceX has made no secret of its desire to become a major player in the IFC market, and has now taken the […]
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Cybersecurity
Rivada Embraces Quantum Future with New SpeQtral Partnership
Rivada Space Networks (RSN) has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging company in the area of in quantum-secure communications systems. The two companies announced the deal, Oct. 19. […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins ARTEAR Broadcast Contract in Argentina
Satellite operator Intelsat signed a multi-year and multi transponder agreement with ARTEAR to meet the media company’s entire content distribution and contribution needs in Latin America. ARTEAR is a part […]
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Finance
Ball Aerospace’s Hires Hope Damphousse for New Role
Ball Aerospace’s new Vice President of Strategic Operations is Hope Damphousse, the company announced Oct. 19. Damphousse starts the role immediately, and in this role, she will lead Ball Aerospace’s […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Aireon Selected to Provide Space-Based Air Traffic Data in Azerbaijan
Aireon has won a new deal in the air traffic market. It will provide its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data for air traffic surveillance in Azerbaijan airspace, as a […]
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Government/Military
Mynaric Wins Northrop Grumman Terminal Deal for SDA Program
Mynaric has won a new contract with Northrop Grumman as part of a key Space Development Agency (SDA) program. The company announced Oct. 18 that announced it will provide Northrop […]
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Mobility
Panasonic Avionics to Sell OneWeb In-Flight Service
Panasonic Avionics will now sell and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide. For Panasonic, it gives them a multi-orbit strategy in an increasingly competitive market. […]
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Connectivity
SES Targets Events and Sports with New Platform
SES has made a significant new move in the broadcast arena. It has launched a new dedicated satellite distribution platform for sports and events content. SES announced the platform, Oct. […]
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Launch
Ireland Moves One Step Closer to Historic First Launch
Ireland is getting set for a historic moment as it has moved a step closer to launching its first satellite – Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1). It was announced […]
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Technology
Anuvu Unveils Latest Antenna System, Completes WMS Sale
Anuvu has high hopes for its new Dual-Panel Ka-Band Inflight Connectivity Antenna System (DPSAA) which it unveiling this month at the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo in Long Beach, California. […]
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Finance
Australian Government Approves Viasat and Inmarsat Merger
The Australian Government’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) told Viasat and Inmarsat that it will not raise objections to their planned merge, giving the operators a critical voice of approval […]
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Launch
Eutelsat Sends HOTBIRD 13F Satellite to Orbit on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket
Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD 13F satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. The all-electric satellite was launched by SpaceX on Oct. 15 from Cape Canaveral. It is the first of two new […]
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Manufacturing
Beyond Gravity Wins New Loft Orbital Deal
Beyond Gravity will supply power electronics equipment, Power Control & Distribution Units (PCDU), for Loft Orbital’s Longbow spacecraft based on the Airbus Arrow platform. The companies announced the deal on […]
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Government/Military
UK Government Opens Competition for Satellite Communications Business Funding
The UK Government has made a further investment to boost the UK space sector. It has unveiled a new competition offering £15 million ($16.8 million) in funding for UK businesses […]
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Mobility
Inmarsat Launches New Bundled OneFi Services for In-Flight Connectivity
Inmarsat is launching a series of new bundled services for its airline customers on its OneFi passenger experience platform. The company announced the new bundles for its connected platform on […]
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Launch
Skyrora Suborbital Rocket Suffers Anomaly In Iceland Launch Attempt
Skyrora has experienced a setback in its plans to have its first orbital launch in the United Kingdom next year. The company announced Thursday that its suborbital Skylark L rocket […]
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Technology
Astra Lands Engine Deals with Maxar, Astroscale
Astra Space has signed deals to supply its Astra Spacecraft Engines to both Maxar Technologies and Astroscale, the company announced this week. Astra’s propulsion systems will be used in Maxar’s […]
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Connectivity
Starlink Debuts in Japan, Along With KDDI Integrator Deal
SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is now available in parts of Japan, and the company signed an agreement with Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI to act as a Starlink integrator. SpaceX tweeted […]
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Government/Military
NASA Awards KSAT and SpaceLink Contracts to Study Near-Space Communications
NASA has awarded Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and SpaceLink separate contracts to study near-space communications that would support future Artemis missions to the Moon. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center announced the […]
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Finance
Faces in Satellite: Rania Toukebri Looks to Democratize Space
This article is part of a new series, in which Via Satellite interviews people in the industry at different points of their careers, with a focus on career decisions-making, and […]
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Opinion
Connectivity as a Service Will Enable the Internet of Everything
Connectivity as a service is coming, and it’s going to change the way we think about being online as profoundly as cloud computing is transforming business and information technology. […]
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Technology
SES Partners With e& and Microsoft for Co-Located Ground Station
SES has signed a new deal with one of the biggest telcos in the Middle East to help companies accelerate their digitalization plans, involving Microsoft and the cloud. SES announced […]
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Finance
Ovzon Hires Noora Jayasekara as New CFO
Ovzon has hired Noora Jayasekara as its new CFO. Ovzon announced the appointment Oct. 11 and Jayasekara will start the role at the start of November. Jayasekara most recently held […]
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Finance
Sierra Space Launches Ventures Arm
The commercial space company Sierra Space launched a new business Oct. 12 that will invest in and partner with innovators and disruptors in the emerging new space market. Sierra Space Ventures […]
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Connectivity
Amazon Project Kuiper Prototype Satellites to Fly on First ULA Vulcan Mission in Early 2023
Amazon announced Wednesday that it will launch two prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation next year on the first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan mission. ULA […]
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Finance
Satellite Vu Brings in Camilla Taylor as New CFO
Satellite Vu has a new CFO. Satellite Vu announced Oct. 11 that it had hired Camilla Taylor to be its new CFO ahead of its upcoming satellite launch. Previously Taylor […]
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Finance
Eutelsat Latest Numbers Offer a Mixed Bag in Terms of Performance
Eutelsat has seen sharp increases in revenues in mobile connectivity and fixed broadband for the three months to the end of Sept. 30. These were two of the highlights of […]
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Finance
Eutelsat and OneWeb Target 2028 Service Date for Gen-2 OneWeb Constellation
Eutelsat and OneWeb provided a strategy update on their proposed combination on Wednesday, sharing more details about 1.5 billion euros in incremental synergies and the Gen-2 OneWeb constellation, expected to […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat Makes Strategic Move into IoT Arena, Acquiring Stake in eSAT Global
Yahsat has made a move in the Internet of Things arena, acquiring a minority stake in eSAT Global, an IoT connectivity solutions provider that aims to bring a low-cost, low latency, […]
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Finance
Airbus Ventures Leads Solestial’s Oversubscribed $10M Seed Round
Space solar energy company Solestial closed an oversubscribed $10 million Seed Round of funding led by Airbus Ventures, with participation from AEI HorizonX, GPVC, Stellar Ventures, Industrious Ventures, and others. […]





























