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SES Government Solutions and Isotropic Systems have received an antenna evaluation contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to test Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam terminal over SES’s O3b Medium Earth […]

BlackSky is preparing for the next generation of its geospatial intelligence constellation. The company announced Thursday that Gen-3 satellites will be designed to provide 50 centimeter resolution and host multiple […]

For this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, we return to France to talk to one the biggest names in the French space industry, Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of the French Space […]

With the announcement of the U.S. Space Force military branch, my generation, Gen Z, was spared from reliving the jaded optimism of the 1970s-era space culture. It also saved us […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Airbus to develop and build the Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Mission (CRISTAL) — a contract worth approximately $350.4 million (300 million euros). […]

Momentus signed two new launch service agreements with Pixxel and GP Advanced Projects. Momentus will deliver Pixxel’s second smallsat to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) orbit in December 2021 onboard a SpaceX […]

Spacebridge has received an order from Jar Electrónica Aplicada (Grupo Jar) to expand its Discovery Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) platform. Grupo Jar, a Mexico-based telecommunications system integrator, uses Spacebridge’s […]

Norway has awarded Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), Planet, and Airbus a $43.5 million contract for satellite imagery to monitor forests around the world. KSAT, Planet, and Airbus are providing imagery […]

Azercosmos revealed Tuesday that it is partnering with ViewMedia, a global broadcasting company. ViewMedia broadcasts more than 150 TV and radio channels worldwide, and will provide digital satellite services to […]

Maxar Technologies was awarded a sole-source, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Geospatial Center to deliver multiple portable, direct-downlink tactical ground systems providing geospatial intelligence to users in remote […]

Microsoft is getting into the satellite ground station business with Azure Orbital. Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of the offering, a ground station service that allows satellite operators to […]

Nations that damage satellites are ripe for legal challenge under the 1972 Liability Convention to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested on Tuesday In a […]

Iceye brought in $87 million in its Series C funding round, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) company announced Tuesday. This funding round is more than double what Iceye raised in […]

Intelsat revealed on Monday Intelsat Cloud Connect, a new capability that’s part of the company’s global managed networking services. The capability allows enterprises to access their cloud applications anywhere at […]

ManSat is now offering preliminary regulatory reviews to help space engineers understand the regulations needed to legally operate in space.  Mansat said in a Monday release that these reviews are […]

OneWeb is set to resume launches with Arianespace in December to build out its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet constellation. The satellite operator announced Monday that Arianespace will provide 16 […]

Eutelsat Communications revealed on Monday that Azam TV migrated its video platform from the EUTELSAT 7B satellite to the EUTELSAT 7C satellite, with a multi-year extension of the existing contract […]

Right now, the aviation industry is grappling with the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as the world’s airlines announce budget cuts, furloughs, and layoffs. According to the International Air […]

KVH Industries CFO Don Reilly will retire this year, the mobile connectivity company announced Thursday. The board of directors has appointed COO Brent Bruun as interim CFO, effective Nov. 2, […]

Rocket Lab has completed its final dress rehearsal from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. The smallsat launcher is now ready for its […]

SatADSL and Andesat have reached a partnership to provide flexible satellite services in South America. Connecting to Eutelsat‘s 117W satellite, SatADSL will combine capacity from Andesat with its Cloud-based Service […]

  The satellite industry is hoping that the maritime sector will see a rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, not just in the cruise sector, but also in commercial […]

Global commercial airline net sales nearly doubled between July and August 2020, according to a new industry report released by Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC). The firm said that ARC-accredited travel […]

If last week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) was a blast from the past, this week’s is definitely much more a nod to the future. Last year at CyberSat, which admittedly […]

Former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin has joined microsatellite developer Astranis as a senior advisor and chair of its new Technical Advisory Board. In addition, Astranis also announced Thursday it has […]

NanoAvionics has signed an agreement with Ananth Technologies Ltd (ATL) to distribute NanoAvionics’ products and services in India, giving the nanosatellite mission integrator access to India’s NewSpace industry.  NanoAvionics said […]

SES has opened a new full-service sports and events facility in the London area to handle downlink, decoding, processing, and recording, and services to help simplify the workflow of sports […]

Intelsat has selected Maxar Technologies to build the final satellite for its C-band transition, and has contracted with SpaceX and Arianespace to launch its new C-band satellites. The Thursday announcement […]

The U.S. Navy has selected Get SAT‘s Ultra Blade L-Band ESA (Electronically Steerable Array Antenna) to pair with SeaLandAire‘s ADARO, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). Ultra Blade will allow Beyond […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will begin offering services to characterize spacecraft in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO), for Space Domain Awareness (SDA). The company said in a Tuesday announcement that these […]