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Airbus on Tuesday revealed that the company will lead the European Space Agency (ESA) contract for the Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies (TRUTHS) satellite mission, phase A /B1, […]

Slingshot Aerospace raised $8 million in Series A funding, the company revealed Oct. 29, bringing its total funding to $17.1 million. This round was led by by ATX Venture Partners, […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies an $88 million program award for Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT). Under the firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, L3Harris will supply up to […]

Inmarsat has received a three-year contract with the ESA valued at $26 million (22.4 million euros) that will co-fund the development of a new satellite communications services platform that will […]

Exotrail revealed last Thursday that the French space agency CNES‘ mission design analysis and system engineering teams are now using Exotrail’s EXoOps – Mission Design software. CNES signed a software […]

Gilat Satellite Networks successfully demonstrated carrying 5G traffic over Thaicom’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) High-Throughput Satellite (HTS), the company revealed last Thursday. Gilat’s cellular backhaul solution is now declared operational and […]

Kacific is actively planning to build its second satellite, Kacific2, the company revealed last Thursday. Plans for Kacific2 include coverage over Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, as well […]

Maxar Technologies was selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop prototype mission data processing applications for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing (FORGE MDP) program, the […]

Iceye announced Oct. 29 that COO and CFO Jerry Welsh will take on the role of CEO of it’s U.S. subsidiary Iceye US. Welsh joined the company in 2017 and […]

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. segment Space and Airborne Systems saw 6.5% revenue growth in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2020 compared to Q3 2019, the company reported Oct. 30. Space and […]

Airbus released its Third Quarter (Q3) results on Oct. 29, reporting a revenue decrease of 27%, mainly driven by lower deliveries at Airbus and lower revenues at Airbus Defence and […]

On September 9, we awoke to a Martian sky. The smoke from flames scorching 3.4 million acres engulfed San Francisco’s golden gate arches, which disappeared into orange and ash. Earth […]

On Oct. 19, Relativity Space revealed that it will launch Lockheed Martin’s in-orbit refueling demonstration as part of participation in the NASA Tipping Point contract. This demonstration mission is expected […]

Canal+ signed new, long-term satellite capacity agreements with SES, the companies revealed Thursday. These agreements span three orbital positions, serve more than 10 million subscribers, and add more than $268 million […]

Space solutions company Redwire on Thursday said it has acquired Roccor, a designer and manufacturer of subsystems and products for small satellites. Roccor, which is based in Longmont, Colo., provides structures […]

Telesat reported a 15% decrease in revenue for the Third Quarter (Q3) compared to the same period 2019. On Thursday, the satellite operator reported revenue of $202 million Canadian dollars […]

Eutelsat posted steady First Quarter (Q1) results on Thursday, with 315 million euros ($368 million) in revenue. Total revenues were down less than 1%, which Eutelsat said highlights the resiliency […]

A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle lifted satellites for Planet and Canon Electronics to orbit on Wednesday. In the mission dubbed “In Focus,” Electron took off from Launch Complex 1 in […]

ST Engineering iDirect on Tuesday revealed the successful test of its Multi-Frequency Time Division Multiple Access (MF-TDMA) return link on the Telesat Phase-1 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. The testing demonstrated […]

The FCC voted on Tuesday to establish a $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America to bring 5G wireless broadband connectivity to rural areas of the United States. Phase I of […]

In this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk with Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of Government Strategy and Policy at Inmarsat Government. Rebecca shares her myriad of interests when she […]

SpaceX is starting to roll out public beta testing for its Starlink satellite internet service. According to an email sent this week to some potential beta testers that has been […]

Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security segment is helping to stabilize the company as it is significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX grounding, President and CEO Dave Calhoun said […]

LeoLabs has signed a commercial agreement with SpaceX for use of its Launch and Early Orbit service to track Starlink satellites. This service will track Starlink satellites from deployment through […]

AXESS Networks revealed Tuesday that it will provide cellular backhaul connectivity services for ALTÁN Redes in Mexico. The first phase of the project will include the assignment of 80 satellite […]

Inmarsat and Orbcomm have extended their Internet of Things (IoT) partnership through at least 2035 to collaborate on product innovation, IoT satellite service distribution and telematics devices, the companies announced […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Peraton a contract worth $10 million over five years to provide orbital analysis. Under the contract, Peraton will provide orbital analysis subject matter expertise […]

Ansys will acquire Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), which provides simulation and modeling for aerospace, telecommunication, and defense and intelligence applications.  Ansys is purchasing the company for $700 million, 67% of […]

SpaceX’s latest Starlink launch on Saturday, Oct. 24 was also a milestone for its Falcon rocket. The launch marked the 100th successful flight of a Falcon rocket since Falcon 1 […]

Gilat Satellite Networks revealed last week that it was awarded a three-year contract renewal and expansion for cellular backhaul managed service from a Tier-1 Mobile-Network Operator (MNO) in the U.S. […]