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Iridium Communications reported financial results for its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 and updated its full-year 2019 outlook. The company reported $144.8 million in third quarter revenue, which consisted of $115.9 […]

Virgin Galactic and Social Capital Hedosophia, a public investment vehicle, completed their merger. The resulting company is named Virgin Galactic Holdings, and its common stock, units and warrants are expected […]

With the unveiling of the SATELLITE 2020 Conference Program this week, we have a very well-timed episode of On Orbit featuring an interview with Scott Chase, Chairman Emeritus of SATELLITE […]

Eutelsat Communications launched a satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service called Eutelsat IoT First, which operates in Ku-band via Eutelsat’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. Targeted companies include selected satellite […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group selected PT. Petro One Indonesia (Petro1) to provide ground infrastructure services in Indonesia for its new satellite, built by Boeing, which will launch at the end […]

Solar cell technology startup mPower Technology raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from investors including Sun Mountain Capital. The capital builds upon R&D investment by Sandia National Laboratories and […]

The 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) kicks off next week. More than 300 delegates from all countries across the world are gathering in Egypt to update the International Telecommunications Union […]

Northrop Grumman saw a solid Third Quarter (Q3) 2019, with sales increasing in its Aerospace Systems segment, as well as overall. The company reported that its overall Q3 2019 sales […]

SES revealed its financial results for the nine months ended Sept. 30 2019, in which revenue fell 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year. EBITDA was reported at […]

EchoStar revealed that its subsidiary, EchoStar Global, acquired Helios Wire, a satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The acquisition includes Helios’ Australian subsidiaries Sirion Holdings […]

HawkEye 360 revealed that its RFGeo product can now map an expanded catalog of signals, aiming to address new markets such as border security or anti-poaching efforts. RFGeo identifies and […]

The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) this year was a hotbed for new satellite technology, as companies showcased their latest products. Given the state of the satellite market and the potential […]

Eutelsat Communications is currently investigating an incident on one of the two solar arrays on its Eutelsat 5 West B satellite. The company is working to assess the potential impact […]

The Boeing Company reported overall Third Quarter (Q3) revenue of approximately $20 billion, compared to revenues of $25.1 billion in Q3 2018. The company also reported GAAP earnings per share […]

Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. Cisco will provide core […]

Nanoracks signed an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-using spent C4M upper rocket vehicle stages, which would be in-orbit after launch missions from Nova […]

SES and Thales reached a new record for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) speeds. The companies demonstrated uninterrupted access to high-throughput broadband applications for the first time over a platform supporting multi-orbit […]

The GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) successfully connected with the first GPS III satellite on orbit. The COps system will allow the U.S. Air Force to operationally command and […]

Maxar Technologies signed a joint statement of strategic intent and cooperation with the Australian Space Agency. Under the statement, Maxar and Australian Space Agency will investigate collaboration in areas of […]

Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV operations). This will […]

Blue Origin revealed a national team to offer a Human Landing System for NASA’s Artemis program to return Americans to the lunar surface by 2024. Blue Origin signed teaming agreements […]

Lockheed Martin reported its Third Quarter (Q3) 2019 financial results, in which it saw net sales increase in its Space segment, and overall. The company reported overall net sales of […]

Addvalue Innovation delivered the first flight model of the company’s Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) terminal to Capella Space. Addvalue’s IDRS system, developed in tandem with Inmarsat, aims to provides […]

Iridium Communications revealed that Intellian is the newest manufacturer of Iridium Certus maritime terminals. Intellian is introducing the C700 terminal which aims to enable a variety of applications including safety, […]

Hughes Europe and Telespazio have signed a contract to boost services they offer to European customers. The companies announced the new deal Oct. 18. The agreement will enable the companies […]

SES has entered into a contract agreement with Indonesian media group Surya Citra Media (SCM), and its satellite direct-to-home TV provider Nex Parabola to provide exclusive HD coverage of the UEFA Champions […]

Sandia National Laboratories aims to play a key role in satellite cyber protection. The organization has announced a new seven-year mission campaign to develop the science, technology and architecture needed […]

Kleos Space is getting ready for a very busy year. The space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company announced today that its Kleos Scouting Mission will launch on a PSLV […]

On the first ever all-female spacewalk, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) today at 7:38 a.m. EDT, to replace faulty equipment on […]

Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship mission to study the Sun has completed all tests and is set to be flown to Cape Canaveral ready for its launch […]