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Finish satellite manufacturing startup ReOrbit has raised a 45 million euro Series A round, led by Springvest. The company called it a milestone for Europe’s space and defense sector, and […]

Neo Space Group is acquiring in-flight entertainment provider Display Interactive in a move to strengthen its position in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market.  Display Interactive is based in Paris and […]

The FCC has closed its investigation into EchoStar after EchoStar announced two massive spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX. EchoStar disclosed in SEC filings on Sept. 9 that the investigation […]

AeroVironment (AV) has won a contract worth around $240 million for its long-haul laser communications terminals. The terminals will be deployed in orbit by an unnamed customer. AV’s long-haul laser […]

Panasonic Avionics and Intellian Technologies are working together on a new aviation antenna compatible with Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. The antenna is intended only for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), and Panasonic noted […]

EchoStar is canceling its plans for the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation announced last month, instead selling spectrum to SpaceX that will be used for Starlink’s own D2D services in a […]

Globalstar began construction on three additional tracking antennas and associated infrastructure at a ground station owned by OTE S.A. in Nemea, Greece. OTE signed a hosting agreement with Globalstar’s European […]

Spire Global has won a new contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for $2.5 million. The 9-month contract is part of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) […]

Iceye has appointed Yasuhiro “Pete” Tsukahara as its new CEO of Iceye Japan. With the establishment of Iceye Japan and the appointment of Tsukahara, Iceye is targeting a more prominent […]

JetBlue, long seen as one of the main in-flight connectivity (IFC) innovators, is the first major airline to sign up with Amazon’s Project Kuiper for IFC. JetBlue will start to […]

New player in the small GEO space AscendArc has sold its first satellite to KT SAT, the satellite arm of Korea Telecom. AscendArc announced the deal on Thursday, and is […]

Viasat is finally set to have access to the full capacity of a ViaSat-3 satellite, announcing Thursday that the second satellite in the trio is scheduled for launch on a […]

Eutelsat is bringing all of its activities together under the Eutelsat brand, while maintaining OneWeb as the name of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  Since Eutelsat acquired OneWeb in 2023, […]

UNIO Enterprise has been acquired by OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ) in an interesting piece of pan-European consolidation. The acquisition aims to combine UNIO’s connectivity software with OIQ’s vision to seamlessly integrate […]

Satellogic has a new strategic partnership with satellite data analytics company Suhora that gives Suhora exclusive rights to market Satellogic’s imagery and data in India and Nepal. Satellogic announced the […]

ST Engineering iDirect has reported a recent demonstration that showed interoperability between its ground system and the 5G core. In the demonstration, a non-3GPP satellite network connected with the 5G […]

As a ground-breaking initiative, the new EU Space Act aims to create a new framework for space safety, sustainability and resilience, and promote investment in the sector. The result will be […]

Italian satellite IoT company Apogeo Space is looking to enter the Latin American market with a new agreement with Telespazio Brasil. The companies said Wednesday they have a shared goal […]

President Trump on Tuesday announced plans to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The decision, which Trump said was “seven years in the making,” reverses […]

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications have reported a successful air-to-space optical communications demonstration using Space Development Agency (SDA)-compliant optical terminals.  The demonstration announced Tuesday took place between […]

Viasat reports that its JetXP business aviation in-flight broadband service has five times more capacity across the Eastern United States with the use of Honeywell JetWave or Gogo Plane Simple […]

Orbit Communication Systems is rolling out a new on-the-move satcom terminal geared toward military vehicles and maritime vessels. The company announced the new MPT30Ka Satcom On-The-Move (SOTM) terminal on Tuesday. […]

The U.S. Space Force is examining Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) for possible future use. LEO satellites typically orbit about 500 miles above Earth, while VLEO satellites are to operate […]

DE-CIX has announced it will integrate SpaceX’s Starlink into its interconnection ecosystem in India, and it is the first internet exchange operator in India to do so. This comes as […]

Nuview has been awarded additional $5 million in funding from the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) program for development of its LiDAR payload.  Nuview said this funding […]

NASA awarded Redwire a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $25 million ceiling for biotechnology support on the International Space Station. Under the contract, Redwire is eligible to receive […]

Rocket Lab hosted the opening of its Launch Complex 3 in Virginia on Thursday. The site at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport will serve as the test, launch, and landing facility […]

New Mexico-based startup mPower Technology, Inc., said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin that will help accelerate the company’s efforts to scale production of its solar modules. The investment by Lockheed […]

Sky Perfect JSAT is joining an R&D project to demonstrate satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) led by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).  The project is part […]

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has an agreement to acquire TransponderTech for its portfolio of connected commercial maritime products. TransponderTech, based in Sweden, is owned by Saab AB.  Teledyne said TransponderTech designs […]