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Signals intelligence company HawkEye 360 reports demonstrating tactical direct downlink while participating in the multilateral Valiant Shield military training alongside Lockheed Martin.  HawkEye 360 detailed a machine-to-machine pipeline with Lockheed […]

NASA’s upcoming Artemis III mission will use Starlink mini laser terminals from SpaceX to downlink imagery and video to mission control in Houston.  Under an agreement announced on Thursday, NASA […]

Building U.S. space-based moving target indication systems and the capability to disrupt Chinese military space systems is a top deterrence priority for U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, he […]

Keysight Technologies will lead a European Space Agency (ESA) development program looking at how blockchain technologies can be used to detect anomalies for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN).  The award announced […]

In a recent demonstration during a 5G Automotive Association event, Viasat demonstrated a satellite voice call fully integrated into the infotainment system of a BMW Group vehicle.  The demonstration in […]

AST SpaceMobile has pushed back the expected timing of its launch campaign to early 2027, the company disclosed this week. The company also launched a share sale to raise $1 […]

Swissto12 has concluded a Series C funding round, securing another $70 million in funding to support scaling up its manufacturing capabilities. The company reports a growth trajectory, with revenues of […]

As defense and security needs drive demand for Earth Observation (EO) data, experts from Europe’s leading space and security organizations say challenges remain with integrating EO data into larger systems […]

The FCC may explore allowing unlicensed wireless devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth  to communicate directly with satellites for direct-to-device (D2D) service.  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a new proceeding on […]

South Africa’s top internet service provider Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite connectivity to residential customers under a new deal with Amazon announced Wednesday.  Herotel is launching its own satellite […]

Slingshot Aerospace has won a contract worth almost $70 million with the U.S. Space Force, a contract the company is calling the largest in its history. The contract will see […]

Update: SpaceX launched the SDA mission on Thursday afternoon from Vandenberg at 4:33 p.m. ET.  After a nine month pause in launches, the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Thursday plans […]

Honeywell Aerospace will lead a consortium to develop a compact quantum space magnetometer to advance research into Earth’s magnetic field. It has teamed up with Quantum Brilliance, and Jagiellonian University […]

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) awarded Parsons Corporation subsidiary Space Ground System Solutions a contract to continue its work supporting satellite ground systems software and operations at the Blossom […]

Frontier Airlines and other Indigo Partners airlines will roll out SpaceX‘s Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) under a new deal announced Tuesday that covers more than 1,000 aircraft. This is Frontier’s […]

Iridium’s positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) chip is now commercially available, with the satellite operator reporting more than 150 organizations have expressed interest in the chip.  First announced in October, […]

L3Harris Technologies is receiving $955 million and Sierra Space $798 million under fixed price Other Transaction Authority (OTA) rapid prototyping contracts for an expedited launch of Tranche 3, Tracking Layer satellites […]

For many years Europe organized space around clear distinctions. Civil programs were separated from defense. Commercial companies served institutional customers. Governments developed sovereign capabilities while industry provided technology and services. […]

Ravee Optics, a new startup focused on building compact laser terminals, has raised $6 million in a seed funding round. The startup announced the oversubscribed funding round on Monday, with […]

Sonatel, the main telco of Senegal, a country with a population of over 19 million people, has completed a significant teleport upgrade working with Eutelsat OneWeb. Sonatel has upgraded and […]

The FCC issued approval for startup Reflect Orbital to launch a demonstration satellite that will test a solar reflector in orbit that’s designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth.  The […]

Space42 and Skylo conducted direct-to-device (D2D) testing on the Thuraya-4 satellite, successfully demonstrating both SMS and SOS messaging.  The partners said in a July 9 announcement they expect to roll […]

Ovzon has completed a number of trials in the Arctic as the company looks to prove its technology in arctic environments. The company has conducted three separate High North expeditions […]

Telespazio Ibérica has selected Simera Sense to supply multispectral imagers for the Canary Islands satellite constellation project.  The Canary Islands are a Spanish group of islands off the coast of […]

MDA Space is moving down the vertical stack of Earth Observation with a deal to acquire the majority stake in French data analytics and insight company Collecte Localisation Satellites, known […]

SpaceX has asked the FCC for authority to launch 100,000 satellites in a Gen3 constellation to deliver “multi-gigabit” connectivity. The filing indicates SpaceX intends to move into W- and D-band […]

Telesat has reached an agreement with the Canadian government to provide Military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney […]

Rivada Space Networks (Rivada) has won a new deal with a telecoms company in Nepal, a country with a population of around 30 million people. Mercantile Space, a communications technology company, […]

The field of companies eligible for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 awards is now at seven after U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded two […]

Beyond Gravity has signed one of the biggest contracts in its history and one that cements its position as key player in the European launch supply chain. It has signed […]