E-letter: News Feed

Virgin Atlantic is the latest major airline to go down the Starlink route for in-flight connectivity (IFC). Virgin Atlantic will be the first U.K. airline to have IFC provided by […]

Maxar Intelligence on Tuesday said it received $204.7 million in new multi-year contracts from three existing customers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to boost sovereign defense and intelligence […]

Space TS, an Indian space systems engineering and satellite solutions company, and Synergy Quantum, a company specializing in military-grade post-quantum cybersecurity, have agreed to jointly develop what could be India’s first indigenous quantum-secure […]

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has received authorization to provide satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited as a local partner.  Measat announced July 8 that it secured authorization from […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has named Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as the new deputy director, with the departure of Deputy Director Ryan Frigm.  SDA announced Sandhoo’s appointment on July […]

Top space industry organizations are urging Congress to fund the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its space traffic coordination system after NOAA’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 details […]

The UK Space Agency is starting a new 75.6 million pound ($103 million) procurement process for an active debris removal mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit. UKSA said in […]

Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman for a $2.8 billion contract to build the first […]

Globalstar has signed a second launch deal with SpaceX, which will launch part of its constellation upgrade on a Falcon 9 mission. The mission will launch nine satellites and is […]

MDA Space has closed its acquisition of SatixFy Communications to bring SatixFy’s satellite communication chipsets in-house.  SatixFy’s operations and full technology portfolio will be integrated into the Satellite Systems business […]

Lynk Global filed counterclaims against its SPAC sponsor in a dispute over plans to merge and become a public company.  In June, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Slam Corp filed […]

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr detailed his policy agenda for the FCC in a July 2 speech, including a number of details relevant to the satellite industry, including action in the […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on July 1 released the Europa solicitation for prototype space vehicles, seeking proposals for advanced communication protocols, and commercial solutions based on government taskings. The Tranche […]

The threat level risk to the satellite industry remains high. This is the key takeaway from a new threat level assessment from the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space […]

Orbex and Exolaunch are teaming up to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites in an interesting collaboration between a U.K. and a German space company. Exolaunch will utilize launch […]

Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband constellation.  SpinLaunch announced the appointment […]

Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday.  The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost contact with MethaneSAT on June […]

Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a […]

While the satellite connected car has long been seen as a future market for the satellite industry, it hasn’t broken through into the mainstream yet. But recent developments in standards […]

Moog has completed a large manufacturing facility expansion at its headquarters in East Aurora, New York, to support its work on a number of launch vehicle programs.  Moog designs and […]

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between the companies called SatCo. The […]

Skynopy, a French startup, has raised another 15 million euros ($17.57 million) in funding, just over 18 months since the company was created. This investment supports the Skynopy’s ambition to […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that it has awarded SpaceX a nearly $82 million contract to launch the USSF-178 mission under a National Security Space […]

The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27.  The letter […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Maxar Intelligence a delivery order under the Luno A program for commercial analytic services.  Maxar said on June 27 the order specifically deals […]

GomSpace will build 18 satellites for an unnamed European tech firm under a 19.5 million euros ($22.7 million) contract.  GomSpace described the customer as a “disruptor in space-based communications backed […]

Xona, a space startup in the satellite navigation arena, has raised a further $92 million in new capital in a Series B round. This was led by Craft Ventures and other […]

AST SpaceMobile has completed a demonstration of tactical non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity with defense tech integrator Fairwinds Technologies.  The companies announced a field test on Thursday of defense-related use cases […]

Amazon’s satellite constellation, Project Kuiper, has signed a satellite coordination agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to reduce the impact of astronomical science.  The agreement announced Thursday has […]

The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request provides $277 million for the MILNET proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation and halts funding for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3, Transport […]