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Rocket Lab launched four satellites for HawkEye 360, including three radio frequency (RF) tracking satellites and one experimental satellite.  The mission took place early morning on Friday, June 27 from […]

Intelsat is deploying high-speed internet to a number of community centers in South Sudan and Uganda through a partnership with actor Forest Whitaker’s nonprofit, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative […]

Lux Aeterna, a new startup targeting reusable satellite bus platforms, emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with a $4 million pre-seed funding round.  Space Capital led the funding round, with […]

The European Commission released its proposal for the EU Space Act to create a single market for space activities in the EU and put new requirements on space operators regarding […]

Maxar Intelligence on Wednesday announced a new solution suite that applies artificial intelligence-enabled analytics to geospatial imagery for persistent global monitoring of fixed sites and vessels on the open sea to […]

T-Mobile will be launching its new nationwide satellite service to subscribers in late July. T-Mobile’s satellite-to-mobile service, T-Satellite with Starlink, will be commercially available on July 23 and will include […]

BlackSky Technology has received a potential $24-plus million task order to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with object detection monitoring of military and economic facilities worldwide. The initial award […]

Nigeria has an ambitious goal to increase its broadband penetration rate from 50% to more than 70% by end of 2027. Nigerian satellite operator Nigcomsat has a role to play […]

The SPAC that planned to combine with Lynk Global has filed a complaint against the company, which Lynk disputed in a Tuesday statement.  Slam Corp., a special purpose acquisition company […]

NATO released its Commercial Space Strategy on Tuesday, aimed at integrating commercial solutions more flexibly, and creating more business opportunities while simplifying how space companies engage with NATO.  The “Commercial […]

Amazon and United Launch Alliance are ramping up the campaign to deploy Project Kuiper satellites, launching the second full-scale mission early Monday morning with 27 satellites.  ULA launched the Kuiper […]

Iceye has won another deal aimed at Europe’s defense market. It has won a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as it looks to establish a sovereign, space-based […]

A new report from the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) shows that Europe’s space sector attracted a record 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in investment in 2024, a 54% year […]

The demand for satellite-based connectivity is expanding as governments, telcos, and enterprises look to increase their coverage. With new high-throughput satellites, LEO, and multi-orbit solutions, there are more options than […]

SpaceX launched the Transporter-14 rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, carrying 70 payloads for a number of smallsat customers. This comes a few days after the company’s Starship […]

SatVu will support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Luno A & B programs by partnering with five other companies to provide its thermal imagery.  SatVu, based in the United Kingdom, […]

ST Engineering iDirect has formed strategic partnership with solutions by stc to deliver satellite communication services in Saudi Arabia. This collaboration aims to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, enhancing the […]

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A group remote sensing CEOs outlined the risks that come with potential budget cuts to commercial imagery programs in a letter to Congressional leaders.  Iceye U.S. publicly shared the letter on […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — Satcom leaders at the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) are pushing to modernize user terminals and teleports, leaning into software-defined architectures to make use […]

Viasat has confirmed a report of ‘unauthorized access’ after Bloomberg reported Tuesday the company was one of the victims in the “Salt Typhoon” hack against telecommunications providers.  Viasat did not […]

The French government is increasing its stake in Eutelsat Group as part of capital raise, and the French armed forces ministry, DGA, reached a framework agreement for satellite services from […]

The European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin are teaming up as they look to co-operate in areas such as human spaceflight, science, technology and commercial capabilities. […]

Kuva Space is one of the up and coming space companies in Earth Observation (EO) and is looking to develop one of the world’s most extensive hyperspectral satellite constellations. It […]

In a major strategic move in April, Marlink announced the creation of Marlink Cyber, a dedicated cybersecurity company aimed at addressing the growing threat landscape and rising compliance requirements. A […]

Greenerwave and Safran Passenger Innovations will co-develop a Ka-band aero terminal under a new strategic partnership announced Tuesday during the Paris Air Show.  The in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminal will be […]

SpaceWERX awarded 10 companies contract awards in the Sustained Space Maneuver Challenge to advance space mobility and resilience technologies.  The 10 companies selected — Apech Labs, BlackStar Orbital Technologies, CisLunar […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is lining up funding for a project that will enable Department of Defense (DoD) entities to actively respond to electromagnetic interference (EMI) […]

Satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Tuesday said it has opened a 50,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the startup’s first as it prepares to begin production of its highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft. The […]

Intelsat is expanding its work with iKO Media Group (iKOMG) to support the company’s new offering for faith-based broadcasters. iKOMG, a company that provides teleport and cloud services for broadcasters, […]