E-letter: News Feed

Quantum computing company IonQ has signed an agreement to acquire Capella Space to accelerate its plans in quantum networking. IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, announced the move on Wednesday.  […]

ClearSpace completed Phase 2 of the CLEAR mission, in a milestone the company said contributed to de-risking technologies for active debris removal (ADR).  CLEAR is a UK Space Agency mission […]

LONDON — Increasing understanding of Chinese spy satellites took center stage at this year’s Military Space Situational Awareness Conference in London, which brought together leaders and academics in space data last […]

Ground segment as a service company Infostellar and Astro Gate have signed an MoU to collaborate on spaceport development and ground station deployment. Under the MoU announced this week, Astrogate […]

Space Systems Command (SSC) on Tuesday said it has awarded SciTec, Inc. a $259 million contract to deliver a ground-processing capability that supports the U.S. Space Force’s legacy and new missile […]

Airbus DS Government Solutions has integrated an iDirect Government software defined radio (SDR) satellite modem into its Ranger Flyaway terminal. iDirect Gov announced Tuesday that Airbus successfully integrated and tested […]

Airtel Africa signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink internet to its customers in Africa, the companies announced Tuesday. Airtel African plans to use Starlink satellite connectivity to augment […]

Telesat’s backlog for its Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation is now nearly $1.1 billion Canadian dollars ($800 million) after signing a capacity deal with Viasat in April.  Earlier this year, […]

Planet Labs Germany, part of the Planet Group, signed government deal in Germany as the German government looks to improve its water and land management from space. Planet signed a […]

Industry leader and former Hughes Network Systems President and CEO Pradman Kaul has died, Hughes announced on May 4. Kaul was a longtime leader in the satellite industry. He joined Hughes […]

President Trump’s budget proposal for NASA looks to cut funding for the agency by 24%, while increasing funding for human space exploration and slashing space science funding.  The Trump-Vance Administration […]

Eutelsat Group has appointed Orange France CEO Jean-François Fallacher to lead the satellite operator as CEO, replacing Eva Berneke. Eutelsat announced the change on Monday morning after a board decision […]

In this week’s episode, On Orbit interviews Femi Ishola, founder and CEO of Phemotron Systems, winner of the 2025 Startup Space competition at SATELLITE. Ishola is from Lagos, Nigeria, and […]

U.S.-based providers of Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) technologies NAL Research and VectorNav entered into a partnership agreement Thursday to jointly development and produce Iridium STL (Satellite Time & […]

A dozen satellite companies are to benefit from the latest U.S. Space Force (USSF) 10 year contract worth upto $237 million as the USSF looks to boost spacecraft procurement. The […]

Intelsat is partnering with AXESS Networks to provide satellite communications services throughout the Americas. The collaboration aims to ensure full coverage across the Americas, providing seamless and reliable connectivity for […]

Data-driven decision-making has come to the agricultural industry, and satellite technology is driving its adoption, offering valuable insights into crop health, soil conditions and resource management. According to the Global […]

Slingshot Aerospace is stepping up global ambitions with a new Canadian office in Ottawa. The company wants to strengthen Canada’s sovereign space capabilities and support allied collaboration across the space […]

The FCC granted Lynk Global approval to provide satellite direct-to-device services in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.  Lynk is working with mobile network operator (MNO) partner Docomo Pacific, subsidiary […]

Revenues in the Airbus Defence and Space segment were up 11% year over-year in the first quarter, as Airbus reported Q1 2025 results on Thursday. CEO Guillaume Faury expressed support […]

Sidus Space signed an MoU this week with Saturn Satellite Networks to work together on a low-cost, high-performance Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite solution.  Saturn Satellite Networks is developing the SBN-X […]

True Anomaly has raised another $260 million in a Series C funding round. The aim of this funding will be to accelerate its next phase of growth, vertical integration, facility […]

New O3b mPOWER satellites for SES will increase capacity of the constellation by nearly 30% this year, which will bring critical capacity for customers in government, maritime, and aero, CEO […]

The Japan Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Aerospacelab, in partnership with Mitsui Bussan Aerospace (MBA), to supply the satellite platform to host JAXA’s SAMRAI payload in a demonstration mission.  This […]

Myriota is expanding its space services deal with Spire Global to add 16 more satellites for IoT connectivity.  Myriota has worked with Spire to deploy its constellation since 2021. Earlier […]

A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during a Tuesday launch, losing the payload for customer Lockheed Martin.  The Alpha FLTA006 mission launched at 6:37 am PDT from Vandenberg […]

Flush with demand for its standardized spacecraft buses and seeking to speed production, Apex on Tuesday said it has raised $200 million in a Series C round that will be put toward […]

Space Domain Awareness provider Slingshot Aerospace on Tuesday debuted what it says is the “world’s first” package to provide sovereign nations with their own space tracking capabilities, decreasing their reliance on outside […]

Arianespace has completed its second major launch of the year and the first involving its Vega C launcher in 2025. It has launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer […]

There are a number of evolutions underway in satellite manufacturing: software-defined satellites, more satellites in Low-Earth Orbit and Medium-Earth Orbit, fewer orders in Geostationary Orbit, and increasing demand from both […]