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Honeywell Aerospace Technologies will develop new quantum-secure encryption keys for space-to-terrestrial networks under the terms of a new strategic partnership with Nokia and Numana. “Honeywell Aerospace Technologies welcomes the opportunity […]

Charter Communications and Comcast will partner with Skylo to launch satellite-based cellular services on consumer devices in the coming weeks, the companies announced Thursday. Charter’s Spectrum Mobile and Comcast’s Xfinity […]

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has won a new deal with a major Norwegian shipping company. It will equip Solvang’s fleet with Inmarsat’s NexusWave fully managed bonded connectivity service to […]

Star Catcher Industries completed the first demonstration of its space-based power-beaming technology at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, the company announced on March 21. Star Catcher said the demonstration is […]

Planet Labs released first light images from its Pelican-2 satellite of the Port of Laem Chabang in Eastern Thailand on Friday.  The Pelican-2 images were captured on March 12, after […]

Viasat contracted Atlas Space Operations to provide support for ongoing and future NASA missions, Atlas announced on March 18.  Viasat, one of four companies selected for NASA’s near space network […]

Karman Space & Defense, a California-based integrated space systems manufacturer startup, raised over $500 million for investors and shareholders since it successfully completed its IPO on the New York Stock […]

Juvare and Iceye announced a partnership on Thursday to provide situational awareness and insights to emergency management agencies, insurers, and government organizations worldwide.  Iceye’s satellite solutions will be integrated into […]

BlueHalo successfully demonstrated its two-terminal long-haul, multi-orbit laser communication system, the company announced on March 20.  The demonstration involved two laser communication optical terminals completing pointing, acquisition, and tracking sequences […]

Verizon is expanding texting capabilities for Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 smartphones that allow customers with these phones to send text messages to any other customer device via […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded SSC expanded satellite ground station contracts to support the Copernicus program, the company announced Wednesday.  These new contracts add SSC’s Punta Arenas Satellite Station […]

A mix of end users and satellite technology providers addressed how satellite tech relates to fire and public safety last week during SATELLITE. The evolving relationship between satellite tech providers […]

Spire Global introduced two AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S, developed on the Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 platform, Spire announced on March 18. These models utilize Spire’s satellite data […]

Globalstar opened a new satellite operations control center (SOCC) at its Covington, Louisiana headquarters on March 17. Globalstar said the SOCC represents a “key investment,” enhancing satellite fleet management and […]

It is always interesting to see how threat actors are portrayed in movies. Often, they are depicted as an anti-social lone figure intensely typing for a few minutes before dramatically […]

One of the biggest topics in cybersecurity over the past few years is the onset of quantum computing and its potential impact. In the recent “10 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity […]

Pixxel’s three Firefly hyperspectral satellites have successfully captured and downlinked their ‘first light’ images, the company announced on March 18. Launched in January 2025 on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission, the three […]

Synspective Inc. announced on Tuesday it is opening two subsidiaries in the United States: Synspective USA HD, Inc., a holding company, and Synspective USA, Inc., an operating company in Colorado. […]

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites for Kinéis, a French IoT constellation operator. The “High Five” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, […]

Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks plans to resign from his seat on the commission this spring, Starks said in a statement on Tuesday. Starks did not provide a reason for his […]

Providing broadband internet access for cruise ship passengers has unleashed an insatiable beast, always hungry for more and more connectivity, satellite providers and cruise operators said last week at SATELLITE. […]

SatixFy Communications secured an approximately $10 million order from MDA Space for engineering models, space-grade chips, and additional engineering work, SatixFy announced on Monday. This includes a purchase order for […]

Firefly Aerospace achieved all objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1, following the commercial Moon landing on March 2, the company announced on March 17.  The mission operated for more than […]

SpaceX launched 74 payloads on the Transporter-13 mission on Friday in its second rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]

For years, enterprise customers of Starlink have complained that the company doesn’t offer a conventional enterprise contract, with the traditional guarantees of bandwidth, uptime, and availability, known as “service level […]

Orion Satellite Systems’ Horizon platform has become Horizon AI, bringing AI-powered data forecasting to satellite connectivity to its customers. The company said the next-generation enhancement allows customers to better anticipate […]

Modernizing and simplifying the licensing of space operations by U.S. companies will be a priority for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Trump administration, the new leader of the […]

Sidus Space and Warpspace signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture aimed at advancing satellite communications and mission operations, Sidus Space announced on March 12. Warpspace […]

Intelsat is supplying a multi-layer communication system (MLCS) to the Sheriff’s Office in Cochise County, Arizona to enable border security operations.  The MLCS combines Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service with […]

Rocket Lab USA intends to acquire German optical communications company Mynaric in a $75 million deal that would bring a key supplier in house, expand its international footprint, and, it […]