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Globalstar reported record revenue and 12% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024. Revenue was a record $250.3 million, which exceeded the high end of the company’s revenue guidance.  Globalstar said this […]

SES selected Swissto12 to develop large aperture electronically steered antenna for its customer user terminals, Swissto12 announced on Feb. 27. This is Swissto12’s first antenna contract with SES. The antennas […]

Maxar Space Systems delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies for the Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program, Maxar announced on Feb. 27.  Using […]

Skylo has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed funding round, funding that CEO Parthsarathi Trivedi tells Via Satellite the company plans to invest in market expansion to grow its position […]

Last year, Look Up Space logged the milestone that there are more than 10,000 active satellites in orbit. When you consider that in 2020, there were just over 3,000, it […]

Astroscale has made a breakthrough in the security and defense sector, a new area for the company. Astroscale won a new contract with Japan’s Ministry of Defense worth 7.7 billion […]

Globalstar is now offering a two-way satellite Internet of Things (IoT) solution using its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, the company announced on Feb. 26. The new platform, RM200M, provides low-power […]

Comtech Telecommunications launched the company’s new Elevate 2.0 multi-orbit satcom platform, the company announced on Feb. 26. The system builds upon Comtech’s experience in multi-orbit very small aperture terminal (VSAT) […]

SES reported full year 2024 revenue of 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) at the top end of its financial outlook, along with an increase in adjusted EBITDA that exceeded its […]

BlackSky Technology on Tuesday said that it won a “multimillion dollar” contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to manage and operate one of the company’s Generation-3 Earth imaging satellites […]

Space journalist and TV personality Sarah Cruddas joins the On Orbit podcast this week ahead of her appearance as guest host at SATELLITE 2025.  Sarah has had an exciting career […]

Bayer has expanded its work with Planet in a multi-year enterprise license agreement for greater access to Planet’s satellite imagery for its agriculture products. Planet announced the deal on Feb. […]

Julie Kearney, who served as the first chief of the FCC’s Space Bureau has joined DLA Piper, the firm announced Tuesday. Kearney will serve as co-chair of the Space Exploration […]

Xona Space Systems signed a $4.65 million contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) missions, […]

Arabsat is teaming up with Qvest to launch a new OTT (over-the-top) streaming platform, as it looks to generate more revenues through video services. The strategic partnership will enable Arabsat […]

A member of the European Parliament is calling for Europe to assess how European satcom solutions can serve as alternatives to Starlink connectivity in Ukraine.  This comes after Reuters reported […]

SES and Quvia, will codevelop enhanced network orchestration capabilities for its multi-orbit connectivity solutions, SES announced on Feb. 24. Quvia, formerly known as Neuron, is an AI-powered quality of experience […]

Verizon and AT&T have both successfully conducted separate live video calls with AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 2 satellite on Feb. 24.  The calls were completed between mobile devices, with one connected […]

Australia could see the launch next month of the first rocket designed and built in Australia. Gilmour Space Technologies announced a launch window starting no earlier than March 15 for the […]

PLD Space partnered with Oman’s Etlaq spaceport, establishing it as the second global launch base for its Miura launch vehicle family, PLD Space announced on Feb. 20. The spaceport will […]

Global RadioData Communications (GRC) signed an agreement with Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) to become an authorized reseller of Kuiper communications, GRC announced on Feb. 18.  GRC, headquartered in Hereford, […]

Startup Kapta Space emerged from stealth mode on Friday with plans to develop advanced spaceborne electronically-steered, radar-based imaging technology.  Milton Perque, formerly of Echodyne, and Adam Bily, formerly of Apple […]

European launch startup Isar Aerospace successfully completed static firings of both stages of its Spectrum launch vehicle in a key milestone for the company. Isar Aerospace announced the successful tests […]

Airbus logged another 300 million euros ($310 million) in charges on its Space programs in the fourth quarter 2024 after completing an in-depth technical review of its Space segment. In […]

Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, will upgrade its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat’s in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Viasat announced on Feb. 20. The upgrade includes 17 total aircraft: eight Boeing 787-8s […]

Hughes Network Systems is using hiSky satellite terminals to deploy remote connectivity to 400 remote solar energy sites in Brazil, the company announced on Feb. 19.  Hughes’ customer plans to […]

The Space Development Agency will cancel a contract with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and issue a new solicitation for 10 spacecraft following a bid protest by Viasat.  Viasat filed a suit […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 60th Electron, deploying the first Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellite constellation. The ‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex […]

Vodafone will open a research facility in Spain for integrating Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services with AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga. Vodafone announced the […]

Globalstar detailed plans for its next-generation Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to support Apple satellite connectivity in a filing this week to the FCC.  Globalstar said in the filing it has […]