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The Australian Ministry of Defence on Nov. 4 terminated its procurement activity with Lockheed Martin for a single communications satellite in favor of pursuing multiple spacecraft that could provide a more […]

Hungarian architectural firm Paulinyi & Partners is using satellite technology to improve its work in urban planning and says this collaboration can lead to more climate-resistant designs. In late 2023, […]

Rocket Lab reached a new record for Electron missions in one year, launching its 12th mission of 2024 on Tuesday night from New Zealand. The Electron mission carried a single […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has won a new U.K. government contract worth 40 million pounds ($51.9 million) to build the Juno satellite for the UK Ministry of Defence. The […]

Telesat awarded SatixFy Communications a $39 million deal to supply the landing station baseband units for the Lightspeed network, Telesat announced Monday.  Telesat had a previous deal with SatixFy for […]

Kymeta is rolling out a new hybrid terminal for vehicles and vessels, the Goshawk u8, the satellite hardware company announced Monday.  Goshawk u8 is a hybrid terminal that supports Geostationary […]

Astranis is working with Xona Space Systems on a spacecraft design for the U.S. Space Force’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program.  In September, Space Systems Command (SSC) named Astranis one of […]

Japan’s H3 rocket launched a Japanese military communications satellite on Monday. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the successful mission post-launch.  The H3 rocket launched the Kirameki No. 3 satellite […]

NASA Acres is working to bring the value of satellite imagery to farmers and the agriculture industry in the U.S. This episode features NASA Acres Deputy Director Mike Humber for […]

A new satellite venture Logos Space founded by a former Google executive plans to launch a new satellite constellation geared toward resilient communications for enterprise users. Logos Space emerged from […]

In his first call as Comtech’s permanent CEO, John Ratigan said the company’s financial performance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was below expectations.  Ratigan spoke with investors […]

Apple is doubling down on its partnership with Globalstar, investing $1.5 billion to fund a new constellation for expanded satellite services.  Apple will pay Globalstar up to $1.1 billion to […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Wednesday that its Office of Space Launch (OSL) has awarded Broad Agency Announcements for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement (BALISTA) contracts […]

Airbus is evaluating potential consolidation for its Space segment in Europe, CEO Guillaume Faury told investors on Oct. 30.  The Space segment at Airbus has been challenged this year with […]

The European Commission selected a team led by Eutelsat, Hispasat, and SES to build IRIS² — Europe’s future multi-orbit satellite constellation.  The three European satellite operators will lead a consortium […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Wednesday released a new solicitation for Phase 3, Lane 1 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and SSC said that it […]

The satellite industry is undergoing a seismic shift. With competition heating up from players like SpaceX and Amazon, and the horizontal consolidation of satellite operators, the sector is being compared […]

Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital, acquiring the former SPAC as its largest customer. Terran Orbital and subsidiary Tyvak International are now part of Lockheed Martin’s […]

Maxar Intelligence continues to hire for its executive team, announcing three new leaders on Wednesday including Matt Santangelo as chief financial officer. Santangelo was most recently CFO of cybersecurity company Forcepoint […]

A new remote sensing startup Matter Intelligence emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with $12 million in seed funding. The startup aims to capture hyperspectral data of “all matter on […]

Anuvu announced a deal with D-Orbit USA on Tuesday to study how a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) satellite network could bring additional capacity to the planned Anuvu Constellation.  The Anuvu […]

Comtech recently released its new portfolio of Digital Common Ground (DCG) modems that the company says will enable digitized, hybrid satellite network architectures. Given the conversations around multi-orbit in our […]

NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded Spire Global a contract to develop space-based capabilities for wildfire early detection and active monitoring. Spire announced the award on Tuesday and said the company […]

Eutelsat Group reported modest revenue growth in the first quarter of its 2024-25 fiscal year, driven by growth in Fixed Connectivity from OneWeb’s deal with Saudi Arabian city Neom.  Eutelsat […]

Airbus signed two new airline deals for its HBCplus program for in-flight connectivity (IFC), along with a new MoU to add Telesat Lightspeed to the program, the company announced Monday […]

The Gogo Galileo HDX antenna built by Hughes Network Systems completed a test flight on a Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft connected to satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Hughes announced the […]

BAE Systems demonstrated M-Code on with a next-generation GNSS receiver as part of a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract.  BAE reported the demonstration on Monday, which validated M-Code […]

There is little doubt that activities in space will be crucial to the future economic wellbeing of humans, apart from important scientific and other discoveries. Future economic growth — from […]

Olsen Actuators & Drives has appointed Ian Walch as its new managing director. Walch takes the role with a mission of increasing revenue, developing skilled U.K. engineering and manufacturing capability […]

L3Harris reported challenges on classified programs in its Space and Airborne segment while revenue for the segment was flat during the third quarter of 2024. L3Harris reported Q3 financials on […]