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SES Space & Defense has demonstrated what it claims is the first multi-orbit, multi-band commercial space relay service in support of the NASA Communications Services Project (CSP). To demonstrate data […]

Slingshot Aerospace is bringing the benefits of AI into the satellite arena. The company confirmed Wednesday that it, alongside the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), rolled out a new […]

Boeing and NASA have successfully launched the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Liftoff took place at approximately 10:55 […]

Iridium has won a long-term U.S. government contract that could be worth just over $100 million. It has been tapped by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command‘s Commercial […]

Orbex will have even closer ties in Europe, thanks to signing a new framework contract for the Flight Ticket Initiative, a program organized by the European Commission and the European […]

Rocket Lab has launched two satellites in 11 days, in another key milestone for the company. It has completed the second of two Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant […]

The recent announcement that Luxemburg-based satellite operator SES acquired Intelsat, the former inter-governmental satellite organization, represents the final paragraph of what I describe as the third chapter of the Space […]

Danish satellite company Space Inventor is teaming up with Addvalue for a mission that aims to show tactically smarter Earth Observation (EO) in the area of maritime surveillance. A new […]

Speedcast is bringing a new cybersecurity application to its maritime customer base. The company announced Monday that it has developed the application alongside Cydome for its SIGMA network management platform […]

SES has made inroads into the satellite market in Uzbekistan. The operator announced Monday that it had signed a deal with Uz-Sat, the Republic of Uzbekistan’s national broadband satellite service […]

NASA, Boeing, and ULA will try, once again, to launch the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) this Wednesday after scrubbing their latest attempt just 3 minutes and 50 seconds before […]

Comtech Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Gizinski spoke with Via Satellite about trends impacting the satellite communications defense market, and how Comtech designs solutions to meet changes in the market. Gizinski […]

Eutelsat has reached a significant milestone as it looks to make progress in the sustainability arena. Eutelsat said its first generation of more than 600 satellites in LEO achieved a […]

Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo, Mizuho Bank (the Development Bank of Japan), and Space Compass Corporation announced Monday that they have partnered on a $100 million investment in Airbus subsidiary AALTO HAPS […]

Nara Space Technology has completed a $14.5 million Series B funding round. The South Korean start-up, which specializes in small satellite manufacturing and data analytics, has now raised approximately $24.3 […]

In-space security observation service provider Scout Space commissioned and captured the first in-space calibration image from its recently launched “Sparrow” optical payload, the company announced Thursday. SpaceX launched Scout’s Sparrow […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a contract to BAE Systems to build the Ocean Color Instrument (OCX) for its Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation.  The new […]

Space-based imagery and analytics company BlackSky Technology inked a $7 million contract renewal with one of its existing international government customers on Friday to continue providing satellite monitoring services. BlackSky […]

Panasonic Avionics will install its new Astrova in-flight engagement (IFE) and connectivity systems, as well as a range of digital services, on 54 widebody and narrowbody aircraft for Taiwan’s EVA […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Open Cosmos a 60 million euro ($65 million) contract to build a multisensor Earth observation (EO) constellation for Greece. It is a flagship project […]

Turkish Cabin Interiors (TCI) will provide an in-flight connectivity solution for Turkish airline AJet, working with Turksat and Hughes Network Systems, the companies announced Wednesday. This collaboration will provide passenger […]

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called on the agency this week to update its orbital debris mitigation rules to limit the risks of accidental explosions in space.  Rosenworcel proposes adding a […]

The maritime industry is going through a period of digitalization to maximize efficiencies and meet tough new regulations around carbon emissions. As ship operators adopt new digital technologies and upgrade […]

Terran Orbital is making changes to its executive team, hiring a new COO, CFO, and chief accounting officer (CAO). The company announced Wednesday that Peter Krauss will join Terran Orbital […]

MDA Space is joining Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, to contribute to building the Starlab commercial space station. MDA Space is now a […]

SES is launching Open Orbits, an open architecture network to pool capacity from regional satellite operators for a worldwide in-flight connectivity (IFC) service for airlines.  The interoperable Ka-band platform will […]

AST SpaceMobile just added a second major mobile network operator (MNO) partner in the U.S. — announcing a $100 million deal with Verizon on Wednesday. Verizon is now a strategic […]

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Japan Airlines selected Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity on more than 20 upcoming Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft will have multi-orbit service using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) […]

Hughes Network Systems shared two updates on its in-flight connectivity business on Tuesday, announcing a new Hughes-built electronically steerable antenna (ESA) and an agreement to join the Airbus HBCplus program.  […]