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Northrop Grumman delivered the two satellites in Space Norway‘s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), the company announced June 21. The satellites are scheduled for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]

SpaceX successfully launched the Astra 1P broadcast satellite for SES on June 20, SES confirmed after the launch. The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, will continue SES’s TV neighborhood […]

SpaceX is rolling out a small, portable Starlink Mini version of its terminal designed for on-the-go use. It is a portable kit with an integrated Wi-Fi router.  SpaceX Vice President […]

NASA wants to play a key role alongside the commercial satellite industry to use satellite technology to help avert the climate crisis. In a recent keynote at the Earth Observation […]

Synspective has secured another 7 billion yen ($44.1 million) in a Series C funding round. The Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions provider, will use the […]

CesiumAstro raised a $65 million Series B+ funding round, the Austin-based satellite tech company announced this week. Trousdale Ventures led the round with backing from Development Bank of Japan and […]

SES has secured a 3 billion euro ($3.2 billion) financing package to fund the Intelsat acquisition, the company announced on June 19.  Before the deal was announced, Deutsche Bank AG […]

German launcher in development Isar Aerospace raised a more than 65 million euro ($69 million) extension to its Series C funding round, with backing from the NATO Innovation Fund.  This […]

Rocket Lab reached the milestone of 50 Electron launches on Thursday with a mission for French IoT startup Kinéis. The launcher reached 50 Electron launches seven years after the first […]

NEC is teaming up with Ursa Space Systems on satellite image data analysis services. The Japanese tech giant has made an interesting new foray into satellite with this collaboration. The […]

Japanese radar company Synspective signed a 10-launch deal with Rocket Lab, the largest Electron launch contract to date. The launches will take place from New Zealand across 2025 to 2027. […]

Comtech completed a refinancing and secured a new $222 million credit facility, the company announced Tuesday along with its third quarter financial results.  The credit facility is a new $60 […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on June 17 that it has awarded laser communication terminal prototype contracts to General Atomics, Blue Origin, CACI International Inc., and Viasat in the first […]

mu Space and Advanced Technology (mu Space) is teaming up with Interlink Telecom Public Company (ITEL) to expand service offerings in Thailand and beyond. The collaboration between mu Space and […]

Requtech, a Swedish technology company, has unveiled the RESA L KA, a Ka-band multi-orbit land mobility terminal. The terminal aims to operate seamlessly across Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Redwire Corporation a contract for a demonstration mission in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The mission, part of DARPA’s Otter program, will […]

Orbcomm is targeting a new phase of IoT growth, announcing its next-generation IoT service, OGx. It is designed to reduce IoT power consumption so customers can operate with lower costs […]

SatixFy Communications has secured a $20 million order for its Prime2 space-grade chips and software from an undisclosed customer.  The Prime2 space-grade chip is a digital beam-former application-specific integrated circuit […]

Gilat Satellite Networks is acquiring Stellar Blu for the company’s in-flight connectivity terminals. Gilat announced the deal on Monday, and will pay $98 million cash for the business and up […]

Ovzon will soon be selling services based on its Ovzon 3 satellite. Its Ovzon 3 satellite has reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) after a five-month journey in space. The satellite is […]

Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first […]

Vyoma signed a contract with Belgian small satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab for a second space situational awareness (SSA) satellite. The satellite is set for launch late 2025 at the earliest, according […]

Spire Global is working with Thales and European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) to build a specialized satellite constellation for air traffic management. The companies announced a memorandum of cooperation on […]

LeoLabs has won an AFWERX contract for $1.2 million to build a radar to track objects in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the company announced Thursday. LeoLabs will design, develop, build, and […]

The global satellite industry grew revenue by 2% in 2023, as most segments of the industry except satellite TV saw gains, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) annual report.  […]

Hughes Network Systems will build a Jupiter gateway and provide 1,200 Jupiter terminals to Saudi Arabia service provider Luna Space Telecommunications under a deal announced Thursday. Luna Space is part […]

Amazon’s Kuiper satellite constellation will provide connectivity in Latin America through a new deal with Vrio Corporation, the parent company of DirecTV Latin America and Sky Brasil. Under the agreement […]

Japanese ground segment as a service company Infostellar is deploying a company-owned network of satellite ground antennas throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Infostellar announced on June 10. Locations include Japan, Singapore, […]

Viasat is launching a managed satellite connectivity service designed for remote oil and gas customers in the energy industry. The enterprise-grade managed service announced Tuesday will integrate Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]

As national defense and commercial operations become increasingly dependent on satellites and satellite connectivity, the ability to accurately predict space weather will be paramount. Collecting and analyzing data and key […]