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Farnborough, United Kingdom — The United Kingdom is shaping up for one of the most important years in its history in space, with an expected launch this year. UK Space […]

Thales Alenia Space reported a dip in demand for commercial telecommunication satellite orders in 2023, and is shifting part of its workforce to respond to the change. Thales announced the […]

Thaicom taps Astranis to build THAICOM-9, an Astranis MicroGEO satellite. Thaicom, an Asian satellite and space tech company, selected Astranis to build a MicroGEO satellite to provide Ka-band services over […]

Planet Labs Federal, a subsidiary of Planet Labs, was awarded a contract by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific for vessel detection and monitoring over key areas in the […]

BlackSky Technology said on March 4 that it won a multi-million dollar U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract to collect and annotate thousands of BlackSky multi-frame burst images to train […]

Astroscale will play a key role in a UK Space Agency (UKSA) Active Debris Removal (ADR) Refueling feasibility study. Astroscale has placed a successful bid to lead this study, the […]

A few weeks ago, space security issues took center-stage in the news after reports of a nuclear satellite weapon. The White House confirmed that Russia is developing an anti-satellite (ASAT) […]

U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command awarded Boeing a contract worth $439.6 million to build the 12th Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) communications satellite. The U.S. Department of Defense announced the […]

Icelandair has selected Viasat to provide the in-flight connectivity for the airline’s new fleet of Airbus aircraft, Viasat announced Tuesday.  This comes after Icelandair ordered 13 Airbus A321XLR planes in […]

SpaceX launched 53 payloads in the Falcon 9 Transporter-10 smallsat rideshare mission, SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2024. The mission launched from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force […]

Lockheed Martin made an offer to acquire Terran Orbital on Friday, and Terran Orbital responded by adopting a limited duration stockholder rights plan, which is also known as a “poison […]

NASA made the decision to cancel the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission, citing technical, cost, and schedule challenges. NASA announced the decision on March 1, which affects […]

Rivada Space Networks’s now has market access in the United Kingdom after independent communications regulator Ofcom granted the company a license that enables the company to provide satellite communications services […]

Iridium is acquiring longtime partner Satelles for its alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service. Iridium plans to use Satelles Satellite Time and Location (STL) service to provide a backup […]

In EchoStar Corporation’s first financial results after merging with Dish Network, the company disclosed that it has “substantial doubt about its ability to continue” without additional funds.  According to EchoStar’s […]

SES passed the 2 billion euros mark for overall revenues in 2023. This was one of the highlights of its 2023 full year results, issued Feb. 29. SES achieved revenues […]

Umbra on Wednesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has selected the company for the second stage of a commercial remote sensing contract the agency uses to obtain radio satellite-based radio […]

Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA reported a strong 2023 financial year driven by the company’s constellation contract, growing revenue 26% year-over-year. MDA reported full year 2023 financial results on Feb. 28.  […]

Redwire Corporation has opened a new facility in Chantilly, Virginia to support the company’s growing number of national security programs and customers. Redwire announced the new facility on Feb. 27.  […]

Viasat was awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) initiative, called the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) also referred to […]

The South Korea Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed a deal with Iridium to integrate Iridium products and services for military operations, including real-time position tracking capabilities for soldiers. Iridium announced […]

ST Engineering iDirect is expanding a strategic partnership with AITELECOM/APCO to improve connectivity services throughout Latin America. AITELECOM/APCO is a satellite and terrestrial communications provider mainly targeting customers in Mexico, […]

BlackSky Technology closed out the 2023 fiscal year with record high revenues, new international customers, and a growing demand for the future. The company reported 2023 financials on Wednesday. BlackSky’s […]

Rocket Lab grew revenue 16% in 2023 year-over-year, and the company announced its fourth quarter financials on Feb. 27, along with an official lineup of its family of spacecraft buses. […]

A NASA satellite and a Russian satellite had a close pass in orbit on Wednesday morning, one that LeoLabs called “too close for comfort.”  NASA reported that the Department of […]

Lynk Global has successfully demonstrated its satellite-to-cell technology in Patagonia, a remote area of Argentina. The trial was done with Telefónica through its business units, Telefónica Argentina and Telefónica Global […]

Australian airline Qantas Airways plans to retrofit its fleet of international aircraft with Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) system, the company announced last week. Qantas’ Airbus A330, Boeing 787, and Airbus […]

Intelsat is working with longtime partner Openserve to modernize more than 900 network sites to advance satellite connectivity throughout South Africa. Openserve is Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider and a […]

Unseenlabs, a France-based detection and geolocation company that specializes in maritime surveillance, closed on its latest financing round of 85 million euros ($92 million), the company announced Tuesday. New investors […]

    LeoLabs announced today that the company has appointed longtime Maxar executive Tony Frazier as the company’s new CEO. Frazier plans to lead LeoLabs to become a critical mission […]