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EarthDaily CEO Don Osborne Previews Upcoming Launch in Thursday Morning Conversation

EarthDaily Analytics is at a key inflection point as it approaches a launch of six satellites later this quarter, which will allow the company to enter commercial service later this year.

Ahead of this milestone, EarthDaily CEO Don Osborne joins Via Satellite editor Mark Holmes for a Thursday Morning Conversation about EarthDaily's unique approach to broad area and global change detection. Osborne talks about what differentiates…[continued]

Launch

SpaceX Launches Final ViaSat-3 Satellite, Completing Trio of GEO Satellites

SpaceX launched the final ViaSat-3 satellite on Wednesday morning to complete Viasat’s trio of high-capacity Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites.  The heavy-lift mission launched on a…[continued]
Government/Military

Canada Cancels WildFireSat Constellation Contract With Spire

Canada has canceled its contract with Spire Global to build a constellation of wildfire-monitoring satellites called WildFireSat. Yet the government remains committed to the space-based…[continued]
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Finance

Orbcomm Completes $460M Refinancing to Fund Growth

Orbcomm has closed a $460 million refinancing that the company says will support growth initiatives and large-scale customer deployments and expand its platform.  As part…[continued]
Government/Military

Department of Air Force Plans Initiative to Hire AI Talent

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) in the U.S. has unveiled plans to tap into top AI talent. This has direct implications to the…[continued]
Launch

ICYMI: MaiaSpace CEO Says “Start Later, Run Faster” as Launcher Works Toward First Mission

French launcher in development MaiaSpace is looking to buck industry trends and bring a new rocket to market for European launch services. At the start…[continued]

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