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Planet Highlights Defense Momentum With $280M German Government Deal
Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a sign of the company’s momentum in the defense market.
Through the German government agreement, Planet will provide dedicated capacity and direct downlink services on its fleet of Pelican satellites over specific European regions, as well as access to PlanetScope and SkySat data, and AI solutions for situational awareness and maritime domain awareness. This is one of four recent wins for Planet in the defense and intelligence sector, including an expansion…[continued]
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Imagery and Sensing
MethaneSAT Loses Contact With Satellite
Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday. The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost…[continued] |
Launch
Orbex and Exolaunch to Offer End-to-End Smallsat Launch Services
Orbex and Exolaunch are teaming up to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites in an interesting collaboration between a U.K. and a German space…[continued] |
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People
Former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz to Lead SpinLaunch
Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband…[continued] |
Connectivity
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile European Joint Venture ‘SatCo’ Plans D2D Offering in 2026
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between…[continued] |
Podcast
ICYMI: The Roadmap to the Satellite-Connected Car with BMW Group and 5GAA
While the satellite connected car has long been seen as a future market for the satellite industry, it hasn’t broken through into the mainstream yet.…[continued] |
Manufacturing
In the Magazine: US Space Companies Keep Watchful Eye on Tariff Turmoil
While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space…[continued] |
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