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Rocket Lab’s Bold Move to Acquire Iridium: Analysts Break Down the Strategy

2026 continues to be a seismic year for news in the satellite sector. On June 29, in one of the biggest, and maybe even surprising stories of the year, Rocket Lab announced a deal to acquire Iridium and take huge leap forward in terms of building a next-generation space company.

In another of Via Satellite’s roundtables, we talk to a number of key industry analysts about the deal and their thoughts on what this means for Rocket Lab, as well as the overall industry. This roundtable includes Andrew Cavalier, principal analyst for ABI Research; Rachel Kong, industry analyst for ABI…[continued]

Finance

Muon Space Raises $250M Series C to Build Large-Scale Constellations

Muon Space closed a $250 million Series C round as the satellite manufacturer looks to accelerate building large-scale constellations and grow differentiated mission capabilities. This…[continued]
Manufacturing

Sypris Electronics Wins Manufacturing Deal to Support LEO Constellation

Sypris Electronics has won a major new contract to support an unnamed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The company manufacture power processing units for an unnamed…[continued]
Sponsored

MEO’s Role in Multi-Orbit Network Design

SES MEO (medium-Earth orbit) brings specific advantages to MNO, telco, and enterprise networks: predictable latency, flexible gateway access, and assured throughput for sustained bi-directional traffic. This SES insight paper examines how GEO, MEO, and LEO fit into end-to-end architecture decisions shaped by application requirements, service commitments, and operational goals.

 
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Phantom Space Names Worth Wray as COO

Phantom Space has appointed Worth Wray as chief operating officer with responsibility for day-to-day operations, operational efficiency, capital formation, and scaling business processes, as the…[continued]
Launch

Rocket Lab Launches SAR Satellite for Japan’s iQPS

Rocket Lab completed its ninth launch for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) on Aug. 21 from…[continued]
Technology

ICYMI: Katalyst Link Mission is Unable to Rescue NASA Swift Observatory

The recently launched Katalyst Space servicing mission to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory won’t be able to complete the rescue, NASA and Katalyst confirmed Wednesday.  After…[continued]
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