January 10, 2025
 

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In This Issue: York Space Systems Reports Inter-Vendor Link | Intelsat Expands Partnership with Alaska’s GCI to Include Multi-Orbit | Rocket Lab Completes PDR for SDA T2TL Beta Satellites | Telstra Partners With Starlink for D2D in Australia | Maxar Secures $14.4M Netherlands MoD Contract for Geospatial Intelligence 
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York Space Systems Reports Inter-Vendor Link with SpaceX Bird in the PWSA
A question mark for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) has been whether one company’s satellites would link……[continued]
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Intelsat Expands Partnership with Alaska’s GCI to Include Multi-Orbit Services
Intelsat has expanded its agreement with Alaskan telecommunications company GCI to include multi-orbit broadband services in Alaska, the company announced Jan. 8. Financial terms of……[continued]
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Rocket Lab Completes Preliminary Design Review for SDA T2TL Beta Satellites
Rocket Lab completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta layer satellites the company is building for the Space Development Agency……[continued]
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Telstra Partners With Starlink for D2D in Australia
Telstra, Australia’s biggest telco, has announced a new collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink that will see it bring to bring satellite-to-mobile text messaging to its customers……[continued]
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Maxar Secures $14.4M Netherlands MoD Contract for Geospatial Intelligence Platform
Maxar Intelligence was awarded a $14.4M framework contract by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a four-year Maxar Geospatial Platform (MGP) Pro subscription, Maxar……[continued]
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ICYMI: Ligado Sues Inmarsat for Breach of Contract in Spectrum Deal
After filing for bankruptcy this week, Ligado Networks sued Inmarsat Global, alleging breach of contract over a spectrum agreement between the companies. Ligado announced the……[continued]
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