Top Stories for the week of August 12, 2023

Dish and EchoStar to Combine, Pitching the Value of Satellite-Terrestrial Convergence

EchoStar Corporation and Dish Network are getting back together. The two Charlie Ergen-founded companies announced a deal to combine on Tuesday, with a plan to…

August 8, 2023

Business

With Viasat-3 Status Still in Limbo, CEO Mark Dankberg Outlines Possible Responses to Total Loss Scenario

On what should have been a cheerful Q1 2024 financial earnings call to promote strong year-over-year revenue growth, Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg spent…

August 10, 2023

Manufacture

New Lockheed Martin Smallsat Facility Will Support SDA Contract

Lockheed Martin is opening a new smallsat processing facility in Colorado to support the company’s Space Development Agency (SDA) contract and capitalize on other smallsat…

August 8, 2023

Manufacture

LeoStella CEO Kienberger Explains New LS-300 Bus Platform and Smallsat Demand

LeoStella is debuting a new, larger small satellite bus platform that CEO Tim Kienberger, says is part of the move to more capable small satellite…

August 7, 2023

Manufacture

Eutelsat and Thaicom Partner for New Satellite Over Asia

Eutelsat has a new agreement with a Thaicom subsidiary to lease half the capacity on a new software-defined satellite over Asia to increase its service…

August 7, 2023

Introducing Hughes In-Flight Connectivity

From the company that invented satellite internet comes Hughes In-Flight, a suite of multi-transport solutions that enable airlines to deliver first-class Wi-Fi. Get high-speed connectivity with GEO & LEO satellite service options. Learn more.

Business

Telesat's Lightspeed is Now Fully Funded, MDA to Build Constellation

It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that…

August 11, 2023

Broadband

OneWeb Makes US Deal with IP Access International

OneWeb has made a key move in the U.S market, signing a partnership deal with IP Access International, a provider of terrestrial and space based…

August 9, 2023

Business

Rocket Lab Boosts Revenue 12% in Second Quarter of 2023

Rocket Lab revenue was up 12% in the second quarter of 2023, above the midpoint of the launcher’s prior guidance. Rocket Lab released its second…

August 9, 2023

Launch

Ariane 6 Won’t Launch Until 2024, ESA Says

The Ariane 6 rocket officially won’t launch until 2024. The European Space Agency (ESA) gave an update to the Ariane 6 development on Tuesday, formally…

August 8, 2023

Imagery and Sensing

IBM and NASA Release Open Source Geospatial AI Foundation Model

IBM announced this week that IBM's geospatial foundation model watsonx.ai, which is built from NASA's satellite data, will now be openly available on AI platform…

August 4, 2023

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