Top Stories for the week of August 25, 2023

Mobility | August 24, 2023
Inmarsat-6 F2 Satellite Suffers ‘Unprecedented’ Anomaly 
The Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite could be a total loss due to an anomaly with the power subsystem that occurred during orbit raising, Viasat said in……[continued]
Government/Military | August 21, 2023
SDA Awards Over $1.5B to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for Tranche 2 Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on Aug. 21 said that it has awarded two contracts worth more than $1.5 billion to Lockheed…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 17, 2023
SDA Contracts SpaceX, Kuiper, and Aalyria for LEO Backhaul Study
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has contracted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions, and Aalyria Technologies for a study on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul capability. The awards…...[continued]
Business | August 17, 2023
BAE Systems Sees Potential to Double Ball Aerospace Sales by 2030 With Acquisition
Britain’s BAE Systems  on Thursday said it has agreed to a acquire Ball Corp.’s aerospace unit for $5.6 billion and highlighted the business is forecast to generate…...[continued]
Business | July 24, 2023
Violet Labs CEO Lucy Hoag: Bringing the Software Revolution to Satellite
Violet Labs is a company to keep an eye on as it looks to bring the best of software capabilities to the satellite industry. Violet…...[continued]
Mobility | August 23, 2023
New Company Gotonomi Offers Viasat Satcom Service for UAVs
New company Gotonomi is offering satcom terminals and service for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), in partnership with Viasat. Gotonomi is a new subsidiary of U.K.…...[continued]
Business | August 11, 2023
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…...[continued]
Sustainability | August 23, 2023
ClearSpace’s In-Orbit Cleanup Target is Hit by Other Debris 
A payload adapter that is the target for ClearSpace’s future debris removal mission was likely hit by other space debris, the European Space Agency (ESA)…...[continued]
Business | August 23, 2023
Momentus Uses a Reverse Stock Split to Raise Share Price 
In-space transportation company Momentus executed a reverse stock split on Wednesday, to raise the price of its shares so the company can continue trading on…...[continued]
Business | July 24, 2023
10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2023
Today’s space startup landscape is arguably the most difficult and competitive it has been in several years. Space investors, now much more cautious following a…...[continued]
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