Top Stories for the week of September 1, 2023

Business | August 28, 2023
Lighting the Way: Dan Goldberg on How Telesat Secured the Future of Lightspeed
Telesat dropped a huge announcement earlier this month as it finally revealed its Lightspeed constellation is full steam ahead. Telesat has funding in place and……[continued]
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 25, 2023
HASC Chair Rogers Calls for GAO Investigation into Space Command HQ Decision
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an investigation into the Biden administration’s…...[continued]
Podcast | August 29, 2023
Why the MyRadar Weather App Launched its Own Satellites
With 50 million downloads and 950,000 ratings, and an average rating of 4.8 stars, MyRadar is one of the most popular weather apps, putting weather…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 25, 2023
Astranis Lands Government Mission for Glitched Satellite Over Alaska 
Astranis already has a new customer for a demonstration with its Arcturus satellite, which is in orbit over Alaska but unable to fulfill its primary…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 28, 2023
Voyager Space Wins Air Force Contract
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) awarded Voyager Space an  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $900 million ceiling to develop innovative open architecture…...[continued]
Business | August 31, 2023
MDA Acquires SatixFy’s Digital Payload Division 
MDA is acquiring SatixFy’s digital payload division in a $40 million acquisition to increase its offerings in the digital satellite communications market, the Canadian manufacturer…...[continued]
Business | August 29, 2023
Globalstar Names Former Qualcomm Exec Paul Jacobs as CEO 
Former Qualcomm CEO and XCOM Labs founder Paul Jacobs is joining Globalstar as CEO, as Globalstar announced Tuesday that CEO David Kagan is retiring. The…...[continued]
Sustainability | August 29, 2023
Satellite Plants Roots in Agriculture
Satellite has long played a role in agriculture — from GPS satellites enabling precision agriculture, to data from Landsat observation satellites informing decisions and forecasts…...[continued]
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