Top Stories for the week of February 9, 2024

Finance | February 7, 2024
Viasat to Initiate Service on ViaSat-3 Satellite, Starts Receiving Insurance Money
Viasat plans to initiate service soon with the first ViaSat-3 satellite, which has just a fraction of its planned capacity due to an issue with……[continued]
Mobility | February 6, 2024
Arctic IFC: Intelsat Demonstrates LEO Connectivity in Northern Alaska Aircraft Test
Intelsat recently completed a flight test to the Arctic Circle to demonstrate in-flight connectivity (IFC) service at extreme northern latitudes, using Eutelsat OneWeb’s network.   In…...[continued]
Finance | February 5, 2024
Terran Orbital Works Out Differences With Concerned Shareholders
Terran Orbital on Monday said it has reached agreement with a group of investors that had been seeking management and other changes, including the replacement of…...[continued]
Connectivity | February 2, 2024
Eutelsat 113 West A is Out of Service Following an Anomaly 
Eutelsat has ended operations on the Eutelsat 113 West A satellite after the satellite experienced an anomaly on Jan. 31. The satellite launched in 2006…...[continued]
Imagery and Sensing | January 22, 2024
Earth Observation CEOs Analyze 2023, a Seismic Year in EO
The Earth Observation (EO) market is one of the most dynamic in satellite right now. As the fight against climate change rages on, satellite companies…...[continued]
Opinion | February 8, 2024
FCC’s New Rules for ISAM May Influence How the Nascent Technology Develops
It’s not every day that the FCC proposes an entirely new rule section to address an emerging technology. But it may be a signal of…...[continued]
Connectivity | February 7, 2024
Intelsat Invests in hiSky Alongside Strategic IIoT Partnership
Intelsat has made an investment into Israel-based satellite technology firm hiSky, along with a strategic collaboration agreement. hiSky announced the investment on Feb. 5. Along…...[continued]
Government/Military | February 6, 2024
Space System Command Awards Lockheed Martin $66M Fixed Contract to Design 2 MUOS Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $66 million for risk reduction activities and early design work…...[continued]
People | January 26, 2024
Astroscale, Boeing, SES, and Intelsat Take Stock of 2023
2023 was a very eventful year in the satellite industry, and a number of companies made significant announcements as the industry heads into this unprecedented…...[continued]
Connectivity | February 6, 2024
GSOA and ESA Look to a 5G/6G Future
The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are looking to collaborate further as they aim to ensure satellite’s role in…...[continued]
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