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10 Hottest | July 28, 2025
10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2025
Back for the fourth year, Via Satellite highlights 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, companies on the rise in the smallsat arena in early funding rounds or pre-funding.…[continued]
Connectivity | August 1, 2025
Amazon CEO on Kuiper: There Will Be 2 Players in LEO  
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told investors that Amazon is planning to bring Project Kuiper into commercial beta service later this year or early next year…...[continued]
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Connectivity | August 1, 2025
EchoStar Orders $1.3B D2D Constellation from MDA Space 
EchoStar is moving forward with plans for a standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) constellation, placing an initial $1.3 billion order with Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for 100…...[continued]
People | July 28, 2025
Via Satellite Rising Stars of 2025
Back for the second year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space…...[continued]
Finance | August 6, 2025
Viasat Shifts Window for Third ViaSat-3 Satellite, Defense Business Drives Growth in Q1
Viasat reported stronger than expected year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, with growth coming from its Defense and Advanced…...[continued]
Connectivity | August 5, 2025
Eutelsat Grows LEO Revenue Grew by 80% in Fiscal Year With Government Demand  
The past year has marked a scaling up for Eutelsat Group’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, with the French operator saying Tuesday that LEO revenue…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 4, 2025
SES Receives $90M US Army Award for Sustainment Tactical Network
SES Space & Defense has been awarded a $89.6 million contract from the U.S. Army for commercial satcom services. The five-year Sustainment Tactical Network (STN)…...[continued]
Finance | August 6, 2025
Telesat Revenue Down 30% in Q2, Telesat Targets Aero, Gov Lightspeed Opportunities
Telesat saw a 30% revenue decline in the second quarter of 2025 with its GEO business, while the operator is working on opportunities for its…...[continued]
Connectivity | August 5, 2025
Australia’s NBN to Offer Residential Broadband with Amazon's Project Kuiper LEO
NBN Co will offer a residential broadband service in Australia with Amazon’s Project Kuiper, under a new deal between the two companies announced Tuesday.  NBN…...[continued]
Technology | August 6, 2025
NASA Awards OTV Study Contracts to Firefly, Rocket Lab, and Others 
NASA awarded six companies contracts to provide studies of orbital transfer vehicles (OTV) to explore future applications of OTVs for NASA missions. Arrow Science and…...[continued]
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