Focus: Investors

A report in USA Today, cable and satellite TV providers lost about 1.1 million subscribers during the July to September period, the largest quarterly loss ever. It is also the first […]

Inmarsat released its results for third quarter (Q3) 2018, and nine months ending Sept. 30 2018. During Q3 2018, overall group revenue (ex. Ligado) was $336.4 million, an increase of […]

Dish Network saw a small fall in its revenue for Q3, the quarter ending Sept. 30. The company reported revenue totaling $3.4 billion, compared with $3.58 billion for the corresponding period […]

Gogo generated revenues of $217.3 million in the three months to the end of September, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same quarter last year.  Service revenue also increased to […]

Telesat reported its latest set of results, in which it saw total revenue remain relatively stable – with an increase in consolidated revenue, but a major dip in net income. […]

Viasat achieved revenues of $517.5 million in the three months to the end of September. This represents a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent, compared to $393.1 million in the same quarter […]

Eutelsat released its Q1 2018-2019 results, in which the operator lowered its full-year outlook. Total revenues for the three months until the end of September reached $380.7 million (335.1 million […]

Astroscale, a Singapore-based company developing a space debris removal service, secured $50 million of new Series D round funding to clean Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The group of investors was […]

Orbcomm, a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IOT) solutions, saw mixed results in its reporting of Q3 2018. The company saw revenues increase from $69.4 million […]

Intelsat revealed its latest set of results today, which saw revenues stabilize, but its net losses saw a fairly dramatic increase. This was one of the highlights of its third […]

SES saw a significant fall in its net profits for the first nine months of 2018. This was one of the highlights of the company’s results announced Oct. 26. Net […]

Iridium revealed its financial results for the third quarter of 2018 and updated its full-year 2018 outlook. Net loss was $12.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the third […]

Endpoint Security is a Texas-based secure communications startup developing a product that authenticates fixed wireless devices in industrial, commercial and home environments. It uses a device’s natural Radio Frequency (RF) […]

Boeing Defense, Space, and Security third-quarter revenue increased to $5.7 billion. According to the release, this was driven by increased volume across government satellites, KC-46 Tanker, F/A-18 and weapons. Third-quarter […]

SiriusXM‘s third quarter 2018 revenue reached $1.5 billion, an increase of 6 percent versus the prior year period. The company’s net income totaled $343 million in the third quarter 2018, […]

Lockheed Martin Space Systems saw net sales in the third quarter of 2018 increase $250 million, or 11 percent, compared to the same period in 2017. According to the release, the increase was primarily […]

Vector, a microsatellite launch company, has secured $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Kodem Growth Partners, in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. Vector plans […]

Sean Casey was named the new Vice President (VP) of business development for Atlas Space Operations. Casey brings more than 25 years of leadership experience and subject-matter-expertise. He is also […]

Berenberg Satellite Equity Analyst Sarah Simon released a comprehensive report on SES, and went into detail on how she sees the C-band situation in the United States directly impacting the […]

Boeing is investing in Accion Systems, a startup pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology to expand satellite capabilities in and beyond Earth’s orbit. Accion was founded in 2014 by two Massachusetts Institute […]

Orbital Insight, a provider of geospatial analytics, and RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), formed a global partnership giving RBC Capital […]

Comtech Telecommunications reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. Net sales increased, as sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 were $167.4 […]

Space communications and real-time date service provider Audacy  launched a partner program of select companies that will form its reseller network. The Audacy Alliance also named its first two confirmed members — SpaceQuest, […]

LeoLabs, a commercial provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, closed a $13 million Series A financing round led by global investors WERU Investment […]

Earlier this month, Spanish satellite operator Hispasat announced it was joining SKY Perfect JSAT as a strategic investor in an exciting new satellite operator, LeoSat — who could become a […]

Geospatial intelligence solutions startup Ursa Space Systems received $5.7 million in new venture funding, led by RRE Ventures, with participation from S&P Global and Paladin Capital Group. The funding follows […]

The combination of Hispasat and SkyPerfect JSAT as strategic investors could be “a marriage made in heaven” for LeoSat, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Rigolle said during an exclusive talk […]

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) and CoVant Management have acquired military satellite communications prime contractor LinQuest Corporation.The company’s management, including CEO Leon Biederman, will retain a significant minority ownership position in […]

Iceye, an Earth observation company providing synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data, has announced $34 million Series B funding led by return investor True Ventures and supported by Draper Network VC funds […]

Following its recent 8.4 million pounds ($11.4 million) contract win from the European Space Agency (ESA), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds ($32.6 million). […]