Speedcast has secured a multi-year contract extension with Lindblad Expeditions, and will add SpaceX’s Starlink service to the adventure cruise company’s connectivity options.  Speedcast is installing two maritime, flat-panel, high-performance antennas on many of Lindblad’s ships, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Speedcast will integrate Starlink services into its…

BlackSky Technology and Spire Global are partnering on a Maritime Custody Service that combines BlackSky’s satellite imagery and Spire’s radio frequency (RF) tracking into an offering that can monitor vessels around the world.  The companies announced Wednesday that the MCS uses data from Spire’s satellites to detect RF emissions from maritime targets and then automatically…

Spire Global is launching a new weather insights platform for the maritime industry, to deliver analysis with data from the company’s satellites to maritime customers.  Spire can make 15-day global weather forecasts with its data from space. The company said its APIs can sync with its other global datasets, including global maritime AIS positional data,…

Viasat’s long-awaited first ViaSat-3 satellite is on its way to orbit after a Sunday night SpaceX Falcon Heavy mission, kicking off a new era of business for Viasat as it begins to launch a trio of high-capacity satellites.  The mission also launched the first Astranis microGEO satellite, which will support Alaskan satellite service provider Pacific…