Focus: North America
March 4, 2021
SpaceX successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Thursday. This is the 20th batch of satellites that SpaceX has put into orbit since the project began and the 5th successful launch since the beginning of the year. This particular mission, designated "Starlink L17," was supposed…
March 3, 2021
Comtech Telecommunications has closed its acquisition of UHP Networks, a satellite ground station technology company based in Canada. Comtech set its sights on UHP Networks for the company’s implementation techniques for Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technology, which Comtech said is the best support for very large networks. All UHP employees are expected to join…
March 2, 2021
Space industry research and consultancy firm Bryce Space and Technology is changing its name to BryceTech. The company, founded in 2016 by Carissa Christensen, said the new name better aligned with its future growth strategy, as it broadens its capabilities and client base. BryceTech will maintain the Bryce Space and Technology brand as a business…
February 18, 2021
The government of Québec will invest 400 million Canadian dollars ($316 million) in Telesat's new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, Lightspeed. In return, Canadian satellite operator Telesat will invest CA$1.6 billion into Québec by moving a "significant portion" of Lightspeed manufacturing and operations to the Canadian province, according to the terms of the MoU agreement announced…