Focus: North America
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Launch
FAA Grounds SpaceX Again After Falcon 9 Misses Latest Landing
SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Thursday morning after the rocket experienced its second mishap of the year the day before. SpaceX will be forced […]
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Government/Military
SynMax Wins Maritime Domain Awareness Project Award from NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) issued a pilot project award to geospatial analytics company SynMax and its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) platform, Theia. SynMax announced Monday that the pilot program […]
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Space Economy
Boeing’s Starliner Finally Reaches Orbit, Boosting NASA’s Hopes for a 2nd Option to ISS
Boeing and NASA have successfully launched the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a ULA Atlas V rocket. Liftoff took place at approximately 10:55 […]
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Launch
NASA, Boeing Get Another Shot to Launch Starliner on Wednesday
NASA, Boeing, and ULA will try, once again, to launch the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) this Wednesday after scrubbing their latest attempt just 3 minutes and 50 seconds before […]
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Partner Content
Comtech Chief Strategy Officer Explains the Value of Hybrid Networks
Comtech Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Gizinski spoke with Via Satellite about trends impacting the satellite communications defense market, and how Comtech designs solutions to meet changes in the market. Gizinski […]
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Imagery and Sensing
BlackSky Secures $7M Government Contract Renewal for Spectra Analytics Platform
Space-based imagery and analytics company BlackSky Technology inked a $7 million contract renewal with one of its existing international government customers on Friday to continue providing satellite monitoring services. BlackSky […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Partners with Eutelsat OneWeb to Deliver LEO Connectivity to Antarctica
Comtech is partnering with Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver trial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to multiple regions of Antarctica. Comtech announced the partnership on April 15. The service, first […]
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Finance
TechCrunch Report Sheds Light on SpaceX’s Pre-Starlink Financials
TechCrunch published a report on Thursday that highlighted how important the success of SpaceX‘s Starlink constellation service is to the company’s long-term financial health. TechCrunch reporter Aria Alamalhodaei obtained SpaceX […]
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Government/Military
Canada to Support Telesat Lightspeed With $1.6B Loan
Telesat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Lightspeed will receive additional support from the Canadian government with a new loan announced Monday. The government of Canada is prepared to loan Telesat $2.14 […]
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Government/Military
UK, Canadian, and French Space Command Officials Push the Importance of Space Security
Farnborough, U.K. — In a keynote at Space-Comm Expo, the commander of UK Space Command said he is “convinced” that space has a PR problem, as people do not understand […]
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Launch
Firefly Signs 10-Year Launch Services Contract with National Reconnaissance Office
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha […]
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Launch
MyRadar to Work with Exolaunch on Satellite Deployment
MyRadar has tapped Exolaunch for the deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites. The satellites, HORIS-1 and HORIS-2, are set to launch on upcoming SpaceX rideshare missions. The company, […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Begins Testing Jupiter 3 Satellite With its Ground System
Hughes Network Systems announced Thursday that the Jupiter 3 satellite successfully deployed its solar arrays and antennas and passed readiness testing by manufacturer Maxar Space Systems. Hughes is now testing […]
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Connectivity
Telus Satellite-to-Cell Trial Concludes in Canada
Telus, TerreStar Solutions and Skylo have conducted a successful trial to bring direct satellite connectivity to customers in Canada. The three companies announced details of the trial in Canada on […]
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Finance
Telesat’s Lightspeed is Now Fully Funded, MDA to Build Constellation
It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that the long-awaited constellation is now […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Discloses Anomaly on Viasat-3
Viasat is dealing with an unexpected anomaly with the reflector on its Viasat-3 satellite that “may materially impact” its performance. The company’s stock plunged after it released the news on […]
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Connectivity
Connecta Taps OneWeb in North American/Caribbean Broadband Deal
OneWeb has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Connecta Satellite Solutions as it looks to increase its presence in the United States and across the Caribbean. The two companies announced […]
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Government/Military
India Signs the Artemis Accords in a Milestone for Space Diplomacy
India has signed the Artemis Accords, a multinational agreement with a common vision for space exploration. India and the U.S. announced the signing on Thursday while India’s Prime Minister Narendra […]
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Sustainability
MDA to Partner With Toth Technology on Canadian Space Domain Awareness Capability
MDA is working with Thoth Technology to create a made-in-Canada deep space radar surveillance and space domain awareness (SDA) capability. The companies announced a strategic agreement on Wednesday to combine […]
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Connectivity
Orby Elevate Taps Eutelsat for American Broadcast Capacity
Eutelsat has won a new broadcast capacity deal in the U.S. Orby Elevate has selected the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite for the distribution of its first major mainstream English […]
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Connectivity
First Astranis Satellite Hits Milestone, Beaming its First Signals Down to Alaska
Astranis successfully hit a milestone with its first satellite, completing an end-to-end test of its payload, connecting to remote user terminals in Alaska. The satellite, Arcturus, is the first Astranis […]
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Connectivity
SSC Signs 10-Year Deal to Build OneWeb Gateway in NW Canada
SSC has a new 10-year contract to build and manage a satellite network portal (SNP) in Northwest Canada for OneWeb. The site is currently under construction and will serve as […]
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Connectivity
HughesNet Rolls Out New Internet Plans for Small Business
Hughes Network Systems is rolling out new satellite internet HughesNet plans geared toward small business. The company said new plans announced this week include business-grade support, quicker repairs, and free […]
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Connectivity
Canadian Wireless Provider Rogers is Testing Lynk’s Satellite-to-Cell Service
Canadian wireless provider Rogers Communications is testing Lynk’s satellite-to-cell service ahead of offering the connectivity to expand its network across remote locations in Canada. Rogers said in a Wednesday announcement […]
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Connectivity
Dish TV Orders New Satellite from Maxar
Dish Network Corporation placed an order for a new broadcast satellite from Maxar Technologies, the manufacturer announced Tuesday. The new broadcast satellite, designated ES XXV, will be based on the […]
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Launch
Intelsat Adds Capacity for Mobility and Enterprise Customers With IS-40e Launch
Intelsat’s newly launched IS-40e satellite will add capacity over North America in key markets the company is targeting — commercial aviation, mobility, and network services. SpaceX launched the Maxar-built satellite […]
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Connectivity
Canada’s Power Nickel to Use Fleet Space Satellite-Based Mineral Exploration System
Fleet Space Technologies is forming a partnership with Canadian metal exploration company, Power Nickel, the company announced Feb. 1. It will mark the first deployment in Canada of Fleet Space’s satellite-based […]
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Launch
Rocket Lab’s Long-Awaited Mission Lifts Off From Virginia
Rocket Lab launched from the East Coast on Tuesday evening, in a milestone launch for the company that had been long delayed. An Electron rocket launched “Virginia Is For Launch […]
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Government/Military
Canada Commits to Support Commercial Space Launch
The government of Canada is making space launch a priority, announcing a series of measures on Friday to license commercial space launch from the country. Transport Canada, the nation’s federal […]
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Launch
Spaceflight Signs Deal to Launch Sherpa Vehicles on Maritime Launch Services Missions
Spaceflight has signed a deal with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services to launch up to five of its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) from missions from its Nova Scotia spaceport beginning […]




























