Focus: Smallsats

Orbitare has reached a deal with Spire Global to deploy its personal satellite communication network, Spaceloop, on Spire’s nanosatellite constellation. Orbitare will send two in-orbit demonstrations of Spaceloop to orbit...

Mobile satellite operator Inmarsat and and wireless and broadband technology provider Addvalue have entered into a collaborative partnership with Analytical Space (ASI) to support its rollout of a Low-Earth Orbit...

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is looking to broaden its business in Asia. The company announced Thursday that it had formed a new subsidiary, SSC Space Thailand, targeted at the Asian-Pacific...

Apollo Fusion has been selected to provide the propulsion system for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation placed by York Space Systems. The order marks a string of successes for...

German rideshare provider Exolaunch was a part of SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission on Sunday, the largest rideshare mission to date, carrying 143 satellites in total. Exolaunch brought 30 satellites along for...

SpaceX launched Transporter-1, the first mission in its dedicated smallsat rideshare program on Jan. 24, carrying 143 satellites total — 133 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites. This...

Many satcom companies have suffered severely from the COVID-19 crisis. Some have succumbed to the virus, especially those servicing the aero industry have been under stress, while others have been...

Momentus has pulled its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle from the upcoming SpaceX Transporter 1 Falcon 9 launch set for Jan. 14, to allow for more time for FAA approval of...

Voyager Space Holdings plans to acquire a majority stake in Nanoracks through Nanoracks parent company XO Markets, the companies announced Dec. 23. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed,...

Raytheon Technologies completed its acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), the companies announced Monday. Raytheon initially agreed to acquire BCT in November. BCT now reports into Raytheon Intelligence and Space,...