Jeffrey Hill

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 […]

In-space security observation service provider Scout Space commissioned and captured the first in-space calibration image from its recently launched “Sparrow” optical payload, the company announced Thursday. SpaceX launched Scout’s Sparrow […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a contract to BAE Systems to build the Ocean Color Instrument (OCX) for its Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation.  The new […]

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 […]

Panasonic Avionics will install its new Astrova in-flight engagement (IFE) and connectivity systems, as well as a range of digital services, on 54 widebody and narrowbody aircraft for Taiwan’s EVA […]

Satellite operator Intelsat has signed with Northrop Grumman‘s SpaceLogistics to utilize its two Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) and service its satellites for at least another four years. The contract agreement, […]

NASA set a new optical data transmission distance record using technology from CACI International, the company announced Thursday. CACI said that NASA transmitted optical data over a distance of more […]

Satellite technology developer SatixFy Communications will provide its Onyx in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminals to communication solutions integrator SCOTTY Group Austria GmbH under the terms of a new partnership agreement announced […]

Wireless communication technology companies Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) and Viavi Solutions signed an expansion of their joint wireless lab test solutions partnership. The two companies announced Wednesday that the partnership […]

Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company Sidus Space and L3Harris Technologies announced Tuesday that they will continue working together to support the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) for […]

German smart agriculture company BASF Digital Farming GmbH will expand the scope of its existing contract with Planet Labs in order to access more data from Planet’s Crop Biomass Planetary […]

Inmarsat Maritime has launched a new fully managed service that integrates its existing Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network with Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, coastal LTE services, and an additional layer […]

Former Comtech Chief Strategy Officer Nicole Robinson has accepted a new job as President of Gilat Satellite Networks‘ DataPath business. Robinson had been with Comtech for one year. Her move […]

Connectivity is the cornerstone of today’s global economy and it will certainly be the case for the Future Space Economy, with even more complex, data-centric applications. We spent decades building […]

SES‘ new software-enabled Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite system O3b mPOWER is now operational, the European satellite operator announced Wednesday. With six out of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites launched, SES said […]

In Rocket Lab‘s fifth successful launch of 2024, the New Zealand-based launcher deployed the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s (KAIST) NEONSAT-1 satellite and NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail […]

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 […]

Satellite ground networks technology company Comtech successfully transitioned the State of Arizona’s 911 services to Comtech’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) services this week in partnership with the Arizona Department of […]

The annual Startup Space Entrepreneur Pitch Contest is the SATELLITE show’s “rock star” event – with standing room-only crowds gathering around a stage of powerful investors and the most promising […]

Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies rounds up 10 “must watch” companies in the satellite industry, from constellations, manufacturing, launch, and more. Via Satellite editors chose the companies on this list based on […]

The Via Satellite Technology of the Year award recognizes breakthrough technology achievements and how they impact the industry. This award is now in its sixth year, and has recognized technology achievements like […]

There is always an inherent risk when doing anything in space. That said, a handful of space sustainability-minded companies are working hard to minimize those risks and prevent self-inflicted catastrophes. […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to satellite operator Viasat to provide integrated, multi-domain capabilities for the USAF Life Cycle Management Center (USAF LCMC). Viasat […]

Israeli satellite communication chipsets and systems developer SatixFy boasted an increase in product sales and revenue in its consolidated financial results for the nine-month period ending in September. The results, released […]

Lynk has initiated satellite-to-cell phone services in the Solomon Islands with its regional mobile operator partner Solomon Islands Limited (Bmobile), which is using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space” to connect its customers with […]

The United Arab Emirates’ flagship operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company  (Yahsat) is enjoying its strongest fiscal year in the last five years, with both its 2023 nine-month revenue and […]

Earth observation data company Planet Labs released its new Forest Carbon Diligence dataset — a 10-year archive of global forest carbon, tree height, and cover readings at 30-meter resolution. The […]

Canadian satellite operator Telesat maintained its full-year 2023 revenue guidance in its 2023 third fiscal quarter (Q3) results, as it hopes to keep losses at a minimum in the ramp […]

Satellite operator EchoStar, parent company of Hughes Network Systems, reported a tough 2023 fiscal third quarter (Q3), which included a 17% year-over-year decrease in consolidated revenue and a loss of […]

U.S. space-as-a-service company Momentus secured a contract with Spanish space and science equipment company AVS for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. Under the contract, Momentus will integrate AVS’ […]