Julia Kim

Telesat signed new capacity agreements with Orange and Space Norway for Telesat Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services, Telesat announced on March 11. Space Norway will incorporate a multi-Gbps capacity […]

Sky Perfect JSAT signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for a Geostationary (GEO) communications satellite, JSAT-32, the companies announced on March 10. JSAT-32 will operate in Ku- and Ka […]

ST Engineering iDirect introduced Intuition Unbound, a ground segment implementation with a consumption-based model, the company announced on March 10. ST Engineering iDirect said Intuition Unbound can lower market entry […]

Astrum Mobile selected Swissto12 to manufacture the NEASTAR-1 Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite to operate as a dedicated direct-to-device (D2D) platform for 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) services, Astrum Mobile announced Monday. […]

The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) completed work on version 1.2.1 of its interoperability standard, DIFI announced on March 6.  The new standard builds on version 1.2.0, which introduced […]

The Ariane 6 completed its first commercial mission on Tuesday, carrying the CSO-3 satellite for the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) for the Air and Space Force’s Space […]

Planet Labs will work with Anthropic to utilize the company’s large language model Claude for analyzing Earth observation data, Planet announced on March 6.  The partnership will combine Planet’s daily […]

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to work together on 5G and 6G open architecture, standards-based satellite non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). The collaboration aims […]

Verizon Business added Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services from Skylo to its suite of global IoT offerings, Verizon announced on March 5. Verizon’s IoT customers can access wireless services […]

The annual Startup Space Entrepreneur Pitch Contest at SATELLITE continues to be a highlight of the event, showcasing some of the most promising startups in the space industry. Since its […]

Orange Africa and Middle East (Orange) and Eutelsat Group partnered to connect isolated areas in Africa and the Middle East with broadband access through satellite connectivity, Eutelsat announced on March […]

G&S SatCom and Intelsat entered a technology agreement to implement an AI platform aimed at refining Intelsat’s multi-orbit service offerings, G&S SatCom announced on March 3. This collaboration will enable […]

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface in the early hours of Sunday morning.  Firefly said the mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, […]

Maxar Space Systems secured a contract for a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer, the company announced on March 3. The satellite will be built […]

Varda Space Industries successfully landed its second reentry capsule, W-2, and completed the company’s second mission, the company announced on Feb. 28. After six weeks in orbit, W-2 touched down […]

Telesat awarded Intellian a contract to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel user terminals for the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, Telesat announced on Feb. 27. The contract aims to […]

This year’s SATELLITE show continues its tradition of spotlighting fresh voices, including government officials, defense leaders, end users, and pioneers in connectivity solutions. Via Satellite highlights 10 notable speakers in […]

SES selected Swissto12 to develop large aperture electronically steered antenna for its customer user terminals, Swissto12 announced on Feb. 27. This is Swissto12’s first antenna contract with SES. The antennas […]

Maxar Space Systems delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies for the Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program, Maxar announced on Feb. 27.  Using […]

Globalstar is now offering a two-way satellite Internet of Things (IoT) solution using its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, the company announced on Feb. 26. The new platform, RM200M, provides low-power […]

Comtech Telecommunications launched the company’s new Elevate 2.0 multi-orbit satcom platform, the company announced on Feb. 26. The system builds upon Comtech’s experience in multi-orbit very small aperture terminal (VSAT) […]

Xona Space Systems signed a $4.65 million contract with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to demonstrate commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) solutions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) missions, […]

SES and Quvia, will codevelop enhanced network orchestration capabilities for its multi-orbit connectivity solutions, SES announced on Feb. 24. Quvia, formerly known as Neuron, is an AI-powered quality of experience […]

Verizon and AT&T have both successfully conducted separate live video calls with AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 2 satellite on Feb. 24.  The calls were completed between mobile devices, with one connected […]

PLD Space partnered with Oman’s Etlaq spaceport, establishing it as the second global launch base for its Miura launch vehicle family, PLD Space announced on Feb. 20. The spaceport will […]

Global RadioData Communications (GRC) signed an agreement with Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) to become an authorized reseller of Kuiper communications, GRC announced on Feb. 18.  GRC, headquartered in Hereford, […]

Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, will upgrade its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat’s in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Viasat announced on Feb. 20. The upgrade includes 17 total aircraft: eight Boeing 787-8s […]

Hughes Network Systems is using hiSky satellite terminals to deploy remote connectivity to 400 remote solar energy sites in Brazil, the company announced on Feb. 19.  Hughes’ customer plans to […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 60th Electron, deploying the first Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellite constellation. The ‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex […]

Vodafone will open a research facility in Spain for integrating Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services with AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga. Vodafone announced the […]