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Spire has demonstrated optical communications between two satellites in orbit in its constellation for the first time, Spire reported on March 3.  The demonstration took place between two satellites equipped […]

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) […]

Startup Kapta Space emerged from stealth mode on Friday with plans to develop advanced spaceborne electronically-steered, radar-based imaging technology.  Milton Perque, formerly of Echodyne, and Adam Bily, formerly of Apple […]

ETL Systems acquired IRT Technologies, a Canadian company specializing in satellite communication products, ETL Systems announced Feb. 14. IRT Technologies has over 14 years of experience in the satellite communications […]

ThinKom and Boeing report successful tests of the ThinAir GT 2517 antenna and modem hardware through a range of trials for government officials, ThinKom announced Feb. 5. The demonstration combined […]

Silicon Valley’s Array Labs — a four-year-old startup that aims to field a constellation of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) three dimensional, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) cube satellites with 20 centimeter x 20 […]

Thales Alenia Space has signed a large, new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to spearhead Europe’s plans to have better and autonomous access to the Moon. The contract, […]

AI and space tech startup Zaitra is working to make satellites more autonomous and boost the profile of the Czech space industry, where the company is based.  Zaitra closed its […]

Japanese space robotics startup GITAI is expanding its business to include satellites. The company launched a 16U cubesat on the SpaceX Bandwagon rideshare mission in December, and plans to sell […]

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japanese IT and technology company NEC have demonstrated optical inter-satellite data relay between the Daichi-4 Earth observation satellite in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and a […]

Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat initiated the development, manufacturing, verification and validation phase of the first QKD-GEO prototype, the companies announced Jan. 21.  The QKD-GEO mission, which stands for quantum […]

Quadsat has signed a new partnership deal with Auden Techno Corp to deliver Quadsat’s satellite network emulation and electromagnetic calibration services to Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The two companies […]

Astroscale Japan will develop in-space refueling technologies under a new program with the Japanese government, the “Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross Community Collaboration Program” (K Program), the company […]

Companies in Northern Denmark launched a new industrial cluster aimed at strengthening the region’s space and satellite communication industry, the companies announced Jan. 22.  The cluster, Space Connect North, focuses […]

Space infrastructure company Redwire Corp. on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Edge Autonomy in a $925 million deal that would take it into new territory, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]

C-COM Satellite Systems (C-COM) is to suspend dividends and prioritize investing in the commercialization of its Ka-band electronically steered antenna (ESA). The Canadian company will suspend its traditional quarterly dividend […]

Redwire Corporation delivered the fourth pair of Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the International Space Station (ISS), also known as the IROSA program, the company announced Jan. 13.  The […]

Es’hailSat has received an important milestone for its Al Ghuwayriyah teleport in Doha, Qatar under the World Teleport Association’s (WTA) Teleport Certification Program. It has achieved Tier 4 certification with Tier […]

Ready to shape the future? Via Satellite editors Mark Holmes and Rachel Jewett preview the 10 Tech Trends set to shape the satellite industry in 2025 in this video. Check […]

Gilat Satellite Networks received more than $18 million in recent in-flight connectivity (IFC) orders, the company announced on Dec. 30. The orders are scheduled for delivery in the next 12 months. […]

Airbus and the French Space Agency CNES have completed the TELEO mission demonstrating very high throughput laser communications between Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Earth. TELEO is an optical communications payload […]

A ThinKom ThinAir antenna was the primary communications technology onboard the Rapcon-X aircraft’s recent inaugural flight.  Rapcon-X is an aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (A-ISR) solution by Sierra Nevada Corporation […]

Here’s a look back at some of Via Satellite‘s most-read stories of 2024. Our top stories of the year look back at everything from the SES/Intelsat acquisition, John Deere’s deal […]

ANT61, an Australian satellite hardware company, is targeting Japanese insurance market, signing a deal with Sompo Risk Management. Sompo Risk Management will integrate ANT61’s Beacon system into its existing suite […]

The satellite communications industry is going through a transformative period. The current shift towards virtualization and digitization is leading to innovation, and a whole host of emerging technologies are pushing […]

ST Engineering iDirect has released a technology that enables tracking and switching between satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Orbit (NGSO). The feature is currently in on-orbit satellite testing […]

Astroscale’s ADRAS-J mission completed its final approach of an abandoned rocket upper stage in space, approaching the large piece of debris at an approximately 15-meter distance. Astroscale did not reach […]

Lockheed Martin has selected Tesat optical communication terminals (OCT) for a demonstration on a future GPS III spacecraft. Tesat announced the agreement on Tuesday for its SCOT80 OCTs.  Tesat Managing […]

Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday that its LM 400 satellite is to launch in the first six months of next year on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. The refrigerator-sized LM […]

The U.S. Navy awarded Comtech Telecommunications a contract valued at more than $50 million for SLM-5650B satellite communications modems, the company announced Nov. 14.  John Ratigan, president and CEO of […]