Top 10 Stories in Satellite for 2023

The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2023

For the fifth year, Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies list highlights the “must watch” companies providing satellite communications, ground systems, manufacturing, imagery and sensing, and launch services. Read More

How SpaceX Alums Are Branching Out and Shaping the Startup Economy

Former SpaceX employees-turned-founders are benefitting from the startup ecosystem that the Elon Musk-led company helped forge. They say that SpaceX gave them a high-risk tolerance — and a community. Read More

Outgoing SES CEO Steve Collar Shares the Reasons Behind His Surprise Departure

Steve Collar has been the face of SES and O3b for just over a decade. However, in mid-June, Collar announced he was stepping down from the role as SES’s CEO after just over five years in the role. Read More

Viasat to Recover Just 10% of ViaSat-3, No Plans for a Replacement Satellite

Viasat gave an update on the status of its ViaSat-3 satellite, sharing that although it expects to recover less than 10% of the throughput of the satellite, the company will not require a replacement satellite to meet its growth goals. Read More

OneWeb, Amazon, and Rivada Solidify Strategies to Differentiate from Starlink

The conversation around satellite constellations like OneWeb and prospective operators including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Rivada Space Networks is driven by differentiating themselves to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Read More

10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2023

In this article, Via Satellite identifies 10 noteworthy smallsat startups that hit significant milestones with technologies that top investors’ wish lists. Read More

Andy Jassy Talks Kuiper Investment in First Call as Amazon’s CEO

Amazon’s Kuiper satellite constellation is part of a company strategy to invest in the long-term future of Amazon, CEO Andy Jassy outlined in his first investor call as Amazon CEO. Read More

Lighting the Way: Dan Goldberg on How Telesat Secured the Future of Lightspeed

Telesat dropped a huge announcement as it finally revealed its Lightspeed constellation is full steam ahead. Telesat has funding in place and switched to MDA from Thales Alenia Space to build the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Read More

Answering the Call: How Apple Started Working with Satellite to Save Lives

After winning 2022 Satellite Technology of the Year award, Michael Trela spoke with Via Satellite about creating Apple’s emergency messaging via satellite service that is already saving lives and bringing peace of mind to iPhone users across the world. Read More

Traditional Operators Start the Fight Back

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation is driving industry rivals to elevate their ‘A Game.’ How satellite capacity and other factors could expand new business opportunities for satellite operators. Read More