SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 […]
Archives for February 2025
Forrester’s Digest: Viasat lawsuit reopens satellite bid
A lawsuit brought by Viasat against the US Space Development Agency (SDA) has opened the possibility of Viasat winning a 10 satellite contract for the US Air Force. The Air […]
Spectra Group to supply Troposcatter COMET to the Irish Defence Force
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, the specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, has announced a contract award to supply the Irish Defence Force with Comtech’s Troposcatter Compact […]
Insitu awarded an IDIQ contract mod for Blackjacks + ScanEagles
Insitu Inc. has been awarded a $102,353,293 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001922D0038). This modification increases the contract ceiling to procure 21 RQ-21A Blackjack air vehicles […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron beating Musk’s Falcon 9
February 19th saw the New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, founded by Sir Peter Beck, launch its 60th Electron mission. The company specializes in launching smaller satellites, and its record to date […]
Aegis Aerospace celebrates 1st Moon bound Lunar Test Facility + a major milestone
On the heels of sending its first lunar test facility to the Moon, Aegis Aerospace Inc. has completed a major milestone on its second lunar test facility. Aegis Aerospace’s first lunar test […]
Marlink delivers secure digital enablement for Alpha Adriatic with upgrade to Sealink NextGen
Marlink will upgrade the hybrid network onboard the fleet of Alpha Adriatic, including cutting edge cyber security tools. Alpha Adriatic will benefit from Sealink NextGen’s combination of VSAT and LEO […]
Gogo is the new brand for the unified Gogo Business Aviation and Satcom Direct companies
Following the acquisition of Satcom Direct by Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), the unified company’s CEO, Chris Moore, announced that Gogo is the new brand identity for the combined companies—the […]
Industry’s 1st space-grade 200V GaN FET gate driver debuts from Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a new family of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant, half-bridge, gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) gate drivers—this family of gate drivers includes the industry’s first space-grade, […]
True Anomaly expands with new facilities in Long Beach California
True Anomaly Inc. is expanding into Southern California with a 90,000 square foot factory in Long Beach—the factory will serve as the company’s footprint for new product development and vertical […]