
SpaceX delivers for Amazon — launches Project Kuiper-01’s smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-01 mission of 24 smallsats to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. Amazon now has ...

SpaceX launches “Israel’s most advanced communications satellite” built by Israel Aerospace from the Cape early Sunday morn
On Sunday, July 13 at 1:04 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Commercial GTO-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellite will reach fixed point over Earth within 2 weeks. Photos ...
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SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program
Image is courtesy of Boeing The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ...
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L3Harris has the future of PNT ready now
L3Harris payloads and components have been on board every U.S. GPS satellite—more than 70 missions since the 1970s. Our technology is at the core of GPS availability, accuracy and integrity. L3Harris recently demonstrated a cutting-edge Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) ...

Honeywell’s new high-speed SATCOM system achieves OTA connectivity
Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has connected their new high-speed-inflight connectivity system, JetWave™ X, over the Viasat satellite network. With Honeywell’s JetWave X system, business jets owners and operators have access to uninterrupted coverage globally, delivering the sort of reliable, consistent, high-speed ...

SES completes acquisition of Intelsat, creating global multi-orbit connectivity powerhouse
SES, a leading space solutions company, today announced the completion of its highly value accretive acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened global satellite operator with an expanded fleet of 120 satellites across two orbits. The newly combined company will leverage ...

Kratos + Intelsat demo 5G NTN over GEO
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has successfully demo'd an end-to-end 5G-NTN network that combines the Kratos OpenSpace® software-defined satellite ground system with Intelsat’s space and ground network, including its cloud-native, virtualized 5G core. This event represents a ...

TMF Associates: Starlink sees “amazing growth”
A study from Dr Tim Farrar’s TMF Associates talks of Starlink’s “amazing revenue growth” in the context of a satellite industry that does not grow fast. “In fact,” Farrar said, “Starlink’s near $2 billion of international broadband service revenues reported ...

Spain: Vodafone posts losses but wins customers
Vodafone Spain, now under the control of UK-based fund Zegona since June 2024, closed its most recent fiscal year (ending March 31st) with losses of €82.12 million. Despite the red figures, the company’s EBITDA rose by 2.8 per cent to ...

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 10-26 smallsats on Thursday
Brightline, an eco-friendly commuter rail company with routes in South Florida became the first passenger train service in the world to adopt Starlink internet for its customers. The complementary offering to travelers is part of Brightline’s guest-first, digital transformation of ...

LG brings in-car streaming to Kia
LG Electronics has announced that its Automotive Content Platform (ACP) will power in-car streaming for Kia Corporation’s new European models. Debuting on the EV3, the platform will also be extended to the upcoming EV4, EV5 and New Sportage. This marks ...

Solestial awarded $1.2M by SpaceWERX to develop smallsat multiorbital solar array wing
Solestial, Inc. (“Solestial”), the solar energy company for space, today announced that it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.2 million dollars to develop a novel, fast to manufacture, multiorbital solar array ...

SpaceX ready to launch O3b mPower 9-10 Monday from the Cape
O3b mPOWER Performance Delivered SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch 2 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) to launch on Monday, July 21st at 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral SFS, ...