WISeKey affiliate WISeSat.Space teams with INNOSPACE for post-quantum satellite launches
WISeKey International Holding’s subsidiaries WISeSat.Space and SEALSQ Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership with INNOSPACE Co., Ltd., a South Korean satellite launch service company. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing secure ...
Lynk + Omnispace reveal plans to merge to deliver global D2D connectivity with partner SES
Lynk Global and Omnispace plans to merge to deliver a comprehensive, Direct-to-Device (D2D), connectivity solution, bridging the gap between today’s satellite and terrestrial networks. Following the merger, SES will become a major strategic shareholder, facilitating a robust deployment of D2D ...
Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company—this mission will be Electron’s 74th launch to date and 16th ...
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stc group + AST SpaceMobile announce 10-year commercial agreement + long-term revenue commitment for space-based cellular broadband connectivity
Collaboration for rollout in Saudi Arabia and select markets in the Middle East and Africa AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) and stc group have signed a 10- year commercial agreement to enable direct-to-device satellite mobile connectivity across Saudi Arabia and ...
Spectrum at a Crossroads. GEO, MEO, LEO, HAPS and Drones all need access
By Chris Forrester There were apologies all around because of the US government shut-down meant that actual military personnel at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s Milsat Symposium on October 29 at Mountain View, were thin on the ground this year ...
Viasat commitment to D2D explained
By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week’s second day, and part of its Satellite Innovation sessions, saw delegates enjoying a detailed update from Viasat’s Kevin Cohen (VP/Direct to Device, Strategic Partnerships), who delivered a Keynote. Chris Forrester reports. Viasat, by ...
Raising the cash. Getting the ‘block & tackle’ right
By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week’s second day, and part of its Satellite Innovation sessions, kicked off with another busy room to hear ‘Mobilizing Capital for Space Innovation: What Investors Want from New Tech’, reported Chris Forrester The expert ...
Pramatra Space + Infostellar sign strategic MoU for QKD ground station services
Pramatra Space and Infostellar Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner to establish and conduct joint development for networks to link Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) ground stations that offer secure space communications. The agreement marks a significant ...
UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to fly Dawn Aerospace’s docking port
UARX Space will carry Dawn’s Docking and Fluidic Transfer (DFT) Port for integration on UARX Space’s upcoming OSSIE OTV, launching in 2026. The DFT Port, developed by Dawn Aerospace, is the hardware foundation of the company’s Loop Network: a scalable, ...
Falcon 9 sends 29 Starlink smallsats Group 10-37 from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, October 29 at 12:35 p.m. ET, SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbitto join the Starlink Constellatio from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews ...
Thales unveils space surveillance radar AURORE
As space operations are challenged by a substantial increase in threats, from military to space debris, the ability to identify and track multiple small objects in space in real-time makes all the difference when it comes to space sovereignty and ...
Ofcom grants temporary licenses to Starlink Services to harness E-Band for NGSO gateway Earth stations at three sites
Statement published 28 October 2025: Non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite systems have the potential to deliver high capacity and low latency satellite-based broadband services to consumers, governments and businesses. Satellite communication systems rely on gateway Earth stations (“gateways”), which connect satellites ...
AI, AI and AI dominates SVSW. AI is a “Supersonic Tsunami”
Silicon Valley Space Week (SVSW) opened in Mountain View on October 28 with the ‘hottest’ of hot topics under examination for its Satellite Innovation segment. Those topics covered the usual space, rocketry and launch suspects, each brought bang up to ...
