
Starlink’s Starshield wins $70M contract with U.S. Space Force
SpaceX has received its first contract from the US Space Force to provide specialized satellite communications to the military as part of the company’s new Starshield program. The company is competing with 15 companies for $900 million in work orders ...

SpaceX’s launch date moved to Friday for Starlink mission
SpaceX is now targeting Friday, September 29 at 6:39 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, three ...

ULA’s Atlas V readies for Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight
The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper Protoflight mission is planned for Fri., Oct. 6 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The launch window opens at ...
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Mynaric passes major product milestone of CONDOR Mk
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) has successfully passed an important product milestone of the firm's CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals. After an intensive test campaign, CONDOR Mk3 passed optical verification and phase 1 of interoperability tests in context of the Tranche 1 ...

Space Force accepts second weather satellite through NOAA partnership
A satellite image produced by the electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary (EWS-G) mission taken August 17, 2023, depicts cloud imagery over Africa, the Indian Ocean and portions of Asia. Weather data provided by the Space Force is essential to the planning ...

Transatel signs 3 strategic partnerships with Stellar, Skylo and Sateliot
TRANSATEL (a subsidiary of NTT) has entered into agreement with satellite operators STELLAR, SKYLO and SATELIOT to embed broadband and narrowband non-terrestrial connectivity to the company's cellular capabilities: NB-IoT, LTE-M, 2G, 3G, LTE, 5G NSA, and 5G SA. According to Berg ...

Vega launcher’s fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings
Spain’s trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds on-orbit — in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the three, shoebox-sized satellites will image ...

Skylo Technologies and Rohde & Schwarz enhance NTN testing services
Skylo Technologies has announced a strategic partnership and ongoing collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz, provider of test and measurement solutions. This collaboration aims to reinforce and expand the testing capabilities for NTN, ensuring that chipsets, modules and devices using the ...

SmallSpark appoints Chair of the company’s Board of Directors
Former BAE System Business Development and Strategy Director, Craig Fennell, has been named the Chair of SmallSpark Space Systems' Board of Director. This move comes as the company seeks to facilitate a rapid scale up on the back of numerous ...

Astroscale UK receives grant to strengthen UK-Japan collaboration in space
Recently, Astroscale UK, in partnership with Astroscale Japan, Orbit Fab and CGI, was awarded a Phase 1 UK Space Agency International Bilateral Fund grant — this grant aims to foster stronger relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and Japan, unlocking ...

Artel LLC Partners with Rivada Space Networks for USSF Contract for p-LEO comms
Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the nexgen network critical ...

Omnispace, Viasat and Lacuna demonstrate new NGSO IoT satellite connectivity and services
Omnispace, providing global mobile connectivity, together with communications leader Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Lacuna Space, have demonstrated a first-of-its-kind, global, open standards-based internet of things (IoT) service that could provide a range of IoT and direct to device (D2D) satellite ...

Es’hailSat: Playout services launched
Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company — has announced the launch of state-of-the-art Playout Services tailored for television broadcasters. This initiative comes as a collaborative effort between Es’hailSat and leading technology innovators and experts and is aimed at bringing the best ...