NOAA asked you to help choose the most compelling images from NOAA satellites in 2024—the 20 contenders—10 from NOAA’s GOES satellites and 10 from NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites—provided captivating, and occasionally sobering, […]
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Forrester’s Digest: SES seeks early wrap on Intelsat purchase
SES is buying rival Intelsat for $3.1 billion (€2.99bn) in a deal announced last April. The purchase had been expected to be completed in the second-half of 2025 once all […]
SpaceX to launch Thuraya 4-NGS on Thursday
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Thuraya 4-NGS at 5:27 PM – 9:53 PM PST from Space Launch complex 40, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being […]
NASA selects four commercial companies to support Near Space Network
NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial, direct-to-Earth capabilities services, which is a mission-critical communication capability that allows spacecraft to transmit data directly to […]
FMV procures satellite launch capability at Esrange Space Center from Swedish Space Corporation
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for project establishment to create a basic capability for satellite launches from SSC’s Esrange Space […]
Quadsat + NATO NCIA verify Quadsat system to measure WGS compliance
Quadsat has worked with NATO NCIA to perform a measurement campaign to verify U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) compliance. Following on from Quadsat’s inclusion in the 2023 NATO DIANA program, […]
NASA finalizes strategy for sustaining human presence in LEO
As part of the agency’s efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for LEO defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity science, […]
BlueHalo selected by NGA for assessments of commercially acquired GEOINT data
BlueHalo has been selected as one of 10 vendors to provide unclassified commercial GEOINT-derived computer vision and analytic service capabilities for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite […]
Artemis Accords reach 50 Signatories as NASA welcomes Panama + Austria
Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during separate signing ceremonies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to commit to the responsible exploration […]
Orbit wins Israeli Ministry of Defense tender for SATCOM systems
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has won a tender from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply Multi-Purpose satellite communication Terminals (MPTs) for mobile and stationary ground platforms, valued at approximately […]