Miratlas has raised 2 million euros in seed funding — the round was led by Karista and supported by Région Sud Investissement and private investors. This major, initial funding is a key step for Miratlas, which seeks to build industrial capacities to deploy its instruments globally and step up company developments. Founded in 2018 and […]
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Prestwick Spaceport Plans To Encourage Youngsters To Reach For The Stars Via Their ‘New Hope’ Campaign
A new campaign that aims to educate thousands of young people across Ayrshire in Scotland and beyond about careers in the UK’s growing space sector is to be launched by Prestwick Spaceport and affiliated aerospace businesses. Running throughout 2022, ‘A New Hope’ campaign, linked to South Ayrshire Council’s ‘Skypath’ initiative, will include an educational outreach […]
SES + ESA To Enable GovSatCom With MEO Constellation
SES has released information that the company’s non-geostationary MEO satellite network will now be part of the GovSatCom-grade satellite communications platform that it has developed with the co-funding by ESA. SES’s O3b high-throughput, low-latency and secure communications features is ideal for data-intensive applications sought by the European governments, including Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operations, […]
Million$$ In Series A Funding For ADRANOS
Adranos, Inc. has announced a $20 million Series A funding round with participation from Bob Bishop and other principals at Impala Asset Management LLC and several other entities, including Explorer1 Fund, Elevate Ventures, and Specific Impulse Capital — this round brings the total capital raised by the company to date to over $25 million. Co-founded […]
HFX To Fund A Satellogic Dedicated Satellite Constellation For The Ukraine To Deliver High Resolution Imagery
Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) will fund a Satellogic Dedicated Satellite Constellation, providing Ukraine new capabilities to task and receive timely high-resolution satellite imagery. The initial aim is to raise $10 million to dramatically improve Ukraine’s access to satellite imagery as it fights Russia’s invasion. The move comes after Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence asked for […]
Capella Space’s $97M Funding Will Expand AI-Enabled Geospatial Data Offerings
Capella will use the funding, led by NightDragon, to expand its AI-enabled geospatial analytics and imaging offerings for its satellite sensors that penetrate all weather conditions — clouds, fog, smoke, rain — and capture clear imagery 24-7, day and night, across the globe Capella Space, an Earth observation company, announced a $97M Series C financing […]
Six American Companies Selected By NASA To Collaborate on Space Communications By 2025
For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fleet. NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions. For more than […]
New Series A Funding For Pixxel For Production Of Hyperspectral Smallsat Constellation
Pixxel has announced a $25 million Series A led by Radical Ventures, a Toronto-based firm known for investing in entrepreneurs that use artificial intelligence (AI) to transform massive industries. Additional participation in Pixxel’s Series A comes from Jordan Noone, Seraphim Space Investment Trust Plc., Lightspeed Partners, Blume Ventures, and Sparta LLC. The new funding enables […]
SAR Smallsat Specialist Synspective Stacks Million$$$ In Series B Funding
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, has raised $100 million (11.9 billion yen, including a Series B funding round. The latest funding was led by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), and Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) among others, as well as bank loans, and it […]
Australian Federal Government Awards Gilmour Space A Million$$$ Grant
A $157 million bid, led by Queensland, Australia-based Gilmour Space Technologies to grow sovereign space manufacturing in Australia, has been awarded the largest Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration (MMIC) grant for space by the Federal Government. Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor MP, said in a statement that the Government’s $52 million co-investment in the […]