The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
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KONGSBERG launches new satellites to complete N3X space constellation
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (’KONGSBERG’) has completed the N3X satellite constellation with the successful launch of two new microsatellites—ARVAKER 2 and 3—aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from California—the N3X satellite constellation […]
The Starlink effect: NGSO services to dominate maritime satellite communications market
Novaspace recently released the 13th edition of their Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications report, assessing the key trends and developments impacting this rapidly growing market. As the number of vessels […]
Rocket Lab to launch an owl for Synspective, Owl the Way Up mission ready to go on Friday
The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 21th Rocket […]
Orbital EOS participates in an EMSA project for Search, Rescue, and Environmental control
Orbital EOS recently joined a consortium that includes the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria), which will lead the contract, Inteco Astur, and the Institute of Marine […]
Inmarsat Maritime launches a new report —transforming vessels into offices + remote homes
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has launched a new report Digital Wave: Transforming vessels into floating offices and remote homes. The report explores the growing importance of ‘always-on’ onboard connectivity […]
Unseenlabs announces next generation smallsat constellation for 2026
Unseenlabs‘ space-based RF detection satellites engage in RF space-based detection that are specifically designed for maritime surveillance that improve the detection, tracking, and characterization of maritime activities by leveraging a […]
Spire Global awarded million€ by the European Maritime Safety Agency
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded two framework contracts by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) with a maximum overall budget of €8.4 million. Concurrent with the framework […]
Spire Global + Signal Ocean to collaborate on maritime digitization + a strategic investment
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) and Signal Ocean have agreed to partner together to drive digitization of the maritime economy. Under this agreement, Spire and Signal Ocean will partner to leverage […]
Hawkeye 360 contracted to develop greater Pacific Islands maritime visibility
HawkEye 360 Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for a pilot program to provide greater maritime domain awareness in support of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries […]