Parnil Urdhwareshe, Starlink’s India market director, speaking in New Delhi, said its upcoming satellite broadband service in India will remain underutilized unless rural users are brought on board, stressing that […]
On-Orbit
Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit
MOSCOW — A Russian rocket successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as […]
EUMETSAT takes control of Europe’s 1st GEO sounder satellite
After more than two weeks of complex maneuvering, precise positioning and meticulous checks, EUMETSAT assumed control of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) spacecraft on 18 July 2025, the […]
Sidus Space’s extended and amended preliminary $120M agreement with Lonestar for six lunar data storage spacecraft
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a space mission enabler, will move forward with, and broaden the scope of, a preliminary agreement valued at approximately $120 million with Lonestar Data Holdings. The […]
Sidus Space and Arkisys ‘leap forward’ in space operations in 2025
Arkisys™, a provider of on-orbit services on a stable long duration platform to support ISAM applications, announces the successful collaboration with Sidus Space, sending the iSSI™ post launch connectable interface to LEO on […]
Project Kuiper facing regulatory deadline
The massive Amazon-backed broadband-by-satellite system, Project Kuiper, is potentially going to miss its regulatory obligations according to reports. It seems that comments made at the recent Satellite 2025 show in […]
Complaints over Rivada’s ‘Outernet’ name
Rivada Space Network has been using the term ‘Outernet’ to describe its planned orbital satellite service for some time. But its use, especially as a potential trademark, is being challenged […]
Synspective’s founder and CEO comments on StriX-3 SAR satellite reaching target orbit
Commentary from Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announces that StriX-3, its fourth SAR satellite, has successfully been put into its target orbit and spread its wings. […]
Hypernova to demo electric propulsion tech in-orbit via EnduroSat’s Space Service
Hypernova will validate its proprietary, plasma electric propulsion system on-orbit on EnduroSat’s Platform-2 — the launch is scheduled for December of 2022 on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission. With support […]
BlueHalo awarded million$$ AFRL contract for Optical Laser Communications Flight Terminals + Ground Station
BlueHalo has been awarded a contract to deliver a pair of optical laser communications proto-flight terminals and a ground station to demonstrate on-orbit processing of satellite positioning and timing for […]