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Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office

The United States Navy has contracted Rivada to develop and deliver Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities via the company’s Outernet constellation. The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation LEO satellite constellation. […]

ArkEdge Space selected by JAXA to develop lunar navigation system

ArkEdge Space Inc. has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) under its Space Strategy Fund to lead the development of advanced lunar navigation technology. The company will […]

Astranis to develop next-generation Resilient GPS satellites for U.S.S.F.’s Space Systems Command

Astranis has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program — Astranis is one of four awarded […]

True Anomaly’s multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace to launch Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for U.S.S.F.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. […]

Hellenic Space Dawn mission adopts ENDUROSAT CubeSat-bus

EMTECH SPACE, the prime contractor for the Hellenic Space Dawn (HSD) mission under the Greek CubeSat In-orbit Validation program managed by ESA, has selected the EnduroSat CubeSat platform as the […]

Argotec signs contract to deliver 15 more satellites

Argotec has signed a contract for the delivery of 15 additional Earth Observation (EO) smallsats that will comprise the IRIDE constellation — this is a program desired by the Italian […]

HawkEye 360’s Pathfinder satellite trio to retire — Cluster 11 launch just ahead

HawkEye 360 has announced the planned decommissioning of the firm’s pioneering Cluster 1 Pathfinder satellites by the end of 2024 — this decommissioning marks the conclusion of the first-generation satellite […]

NOVI unveils STORM space-edge computing platform

NOVI has launched STORM™ (Space-edge Technology for Orbital Real-time Monitoring), a groundbreaking space-edge computing platform that is poised to redefine how satellite data is processed and used in real-time.  STORM […]

Impulse Space Secures million$$$ in Series B funding

Impulse Space has gained $150 million via a Series B funding round, led by Founders Fund. The round also included participation from other returning investors, such as Lux Capital and […]