Blue Origin now has a multi-launch agreement (MLA) to deliver multiple, next-generation, AST SpaceMobile Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO on New Glenn— all launches will occur over a multi-year […]
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Rheinmetall + ICEYE to provide satellite imagery to the Ukraine — plus — ICEYE + Aechelon Technology partner for SAR satellite and ML technology solutions
The strengthened cooperation between Rheinmetall and SAR satellite company ICEYE, announced in September 2024, is already bearing fruit — to meet Ukraine‘s urgent demands for SAR satellite reconnaissance capabilities, Rheinmetall […]
Forrester’s Digest: OneWeb ready to go live in Thailand
Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO system will be officially launched in Thailand in December and go fully ‘live’ in January for commercial users, according to The Bangkok Post. OneWeb and the nation’s […]
Telesat contracts Intellian for gateway antennas for the Lightspeed network
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) and Intellian recently signed a contract for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth […]
Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops
United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a contract procured by Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support DE&S […]
WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space preps for a January 2025 launch of next-generation satellite
WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, WISeSat.Space, is preparing for the mid-January 2025 launch of the next-generation satellite. This launch represents a […]
Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies to offer Iridium Certus + STL® services to U.S. Gov’t
Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies Inc (EACOWT), operating in combination as a wholly owned, independent, U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, have entered into a partnership agreement with Iridium Communications […]
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
ESA has signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System — HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the […]
AST SpaceMobile completes the unfolding of their 1st Five commercial satellites in LEO
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS) has reported the successful unfolding of its first five commercial satellites, BlueBirds 1-5. With this significant post-launch technical activity now complete, ahead of […]
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. […]