ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic, three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power, iodine, Hall thruster system. The propulsion […]
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Viasat expands global IoT capabilities with IoT Nano
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) announced that its Enterprise business, part of the company’s Communication Services segment, launched its next generation IoT Nano connectivity service to deliver powerful, two-way messaging connectivity […]
Forrester’s Digest: Lynk Global, SLAM Corporation part company
Lynk Global, which is building a satellite-based service targeting cellular users, has abandoned its proposed merger with SLAM Corp, the ‘special purpose acquisition company’ (SPAC), which was working to mounting […]
Resolve Optics: Application optimized satellite lenses
New reports are being published regarding the benefits of optical satellite imaging in applications that include inspection, navigation, remote sensing, and telecommunications, as well as ground-breaking, scientific space research. Most […]
Forrester’s Digest: UK signs OneWeb LEO deal
The UK, an investor in Eutelsat/OneWeb, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to deliver Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for UK government operations worldwide. The agreement is with “trusted […]
SEOPS integrates EPIC Athena on the upcoming TRACERS mission with SpaceX
SEOPS Space is providing the capacity, mission management and integration services for EPIC Athena, a 110 kg pathfinder spacecraft funded by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and […]
GMV to develop next-generation collision avoidance service for LEO constellations through ESA ARTES support
With the rapid expansion of satellite constellations in LEO, the risk of orbital collisions is rising at an unprecedented pace. The proliferation of objects in space—ranging from active satellites to […]
Planet expands multi-year contract with the Columbian Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC)
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has committed to a multi-year contract expansion with the Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC), in partnership with Planet geospatial intelligence partner Procalculo. With this contract, […]
SpaceX launches in ‘super fog’ Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats from California on Tuesday
On an extremely foggy Tuesday, July 15 at 7:05 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 26 Starlink smallsats of Group 15-2 to low-Earth orbit to become part of the Starlink comstellation […]
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 17-3 smallsats from California
On Friday, July 18 at 8:52 p.m. PT, it was noted that this was Falcon 9’s 88th launch of 2025 including Starlink’s Group 17-3 group of 24 Starlink smallsats to […]