AST SpaceMobile is building what the company claims will be the “first and only” space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smart phones. “AST SpaceMobile continues to make history. […]
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Rocket Lab to launch a NASA research mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency’s climate change, research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to LEO in 2024. The two dedicated missions […]
Warpspace selected for NEDO’s “SBIR Program” for FY2023
Warpspace has reported that the company’s proposal, “Development of a modem and router to realize a multi-protocol platform for optical communications in space,” has been selected by the National Research […]
Telesat contracts MDA as Prime for advanced Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation + now fully funded
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) has announced that MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) will build 198 advanced satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) program. Telesat also announced that […]
BlackSky signs on for 5 Rocket Lab launches
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed another block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky (NYSE: BSKY), a leading provider of real-time, geospatial intelligence and global monitoring […]
ICEYE US receives 1st NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program Task Order
ICEYE US Inc. has received the firm’s first Task Order under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with NASA, announced earlier this year. The Task Order enables NASA to acquire ICEYE’s […]
Umbra Space releases highest resolution commercial satellite image
Umbra has successfully produced a 16 cm. resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image — the highest-resolution commercial satellite image ever released. The company also announced that the company is now […]
KSAT Ka-band network expanded + optimized for smallsat constellations.
KSAT has introduced the world’s first, commercial, fully automated, Ka-band ground network optimized for smallsat constellations. KSATlite Ka-band services represent the nexgen of ground network solutions, offering unparalleled bandwidth and […]
Spire Global awarded a GHGSat contract for satellite constellation expansion
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a space services contract by GHGSat, wherein Spire will build, launch and operate four additional, 16U smallsats, that will carry GHGSat payloads […]
Impulse Space: The LEO Express-2 + LEO Express-3 missions
Impulse Space, Inc. and the firm’s LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions will perform in-space services, including payload hosting, last-mile orbital delivery, constellation deployment, low altitude maneuvers and controlled atmospheric […]