ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has won the prestigious Factory of the Future award for its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) for the fourth time, demonstrating continued focus on quality, innovative and sustainable manufacturing technologies and processes.

SpacePath Communications (‘SpacePath’), a provider of high-performance satellite uplink amplifiers and associated equipment for the global SATCOM market, has developed a 750W travelling wave tube amplifier (TWTA), offering the highest power available in Ka-band.

Merah Putih-2 telecommunications satellite, formerly named Telkomsat HTS 113BT, was successfully launched atop a SpaceX Falcon9 vehicle from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Sateliot, which operates a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) 5G Internet of Things (IoT) satellite constellation acting as a seamless roaming extension of cellular networks, has achieved 5G service messaging connection via the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) commercial network, KSATlite, together with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Astroscale Japan Inc. confirmed the successful launch of its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on Sunday, February 18, at 2:52 pm UTC.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the reentry of Varda Space Industries’ (“Varda”) in-space manufacturing capsule, enabling Rocket Lab to commence a series of complex in-space maneuvers and de-orbit burns on the Rocket Lab-built and operated satellite currently hosting the capsule on orbit.

Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Millennium Space Systems (Millennium), a Boeing Company, to build 13 Flight Model Star Trackers (µSTAR-250) and two Engineering Models.

The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Pony Express 2 mission, intended to showcase how space can enhance Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), is ready for launch.

Intuitive Machines, Inc. has announced its IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander has launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and successfully commissioned in space by establishing a stable attitude, solar charging, and radio communications contact with the Company’s mission operations center in Houston.

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, will develop and test multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) systems on several different Air Force aircraft following the award of a new contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Ovzon has received a renewal for delivery of the company’s SATCOM-as-a-Service solution to the Italian Fire and Rescue Services.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced that it is the single recipient for the Command and Control (C2) System Consolidated (CCS-C) Sustainment and Resiliency (C-SAR) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $579 million, if all options are exercised.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company, announced LS-2 and LS-3 LizzieSat production is underway and on schedule for launch later this year.

Skylo Technologies, the leading direct-to-device satellite connectivity service provider, today announces that it has secured $37 million in funding co-led by Intel Capital and Innovation Endeavors.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the completion of the first ship installation for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) under the Next Generation Wideband (NGW) Follow-On (FO) 10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract awarded to Inmarsat Government by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on June 30, 2022.

Fleet Space Technologies, a global leader in space-enabled mineral exploration, today announced the formation of the company’s Experts-In-Residence (XIR) program which will act as an internal group of industry leading experts that will support and advise Fleet Space’s roadmap to transform mineral exploration globally.