ViaSat-3 F1 Begins Delivering Service for Government Customers
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that it is now delivering ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) service to the U.S. Marine Corps, marking the first use of the ViaSat-3 network by a government customer.
ATLAS Space Operations Appoints Casey G. Cowell as Interim CEO
ATLAS Space Operations today announced the appointment of Casey G. Cowell as Interim CEO. Cowell, who currently serves as the company’s Executive Chairman, will succeed John E. Williams, the former President and CEO, who is stepping down due to health reasons and will continue to support the company as an Executive Advisor.
SES and Sky Extend Long-Standing Partnership in UK and Ireland
SES announced today that it has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES’s prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East.
HawkEye 360 to Retire Pathfinder Satellite Trio, Ushering in the Next Era of RF Innovation
HawkEye 360, the leading provider of commercial RF data and analytics, announces the planned decommissioning of its pioneering Cluster 1 Pathfinder satellites by the end of 2024.
Viasat to Enhance Business Aviation In-flight Connectivity with Uncapped Speeds, Expanded Capacity and Increased Network Prioritization
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today unveiled a variety of ground-breaking enhancements to its satellite network and service model that will raise the bar for business aviation in-flight connectivity.
Iridium to Collaborate with Nordic Semiconductor on Iridium NTN Direct Integration
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced its collaboration with Nordic Semiconductor for early integration of its Iridium NTN Direct℠ service into Nordic's LTE-M/NB-IoT modules and chipsets.
EchoStar Mobile and Connected Partner to Deliver Reliable Off-Grid Connectivity
EchoStar Mobile, a leader in satellite communications, and Connected, a startup dedicated to delivering universal, cost-effective narrowband connectivity from space, have announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize off-grid connectivity.
BlackSky Wins Seven-Figure Contract for Advanced Space Domain Awareness Solutions
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a seven-figure contract to deliver non-Earth Imaging (NEI) services to support the customer’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities.
Gilat Satellite Networks Awarded Approximately $4 Million Contract to Provide Connectivity for Rural Areas in Latin America
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that it has secured approximately $4 Million contract to provide rural connectivity including banking transactions in Latin America for a period of 3 years.
ST Engineering iDirect Makes Intuition Available for Customer Testing and Adoption Planning
ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the availability of Intuition, its next-generation, cloud-native, software-defined ground system designed for multi-orbit environments, for customer testing and adoption.
Hera Planetary Defence Mission Successfully Launched
Hera, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary defence mission, was successfully launched October 7th 2024 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The satellite is now heading to a unique target among the 1.3 million known asteroids of our Solar System.
Kratos and Radisys Partner on Cloud Native 5G-NTN OpenSpace® Solutions to Enable Seamless Satellite Access for Terrestrial Networks
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced today that it is partnering with Radisys® Corporation, a global leader in open telecom solutions, to develop cloud native 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) solutions for satellite connectivity.
Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the Company has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and bringing them to Earth for the first time.
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Second Vulcan Certification Flight
United Launch Alliance (ULA) ushers in a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its second certification flight (Cert-2) of the next generation Vulcan rocket on Oct. 4 at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Satcube Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Karlstad, Sweden
Satcube, a satellite communication company that develops lightweight terminals to provide satellite broadband, announces the completion and move to its new facility for mass-production of satellite terminals, both for existing product verticals and new ventures for on-the-move applications.
BlackSky Wins Five-Year NGA Luno A Contract Valued Up to $290 Million to Monitor Global Economic Activity and Military Capability
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a five-year, up to $290 million multi-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity NGA contract to monitor global economic and environmental activity and military capability using high-cadence, rapid revisit satellite imagery and AI-driven change-detection analytics.