Author: Kendall Russell

Relativity Space announced the close of its $35 million Series B financing, led by Playground Global with full participation from existing Series A investors Social Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, and...

MDA has recently signed multiple geospatial-related contracts based on data from the Radarsat 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite. According to MDA, the contracts have a combined value of approximately...

Iceye has announced a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to mutually explore opportunities provided by Iceye’s technology. The cooperation encompasses activities that focus on the design of Iceye’s...

Comtech EF Data has received an infrastructure equipment order valued at $1.4 million from an undisclosed satellite operator. The operator teams Comtech EF Data products with its High Throughput Satellite...

Unlike SpaceX and OneWeb, NewSpace startup Astranis is sending its smallsats all the way out to Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) to deliver broadband internet. From there, the company intends to...

Boeing’s HorizonX ventures arm has joined a $15 million funding round for Australian nanosatellite startup Myriota. Blue Sky Venture Capital and Main Sequence Ventures, both Australian firms, led the funding...

The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries. One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.,...

Speedcast has signed an agreement to become a land-mobile service provider for Iridium Certus. Designed for on-the-move vehicles, assets and teams, Iridium Certus will enable capabilities such as real-time vehicle...

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) has selected SSL to build its next Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV satellite, which the operator will use distribute Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) video for the 2020 Tokyo...

Spacecom announced it has chosen SSL to build its Amos 8 communications satellite. The satellite will deliver broadcast, broadband and data services from Spacecom’s 4 degrees West hotspot to Europe,...