Author: Rachel Jewett

Xprize selected a number of satellite companies to advance in a wildfire detection challenge aimed at funding innovative solutions to combat wildfires. Xprize announced 20 participants on Wednesday in the...

Kepler Communications is partnering with TESAT-Spacecom and Airbus Defence and Space to develop a high bandwidth optical communications network in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The partnership, announced April 10, plans to...

Satellite operator ABS “Agility Beyond Space” has appointed former O3b Networks CEO Mark Rigolle as the company’s new CEO. He will be based in the ABS office in Dubai, UAE....

Belgium-based satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab acquired AMOS, a company known for opto-mechanical systems used in astronomy and space. Aerospacelab announced the completed acquisition on Monday. Terms of the deal were not...

Astranis debuted a more powerful Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite on Wednesday, called Omega. The next-gen satellite maintains the smaller form factor of the Astranis MicroGEO compared to traditional GEO satellites,...

Sierra Space announced a new line of three satellite buses called Eclipse, designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) missions. Sierra Space announced the...

Sidus Space is now offering a Mission Control Center (MCC) as an additional revenue stream within the company’s Space-Based Data Solutions business unit. Sidus Space announced the new offering on...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Telesat Government Solutions, and Cobham Satcom recently demonstrated a fully virtualized ground system for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) communications to the U.S. Army.  The demonstration, announced...

John Deere’s work with SpaceX to equip thousands of agricultural machines with Starlink connectivity lays the groundwork for the future of autonomous farming, John Deere leaders said recently at SATELLITE...

HawkEye 360 has secured $40 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the satellite data company announced Tuesday. HawkEye said it plans to use the funds to improve...