April 23, 2025
 

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Iridium CEO Details How Tariffs Impact Supply Chain, Estimates $3M Impact in 2025
Iridium CEO Matt Desch walked investors through how tariffs are impacting Iridium’s equipment supply chain, saying that for now, Iridium is absorbing a higher cost of importing goods into the U.S. rather than passing on the cost to its customers. 

Desch explained that most of Iridium’s equipment is manufactured in Thailand by a contracted facility. Iridium used to import all of the equipment into the U.S. before distributing it to customers around the world. However the company made a change last year to use a third-party logistics partner in Europe for shipments headed to the EU. Iridium is expanding its…[continued]

Finance
Northwood Space Raises $30M Series A to Disrupt Satellite Ground Stations
Satellite ground technology startup Northwood Space has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). …[continued]
Mobility
Globalsat Deploys Hybrid Satellite/LTE Solution in Brazilian Rail Sector
Globalsat Group will deploy a hybrid satellite and LTE connectivity solution across railway operations for VLI Logística in Brazil, under a new deal announced Tuesday. …[continued]
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Video Interview from SATELLITE – A Conversation with Comtech's Daniel Gizinski
Via Satellite editor Mark Holmes catches up with Daniel Gizinski, president of Comtech's Satellite & Space Segment on the show floor during SATELLITE. Daniel talks…[continued]
Technology
Gilat Wins $15 Million in New Commercial Orders
Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) has won orders with commercial satellite operators worth over $15 million to be delivered throughout 2025. The company reported its commercial…[continued]
Launch
SpaceX Launches Third Bandwagon Mission to Mid-Inclination Orbit
SpaceX launched the third Bandwagon rideshare mission on Monday evening, launching satellites for Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Tomorrow.io, and Atmos Space Cargo.  Bandwagon…[continued]
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ICYMI: Investors' Outlook on Future Space Economy Applications
The third season of the Future Space Economy series kicks off with a discussion about the financial outlook for new and upcoming applications that fall…[continued]
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