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Rocket Lab reached the milestone of 50 Electron launches on Thursday with a mission for French IoT startup Kinéis. The launcher reached 50 Electron launches seven years after the first...

Orbcomm is targeting a new phase of IoT growth, announcing its next-generation IoT service, OGx. It is designed to reduce IoT power consumption so customers can operate with lower costs...

Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first...

The global satellite industry grew revenue by 2% in 2023, as most segments of the industry except satellite TV saw gains, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) annual report. ...

As national defense and commercial operations become increasingly dependent on satellites and satellite connectivity, the ability to accurately predict space weather will be paramount. Collecting and analyzing data and key...

Satellite developer and manufacturer Apex on Wednesday said it has closed a $95 million funding round that will allow it to begin to scale production and expand its suite of standardized and...

Apple is expanding the capabilities of its satellite messaging on the iPhone. The new iOS 18 update will broaden the availability beyond emergency messaging, and Messages via satellite will be...

Wildfires have a devastating impact on human and animal life, property, biodiversity, and air quality, local economies, and so much more. In this week’s On Orbit podcast, we hear about...

There is a critical need for resiliency in space, and diversification is the key to achieving it. Resiliency is achieved through disaggregation, distribution, diversification, protection, proliferation, and deception. All of...

The recent announcement that Luxemburg-based satellite operator SES acquired Intelsat, the former inter-governmental satellite organization, represents the final paragraph of what I describe as the third chapter of the Space...