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Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space US) will work with ispace-US on their upcoming Mission 3 with the APEX 1.0 lunar lander, thanks to a new collaboration agreement. SSC will provide critical communication links to the mission through its advanced SSC Connect lunar ground station network capabilities. The two companies announced the collaboration, June 25. ispace-U.S.’s...

ReOrbit has selected Mynaric to provide its Condor Mk3 laser terminal for the company’s upcoming UKKO mission to demonstrate space-to-space and space-to-ground data transfer for Earth observation (EO).  ReOrbit, based in Helsinki, Finland, is working on the UKKO mission in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). The mission, which is scheduled to launch in...

LiveEO has raised 25 million euros ($27 million) in a Series B funding round led by NordicNinja and DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF). The Berlin-based company said the investment will accelerate the development of its solutions that turn satellite data into actionable insights.  Investor NordicNinja is the largest Japanese-backed VC in Europe and it is...

Paris-based space startup Skynopy has raised $3.1 million to simplify operations for satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The company, which was founded in October 2023, has a pool of investors, including the pan-European fund Heartcore Capital, Kima Ventures, Better Angle, and BPI France, alongside well-known entrepreneurs like Thibaud Elziere (e-founders, Hexa) and Yohann Leroy, CEO of Maia Space. Skynopy announced the funding, June 24....

Comcast Business signed a deal with SpaceX to provide for Starlink connectivity to its enterprise customers. The collaboration announced June 21 brings satellites to the Comcast Business managed connectivity portfolio.  Comcast said this will bring Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology to enhance network redundancy and provide connectivity for enterprises in remote areas. Comcast’s managed connectivity...

Airbus is recording charges of around 0.9 billion euros ($1 billion), on some of its telecommunications, navigation and observation space programs in the first half of 2024, the company announced Monday.  The Space Systems management team conducted a technical review of all programs in the first half of this year and found further commercial and...

Terran Orbital must raise its share price again to maintain its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The company said in a news release on Friday that it received notice from the NYSE that it is not in compliance with NYSE rules after its stock has traded below $1 per share for a month. ...

Northrop Grumman delivered the two satellites in Space Norway‘s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), the company announced June 21. The satellites are scheduled for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as early as mid-July. The mission brings together an interesting coalition of partners between domestic and international,...

SpaceX successfully launched the Astra 1P broadcast satellite for SES on June 20, SES confirmed after the launch. The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, will continue SES’s TV neighborhood over Europe at 19.2 degrees East.  SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. on...

SpaceX is rolling out a small, portable Starlink Mini version of its terminal designed for on-the-go use. It is a portable kit with an integrated Wi-Fi router.  SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls posted about the Starlink Mini on X on June 20, sharing that SpaceX plans to ramp up production and offer...