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NASA has selected eight companies to provide commercial satellite data to support the agency’s Earth science research. NASA announced the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract on Sept. 6 with a maximum cumulative value of $476 million.  BlackSky, Iceye US, MDA, Pixxel, Planet, Satellogic, Teledyne Brown Engineering, and Tomorrow.io were selected. Under...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will no longer be the customer on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn launch.  NASA announced Sept. 6 that it is standing down from an October launch window for New Glenn’s first launch. The agency and Blue Origin are now discussing a launch in spring 2025 at the earliest.  Instead, Blue Origin will...

Lynk Global named a new CEO on Monday, with other changes to its executive slate as the company works to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.  Dan Dooley, who is Lynk’s current chief commercial officer, will become CEO, effective immediately.  Dooley has three decades of experience in the global communications industry...

Strong product sales fueled 7% year-over-year revenue growth for satellite technology developer SatixFy Communications in the first half of 2024. According to the company’s latest results issued Friday, Satixfy brought in $6.1 million in revenue, yielding a $4.5 million gross profit – a 96% increase from its first half 2023 tally of $2.3 million. The...

Iceye is making further inroads into the lucrative insurance market. Aon, a global professional services firm, has expanded its data licensing agreement to include Iceye’s Flood Insights data globally and Wildfire Insights data for the US. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 4. Aon will incorporate Iceye’s near real-time flood and wildfire data into...

Aerospacelab’s U.S. ambitions have taken the next step with the opening of its satellite manufacturing facility in Torrance, California. A year ago, Aerospacelab opened its U.S. presence in Palo Alto, and now opens the doors to its first factory designed to address its growing U.S. customer base. The company announced the major milestone, Sept. 5....

Infostellar will support Panasonic’s ‘CURTIS’ satellite by providing multiple ground stations through the company’s StellarStation platform, the two Japanese companies announced Thursday. This includes providing a ground station in Gifu, Japan owned by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI); a ground station in Azerbaijan owned by Azercosmos; and ground stations in South Africa and Bahrain owned by...

Cobham Satcom is unveiling a new range of advanced satellite safety terminals as its looks to boost its revenues in the maritime arena. Designed for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), Cobham Satcom’s two new terminals are prepared for new generation safety services from maritime satellite service providers, Inmarsat Maritime (SAILOR Fleet C)...

Arianespace launched the final mission for the original Vega rocket on Sept. 4, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite.  Vega was in service for 12 years with 20 successful flights. It will be replaced by the upgraded Vega-C launcher, which is expected to return to flight by the end of this year. The rocket debuted in...

Satellite imagery company BlackSky will execute a reverse stock split to raise its share price, the company announced Wednesday.  BlackSky’s shareholders approved the 1-for-8 reverse split during an annual meeting on Sept. 4. The split will be effective at 4:15 p.m. ET on September 6. Over the past six months, BlackSky’s stock has traded between $1.50...