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Swissto12 has delivered three RF Antenna Feed Chains to Northrop Grumman for a GEOStar-3 satellite, after completing a qualification program. Swissto12 announced the milestone on May 13.  GEOStar-3 is Northrop Grumman’s Geostationary (GEO) satellite bus, the bus used in C-band replacement satellites for Intelsat and SES and the Mission Extension Vehcile (MEV) servicing spacecraft.  Swissto12...

Redwire Space is developing a Very Low-Earth Orbit (VLEO) spacecraft platform called Phantom, the company announced Monday. Phantom is being developed at Redwire’s facility in Belgium and is designed to carry out a wide array of intelligence, Earth science, and communications missions. Redwire said it is working with Thales Alenia Space to advance Phantom’s design...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has revealed details of its latest initiatives to attract young people to the space industry. It has awarded funding to 15 projects across the UK designed to engage young people from all backgrounds and inspire the next generation into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers. The agency’s Space for...

Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as its partner for work on the Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service for NASA. Under this deal, Viasat’s Ka-band space terminal will be integrated on a Loft spacecraft along with multiple commercial payloads. The demonstration is part of Viasat’s work for NASA’s Communications Services Project. Viasat received a $53.3 million...

MDA Space posted modest revenue growth of 3.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, and a 169% year-over-year increase in backlog.   The company reported $209 million Canadian dollars ($153 million) in revenue on May 9, citing strong contributions from its Robotics & Space Operations business. Revenue in the Robotics & Space Operations increased 12%...

Revenue for Canadian satellite operator Telesat dipped 17% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same time last year. Telesat reported $152 million Canadian dollars ($111 million) in revenue in the first quarter of 2024.  The revenue decline was due to reduction of services and lower renewal rate on a direct-to-home capacity deal....

Viavi Solutions has released a new solution as it looks to provide better security for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services used in critical infrastructure operations worldwide. It has launched the SecurePNT 6200 with SecureTime services which aim to build on Viavi’s PNT solutions with the addition of the Fugro AtomiChron timing service, enabling intelligent zero-trust multisource...

Globalstar reported $56.5 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2024, a $500,000 increase from the same time last year. In its May 8 financial report, the company reported continued growth in commercial IoT, and a new satellite proof-of-concept for a government services company.  Globalstar noted that there was a nonrecurring revenue item in...

BlackSky reported $24.2 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, up 32% from the same time last year. The company released its Q1 financials on May 8.  Imagery and software analytical services revenue is the largest portion of the company’s revenue — $17.8 million in the first quarter of 2024. This was an...

A South Korean rocket will be the first to launch from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden thanks to a collaboration between companies in Sweden and South Korea. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is teaming up with South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace which will see Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher launched from the Esprange Space...