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Satellogic, a Earth observation data collection company, signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the creation of an initiative called the ‘Internet of Forests.’ O.N.E. Amazon is a technology company focused on creating sustainable impact for the environment and investors. Satellogic signed the letter on Earth Day, April 22. Satellogic will look...

mu Space is teaming up with RBC Signals International (RBC Signals) as it looks enhance ground station facilities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The two companies believe this will mark a step forward in the development of these facilities in the region. The two companies announced the collaboration, April 22. mu Space is...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and SES demonstrated a virtualized satcom ground system for the U.S. Army Futures Command, over the SES O3b satellite network, the companies announced April 17.  The project was funded through the Network Cross-Functional Team (N-CFT) established by the Army Futures Command. The demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development...

The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris a contract option worth up to $187 million to support military space domain awareness. The award announced Thursday is for option year five of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities program, known as MOSSAIC. MOSSAIC detects, tracks and identifies deep space objects to provide space surveillance information...

Apogeo Space, an Italian space company, is teaming up with Korean launch company Innospace as looks to launch and complete its IoT picosatellite constellation by 2027. Apogeo Space aims to create Italy’s first private satellite constellation to provide telecoms services for IoT devices. The deal was announced April 18. The deal with Innospace sees Apogeo...

Orbex, the U.K. rocket company, received 16.7 million pounds ($20.8 million) in funding from a group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round. Investors involved in the deal include 10.5 million pounds ($13 million) of follow-on investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, venture capital firms Octopus Ventures, BGF,...

Italian service provider Telespazio has a new CEO. The company’s board of directors appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO on April 16, Telespazio announced.  Pieralli has been Telespazio COO since June 2023. He is the former CEO of Sirio Panel, which was later incorporated into Leonardo. He held leadership positions at Leonardo and was named managing...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is going to bring further financial assistance to U.K- based space startups. It is launching a 8 million pound ($9.95 million) Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Future Planet Capital. The Space Portfolio aims to address a crucial funding gap that early-stage space...

Earth imagery provider Satellogic has begun the process of relocating the company to the U.S., and recently received a $30 million strategic investment from cryptocurrency company Tether Investments Limited.  Satellogic gave a number of updates this week in its 2023 full year financial results. The company reported a 68% revenue increase compared to 2022, calling...

Finnish satellite company Iceye raised $93 million in growth funding, led by Finland’s sovereign wealth fund Solidium. Other investors include Move Capital Fund I, Blackwells Capital, Christo Georgiev, and existing investors. Iceye announced the round on Wednesday.  Iceye operates a constellation of satellites that collect synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, which can monitor Earth at...