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Xprize selected a number of satellite companies to advance in a wildfire detection challenge aimed at funding innovative solutions to combat wildfires. Xprize announced 20 participants on Wednesday in the Space-Based Wildfire Detection & Intelligence program. Competitors include Loft Orbital, Muon Space, MyRadar, Orbital Sidekick, and OroraTech. Xprize is a non-profit organization that hosts public...

Kepler Communications is partnering with TESAT-Spacecom and Airbus Defence and Space to develop a high bandwidth optical communications network in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The partnership, announced April 10, plans to target opportunities like the European Space Agency’s (ESA) High Throughput Optical Network (HydRON) program.  Kepler is leading the effort with spacecraft constellation design, manufacturing, and...

Satellite operator ABS “Agility Beyond Space” has appointed former O3b Networks CEO Mark Rigolle as the company’s new CEO. He will be based in the ABS office in Dubai, UAE. ABS highlighted Rigolle’s experience in multi-orbit constellations. Rigolle joins ABS from Rivada Space Networks, where he was COO. He was previously CFO of SES and...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. Space Systems Command will shortly release request for proposals (RFPs) for two new programs, Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) and Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS), the official overseeing the programs said last week. The RFP for ESS is expected within two weeks and for PTS within a month, Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer...

Intelsat has secured two new broadcasting deals in Latin America. It will manage broadcast distribution services for MVS Television in Mexico and Caracol Television in Colombia. Intelsat announced the two deals, April 15. Under the agreement with MVS Television, the company will send content to several of Intelsat’s Points of Presence (PoPs) where it enters...

Belgium-based satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab acquired AMOS, a company known for opto-mechanical systems used in astronomy and space. Aerospacelab announced the completed acquisition on Monday. Terms of the deal were not announced.  AMOS, also based in Belgium, builds telescopes, space optical instruments, test equipment for space sensors, thermal-vacuum chambers, and complex optomechanical and high-precision mechanical ground...

Comtech is partnering with Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver trial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to multiple regions of Antarctica. Comtech announced the partnership on April 15. The service, first launched in January 2024, aims to provide connectivity to customers in Antarctica.  Through this trial, Comtech’s Elevate VSAT ground system supported Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO connectivity...

Ovzon has received its first Spanish renewal for its Satcom-as-a-Service. Its Spanish partner Aicox has renewed for a further six months, and the extension will mainly be delivered during the first half of this year. Ovzon announced the deal April 12. Ovzon’s Satcom-as-a-Service Plus solution is a fully integrated solution that includes satellite bandwidth, Ovzon...

TechCrunch published a report on Thursday that highlighted how important the success of SpaceX‘s Starlink constellation service is to the company’s long-term financial health. TechCrunch reporter Aria Alamalhodaei obtained SpaceX financial records from more than six years ago. Before Starlink shifted into full gear, NASA contracts accounted for as much as 83% of SpaceX’s revenue....

Satellite ground networks technology company Comtech successfully transitioned the State of Arizona’s 911 services to Comtech’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) services this week in partnership with the Arizona Department of Administrations (ADOA). Comtech said the entire project took less than two years. With the upgrade in place, Arizona’s new statewide NG911 infrastructure aims to enhance...