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Terran Orbital grew revenue in 2023 by 44% compared to 2022, but the company posted a net loss larger than its revenue. Terran Orbital issued its full year results on Monday as it is going through a “strategic review” after receiving a takeover offer from Lockheed Martin.  Separately, the company regained compliance with the minimum...

Gilat Satellite Networks has revealed details of a number of new contract wins in the US and beyond. It’s U.S. subsidiary DataPath has won a $12 million contract from the United States Army for the continuation of a program to sustain anytime, anywhere satellite connectivity. The contract is for the supply of Wavestream’s solid state...

Telesat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Lightspeed will receive additional support from the Canadian government with a new loan announced Monday. The government of Canada is prepared to loan Telesat $2.14 billion Canadian dollars ($1.6 billion) for Lightspeed. This comes after several months of negotiations.  Telesat shared the terms of the deal, which is subject to...

United Arab Emirates satellite operator Yahsat has appointed Amit Somani as chief growth and strategy officer, Yahsat announced Monday. Somani is returning to Yahsat, where he worked from 2010 to 2022. Somani’s appointment took effect on April 1. Somani was previously CEO of ABS (Agility Beyond Space) and left the company in January. He left...

Gogo Business Aviation is partnering with Atlas Air Service AG to develop a European Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX antenna. The STC modifications will be applied to the Cessna CitationJet series of light jet aircraft and the Embraer Phenom 300. Gogo Galileo is the in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for business aircraft...

SpaceX launched the Airbus-built Eutelsat 36D telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat Group over the weekend. It was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 30.  Eutelsat selected Airbus in March 2021 to build Eutelsat 36D. This is the 22nd Airbus-built communications satellite for Eutelsat. Eutelsat 36D is based...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a solicitation this week for one contractor to build about 20 Tranche 2, Transport Layer (T2TL)-Gamma satellites, the final in the T2TL series. The T2TL Alpha and Beta satellites, which are to begin launches in September 2026, are to have three optical communications terminals (OCTs), and the Gamma...

Latvia’s flag carrier airBaltic is testing SpaceX’s Starlink internet, with plans to equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with the in-flight connectivity (IFC) system. airBaltic announced March 28 that it conducted an initial ground test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system onboard an aircraft in Riga, Latvia, with a full cabin of airBaltic and Starlink...

Planet Labs increased revenue by 15% year-over-year in fiscal year 2024 to $220.7 million. The satellite imagery and analytics company reported financials for the 2024 fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 on March 28, along with changes to its executive team.   Revenue was in line with the high end of the guidance Planet provided last...

Gilat Satellite Networks has revealed details of another contract win in the U.S. government arena. One of its U.S.-based subsidiaries, DataPath won a new order from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) worth $5 million. Gilat announced the deal on March 28. This additional order is for DKET 3421 terminals, transportable satcom hubs that aim...