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Arabsat has signed an MoU with Microsoft as it looks to play a key role in the acceleration of digital transformation and the development of its services. The two companies announced the MoU earlier this week. The two organizations will work together to accelerate Arabsat’s digital transformation by adopting cloud computing technology to improve performance...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is giving a £1.2 million ($1.46 million) grant to Horizon Technologies for the Amber Phoenix Mission as the UK Government looks to boost its capabilities in the area of maritime intelligence. The Phoenix Mission will see another Amber RF (Radio Frequency) Earth Observation (EO) payload launched into orbit in mid-2024. Amber aims...

SES Space & Defense was awarded a a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Space Force contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS) through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO). SES announced the deal, Oct. 20. “The pLEO IDIQ is the first multiple award contract...

Eutelsat hopes to be leading the charge for satellite companies as they look to reduce their carbon impact. The operator, announced, Oct. 19 that it has set itself some ambitious targets to reduce the environmental impact of all its operations, aligning itself with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Eutelsat said by 2030, it expects...

The Government of Rwanda and SoftBank have delivered 5G connectivity from the stratosphere as part of a key demonstration. SoftBank announced details of the successful demo, Oct. 17. They have successfully tested SoftBank’s proprietary 5G communications payload in the stratosphere installed on a solar-powered High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype. SoftBank...

Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Arlula announced the new investment, Oct. 19. It is the second major investment that Arlula has had this year. It also had a successful round of funding led by Main Sequence Ventures earlier this year Founded...

Telespazio has revealed details of a contract with AVIO that sees continued maintenance and support for the VEGA launch pad in French Guiana. The three year contract, worth 2.7 million euros ($2.85 million) and runs until 2025, was announced Oct. 19. Telespazio will operate as the prime contractor with the support of its subsidiaries in...

HawkEye 360, which operates a constellation of satellites that sense radio frequency transmissions on Earth, has raised an additional $10 million from Lockheed Martin and company insiders, the company announced Wednesday. The funding will used in the development of new satellites and other technologies such as artificial intelligence and data fusion. Terms of the deal...

Canada’s Porter Airlines expanded its deal with Viasat to equip 20 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft with Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution. Porter is a Canadian airline that flies across Canada and to select destinations in the U.S. The company is currently expanding its cross-Canada destinations and routes to the southern and western U.S. It is...

CesiumAstro won a NASA award worth $395,640 for a wideband satellite communications capability study, the company announced Wednesday. The award is from NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, which manages the agency’s two communication networks — the Deep Space Network and Near Space Network (NSN).  NASA has a goal of creating an interoperable network...