Spire Global established two-way optical communications for the first time between two six-unit cubesats.

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The INFLECION constellation is designed to enhance maritime security, operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

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Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies announced a 7 billion yen ($44 million) investment Jan. 6 from Woven by Toyota, the automobile company's mobility technology arm.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Solstar Space plans to conduct the first spaceflight testing next year of its narrowband satellite data-relay transceiver. The test is the culmination of more than 10 years […]

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Silicon Valley startup Aptos Orbital unveiled Oct. 22 an artificial intelligence device for space-based processing, communications and cloud services. “Today’s satellites are siloed from modern cloud […]

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Satellites are the defacto communications technology when disaster strikes because of their resilience, broad coverage and speed to deploy. Space-based connectivity serves as a critical lifeline when natural disasters disrupt […]

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The Space Systems Command is interested in creating a "commercial antenna marketplace”

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PARIS — SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is dominating the global market for high-throughput satellite communications. There is room, though, for competitors to claim a significant market share in much the same […]

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PARIS – Impulse Space announced a contract Sept. 16 to provide transportation to geostationary orbit for satellites from French startup Space Network Services. It was the first agreement announced for […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Collimate Space, a new Silicon Valley startup, aims to tackle a specific problem for satellite operators. Collimate offers a tool for predicting the success of satellite downlinks, […]

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LOGAN, Utah — Oxford Space Systems announced the successful deployment Aug. 7 of its Yagi very high frequency, high gain antenna. The U.K. company released images showing Yagi deploy on […]

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LOGAN, Utah — Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies raised 3.1 billion yen ($21 million) to fund rocket and communications satellite development. Investors contributing to the Series E investment round, announced Aug. […]

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The multi-year agreement is for geostationary satellite communications services for the Air Force’s remotely piloted aircraft training and testing program

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Assured Space Access announced a strategic partnership with Phantom Space to establish Phantom Cloud, a data-backhaul service for satellites.

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COLORADO SPRINGS – The Space Development Agency is working closely with Norway to test the communications network underpinning its constellation. SDA is installing a radio-frequency antenna in northern Norway and […]

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As market forces and security needs push for greater multi-orbit communications satellite constellations, collaborative models and partnerships are becoming increasingly common among operators vying to stay relevant.

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Thorleif Astrup Hallund argues that the world must improve satellite communication resilience to prepare for an unpredictable world.

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Aalyria won a European Space Agency contract to develop an orchestration system for space-based, airborne, maritime and ground-based nodes.

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the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected after deploying solar arrays and antennas in geostationary orbit.

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Italian space company Argotec announced plans Oct. 11 to invests $25 million in a manufacturing facility in Largo, Maryland.

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Beijing’s government intends to support commercial aerospace and satellite constellations and applications in a plan to promote industries of the future.

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Global satellite fleet operator Intelsat announced an agreement Sept. 12 with Aalyria Technologies to dramatically speed up satellite communications.

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Given the number of people who lack reliable terrestrial network connectivity, the addressable market is worth “$100 billion or even more,” according to Euroconsult.

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Frontgrade Technologies, a Veritas Capital, announced the acquisition June 8 of Carlsbad, California-based Aethercomm.

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