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SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh highlighted key themes that emerged during a fireside chat on the evolving landscape of satellite communications at the DOW Commercial Satcom Workshop. In a LinkedIn post published Thursday, Al-Saleh discussed the convergence of government and commercial satcom and efforts to bridge the gap in new space. He noted that cost, speed […] More
Viasat has created a unified global Ka-band satellite communications network to enhance connectivity for government and military operations. What Is Viasat’s Unified Ka-Band SATCOM Network For? The integrated network merges Viasat Ka-band satellites, the Global Xpress fleet and partner satellites to deliver interoperable, multi-orbit connectivity across domains, Viasat said Monday. The network is designed to operate […] More
K2 Space, a developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, has secured $250 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation to advance production of heavy-lift spacecraft. Who Participated in the Investment Round for K2 Space? The Torrance, California-based company said Thursday that Redpoint led the financing round, which follows $500 million in signed contracts […] More
Viasat will provide InRange launch telemetry service for an upcoming mission by the South Korean space company INNOSPACE. InRange is expected to deliver uninterrupted telemetry data throughout the flight, from liftoff to payload deployment, and enable video streaming from the launch vehicle, Viasat said Thursday. How Does InRange Work? InRange is a service designed for […] More
LeoLabs has secured a contract to provide its catalog of space objects to the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce, or OSC, and the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations cell, or JCO. How Will OSC and JCO Use LeoLabs’ Orbital Intelligence Data? Under the contract, LeoLabs will license access to information about nearly […] More
Artificial intelligence is turning satellites from mere collectors of data to providers of real-time insights, Susanne Hake, executive vice president and general manager for U.S. government at Vantor, told Via Satellite in an article published Tuesday. The Vantor executive also shared that AI is driving the adoption of multi-domain intelligence in the geospatial market. “Advances […] More
Iridium Communications has received a five-year contract worth up to $85.8 million from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office to update and enhance infrastructure that supports the Department of War’s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services, or EMSS, program. What Enhancements Will Iridium Perform Under the SITH Contract? Iridium said Tuesday that work […] More
Spire Global, a company that provides space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded a contract by Deloitte to design, build and operate eight satellites that will support space-focused cyber missions. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss escalating cyber threats, explore innovations in […] More
KBR and Axiom Space have conducted the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the next-generation spacesuit being developed for NASA’s Artemis III lunar mission. What Did the Test on NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Demonstrate? During the evaluation, the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or AxEMU, Pressure Garment, currently in the critical design phase, was exposed to the […] More
BAE Systems has enhanced its radiation-hardened 12-nanometer, or RH12, Storefront with new capabilities. What Are the New RH12 Storefront Capabilities? The RH12 Storefront, an advanced integrated circuit development platform, now enables rapid creation of application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs, for critical space missions, BAE said Wednesday. Intellectual property licensing and ASIC design and manufacturing processes let […] More
Kepler Communications announced plans to launch 10 300-kilogram-class satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in January 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The satellite telecommunications provider said Monday the mission will deploy the first operational tranche of satellites for Kepler’s advanced optical data relay constellation, designed to deliver connectivity, on-orbit compute and hosted payload capabilities. […] More
Viasat completed its first in-flight test for NASA’s Communications Services Project, demonstrating its launch telemetry relay capability aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during Thursday’s NG-2 mission, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral. How Did the Demonstration Work? The test was aimed at validating the ability to provide persistent launch telemetry connections by routing real-time […] More
