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HawkEye 360 Adds $23M to Series E Funding
HawkEye 360 has raised a further $23 million to its Series E funding round, with participation from new investors Ghisallo, Principia Growth, and Sixty Degree Capital. Existing investor Strategic Development Fund also participated in the round. This comes after HawkEye 360 raised a mix of debt and equity financing valued at $150 million to support…
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China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea
China is set to perform additional testing of its Mengzhou crew capsule following a successful splashdown test last month. Meanwhile, both commercial and state-owned launch providers are moving closer to attempting propulsive landings of first-stage boosters on land and at sea, as the country seeks to secure its first successful recovery of an orbital-class booster.…
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MDA Space Reports Record Revenue Again in 2025, Driven by Satellite Manufacturing Progress
MDA Space reported record revenues again in its fiscal year 2025 briefing on Wednesday, driven by growth in its Satellite Systems division. The Ontario-based company posted $1.63 billion Canadian dollars ($1.19 billion) in annual revenue, a 51% year-over-year increase. Revenue came in at the upper end of the company’s guidance from last year, when it…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation video interview. Dankberg shares who he’d travel to space with, and how “The Innovator’s Dilemma” has influenced him. Dankberg also talks about the impact of the new ViaSat-3 satellites. The second ViaSat-3 satellite will soon enter service followed by a third set to…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation video interview. Dankberg shares who he’d travel to space with, and how “The Innovator’s Dilemma” has influenced him. Dankberg also talks about the impact of the new ViaSat-3 satellites. The second ViaSat-3 satellite will soon enter service followed by a third set to…
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Mynaric Achieves Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution with CONDOR Mk3 Terminals
Mynaric, a leading provider of laser communications terminals for air, space and ground applications, has successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of quantum encryption keys using commercially available laser communication terminals. This milestone, utilising Mynaric’s CONDOR Mk3, marks a major step forward in bringing quantum-secure communications out of the laboratory and into real-world operational systems.…
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Open Cosmos Unveils ConnectedCosmos: Europe’s Secure Space Connectivity Alternative
Open Cosmos, the company building satellites to understand and connect the world, has announced ConnectedCosmos – a new LEO constellation that will provide sovereign and secure communications and resilient capabilities for businesses and government bodies across the globe. Counteracting overreliance on transcontinental mega-constellations, ConnectedCosmos will also connect Open Cosmos’ Earth Observation (EO) capabilities deployed in…
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Telekom and Starlink Expand Satellite-to-Mobile Connectivity Across Europe
Deutsche Telekom is expanding its network coverage through satellite-based direct connectivity. In partnership with Starlink, Deutsche Telekom will bring mobile communications to areas where network expansion is particularly challenging, for example, due to nature conservation requirements or demanding topography. “We provide our customers with the best mobile network. And we continue to invest heavily in…
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Amazon Leo and Vanu Partner to Expand Rural Broadband Access Across Africa
Amazon Leo is partnering with Vanu, Inc.—a provider of mobile network equipment and services—to help bring high-quality internet to rural communities across Africa. “Even in places like the United States, 20 to 30 million people have no access to broadband internet. In Africa, the problem is an order of magnitude worse. You’re looking at hundreds…
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Isar Aerospace Commences Second Test Site at Esrange Space Centre
Space company Isar Aerospace is making access to space scalable by significantly expanding its testing operations at the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden. In partnership with SSC Space, the company will establish a second test site to support the development and production ramp-up of its ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle. While Isar Aerospace’s new production facility…