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Namibia receives China-aided satellite ground station to boost space capabilities
Namibia on Thursday marked the official handover of a China-aided satellite ground data receiving station, a milestone project aimed at strengthening the country’s space science capacity, disaster response and innovation-driven development. The facility, located at the Telecom Earth Station outside the capital, Windhoek, is expected to enable Namibia to directly receive and process remote-sensing data…
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AST SpaceMobile Secures $30 Million SDA Europa Track 2 Contract Under HALO Program
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced that it has agreed with the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The agreement, executed under the Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated…
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AST SpaceMobile Nabs First Space Development Agency Award Under Europa Effort
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Monday said it has awarded a $30 million prototype contract to AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate low-latency tactical satellite communications using the company’s commercial spacecraft. The Other Transaction Agreement is for Track 2 of the Europa program and the first overall for Europa. The demonstrations are slated to be completed by December…
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Stellant Systems: Heritage-Driven Innovation in Space
Stellant Systems’ strength in space microwave power technologies is built on more than 90 years of heritage. Our space roots stretch back to the 1960s with the Hughes Microwave Tube Division and continue through the expertise gained from L3Harris and other legacy companies. All that history makes Stellant one of the most experienced in high-reliability…
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Huge Stories Kick Off the Year in Satellite
This year is already off to a bold start, shaping up to be one of the most interesting ones of the current decade. We have already seen a slew of huge news stories this year with Blue Origin announcing a new constellation, Terawave and SpaceX acquiring xAI, as well as talk of a possible SpaceX…
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Vast selected for sixth private astronaut mission to ISS
An illustration of Vast’s Haven-1 space station with a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked. Image: Vast As it prepares for its first NASA-sponsored private astronaut mission, Vast announced February 19 it hired longtime NASA Commercial Crew Program executive Nicole Jordan as vice president of mission management. Jordan spent more than two decades at NASA, most…
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Driving Virtualization to the Edge
In recent years, the satellite industry has engaged in frequent discussion of the benefits of ground segment virtualization. That future is now on the horizon, and ETL Systems is playing a central role with DIGITAL 1000. This next-generation, edge-based digitizer extends Digital IF capability beyond the gateway and out to the terminal. The Virtualization Movement…
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Can Marine to Deploy Eutelsat OneWeb for Asia-Pacific Maritime Connectivity Services
Singaporean connectivity provider Can Marine will use Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to deliver maritime connectivity to maritime customers in the Asia-Pacific region, the companies announced Monday. Under the new multi-year agreement, Can Marine will use OneWeb connectivity to serve clients in merchant shipping and offshore energy. Can Marine provides end-to-end satellite communications solutions…
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Aalyria Posts $100M Series B Funding Round
Aalyria reported $100 million in funding from its Series B financing round, placing the aerospace communications provider at a $1.3 billion valuation. Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures led the funding round, with support from DYNE and other investors. Aalyria was founded out of Alphabet in 2022. The company said the capital would accelerate the development…
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10 Hottest Companies in Satellite for 2026
Via Satellite’s annual 10 Hottest Companies rounds up 10 “must watch” companies in the satellite industry, from constellations, manufacturing, launch, and more. Via Satellite editors chose the companies on this list based on their expected activity for the year, and a mix of market share, transformational technology, ground-breaking deals, and overall industry excitement. Since 2019, the annual list…