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BlackSky International Customer Orders Gen-3 Satellite for Sovereign Access
BlackSky Technology announced a deal with an unnamed international customer for a dedicated Gen-3 satellite, along with BlackSky’s imagery and analytics services. The deal announced Tuesday will give BlackSky’s international customer a sovereign, space-based intelligence solution. The customer will have immediate access to BlackSky’s imagery and analytics, along with dynamic monitoring over their national and…
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SatVu Closes Funding Round of $40M, With NATO Innovation Fund Backing
SatVu has closed a 30 million pound ($40 million) funding round bringing its total equity funding to 60 million pounds ($80 million). The U.K.-based thermal intelligence company has two satellites planned for orbit in 2026 and an additional three initiated under contract, mapping a path to deliver a multi-satellite constellation. The company announced the new…
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ST Engineering iDirect to Integrate G&S SatConnect Into Intuition Platform
ST Engineering iDirect will integrate the network management program from G&S SatCom into its Intuition ground system software, under a new strategic partnership. G&S SatConnect is a service management platform widely adopted by satellite operators. The company cites SES and Viasat as its customers. ST Engineering iDirect announced Tuesday it will integrate G&S SatConnect into Intuition…
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MDA Space Expands Digital Communications Satellite Capabilities Across Multi-Orbit Markets
MDA Space continues to advance the communications satellite portfolio, supporting the rapid transformation of space-based connectivity through next-generation digital satellite systems and high-volume manufacturing capabilities. With decades of flight heritage and active participation across geostationary (GEO), low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) missions, MDA Space provides end-to-end satellite solutions for civil, commercial,…
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Gilat Secures Over 16 Million USD SATCOM Order from European Defense Ministry
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Gilat DataPath received an order for over $16 million to supply multiple units of the DKET 3421 transportable terminal to a European Ministry of Defence. Deliveries are expected over the next 12 months. Gilat DataPath’s WGS-certified DKET 3421 is a…
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Kepler Communications Advances Hosted Payload Service for In-Space Mission Capabilities
Kepler Communications highlights the Hosted Payload offering, a mission-enabling service built on the operational optical data relay network that provides third-party payload developers accelerated access to orbit, real-time connectivity and broad mission flexibility. The Hosted Payload service provides Kepler’s existing constellation infrastructure to support spacecraft, scientific instruments and communication sensors without the need to build…
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Vast Signs NASA Order for Sixth Private Astronaut Mission to ISS Targeted for 2027 Launch
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, has signed an order with NASA for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida. It is Vast’s first private astronaut mission to the space station in partnership with NASA. “Vast is honored to have been…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Hypersonic Test for Defense Innovation Unit
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced its next launch is a dedicated mission on its HASTE rocket for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The mission, named Cassowary Vex, is scheduled to launch no earlier than late February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 within the Virginia…
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Arianespace Launches 32 Amazon LEO Satellites on Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport
Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites. The mission, called VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon…