Exclusive: Meet Diamondback, Gravitics’ New Orbital Carrier
Gravitics unveiled Diamondback, a smaller orbital carrier designed to fulfill missions from protecting US national security satellites to deploying space-based missile interceptors.
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Kuiper Launches First Production Internet Satellites
Amazon’s long-awaited Starlink competitor finally has a toehold in orbit.
MDA Space Wins Mega Contract To Build Globalstar’s Network
Under the contract, the Canadian space company will build 50+ AURORA sats for the American satellite connectivity company, though the announcement did not lay out a time frame for delivery or launch.
NGSO Fixed Satellite Service Spectrum Priority in the US: Payload Research
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its spectrum sharing rules for Non-Geostationary (NGSO) Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) systems to establish quantified interference protection criteria for satellite systems based on their level of spectrum priority.
Orbit Communication Systems Wins $9.1M Israeli Contract
Orbit will ship an undisclosed number of multi-purpose satellite communications terminals (MPTs) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense next year.
The DoD Is Ramping Up Its Commercial Satellite Spend
Military users already spent $660M through the contract since 2023.
Reflex Aerospace To Fly New Optical Comms System
Satellite architects are looking to lasers for more bandwidth.
Astranis CEO Talks 2024’s Largest US Space Funding Round
CEO John Gedmark on his company’s $200M Series D fundraise.
CesiumAstro Pockets $65M in Series B+ Funding
CesiumAstro plans to use the extra funds to meet the market’s rapidly growing need for dependable connectivity.
Starlink’s FCC Request For More Spectrum Denied
Starlink may soon be in hot water with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for overstepping its boundaries when it comes to providing service in Iran.
Iridium Launches Project Stardust
Iridium ($IRDM) is back in the market for direct-to-device services from space after revamping its strategy for the buzzy business.