Satcom
Stories about the satellite communication industry.
AscendArc Raises $4M for its Small GEO Sats
AscendArc emerged from stealth this morning with $4M in funding to develop small GEO communication satellites.
AST SpaceMobile Announces $400M Convertible Notes Raise
AST SpaceMobile is raising $400M through convertible notes to continue building out its BlueBird constellation, the company announced on Wednesday.
Europe Lays Out Plans for IRIS2 Constellation
The constellation is the latest effort by the EU to advance its autonomy in space.
Australian Space Geology Firm Raises $100M Series D
”[T]ier one mining companies are taking notice…now they’re looking to put their foot on the gas.”
DoD Doubles Down on Viasat Tech
The award suggests that cyber security and broadband SATCOM services have become a central aspect of the DoD’s overall defense strategy.
SpinLaunch Raises $11.5M To Hurl Sats Into The Sky
“The next phase, obviously, is building out an orbital-capable launch system.”
SDA Gets Over Laser Hump, Plots Tranche 3
Tranche 1 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, which was expected to launch in September, is now on hold until March or April.
JAXA Selects ArkEdge to Study LEO PNT System
The LEO PNT system aims to support terrestrial industries as they move toward greater automation.
Kepler Communications Wins €36M ESA HydRON Contract
The HydRON program supports ESA’s goal of delivering high-speed internet connectivity, and may one day operate at a rate of a terabit per second, according to Kepler CEO Mina Mitry.
Constellation Technologies Raises €9.3M Seed Round
The company says their aim is to empower terrestrial telecommunication providers rather than compete with them.
Skyloom Enters the European Market With Joint Venture
The new venture, called Skyloom Europe, will establish a facility in northern Italy to manufacture optical communications terminals to support multi-orbit satellite networks.
The Airline Industry is Moving to Free Wi-Fi and Starlink
200 Mbps Wi-Fi offered for free sounds pretty good to me. What’s in it for the airlines? Is Starlink going for the sweep? What happens to the GEOs?
