The European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) and other stakeholders such as Europe’s investing nations might be confused as to how the massive IRIS2 multi-tiered satellite constellation is to be funded. The complex private/public partnership is being managed – and part-financed – by the SpaceRISE consortium of satellite operators SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat. […]
Orbex, the ould-be British rocket builder, has appointed FRP Advisory as Administrators with instructions to explore options for the business, including a potential sale, the advisory firm said in a statement. Earlier attempts to raise new funding or secure a buyer failed. Orbex ceased trading on February 18th. Orbex, once valued at about $220 million […]
A report from the investment arm of Deutsche Bank says that would-be global cellular connectivity operator AST SpaceMobile is expected to have 356 satellites orbiting the planet by the end of this decade. It currently has six in orbit. The bank says there will be at least 45 launches this year, with annual launches increasing […]
MTN, the network operator that delivers seamless, resilient connectivity, has announced agreement with SpaceX to become an authorized provider of its government satellite connectivity services. This agreement strategically positions MTN to deliver highly secure, mission-critical communications leveraging SpaceX’s advanced Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite ecosystem. The introduction of these services directly addresses the growing demand […]
Ofcom has approved Telefónica UK’s (VMO2) request to vary its licence to allow it to provide satellite connectivity to standard smartphones in the UK. This is the first licence variation of its kind to be approved by Ofcom. The media regulator has also made the final regulations to support the rollout of new services powered […]
A week ago, Europe’s Arianespace launched its first rocket for 2026 as part of an expected cadence of around six flights this year. Meanwhile, on Valentine’s Day, SpaceX launched its 600th Falcon 9 rocket from its West Coast launch site at Vandenburg Space Force Base and took a batch of 24 Starlink satellites onto their […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Jean-François Fallacher has announced that the satellite operator has cancelled FlexSat, a geostationary satellite that was to be positioned to serve the Americas. Eutelsat has cancelled procurement of Flexsat Americas, after a review of the business case. Flexsat was a software-defined satellite Eutelsat ordered from Thales Alenia Space in 2022. This will save […]
Starlink is connecting more than 10 million ‘active customers’ with high-speed internet across 160 countries, territories and many other markets. “Thank you to all our customers around the world,” said a message from the company’s president and COO Gwynne Shotwell. Starlink was also licensed to operate in Vietnam, it was announced on February 14th. Vietnam’s […]
AALTO HAPS, an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and will deliver services using Zephyr, is targeting its second launch and landing site to be built in northern Australia. ohe announcement comes alongside AALTO’s call to Australian industry R&D and education bodies as it seeks to cultivate a national Stratospace technology ecosystem that will help create […]
Eutelsat’s mid-year presentation saw CEO Jean-François Fallacher confirm the financial objectives for the full year ahead (Eutelsat’s financial year end is on June 30th). He noted upgrades from both Moody’s and Fitch ratings agencies. As to the company’s key division, the outstanding highlight was the LEO (OneWeb) activity which rose almost 60 per cent and […]