UK-based rocket builder Orbex, now in financial administration, could have a rescuer. In a press statement on February 12th, Skyrora confirmed it intends to explore the purchase of select Orbex assets, including the Sutherland Spaceport, following the announcement that the company has appointed administrators. Skyrora is a British private space company based in Glasgow, Scotland […]
SES of Luxembourg is the world’s largest operator of geostationary (Geo) satellites. Geo craft operate at 35,786 kms above the Equator. Buying Intelsat and its Geo fleet means that it has around 100 Geo craft in its overall portfolio. Dr. Bryan Benedict, Senior Director of Innovation at SES Space & Defence, speaking at the SmallSat […]
AST SpaceMobile, which is creating a satellite constellation to connect with ordinary smartphones, is borrowing $1 billion (€0.84bn) in new Convertible Senior Notes. AST, in a regulatory filing, said it “intends to use the net proceeds from each Registered Direct Offering, together with cash on hand, to enter into one or more separate, privately negotiated […]
UK-based rocket start-up Orbex is appointing administrators, the UK version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A proposed bail-out from a German based business (The Exploration Company) has failed to materialise. On February 11th, Orbex said it had examined several merger and acquisition options in an effort to stay afloat but none of had come to […]
Southwest Airlines has signed an inflight connectivity deal with Starlink. Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink will deliver next-generation WiFi across Southwest’s network of 11 countries, allowing Customers to stream, share and scroll in the sky at lightning-fast speeds. “Free WiFi has been a huge hit with our Rapid Rewards Members, and we know our Customers expect […]
Eutelsat has signed almost €1 billion in Export Credit Agency financing for the procurement of LEO satellites for its OneWeb constellation. The news comes just ahead of its latest quarterly (and half-yearly) results announcement due on February 13th. The financing will be provided by a pool of commercial banks, which will benefit from a French […]
The Amazon Leo satellite constellation, which is already permitted to launch more than 4,000 satellites into low Earth orbit (and is due to see 32 launched in addition to its existing roster on February 12th) has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permisssion to expand its fleet. The FCC move is for Amazon Leo’s ‘second generation’ […]
India has yet to issue a full national operational licence to SpaceX but the regional state of Gujarat has signed a letter of intent with SpaceX for Starlink to expand its coverage in the region (which is in the extreme north-West of India). Gujarat authorities said the agreement aims to improve digital connectivity in rural […]
Japanese giant cellular telco Docomo says it will shortly launch its Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) service using Starlink-equipped satellites. Docomo, which currently has 92.2 million mobile subscribers, is a direct competitor to Rakuten, which has a relationship with AST SpaceMobile. The Docomo news confirms an announcement made in October 2025 when the operator said it was working […]
Arianespace’s Ariane 64 rocket is scheduled to launch on February 12th carrying a cargo of Amazon Leo satellites, subject to the usual weather conditions. This flight (VA267) with the first Ariane 64 launch, carries a large batch of satellites for Amazon Leo, whose mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers beyond the reach […]