California-based satellite operator Viasat says that its latest satellite, its much-delayed Viasat-3 F2 craft, is ready to ship to its launch site by the end of September, for launch by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V-551 rocket. This suggests the satellite will likely launch in late-October or early-November. Viasat added that progress on its […]

Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat, and ALL.SPACE, a specialist in multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM solutions, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate ALL.SPACE user terminals with the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network. Telesat Government Solutions will provide detailed Telesat Lightspeed network interface specifications to facilitate the development of ALL.SPACE multi-orbit, […]

AstroAgency, a strategic communications and market intelligence firm dedicated to the commercial space industry, is accelerating its expansion into North America, formalising two new transatlantic partnerships. UK-headquartered AstroAgency has signed two Memorandums of Understandings (MOU) with Voyager Technologies and Cislunar International, kicking off a six-month push to grow the firm’s connections and clients across the […]

SpaceX has said that its Test Flight #10 of its massive Starship is officially targeting August 24th for its launch from its Starbase in South Texas. Weather and other external events may delay the launch. Elon Musk’s space company says that it has removed one of the key landing fins used to guide the Super […]

Russian news agency Interfax reports that the size of Russia’s operating satellite constellation should be increased drastically, but Russian President Vladimir Putin said believes the cost of space launches should decline. “As part of such close cooperation between the state and business, it is necessary to drastically enlarge the composition of the existing Russian satellite […]

The Elon Musk-owned Starlink broadband by satellite system is cutting sign-up prices. Starlink standard kit (dish and modem and cable) is now 50 per cent off in a number of countries. The discount can apply to residents of the listed countries below but depends precisely where the new subscriber lives. Some regions are still ‘over-subscribed’ […]

The banking analysts have had time to chew over AST SpaceMobile’s half-year update. The advice given is – at best – mixed. Some analysts have increased their Price Targets while other have reduced or softened their Targets. Recent Analyst Price Target Changes for AST: · B Riley was $44, now $60 · Deutsche Bank was […]

A much-delayed but ultimately successful launch by SpaceX of 24 Project Kuiper satellites on August 11th takes the total of Amazon craft launched to 102. This was the fourth launch, but there’s a long way to go. This mission (KF-02) saw the satellites separated from the rocket at an altitude of 289 miles (465 kilometers) […]

The Luxembourg government is to invest $350 million (€298.6m) in its joint-venture GovSat-2 project with SES. The government will also put in place $233 million for a “strategic capacity reserve”. The investments will be made over the next 12 years. The extra “strategic reserve” of €200 million could be used between 2025 and 2040 if […]

Eutelsat and Nelco Limited, a Tata Group company and one of India’s leading satellite communication service providers, have signed an agreement to deliver OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services across the India region. Under the agreement, OneWeb India Communications, Eutelsat’s local operating entity, will partner with Nelco to deliver secure, low-latency LEO connectivity […]