Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket company has gone ahead with its $500 million (€461.1m) cash-raising exercise. Rocket Lab has already confirmed an offer to buy German-based laser connectivity specialist Mynaric for $75 million. But the company says it has eyes on other acquisitions. Rocket Lab has four launches planned over the next few weeks. […]
European rocket launch company Arianespace says it has a four-year backlog but its clients are not yet ready with their cargoes. The first mission for its Ariane 6 rocket will not be ready until July. Arianespace managed its first commercial launch on March 6th which went smoothly. Arianespace’s newly-appointed Chief Executive David Cavaillolès told delegates […]
Rivada Space Network has been using the term ‘Outernet’ to describe its planned orbital satellite service for some time. But its use, especially as a potential trademark, is being challenged by the Outernet Council. Rivada, in response, says that it agrees that ‘Outernet’ is a generic term and has voluntarily withdrawn its ‘OuterNET’ trademark application. […]
Elon Musk’s businesses may be melting down in value (Tesla stock fell 15 per cent on March 10th, and is down 41 per cent this year) but his SpaceX company is still winning contracts for its Starlink broadband system. But reports suggest Dubai-based Emirates airline has chosen to equip its complete fleet with Starlink direct-to-passenger […]
Eutelsat Group and Türksat have announced a new “multi-million-dollar, multi-year agreement” for Ka band services on Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite. Under the agreement, Türksat will leverage multiple beams over Europe to provide services to airlines. Türksat delivering multiple satellite connectivity solutions over its own fleet, as well as third party satellites. Konnect VHTS entered into […]
Rivada Space Networks used the Washington Satellite 2025 show to announce that it would launch “demonstration” satellites in 2026, and offer “full Outernet service delivery by late 2027” according to CEO Declan Ganley. Reports from the show – although not confirmed – say that the test satellites are already in production at Terran Orbital, now […]
SES and Intelsat have both invested in Lynk Global, a satellite operator providing Direct-to-Device communications using low Earth orbiting satellites. The announcement was made at the Satellite 2025 show in Washington DC. SES and Intelsat are in the process of combining their assets, with SES in the final stages of acquiring Intelsat. SES and Lynk […]
Viasat of California, which already circles the globe with its fleet of Viasat and Inmarsat geostationary satellites, is to build a low Earth orbiting (LEO) fleet. Viasat will partner with Abu Dhabi-based Space42 which operates the profitable Thuraya fleet of speciality satellites. The agreement was announced at the Washington Satellite 2025 show. Space42 has signed […]
Orange and Telesat have partnered to offer new satellite connectivity options through a strategic commercial partnership. Under the agreement, a Telesat Lightspeed Landing Station will be hosted at Orange’s teleport in Bercenay-en-Othe, France, and benefit from ground segment connectivity with their point of presence (PoP) located in Paris over Orange Wholesale International Private Line (IPL). […]
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group and PAKSAT are partnering to expand high-speed, affordable satellite internet across Pakistan, where over 54 per cent of the population lacks reliable broadband. Leveraging 11 Ka-band spot beams on the Paksat MM1 satellite, this partnership will bridge the digital divide and support the country’s growing connectivity needs. With high-throughput capacity for […]