The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next mission – Leo 4 – will launch a batch of Amazon Leo satellites into their designated transfer orbits. The giant Atlas V rocket will carry 27 satellites, and the launch is set for December 15th with its launch window opening in the early morning hours at 3.52am (Eastern Time) […]

BICS, a Proximus Global company, and Starlink have entered into a strategic partnership, appointing BICS as the preferred IPX provider in Europe for Starlink’s direct-to-cell (D2C) satellite connectivity services. The collaboration enables Starlink to leverage the IPX network to connect mobile network operators (MNOs) today, while also paving the way for Starlink’s next-generation network that […]

AST SpaceMobile’s president Scott Wisniewski spoke about AST’s mobile operator-first approach, comprehensive spectrum position, and massive market opportunity – positioning it to deliver transformative direct-to-device connectivity to billions worldwide. Wisniewski was addressing Deutsche Bank’s Global Space Summit in New York last week. He told delegates: “We have incredible terrestrial connectivity compared to where we started […]

An old satellite, Intelsat IS-22, launched in March 2012 and with a planned lifetime of 15 years, is the subject of a US government move to extend the life of the craft by some eight years. A $180 million (€156m) contract has been awarded to Intelsat, now owned by SES, to see the satellite stay […]

Israel-based satellite communications specialist Gilat Satellite Networks says it has received a new order worth more than $6 million for its Wavestream Gateway Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. Deliveries are expected over the next 12 months. That’s good news for Gilat and adds to its roster of recent […]

Germany has explained its plans for its space policy. The German defence ministry, in a statement on November 19th, and with a detailed report from Boris Pistorius, German’s defence minister, and Johann Wadephul, the country’s foreign affairs minister, said they wanted to ensure and secure Germany’s long-term ability to act in space – in both […]

AST SpaceMobile has confirmed that India’s Space Research Organisation will launch AST’s BlueBird 6 satellite on December 15th, subject to the usual weather and technical considerations. The launch will take place at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. The launch kicks off a multi-provider orbital launch campaign by AST which is planning launches every […]

Toulouse-based Infinite Orbits, which recently struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES to build an in-orbit servicing satellite, has raised €40 million in fresh funding. The European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Wind Capital, Balnord, IRDI Capital Investissement, and Newfund Capital participated in the cash-raising round and endorsing Infinite Orbits’ ability to secure a […]

A forecast of the likely impact of Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) and Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite-based connectivity delivers some strong numbers, and suggests that the 2025-2034 CAGR will be 52.3 per cent and taking the market size to a massive $41.12 billion (€35.6bn) by 2034. The data, from Market.US forecasts that more than half of the market (52.7 […]

Spaceflux a UK-based player in space domain awareness (SDA) and space intelligence, has won three major multimillion-pound, multiyear UK government contracts to provide advanced space surveillance and tracking (SST) data across multiple orbital regimes. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the UK Ministry of Defence (UKMoD) contracts, awarded under the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) […]