Finland-based, ICEYE, announced on 22 September 2020 the completion of its Series C round of financing, raising US$87 million. ICEYE was formed in 2014 to develop SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) capabilities in a microsatellite package. Its first satellite, ICEYE X1,...
Intelsat has brought to an end its extraordinary year of satellite and launch orders. On 17 September, it placed a construction order for its seventh (and likely final) C-band replacement satellite GALAXY 13R – previously known as GALAXY 37. SSL, part of Maxar, was...
The American Space Development Agency (SDA) has placed orders for 10 satellites with two manufacturers. This is in aid of its “Transport Layer” initiative which aims to develop a constellation providing low-latency, global, military data connectivity. The...
Three Hungarian companies have announced a joint venture to formed to launch a national GEO communications satellite in 2024. The timing concerns the planned availability of one of the Hungarian, ITU-mandated, national, orbital slots. This slot (which remains...
The American rocket company pioneering rocket re-usability, SpaceX, is expected to secure over US$2 billion in equity following a capital raise set to end in August. This is the second round of financing this year for the company and follows an increased round that...
AAC Clyde Space, Saab and ORBCOMM announced plans, on 24 August, for a space-based VDES constellation. VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) is seen as the second-generation of maritime identification, building on the foundations laid out by AIS (Automatic Identification...
