Northrop Grumman is developing a geostationary communications satellite in a bid for a military contract worth US$2.4 billion. The aerospace and defence giant will have to compete with Boeing to develop Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) prototype satellites. Both...
German satellite launch company Isar Aerospace has raised US$165 million in a Series C round. The new injection of funds comes at a a fortuitous time for the startup, as it prepares for the inaugural flight of its launch vehicle Spectrum in the second half of 2023....
Arianespace has won a contract for up to three Vega C launches for IRIDE, the Italian government’s Earth observation constellation. The European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the Italian government, signed a contract with the French company for at least two...
Seradata Data Manager Matt Wilson dissects how some of the biggest names in regional GEO operators really feel about the rise of low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations The chief execs of the heavyweight regional GEO operators sat down to discuss the advance of low Earth...
Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract valued at over US$250 million from the US Space Development Agency (SDA) to build a constellation of seven low Earth orbit (LEO) missile-tracking satellites. The SDA will use the constellation to warn of, track, and target...
British defence company Babcock have won a £400 million contract to manage Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) military satellite communications system. Babcock will manage the MoD’s constellation as a consortium along with partners: SES, GovSat and...
