Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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Business/FinancialEnduroSat and CACI to Build Vantor’s Pulse Smallsat Fleet
Vantor has selected EnduroSat and CACI to provide the satellite bus and payloads for its upcoming Pulse fleet, the company’s move into the smallsat imaging market. Bulgaria-based EnduroSat will build buses for the 24 satellites […]
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SpaceTrustPoint CEO Previews Independent PNT Satellite Constellation With EnduroSat Deal
TrustPoint is moving forward to build out its GPS-independent PNT constellation plans, tapping EnduroSat US to build 40 satellites in a deal announced Thursday. These 40 satellites will take the company’s […]
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Business/FinancialPixxel Targets US Growth, New Sensing Tech With $100M Raise
Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that the company says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing technologies beyond hyperspectral. Temasek and Seraphim led […]
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SpaceSDA Director Says Constellation’s Tranche 1 Checkouts Progressing Faster After Slow Start
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — On-orbit checkouts of the Tranche 1 Space Development Agency (SDA) satellites launched in July are progressing much faster than previous plane launches, SDA Director Dr. Gurpartap ‘GP’ […]
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SpaceWhite House Targets Support For 1,000 Launches Per Year by 2030
The White House set a target for the U.S to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030 in a new National Security Presidential Memorandum released Thursday. That […]
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SpaceAerospace Report Examines Defense And Space Growth In FY ‘27 Budget Request
A new report from The Aerospace Corporation examining defense and space growth in the White House’s fiscal year 2027 budget request found that more than 75 percent of the increase is […]
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SpacePoland Commits Nearly $750M to European Satellite Constellation for Secure Communications
Poland has committed 656 million euro ($748 million) to Europe’s IRIS² satellite constellation, saying the investment will ensure “strategic communications security” for the nation. Under the agreement signed Tuesday in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyYork Space And All.Space CEOs Detail Resilient Communications Vision As Acquisition Closes
York Space Systems [YSS] has closed its acquisition of satellite communication terminal company All.Space, in a move both company CEOs say will create a complete tactical satcom ecosystem. York said […]
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab’s End-to-End Vision Comes Into Focus With ‘Transformative’ Iridium Deal
Rocket Lab’s [RKLB] vision to become an end-to-end space company came into full focus with a move to acquire Iridium Communications [IRDM] on Monday — taking the launcher and manufacturer […]
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SpaceMitsubishi Electric Contracts MDA Space for Digital Payload for Japanese Defense Satellite
MDA Space secured a significant contract to support a next-generation defense communications satellite for Japan. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has contracted the Canadian manufacturer to build the digital payload, antennas, and various subsystems for […]