Ovzon’s first fully owned satellite has reached its geostationary position after a five-month journey in space and passed initial health checks, the Swedish broadband operator announced.

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Global satellite industry revenue climbed 2% year-on-year to $285 billion for 2023, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s 27th annual space economy snapshot released June 13.

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German startup Vyoma has picked six-year-old Belgian venture Aerospacelab to build a second small satellite for its proposed space debris-monitoring constellation.

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Kongsberg NanoAvionics hopes to significantly expand its government business after appointing national security specialist Atle Wøllo to lead the Lithuanian small satellite builder.

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Kepler Communications has successfully tested optical inter-satellite links between a pair of data relay prototypes in low Earth orbit, the Canadian operator announced June 11.

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Yahsat ordered a pair of low Earth orbit satellites from Airbus amid a $1.1 billion program for its next two geostationary broadband spacecraft, the Emirati operator announced June 10.

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Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready for launch to help push the Earth observation operator to profitability by early next year.

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The FCC has made a landmark foray into space debris enforcement but it’s unclear how it would translate greater visibility into action.

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Seraphim said the total value of early-stage space investments in its publicly traded trust increased 1.4% to 201 million pounds ($257 million), despite a hit from debris removal venture Astroscale’s discounted initial public offering.

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SES says it has successfully tested a relay communications link between one of its satellites in medium Earth orbit and a low Earth orbit flight-representative terminal on the ground.

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Pale Blue has raised an extra $8.5 million in venture capital to mass-produce water vapor propulsion systems and upgrade the technology, the Japanese small satellite thruster developer announced June 4.

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A Q&A with Eutelsat Group CEO Eva Berneke on the French company's multi-orbit broadband plans after its OneWeb acquisition.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Aalto has raised $100 million from a group of Japanese companies to help develop stratospheric pseudo satellites in its first investment since being spun out of Airbus […]

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Ground network specialist ST Engineering iDirect is looking to carve out a place in the emerging market for providing satellite connectivity directly to standard smartphones. 

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FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed new rules May 29 to cover the risk of debris-generating accidental explosions in space.

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Verizon plans to invest $100 million in AST SpaceMobile after joining its cellular rival AT&T to partner with the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator.

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A communications satellite order from Japan’s flagship operator has brought the geostationary orbit market back to par with last year.

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Amazon Web Services is busy positioning its cloud infrastructure business to capitalize on the promise of generative artificial intelligence for transforming space and other industries.

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Intelsat has signed a deal to use the MEV-2 servicer currently docked with its 10-02 satellite to extend the aging spacecraft’s life by four more years to 2030.

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Geostationary fleet operator Viasat is talking to multiple low Earth orbit constellations to bring multi-orbit connectivity to all its mobile broadband services.

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The Dominican Republic has kicked off a study into the feasibility of setting up a commercial spaceport near the equator.

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Geostationary fleet operator Viasat is buying capacity from OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites for maritime customers in the latest multi-orbit challenge to Starlink’s growing dominance. 

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Indian insurance specialist Tata AIG is expanding into space as the global market reels from a string of heavy losses.

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AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed up more than 68% after announcing a revenue-sharing deal with AT&T, which plans to use its proposed direct-to-device satellites to keep smartphones connected in cellular dead zones.

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