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The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2024
Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies rounds up 10 “must watch” companies in the satellite industry, from constellations, manufacturing, launch, and more. Via Satellite editors chose the companies on this list based on their expected activity for the year, and a mix of market share, transformational technology, ground-breaking deals, and overall industry excitement. Now in its…
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Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2023
Since 1988, the Via Satellite Executive of the Year award has recognized outstanding leadership in the industry. This award honors an executive that has led a company to financial success, executed an innovative project, or furthered the conversation on a crucial issue facing the industry within the past year. Recent winners include Melanie Stricklan, Tina…
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Space’s Role in Building Bridges Between Cutting-Edge and Ancestral Knowledge
The launch of the Peregrine-1 mission in early January gave the space community the occasion of a reminder that the Moon is not only subject to exploration and commercial endeavors, but also a divine entity subject to mythical beliefs in the U.S. and around the world. This leads to questions on the extent to which…
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SpaceX launches Indonesian satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 mission launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 20, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Indonesia aims to increase broadband internet access across its country through the launch of its latest communications satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.…
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New app always points to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy
On Thursday, designer Matt Webb unveiled a new iPhone app called Galactic Compass, which always points to the center of the Milky Way galaxy—no matter where Earth is positioned on our journey through the stars. The app is free and available now on the App Store. While using Galactic Compass, you set your iPhone on…
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Portuguese Startup Connected Raises Record Pre-Seed Funding for Space-Based IoT Connectivity
Portuguese startup Connected has secured a groundbreaking €2 million funding round, marking the largest Pre-Seed investment ever raised by a Portuguese-based spacetech startup. The company aims to pioneer universal, standardized, and affordable Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) connectivity from space, addressing the growing demand for satellite-based communication in off-grid areas without terrestrial cellular coverage. Driven…
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ADRAS-J mission takes methodical first steps toward the commercial removal of space debris
The recent increase in launches to meet growing demands for communications and observation satellites is adding more and more spacecraft to orbit every year. This is especially true in the more congested low-Earth orbit (LEO). With a sharp focus on making space safe and sustainable for the current as well as future generations, organizations such…
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In-Space Missions Secures Additional UK Space Agency Funding for Rideshare Satellite Program
In-Space Missions, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, has been awarded further funding from the UK Space Agency to progress its Faraday Dragon rideshare satellite program. The funding from Phase 2 of the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund will be used in the development of novel Asia-Pacific payload technologies that will fly on…
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Gilmour Space Technologies Secures $55 Million for Rocket Development and Orbital Launches
Australian startup Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $55 million Australian dollars ($36 million) in a Series D funding round, as announced on February 19. This investment is intended to support the company’s efforts in manufacturing, testing, and launching rockets and satellites from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland. Gilmour Space, founded in 2012, is…
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A big European satellite will make an uncontrolled return to Earth Wednesday
Nearly three decades ago, the European Space Agency launched its largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite to date, the European Remote Sensing 2 satellite, on an Ariane 4 rocket. The spacecraft functioned well for more than 15 years before the space agency decided it was reaching the end of its operational lifetime. Over the…