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BlackSky Receives $25 Million Contract with Major International Defense Customer
BlackSky Technology won a competitive $25 million, multi-year Assured contract with a major international defense customer. The new subscription deal accelerates the customer’s national space capabilities while serving the needs of multiple operational branches with guaranteed access to best-in-class 35-centimetre Gen-3 imagery with real-time AI-enabled analytics. “The proven operational performance of our 35-centimetre Gen-3 satellites…
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What are Space based Radars?
Space-Based Radars (SBRs) are radar systems that are deployed on satellites or spacecraft to observe Earth atmosphere, oceans, or other space objects from the orbit. Unlike ground station radars, SBRs operate from space, enabling extensive global coverage, high revisit rates, and all-weather monitoring capabilities. Space-based radar systems are designed to operate in the microwave and…
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GomSpace and STETMAN Form Joint Venture for Sovereign Satellite Communications
GomSpace and Ukrainian partner STETMAN signed an agreement at the EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels, with representatives from the EU’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Ukrainian government in attendance. Under the agreement the partners will proceed to establish the UASAT joint venture in Ukraine to…
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True Anomaly Unveils Mosaic Software for Autonomous Space Operations
How does True Anomaly’s new software platform change autonomous space operations? True Anomaly has launched its Mosaic mission software platform, designed to enable spacecraft operators to execute complex orbital maneuvers with minimal ground station contact. The Denver-based space security company, which raised $100 million in Series B funding last year, positions Mosaic as an operator-centric…
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BlackSky Secures $25M Multi-Year Defense Contract
How significant is BlackSky’s new $25M international defense win? BlackSky Technology has secured a competitive $25 million multi-year assured contract with an undisclosed major international defense customer, marking a significant validation of the company’s real-time Earth intelligence capabilities. The contract, announced April 22, represents approximately 12% of BlackSky’s 2025 revenue run rate and demonstrates growing…
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Eutelsat Signs New Broadcast Deals in Mexico and Caribbean
Eutelsat has announced three new broadcast deals this week in Mexico and the Caribbean. The satellite operator is to partner with Co-op Cable, introducing an expanded direct-to-home (DTH) and connectivity offering across the Caribbean using the Eutelsat 65 West A (E65WA) satellite. Eutelsat announced this deal, April 21. Co-op Cable aims to enhance its service…
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SSC Space and Kuva Space to Collaborate in Nordic Region
SSC Space and Kuva Space have struck a regional collaboration that aims to strengthen space-based capabilities in various areas of the space value chain in the Nordic region. SSC announced the partnership, April 22. SSC Space is based in Sweden and Kuva Space is based in Finland. The two companies have signed a letter of…
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Rocket Lab deploys 8 Japanese satellites including origami spacecraft
How did Rocket Lab’s latest mission advance Japanese space capabilities? Rocket Lab USA successfully deployed eight Japanese satellites to sun-synchronous orbit on April 22, including an experimental origami-inspired spacecraft that demonstrates advanced deployable structures for future missions. The Kakushin Rising mission launched from Rocket Lab’s Mahia Peninsula facility in New Zealand at 17:00 UTC, marking…
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US Officials See Proposed European Union Space Act as Complicated Overreach
The European Union is working on a draft of the EU Space Act, which has raised concerns of overreach, particularly among U.S. officials. The Space Act would create a single market for space activities in the EU, and would institute additional requirements. International Institute of Space Law President Lesley Jane Smith has unique insight into…
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FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Commercial Authorization for Direct-to-Device Service
The FCC has granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authorization to provide direct-to-device services using spectrum from its partner mobile network operators (MNOs). The FCC released an order on April 21 approving AST SpaceMobile to deploy a constellation of 248 satellites and provide what the FCC calls supplemental coverage from space (SCS). SCS is the term for…