Tag: LEO
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Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz Partner to Enhance 5G GEO/LEO NTN Testing
Gatehouse Satcom, the fast-growing satellite communications software company specializing in 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks, announced a formalized collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz, one of the world’s leading providers of electronic test and measurement solutions. The collaboration is focused on strengthening validation and testing of 5G IoT-NTN and NR-NTN technologies as the market moves from specification work…
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True Anomaly Raises $650 Million Series D Funding for Space Superiority at Scale
True Anomaly announced its $650 million Series D funding round. This milestone marks a new chapter in the company’s mission to deliver decisive capabilities for space superiority. The funding round was co-led by Eclipse and Riot Ventures, with support from new investors Paradigm, Atreides, G Squared, The Private Shares Fund, VanEck, and others, in addition…
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Firefly Alpha Flight 7 Delivers Payloads to LEO Successfully
Firefly Aerospace successfully completed its Alpha Flight 7 mission on April 25, 2026, delivering multiple payloads to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The launch marks the seventh operational flight of the Alpha rocket since its first successful mission in October 2022, demonstrating continued reliability for the 1,170 kg payload capacity vehicle. Flight 7 lifted off from…
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Airlines Push IFC Operators on Latency as LEO Constellations Scale
What Technical Standards Are Airlines Demanding from Satellite IFC Providers? Airlines are demanding sub-100 millisecond latency from in-flight connectivity (IFC) providers as LEO satellite constellations scale capacity, industry executives revealed at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026. The technical specifications represent a 5x improvement over legacy GEO systems that typically deliver 500-600ms round-trip latency. Major carriers are…
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MDA Space Selected by Airbus for OneWeb Antenna Program
MDA Space Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Airbus to design and build more than 880 Ka-band steerable antennas and 440 Ku-band user replacement antennas for the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation owned by the global operator Eutelsat. This award…
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Voyager Technologies Selected by NASA for Seventh Private Astronaut Mission
Voyager Technologies has signed an order with NASA for the seventh Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, launching no earlier than 2028. “This award reflects decades of partnership with NASA and validates our belief that the infrastructure being built in low-Earth orbit today is the launchpad for humanity’s future in deep space,” said…
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Turion Space Raises $75+ Million Series B to Accelerate US Space Superiority
Turion Space, the space infrastructure company, announces its $75+ million Series B financing round led by Washington Harbour Partners. Turion’s Series B is building on its strong track record. Its first two missions (DROID.001 and DROID.002) were both operational successes and have delivered over 40,000 images to-date. The round includes pro-rata participation from existing investors,…
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Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Expand Amazon Leo Satellite Network
Amazon and Globalstar announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Globalstar, enabling Amazon Leo to add direct-to-device (D2D) services to its low Earth orbit satellite network and extend cellular coverage to customers beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. In addition, Amazon and Apple announced an agreement for Amazon Leo…
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United Launch Alliance Advances Amazon Leo Constellation with Successful Leo 5 Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 5 mission for Amazon lifted off on April 4 at 1:46 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission demonstrates the strong partnership between ULA and Amazon to accurately and rapidly launch and deliver innovative solutions for global…
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Northwestel and Telesat Formalize Telesat Lightspeed Agreement
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Northwestel, the largest communications provider in Canada’s North, announced that Northwestel has signed a multi-year contract for Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. Northwestel will leverage the advanced LEO network to deliver low-latency, sovereign broadband connectivity to communities across Northern Canada.…