Tag: Satellite
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BlackSky Technology Secures $30 Million Defense ISR Contract
BlackSky Technology, won a nearly $30 million, one-year Assured contract from an international defense customer. The customer rapidly scaled from an initial six-figure Early Access program to the subscription deal in less than six months to meet an accelerated need for real time space-based tactical ISR capabilities. The expedited adoption timeline followed an incremental validation…
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Mantis Space and Atomic-6 Partners to Power and Cool Orbital Energy Platform
Mantis Space, the venture-backed startup building the future of space energy infrastructure, announced a preferred vendor partnership with Atomic-6, the Georgia-based manufacturer of the Light Wing solar array and the Hot Wing radiator, redeployable power and thermal management systems. Mantis Space plans to integrate both Light Wing and Hot Wing technologies into its orbital energy…
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Loft Orbital Expands On-Orbit AI Capabilities with Virtual Mission Platform
Loft Orbital is advancing space-based computing through the on-orbit AI technology and virtual mission platform, enabling customers to develop, test and deploy applications directly in space without the need to build or launch dedicated hardware. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, the company integrates sensing, compute and connectivity resources into a unified satellite infrastructure, supporting…
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Momentus Mission Clears Preliminary Design Review and Targets 2027 NASA Launch
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced they completed the Preliminary Design Review for the Vigoride 8 mission, a fully booked flight carrying the Spaceworks COSMIC payload and the NASA-commissioned Juno Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) payload. A Preliminary Design Review verifies that a mission or system’s…
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Halter Launches World-First Virtual Fencing via Satellite
Halter, the leading digital operating system for pasture-based ranches, announced the launch of direct-to-satellite connectivity for its smart cattle collars, a world-first that removes the need for cell towers or on-ranch infrastructure. Using Starlink, the new technology enables ranchers to manage cattle anywhere they can see the sky. Combined with a suite of new tools…
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HTX and ST Engineering Partner on New Space Tech Programme for Public Safety Operations
HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) and ST Engineering announced a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at MTX (Milipol TechX Summit) 2026 to establish a new space technology programme, and co-develop space-based science and technology capabilities to strengthen Singapore’s public safety operations. Space-based developments like satellites can enhance the Home Team’s observational and early-warning…
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UNIVITY Secures €27 Million to Build Space Internet for Telecoms
UNIVITY, the global operator of space-based connectivity services, announces the closing of a €27 million funding round with Blast, Expansion, and the Deeptech 2030 fund managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance as part of France 2030, alongside two family offices. This funding will enable the company to: Complete execution of its uniShape…
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Reliable Robotics Enhances Safety-Critical Datalinks for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Reliable Robotics, the leader in autonomous aircraft systems, announced its efforts to advance the certifiability of its safety-critical uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) datalinks capabilities, known as the C2 Link System through industry collaboration, standards development efforts and flight testing. The company’s efforts enable the ability of remotely piloted aircraft to integrate into the National Airspace…
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Viasat Confirms Successful Launch and Initial Signal Acquisition of ViaSat-3 F3
Viasat, global leader in satellite communications, announced the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (F3) satellite. The satellite successfully separated from the launch vehicle’s upper stage just under five hours after liftoff, with initial signals acquired minutes later, confirming the satellite is healthy in orbit and ready for the next…
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Global Invacom to Market Prodelin Range of VSAT Antennas
Global Invacom Group, through its wholly-owned UK subsidiary, Global Invacom, has, on 13th April entered into an agreement with Premix-Hadlock (a GMR Company), for primary representation of the Prodelin (formerly CPI range) of VSAT Sheet Moulding Composite or SMC antennas. The agreement makes Global Invacom the worldwide exclusive market distributor for these professional-grade, operator-approved SMC…