Tag: Satellite
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Starfish Space Secures US Space Force Contract for Second Otter Satellite Servicing Vehicle
Starfish Space announced it has been awarded a $54.5 million contract to deliver its second Otter satellite servicing vehicle for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The contract, funded through the Pentagon’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, supports delivery of an Otter spacecraft for dynamic space operations in geosynchronous…
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Exolaunch to Deploy 57 Satellites on Transporter-16 Mission with SpaceX
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, will deploy 57 customer satellites on the upcoming Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX, launching aboard a Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than March 2026. Operating at an accelerating scale to align with growing global demand for access to orbit, Exolaunch has manifested…
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Qualis, InTrack and Tektonux Partner for Missile Defense and SDA Platform
Qualis, InTrack Radar Technologies, and Tektonux announced their merger to form a company combining hardware and software products for the agile modernization of missile defence, space domain awareness, integrated fires, and electronic warfare. The new company, a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners, iteratively improves missions through advanced signals engineering and artificial intelligence-enabled software solutions,…
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Morpheus Space Secures USD 15 Million Strategic Investment to Advance Mass Production
Morpheus Space, a leading innovator and manufacturer of advanced electric propulsion systems for in-space mobility, announced a new strategic investment by Alpine Space Ventures and the European Investment Fund, with continued support from Lavrock Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, as well as other new and existing investors, to fuel the company’s next phase of growth and…
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Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle
An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous Earth orbit. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space has been awarded a $54.5 million contract to produce another Otter satellite servicing spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The deal, announced this week, builds on a $37.5 million Space Systems Command contract…
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Viking Satcom Showcases SATCOM Antenna Portfolio for Mission-Critical Communications
Viking Satcom, a US-based provider of satellite communications systems and integration services, is providing the SATCOM antenna portfolio designed to support reliable and high-performance connectivity across commercial, government and defense operations. Already deployed across multiple operational environments, Viking Satcom’s antenna solutions address the practical requirements of fixed, transportable and rapidly deployable satellite terminals operating in…
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MDA Awards Spectrum AMT $151B SHIELD IDIQ and Partners with D-Orbit & Ocutrx
Spectrum Laser and Technologies, has announced it has been awarded a contract position on the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery /indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151B. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that enable rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with…
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GCT Semiconductor Licenses Technology to Leading Satcom Provider for Faster Global 5G
GCT Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 5G and 4G semiconductor solutions, announced that it has licensed its 5G and 4G chipsets to one of the world’s largest satellite communications providers. The agreement enables the integration of GCT’s 5G and 4G chipsets into the satellite provider’s user equipment, unlocking new capabilities for global,…
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ESA Member States Invest 73 Million Euro in SWISSto12’s HummingSat
SWISSto12, one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and leading manufacturers of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, has announced securing €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from ESA member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project. The funding will accelerate SWISSto12’s development and industrialization of HummingSat, as well as scaling up…
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Astranis and MB Group Partner for Oman’s Sovereign Connectivity
Astranis, the leader in small geostationary communications satellites, and The MB Group, a leading Oman-based conglomerate, announced a strategic agreement for Oman’s first dedicated MicroGEO satellite. The satellite is contracted as part of Astranis’ Block 3 launch later this year. This collaboration marks a major expansion of satellite broadband capacity across key markets in the…