SEP 17
1 ITEM
European consolidation: Indra Sistemas acquires majority in Hispasat; pushes satellite autonomy
Indra’s move to acquire control of Hispasat (Spain’s main commercial satcom operator) and 50% of Hisdesat (Spain’s defense/government satcom provider) consolidates the country’s...
FT
Europe
SEP 16
2 ITEMS
Rocket Lab establishes $750 million ATM equity offering
Rocket Lab (RKLB) has launched a new at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program allowing up to US$750 million in stock to be sold over time through multiple investment banks. T...
INVESTING
Rocket Lab
Iridium partners with Deutsche Telekom for NB-IoT roaming on Iridium’s L-band NTN Direct
Iridium Communications announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to enable standards-based NB-IoT device roaming via Iridium’s L-band non-terrestrial network (NTN Direct). C...
IRIDIUM
DTC
Iridium
IoT
SEP 15
2 ITEMS
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Details Deployment Timeline
Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation Project Kuiper is on track to begin initial service by late 2025 and expand to five countries (US, Canada, UK, Germany, France) by the...
TECHZINE
Amazon Kuiper
U.S. court rejects challenge to FAA’s approval of expanded SpaceX operations in South Texas
A U.S. District Judge (Carl Nichols) dismissed a lawsuit by conservation groups challenging the FAA’s 2022 approval for expanded SpaceX launch/test operations in South Texas (St...
REUTERS
SpaceX
Environment
SEP 14
1 ITEM
Airbus/Thales/Leonardo Plan €10 B European Satellite JV “Project Bromo”
Europe’s top aerospace firms Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo are in advanced talks to merge their satellite manufacturing businesses into a joint venture valued around €10 billion....
REUTERS
Airbus
SEP 13
1 ITEM
SpaceX Unveils Record-Low Starlink Pricing: $89 Kit, Cheaper Plans
SpaceX has rolled out some of its steepest Starlink discounts yet, alongside a record-low hardware offer. In select U.S. states, new customers can now pay $85 per month for Resi...
SEP 11
1 ITEM
Space Development Agency completes launch of 21 Tranche-1 transport layer satellites
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 Tranche-1 transport layer vehicles aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. These are intended to support resilient LEO comm...
SPACEFORCE
SpaceX
Military
SEP 9
2 ITEMS
Musk implies SpaceX targeting full mobile competition, but the runway is long
On the All-In Podcast, Elon Musk said Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell technology will deliver high-bandwidth satellite connectivity directly to standard smartphones, eliminating dead ...
YOUTUBE
DTC
SpaceX
Starlink
Rocket Lab unveils Mars comms orbiter
Rocket Lab announced plans for a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter designed to provide persistent, high-bandwidth connectivity between Earth and Mars. The system aims to support f...
ROCKETLABCORP
Mars
Rocket Lab
