IHI Corporation and Northrop Grumman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at DSEI Japan to work toward developing small, highly maneuverable satellites and other solutions for missions such as Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for Japan.

To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well as communication and data relay satellite for lunar orbit, which is an ESA (European Space Agency) collaboration with NASA.

Pale Blue succeeded in operating the water vapor propulsion system (resistojet) in low earth orbit. Pale Blue’s propulsion system was installed on “EYE,” a nano-satellite for STAR SPHERE Project, and tested for the first time in space. Going forward, the company will innovate and expand the commercial use of its water-based propulsion systems for small satellites.

Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has received an order for three further satellites from 5G telecoms operator OQ Technology. They will be added to OQ Technology’s existing constellation, turning the company into the largest 5G NB-IoT (narrowband Internet of things) satellite operator in the world.

On March 14, Arianespace announced having signed with ESA, who is acting on the behalf of the Italian government, for the procurement of two Vega C launches. The contract also includes an option for a third dedicated launch.

Cobham Satcom, a leading global provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land sectors, and SES, the leading provider of global content connectivity solutions via satellite, announced today a contract for a range of O3b mPOWER-enabled Communications on the Pause (COTP) terminals.

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), completed testing of the operational and data collection system for the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across the North American continent every daylight hour at high resolution.

SD Government, the satellite communications provider for global governments, has entered into an agreement for the sale of the COMSAT Southbury, CT. and Santa Paula, CA. teleports to UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd.

Intellian Technologies, Inc. and SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, have announced two new customer user terminals designed exclusively for SES’s O3b mPOWER communication system.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, today announced that MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), Malaysia’s premier satellite operator, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System ground platform to enable broadband services on the MEASAT-3d High-Throughput Satellite (HTS).

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, appointed Richard Kube to the role of Chief Production Officer (CPO).

Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that RBC Signals will be the first partner to resell its innovative IoT Connectivity Leasing solution.

Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, has released a new model of the company’s SIGMA network management platform with new architecture for the award-winning Universal Remote. Hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, the enhanced SIGMA platform makes connectivity path management and network control simpler, faster, and more economical than ever before.

SpacePath Communications (‘SpacePath’), a dedicated, European-based SATCOM amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, is showcasing its new Universal Controller at Satellite 2023 Exhibition in Washington DC.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that SES has certified the SkyEdge IV platform for O3b mPOWER, O3b, and SES-17.

Aalyria – which launched late last year after acquiring key networking and communications technology developed over decades within Alphabet, the parent company of Google – and Rivada Space Networks (RSN) have entered into an agreement to use Aalyria’s Spacetime platform to orchestrate the network for Rivada’s planned LEO constellation.