Broadcasters in the MENA region can now benefit from unprecedented reliability and security thanks to global content distribution solutions provider, STN. As part of its existing offering, STN is now able to offer a guarantee of no weather outages and enhanced interference protection when uplinking to Eutelsat 8West B satellite.

Two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, on April 28th 2023 at 6:12 pm local time, SES announced.

Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) and Apex Technology, Inc. (“Apex”) today announced a contract for Astra to initially provide 5 Spacecraft Propulsion Kits for Apex’s satellite bus platform. Astra is expected to begin delivering the Spacecraft Propulsion Kits in 2023.

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, announced today that Exo-Space has delivered its hardware for integration and testing in preparation for launch aboard LizzieSatTM.

Rogers Communications Inc. and SpaceX recently announced the companies have agreed to bring satellite-to-phone coverage nation-wide to ensure Canadians stay connected in areas beyond the limits of traditional wireless networks.

Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) today announces the opening of a new flagship office in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won a contract from the Italian space agency (ASI) to conduct the development of the Space Factory 4.0 program in the frame of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Thales Alenia Space is leading a consortium including Argotec, CIRA and Sitael, to develop an interconnected system with facilities located across Italy, set to start operations by 2026.

Intellian Technologies Inc., a global provider of resilient multi-constellation, feature-rich satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announce a contract for the supply of Intellian’s OW11FL user terminals with mass-production beginning in Q4 2023.

Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Blackned, whose software-based middleware allows the digitisation of land forces, have signed an agreement to provide an integrated, seamless service for government customers.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has secured a revolving credit line of JPY 3 billion (approx. USD 22 million) with MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG Bank”).

Rogers Communications Inc. today announced it is partnering with Lynk Global to test and bring satellite-to-phone connectivity across Canada to ensure Canadians can access a wireless connection, no matter where they are.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced the successful completion of the first-ever two-way voice calls, directly to everyday unmodified smartphones using the BlueWalker 3 (“BW3”) satellite.

To help Ecuador accelerate its digital inclusion initiative across the environmentally-fragile Galapagos Islands, telecom provider CNT and SES today announced a major Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite capacity expansion agreement to deliver more life-changing broadband connectivity and 3G/4G/5G mobile services to residents, businesses, and tourists throughout the isolated archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Ovzon and its Colombian partner Bansat have been awarded an eight-month order to provide mobile satellite connectivity to the UDAPV (Attention Unit for Vulnerable Population), a department within the Colombian Civil Registry. The order value amounts to 0.33 MUSD (3.4 MSEK)

ispace, inc., (ispace) a global lunar exploration company, issued an update on the status of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander.

Leading Australian space launch provider Southern Launch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based Space Forge at the International Space Symposium to explore ­possibilities of Satellite Return to Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range.