Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, announced its JUPITER™ 3 ultra high-density satellite has arrived in Cape Canaveral, FL, for its upcoming launch. JUPITER 3, also known as EchoStar XXIV, was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, CA, and is engineered to deliver gigabytes of connectivity to customers across North and South America.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) is the prime contractor for the European scientific satellite Euclid that has been successfully launched to explore dark energy and the mysteries of dark matter, thus contributing to understand some of the secrets of the universe.

AAC Clyde Space has won a GBP 1.25 M (approx. SEK 16.1 M) order from the NewSpace company Kawa Space for a 6U EPIC LINK satellite and payload. The satellite is planned for delivery during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, and Space Norway, announced that the first of the two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it signed a launch agreement with Lockheed Martin to support a technology demonstration mission that will launch aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle.

Momentum, a leading provider of enterprise connectivity solutions in remote areas throughout North and South America, announced an enhanced agreement that will enable Momentum to use OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency satellite fleet, on top of Eutelsat’s ADVANCE global connectivity solution.

European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, Meganne Christian, has joined the UK Space Agency in a new role that will support the thriving UK space sector.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has announced it will open the Orbitarium, a learning center dedicated to space sustainability and housed within the new Astroscale headquarters in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced a two-year contract with up to three optional years with the Government of Canada through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to help counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in the Indo-Pacific region.

Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) announces the opening of its newly renovated office in Nairobi, Kenya. The 276SqM East African hub in Nairobi is Avanti’s third site in Africa, following the successful establishment of offices in Lagos and South Africa.

Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, will conduct a broad range of NB-IoT over NTN tests that address the many challenges inherent to satellite-based non-terrestrial networks that use geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) constellations.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced that Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Macaé Teleport outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.

OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) communications network, announced the expansion of its connectivity services throughout Europe and the majority of the United States as it scales toward global service.

DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), acquired and now part of SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary SES Space & Defense, has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of USD 134 million in support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Leading Australian space exploration firm Fleet Space Technologies has been awarded a $4m contract with the Australian Space Agency for its Moon to Mars: Demonstrator program.

Cobham SATCOM, a leading global provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land sectors, announced the issuance of a purchase order with a leading US prime contractor, with a minimum value in excess of $12m with annual renewal options for additional units.