Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today released first light images from its Tanager-1 satellite.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed its first over-the-air demonstration of a hybrid satellite communications (SATCOM) solution, providing seamless connection with Viasat and a commercial proliferated low Earth orbit (PLEO) communications provider.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it was awarded a $33.6 million contract including options from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program to develop and deliver Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems to enable resilient satellite communications for tactical aircraft, including rotary wing platforms.

On 21 September 2024, at 01:02 (Paris time), Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher successfully put into orbit 5 new satellites in the Kinéis constellation dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) market, bringing to 10 the number of nanosatellites deployed out of the 25 planned.

Global Portfolio Investments, a Spanish group with a solid portfolio of investments in listed companies, has invested 10 million euros in Sateliot, the Spanish company and pioneer in operating a constellation of 5G low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for Internet of Things (IoT).

The U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DOD) expands their portfolio of Ovzon mobile satellite terminals through an additional order on the company’s mobile satellite terminal the Ovzon T6.

Vodafone and Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network operator, today extended their partnership to offer wider coverage of temporary and on-the-move satellite connectivity services to organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones.

Telespazio, a Leonardo and Thales 67/33 joint venture and a global leader in satellite services, and ABS, a leading satellite operator, have partnered to enhanced satellite connectivity services for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) air traffic control system.

The solar sail aboard NASA‘s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite, using a spacecraft bus built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics („NanoAvionics“), has successfully deployed.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) ("Sidus"), a provider of end-to-end precision space infrastructure solutions and data-as-a-service products, announced today, at the World Space Business Week (WSBW) conference in Paris, the signing of an agreement with Neuraspace.

Quadsat, Aalborg University, and The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) have received a total of 30 million kroner in backing from the Danish Innovation Fund, which invests in solutions of the future.

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a seven-figure data services contract from HEO to bring automated low-latency capabilities to non-Earth imaging (NEI) services for defense, intelligence and commercial use.

NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to design and build the next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper (LMX) instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The baseline contract is valued at approximately $297 million for two instruments with options for two additional instruments.

GSOA extends its heartfelt congratulations to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on her reappointment and her proposal on new EU Commissioners.

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”), announce the signature of an agreement for multiple launches. Under the terms of the agreement, MHI will provide multiple launches by an H3 launch vehicle from 2027.

Sierra Space announced thatthe company’s proprietary Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, heralding the first time in history that oxygen has been extracted from simulated lunar soil, or regolith, using an automated, standalone system in a lunar environment.