Singapore’s Kacific in talks for $1 billion SPAC merger, sources say
Kacific Broadband Satellites Ltd. is in advanced talks to go public via a special purpose acquisition company, with Singapore’s Pegasus...
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Executives on the move: Stratolaunch, Verizon add to leadership teams
American Space technology company Orbit Fab this month opened its new U.K. office, an expansion of the company’s services into...
US Space Force seeks Enterprise Ground Services software providers
The U.S. Space Force is looking for software providers to contribute to its Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) program. Responses to...
Chinese carmaker joins SpaceX in low Earth orbit satellite race
A company controlled by one of China’s top carmakers just put its first satellites into space. But Geespace, a unit...
US Space Force rolls out new cybersecurity standards for SATCOM providers
The U.S. Space Force has launched a new cybersecurity initiative designed to harden commercial satellite communications providers against digital attacks....
Satellite broadband demand to surge 23.9% in Asia-Pacific in 2022, IDC says
A flurry of satellite agreements signed last week with network operators in the Asia-Pacific region is highlighting the area’s surging...
Mitsubishi Electric develops new laser communication terminal
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (TYO: 6503) announced advancements toward what the company says will be the first-ever laser communication terminal capable...
Launch Roundup: SpaceX dominates launch in May
The end of May saw successful launches from several companies including Momentus, Exolaunch, and Satellogic. Momentus had previously signed agreements...
Speedcast expands ground by 13 Gbps in May as demand surges
Satellite communications provider Speedcast last week announced it had grown its ground network to 30 gigabits per second (Gbps) capacity,...
A.i. solutions wins $217M US Space Force contract
The U.S. Space Force last week awarded space software developer a.i. solutions a seven-year, $217 million contract to support its...
