Smallsat flexes more muscle as Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit and others propel plans
The smallsat launch market is flexing muscle amid developments that include Rocket Lab announcing a selection process for a US launch site, Virgin Orbit signing ...
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Synthetic-aperture-radar technology draws investor appetite as Iceye and UrtheCast generate financing
Finnish Earth imagery provider Iceye has raised US$34m in a series B round to bring its total funding to US$53m amid growth ...
Maxar Technologies enhances focus on smallsats against middling GEO satellite outlook
Maxar Technologies has appointed two executives to its SSL satellite-building unit as the space giant broadens its smallsat focus and projects increased activity in ...
Newspace shift prompts Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio JV to invest in Spaceflight Industries
Thales Alenia Space has taken a major step in its newspace transformation strategy, acquiring a minority stake in US-based Spaceflight Industries through a ...
Newspace zombies could haunt sector as funding challenges mount, warns banker
Newspace could see its first “zombie companies” this year as ventures that have yet to fully fund their businesses come ...
LEO satellite disruption could prompt global wave of telecoms M&A
Satellite-related M&A is expected to rocket this year as disruptive communications technologies come online and LEO ventures mature. It is ...
UrtheCast secures US$175m in investor financing as work begins on Earth observation constellation
Canada-based startup UrtheCast has secured US$175m-plus in financing from undisclosed institutional investors to fund its UrtheDaily smallsat constellation, and expects to ...
Iceye raises US$13m and plans first three launches within 12 months
Finnish satellite imagery startup Iceye has raised US$13m in new funding, including US$8.5m in series A add-on financing. The provider of synthetic-aperture ...
Spaceflight buys analytics firm OpenWhere to expedite imagery business
Spaceflight Industries has bought geospatial data firm OpenWhere as it races towards launching its BlackSky satellite imaging business next year. The acquisition was the catalyst for a ...
Spaceflight Industries Q&A: Diversifying for growth
Spaceflight Industries is best known for pioneering the rideshare launch model for smallsats, with the US-based group recently brokering a landmark ...
