LeoStella, Hera look to secure SDA contracts
Satellite manufacturers LeoStella and Hera Systems have collaborated on a joint proposal to the SDA to manufacture satellite buses. The ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Japan’s Axelspace mulls fundraising ahead of IPO
Japanese Earth observation venture Axelspace is considering a series B funding round ahead of a planned IPO, after raising ¥1.9bn (US$15.8m) in a ...
Descartes Labs raises US$5m for agriculture-focused satellite imagery analysis
US imagery analysis startup Descartes Labs has raised US$5m to develop AI-based solutions for the agriculture industry. CEO Mark Johnson tells SatelliteFinance how it ...
Vulcan Aerospace reaffirms air-launch plans after report raises doubts
US-based Vulcan Aerospace has reaffirmed its commitment to developing an aircraft-based satellite launcher, after a report claimed the project was on hold ...
Hera nets series A to launch 9-satellite EO system in 2016
Californian Earth imagery startup Hera Systems has closed a multimillion dollar series A round to begin launching an initial nine-satellite ...
Imaging start-up Hera Systems raises seed funding for LEO constellation plans
Another space start-up has raised venture funding to support its plan to launch a constellation of imaging microsatellites into low ...
