Smallsat launch market picks up pace as shake-out nears
Spaceflight’s booking of a Vector flight this year on a rocket that has yet to orbit underlines a pressing demand ...
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How Sky and Space Global is using insurance to meet satellite connectivity funding needs
Finding innovative ways to raise funds for capex-intensive infrastructure far in advance of initial revenues is a core challenge for satellite ...
Investors prepare for another record year of space tech mega rounds
Worldwide space technology investments jumped nearly 29% in 2018, a year that saw more newspace funding rounds raise over US$75m than ever ...
Feverish smallsat activity to keep launch rates at historic highs in 2019
Small satellites will help keep launch rates next year at highs not seen in decades, posing new risks and opportunities ...
Growing need to simplify shift from data collection to analytics spawns Amazon and Lockheed satellite cloud venture
The satellite data explosion is creating new challenges for the connectivity industry, prompting the creation of a cloud computing business ...
Orbital Insight buys FeatureX to expand web of relationships as demand for geospatial analytics soars
Orbital Insight has acquired artificial intelligence specialist FeatureX for an undisclosed amount, enabling the US geospatial analytics provider to expand its web of relationships as ...
The pros and cons of vertical integration in Earth observation
Imagery provider UrtheCast’s acquisition of analytics firm Geosys has brought questions over the merits of vertical integration in Earth observation to the fore. ...
More EO vertical integration likely as UrtheCast buys Geosys to bring analytics in-house
Canadian remote sensing firm UrtheCast is seeking entry points in other high-growth verticals, after securing its first analytics foothold in agriculture with ...
Investment surge thrusts satellite propulsion specialists into focus
Apollo Fusion is on the verge of being cashflow positive after growing demand for new ways to propel spacecraft boosted ...
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 ...
