Shift away from GEO communications as anchor architecture intensifies as Maxar faces SSL divest challenge
Maxar Technologies will find it challenging to sell its SSL GEO satellite manufacturing business in a declining market, an analyst said, ...
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General satellite industry capital intensity drop may point to rising investor interest
Market disruption, technology advances and reduced launch costs are some of the factors shrinking capital intensity of the satellite industry, ...
Launch providers eye rideshare, government, smallsat as outlets amid GEO market alarm
Rideshare, government and smallsat markets are coming into focus for launch providers as the geostationary satellite sector experiences a shortage ...
Eutelsat and Viasat take different trajectories to lower launch costs
Eutelsat Communications and Viasat are taking different paths to what appears to be the same target of reducing the cost ...
Maxar could be doubling down on smallsat and satellite-servicing with possible GEO exit
Maxar Technologies‘ increasing focus on smallsats and satellite-servicing could go into overdrive as it mulls abandoning the GEO satellite-manufacturing market. Investors ...
Launch readies for trajectories of change with introduction of Falcon Heavy and other rockets
SpaceX’s next-generation Falcon Heavy rocket is leading the trajectory of change in commercial launch, with increased mission affordability perhaps the ...
Falcon Heavy roars to life as world’s most powerful rocket set to lift SpaceX’s investor appeal
SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time today, bringing the world’s most powerful rocket closer to active service ...
Business as usual for SpaceX as questions linger over Zuma launch
Although questions are still hanging over SpaceX’s launch of US military satellite Zuma, the event is unlikely to affect upcoming commercial ...
Lockheed Martin ups 2017 space systems outlook but points to unfavourable trends
US defence giant Lockheed Martin raised the outlook superficially for its space systems segment, while also underlining negative trends in the ...
NanoRacks to keep open bridge round as it seeks to hasten commercial airlock module
US deployment specialist NanoRacks will keep open its recently announced bridge round another “five to six” weeks as the company seeks to ...
