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Jason Rainbow

Jason Rainbow

Senior Staff Writer at SpaceNews

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  • Space Exploration

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Geopolitical shifts boost Lightspeed as Starlink eats into Telesat’s GEO business

Geopolitical shifts are driving government interest in Telesat’s LEO plans, according to the Canadian operator, validating its move beyond geostationary satellites as Starlink erodes its legacy bro…
12 days ago
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ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build digital twin for European agr...

Europe has contracted Thales Alenia Space to develop a digital twin of agricultural systems, combining satellite data and crop modeling to support sustainable and climate-resilient farming practice…
13 days ago
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Spain backs Sateliot with $15 million to expand connectivity conste...

Spain is investing about $15 million in Sateliot to help the Spanish startup scale its constellation to at least 100 nanosatellites, the LEO operator announced March 25.
15 days ago
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Star Catcher completes first ground test for space power beaming se...

Star Catcher Industries said it beamed concentrated solar energy over 100 meters March 21 to satellite solar arrays on the ground at EverBank Stadium, Florida, in its first demo of a capability pla…
20 days ago
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French VLEO 5G startup strikes telecoms infrastructure partnership

French satellite broadband startup CTO has teamed up with TDF, which operates France’s largest network of carrier-neutral hosting sites, to help integrate its proposed VLEO 5G services with terrest…
20 days ago
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Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration

A group of European companies has secured government funds to test an inflatable drag sail in space by 2028, designed to swiftly deorbit its host satellite after mission completion.
22 days ago
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Investors bet on Europe’s space sector as geopolitical winds shift

Rising defense budgets and geopolitical shifts are creating new investment opportunities for Europe’s space industry, early-stage investors said at the Satellite Conference.
27 days ago
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ESA lays foundations for the future of data transmission

Europe’s investment in HydRON, a multi-orbit optical data relay network, signals a pivotal shift in how data is moved across Earth and beyond. The program aims to transform satellite connectivity, …
27 days ago
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Rocket Lab to expand into laser communications with Mynaric acquisi...

Rocket Lab announced plans March 11 to buy its optical communications terminal supplier Mynaric, which entered restructuring last month following production delays and supply chain issues.
30 days ago
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Viasat and Space42 co-invest in shared direct-to-device satellite p...

Mobile satellite service operators Viasat and Space42 are exploring shared multi-orbit infrastructure to enhance and expand their direct-to-device connectivity services worldwide.
30 days ago
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Intelsat CEO reveals separate bet on Lynk Global amid SES merger

Merging satellite operators SES and Intelsat independently invested in direct-to-device venture Lynk Global without knowing about the other’s decision.
about 1 month ago
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Space M&A poised for takeoff in 2025

Pent-up deal activity from 2024 looks set to spill into 2025, potentially making it the busiest period for space mergers and acquisitions in years. “The interesting thing from my perspective for 20…
about 1 month ago
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FCC allows a power boost for SpaceX’s direct-to-smartphone service

SpaceX secured permission March 7 to provide direct-to-smartphone satellite services at higher power levels to improve connectivity beyond the reach of cell towers across the United States.
about 1 month ago
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Star Catcher lands Space Florida support for satellite power beamin...

Star Catcher Industries, a startup designing spacecraft to beam solar energy to other LEO satellites, has secured funding from Florida’s aerospace finance and development authority to demonstrate t…
about 1 month ago
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SatixFy gets UK funds to accelerate in-orbit satellite reconfiguration

The UK Space Agency has awarded SatixFy funds to develop software to speed up how quickly reprogrammable satellites can adapt to changing needs in orbit, the Israeli chipmaker announced March 5.
about 1 month ago
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AST SpaceMobile charts another path for European space sovereignty

AST SpaceMobile’s plan to create a jointly owned European satellite operator for direct-to-smartphone services comes at a pivotal moment in the region’s push for greater space autonomy.
about 1 month ago
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Isar Aerospace secures first Asian customer ahead of debut launch

Japanese microgravity services startup ElevationSpace has become the first customer in Asia for Germany’s Isar Aerospace, which now only needs a launch license to debut its two-stage Spectrum rocke…
about 1 month ago
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Maxar wins mystery commercial GEO order amid market slowdown

Maxar Space Systems announced an order March 3 for a commercial geostationary communications satellite without disclosing its customer’s identity, a rare move for the industry.
about 1 month ago
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Skylo raises $30 million to fuel direct-to-smartphone expansion

Skylo has raised $30 million to enable standard smartphones to connect to partner geostationary satellites in more areas worldwide.
about 1 month ago
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Swissto12 strengthens push beyond subsystems with SES antenna deal

Swissto12 announced Feb. 27 its first major contract for electronically steered antennas, securing a deal to supply SES with ground terminals for the Luxembourg-based operator’s O3b mPower medium E…
about 1 month ago
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Space industry hunts for ways to adapt to Trump’s trade policies

Faced with rising costs and supply chain disruptions, the space industry is scrambling to mitigate the financial strain of the Trump administration’s “America First” trade and tariff policies.…
about 1 month ago