Chris Forrester

One commentator called the award of the IRIS² contract to the SpaceRISE consortium comprising Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat and showing “a sign of life, at last

Logos Space has filed an application with the FCC to build and launch 3,960 satellites to low Earth orbits between 860-925 kms and to operate in Ka, Q/V & E-bands.

A report in Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper says that Munich-based Rivada Space has not been paying salaries on time this year and has outstanding bills to a

SpaceX’s giant 400 ft tall Starship will make a sixth test flight on November 19th, subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical checks. The fifth f

The world already has a pair of successful low Earth orbiting (LEO) mega-constellations in the form of SpaceX's Starlink and the Eutelsat/OneWeb fleet. Also on the near-horizon is the Jeff Bezos-backed Amazon Kuiper, Telesat of Canada's Lightspeed, and direct-to-cellular satellite operations from Globalstar/Apple, AST SpaceMobile Iridium and Lynk. Now it seems the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking at a LEO offering.

AST SpaceMobile (AST) has contracted with Jeff Bezos-backed rocket company Blue Origin, as well as SpaceX, to get its satellites into orbit. Blue Origin will handle up to 45 satellites with options for a further 15. Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket can handle 8 satellites per launch.

An update from AST SpaceMobile (AST) on November 14th supplied many hard facts as to the satellite operator's plans. New satellite launches, added to the five already in orbit, will potentially eliminate the planet's ‘dead spots' for cellular users. Subsequently, a major bank report has endorsed AST's prospects as the world's first global cellular network.

Ligado can sue US Government for $39bn

November 21, 2024 Thales Alenia Space (TAS), much rumoured to be considering merging itself with rivals Airbus Defence & Space, has very

November 22, 2024 Boca Raton-based satellite builder Terran Orbital, which is now owned by Lockheed Martin, is being sued by a Class Action of disgruntled investors.