Satellite News

Eutelsat Communications and Marlink have agreed to extend their Global Maritime Partnership, initially signed in 2019, to support expansion in Africa and the Middle East (Red Sea and the Gulf) and to integrate the Americas and Asia into the portfolio of Eutelsat satellite capacity used by Marlink.

SpaceLink announced it has named Axiom Space as its Implementation Partner for demonstration of its end-to-end communications relay service on the International Space Station.

Orbital Sidekick (OSK) shared the validation of first light imagery from the company’s recent pathfinder mission and announced a strategic investment with In-Q-Tel (IQT).

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, has contracted mission integrator NanoAvionics to build a nanosatellite bus for UNSW’s satellite innovation laboratory.

Terran Orbital Corporation was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide three microsatellite class satellites, launch procurement, integration, and operations in support of product demonstration. No further details were immediately available.

Vaya Space announced the successful launch of its hybrid rocket from Mojave, California on 29 January 2022 operating under an existing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver. The suborbital flight demonstrated its hybrid rocket design using 3D printed fuel grains created from recycled thermoplastics.