OneWeb

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat is in talks with French armaments agency DGA over hosted payloads as the two sides look to finalize contract terms around a 10-year services agreement.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Launch service operator Arianespace will loft another two Ariane 6s this year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has received $60 million in equipment financing to help support its plans to build and launch its 10-satellite Earth observation constellation.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The UK government plans to use Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for its global government operations.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The EU is pouring billions into sovereign satellite constellations.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The British government is following France in taking a stake in OneWeb-owner Eutelsat, boosting the value of the French satellite service operator.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat, whose OneWeb system competes with SpaceX’s Starlink, is raising $1.6 billion with backing from the French government.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Kymeta says it has demonstrated a new antenna that can simultaneously connect to multiple satellites using Ku and Ka bands.
Satellites

By Bill Carey
Hughes, a manufacturer of satellite broadband antennas, is making new inroads in aviation.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Michael Bruno
Eutelsat on May 5 announced that telecommunications veteran Jean-François Fallacher will take over as CEO.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo and mission system integrator MAG Aerospace have confirmed the performance of an electronically steered antenna.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
Amazon plans to use the satellites to roll out high-speed internet service later this year.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Astranis will provide connectivity from its microGEO communications satellite to Taiwan starting in 2026.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Bulgaria is using two nanosatellites to support surveillance efforts over the Black Sea, says a senior NATO official.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Europeans have developed a wariness of relying on U.S. space tech, but the U.S. is light years ahead of its Old World cousins in the emerging space sector.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
It will not work with Elon Musk-owned Starlink, but Taiwan plans to establish a satellite communications network by 2029.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
During the technology trial, a 5G user terminal on Earth successful connected to the OneWeb satellite, Eutelsat said on Feb. 24.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Sixteen companies were selected in 2023 to compete for task orders.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
“The root cause was identified as a software issue within the ground segment,” Eutelsat said on Jan. 2.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The European satellite operator on Dec. 17 said Airbus is due to start delivering the satellites in late 2026.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia is making up to 116 billion rubles (about $1.3 billion) available for the startup, known as Bureau 1440, to deploy the global constellation.
Satellites

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
SoftBank Corp. and Intelsat have signed an R&D collaboration agreement to create a “Ubiquitous Network” terrestrial-satellite communications system.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The company’s service, called Astra, monitors the quality and reliability of primary Global Navigation Satellite System services.
Satellites