SatNews

SatNews is a satellite industry news publication that has provided what it calls satellite industry intelligence since 1983. Its website publishes daily news across the commercial, civil and military space sectors, organised into sections for missions and constellations, business and finance, military and defence, government and regulation, software automation and ground systems, and services and applications. The site also offers category pages on climate and environmental monitoring, disaster response and security mapping, exploration and science missions, in-orbit servicing and orbital operations, mission autonomy and onboard systems, mission deployments and manifests, and spacecraft and payload technology.

Coverage

• Launch and regulatory news, such as SpaceX's request for FAA approval of up to 456 Starship launches a year at Starbase, proposed FAA Part 450 commercial launch licensing changes, and a reported decline in FAA-licensed launches driving high-density satellite designs
• Business and finance, including Firefly Aerospace's quarterly results, Satlyt's 8 million dollar seed round for onboard satellite AI software, Czech group CSG's anchor stake in MDA Space, and Rocket Lab's challenge to NASA's Mars orbiter award alongside its Iridium acquisition
• Military and defence, from the European military SPACE programme and joint orbital tracking pact to Space Development Agency task orders, Tranche 1 Transport Layer launches and deorbit vehicle contracts awarded to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst and Starfish Space
• Ground systems and services, including Kratos multi-vendor 5G satellite connectivity, SES and Sky direct-to-home capacity, Arqiva's proposed UK digital terrestrial television switch-off, and ground station security incidents
• Industry personnel moves, earnings reporting, international space agreements, space sustainability and debris policy, and space traffic management

Audience

SatNews serves satellite operators, manufacturers, launch providers, ground segment companies, government agencies and investors, and acts as a media sponsor for industry conferences. Its editorial also highlights speakers at events such as Silicon Valley Space Week and tracks developments in GNSS antennas, multi-LEO edge computing and satellite IoT connectivity partnerships.

Shows

SatNews appears in the sponsor lists of the Small Satellite Conference 2027, where it is listed as a media sponsor.

Contact

Online satellite industry news publication
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