Vector lands $70 million in second venture round
Tucson, Arizona-based Vector announced securing $70 million in venture founding. The round was lead by Kodem Growth Partners, in conjunction …
Rocket Lab selects Virginia for second launch site
U.S.-based Rocket Lab announced its first U.S. launch pad for the Electron rocket in a carefully orchestrated press event with …
Imaging firm DigitalGlobe teams with Vodafone Spain for IoT play
Satellite imaging firm DigitalGlobe announced Sensing4Farming, an Internet of Things (IoT) product it created with Vodafone Spain. The partnership appears …
Kepler Communications secures $16 million for broadband data/IoT buildout
Toronto, Canada-based Kepler Communications has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding. The company has brought in …
In brief: Hiber outlines ground stations, Rocket Lab flying Kleos, RBC Signals enters satellite optical comms
Hiber Global’s ground station network On the heels of Astrocast’s ground network announcement, Hiber Global outlined its ground station network …
Planet, Spire score NASA commercial Earth science pilot data contracts
NASA announced it has awarded sole source blanket purchase contracts for test data sets from New Space start-ups Planet and …
Audacy secures over $100 million in commercial commitments
Mountain View, California-based Audacy announced this week it has secured pre-service commercial agreements valued at over $100 million for its …
Iridium embraces Amazon Web Services, new satellite IoT providers
Iridium Communications is fully embracing as much new technology as possible this week, with an Amazon Web Services (AWS) announcement …