OQ Technology and IoT Squared have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for IoT connectivity using 5G protocol through Shabbab Al Ghamdi for IoT Squared and Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO of OQ Technology.

Kymeta has announced at CABSAT 2023 that telecom service provider Azyan Telecom signed a significant order for its Hawk™ u8 terminals connected by OneWeb. As a result, the signature will bring Kymeta and OneWeb’s unique LEO offering to Oman for the first time. The deal will enable the expansion of national telecom capabilities in the region, expediting efforts to implement ubiquitous high-speed, low-latency communications capabilities across the Sultanate.

PLD Space has successfully completed the hot test of its MIURA 1 micro rocket, as a precursor to its eventual launch, from its launch base in El Arenosillo (Huelva). As a result, PLD Space is optimistic about the final stretch of its first experimental flight MIURA 1 SN1 Test Flight.

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) has announced an opening in its leadership for an Executive Director. The role will be a full-time, high-level, in-person role that provides a unique opportunity to work closely with the Acting Executive Director. Furthermore, the successful applicant will gain invaluable experience as they transition into a potential future role as the Executive Director.

Rivada Space Networks (RSN) and OKAPI:Orbits have extended their partnership, which will secure the responsible use of space-based technologies. As a result, OKAPI:Orbits is providing satellite mission-analysis tools, including analysis and implementation of Collision Avoidance and De-orbiting strategies. The agreement brings together Rivada Space Networks’ interconnected high-speed, Low Earth Orbit satellite network and OKAPI:Orbits’ Space Traffic Management Software-as-a-Service solution.

OneWeb and iSAT Africa LTD announced Distribution Partnership Agreement

Thales Alenia Space has won a €235 million contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to design, develop and qualify a spacecraft for a dedicated In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) demonstration mission.

Reflex Aerospace is gearing up for its first commercial space mission, securing a fixed slot for the rocket launch of its demo satellite. The launch is set to take place in the fall of 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX. The mission aims to validate new technologies in space for the first time. The demo satellite, which weighs around 120 kilograms, is currently under development and will be assembled in Munich. Furthermore, the local 'micro factory' for producing customer-specific satellites will tentatively open later this year.

SpaceIL has announced that several of the main donors to the Beresheet 2 mission have decided not to continue their investment in the project due to circumstances “that are unrelated to the organization and its partners," according to local sources. The donors had previously invested $45 million in the project that aims to land two modules on the moon.

IDDK Co., Ltd has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to advocate the use of the space environment for biological experiments. This initiative is one of the pivotal first steps in developing Singapore’s Space Life Science sector, which will set the stage for building new knowledge and capabilities. As a result, it will foster the next generation of space science researchers as well as international collaborations.