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Read More »13 Canadian Commercial Satellite Constellations in Development
There are 13 Canadian commercial satellite constellations in development with 384 planned satellites and five satellites already on-orbit.
Read More »For UrtheCast Short Term Pain Could Lead to Better Times
In reading the second quarter financial results from UrtheCast you can see how bad the situation is. Listening to their investor call is what truly gives you a sense as to how bad this company performed, but that maybe, better times might be in sight.
Read More »UrtheCast is Looking for its Third CEO this Year
It’s been a difficult start to the year for Vancouver based UrtheCast. Today the company announced that Greg Nordal would be resigning as interim CEO.
Read More »UrtheCast on the Edge of a Precipice
It’s been rough start to the year for UrtheCast as it tries to move forward with its plan to build its UrtheDaily Constellation. A confluence of events though has the company on the edge of a precipice.
Read More »UrtheCast CEO Wade Larson Steps Down as Company Struggles to Close Financing
UrtheCast today provided and update on their efforts to close the financing needed for their UrtheDaily Constellation. According to the press release, the hold-up is the need to raise the last US$25 million of subordinated capital or equity financing.
Read More »Is UrtheCast Poised to Turn the Corner?
UrtherCast reported mixed third quarter earnings yesterday and indicated that it was poised to follow through on its business plan to deliver machine-to-machine Earth observation software as a service.
Read More »Short Cuts: exactEarth First Year Results in, UrtheCast Takes the Next Step in Bid to Build Satellite Constellation and More
In this weeks Short Cuts, Canada funds an instrument which will be key in conducting first-ever global survey of Earth’s surface water, exactEarth announces the results of its first year of operations as a public company, UrtheCast signs binding agreement with a government customer to buy two satellites in its OptiSAR constellation and more.
Read More »Op Ed – The Government Should Support Canada Becoming a Small Satellite Manufacturing Hub
Recently, there has been noteworthy news related to small satellites. First and significantly, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released details of new applications from companies wanting to deploy constellations of small satellites, most in non-geostationary orbits (NGSO). This included applications from two Canadian companies, Kepler Communications and Telesat. The total number of planned NGSO satellites in applications filled since June of this year, is …
Read More »Report Recommends that Canada Should Recognize Space as a Component in its Critical National Infrastructure
Among the 13 recommendations from the Canada – UK Colloquium report, Space: Obstacles and Opportunities, is the recommendation that “Canada should recognize Space as a component in its Critical National Infrastructure”.
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