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HawkEye 360 promotes COO to president
Rob Rainhart has been with Herndon company for 7 years
HawkEye 360’s chief operating officer has been promoted to president, the Herndon-based satellite analytics company announced Tuesday. Rob Rainhart joined HawkEye 360 as vice president of engineering in 2016, a
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Telecommunications 2023: MATTHEW J. DESCH
CEO, IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, McLEAN
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Iridium launched five spare satellites in May, completing its plans to upgrade the resilience of its constellation of communication satellites. It now has 66 operational crosslinked satellites and 14 spares.
Telecommunications 2023: DAVID C. WAJSGRAS
CEO, INTELSAT, McLEAN
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Wajsgras took over as CEO of Intelsat in April 2022 soon after the McLean-based satellite operator’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and financial restructuring. A little more than a year
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Satellite internet improves mobile health care
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The Health Wagon got its start in 1980 when Sister Bernadette Kenny, a nurse practitioner, began dispensing free, much-needed health care to people in rural Appalachia from her Volkswagen Beetle.
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JOHN SERAFINI
CEO, HAWKEYE 360, HERNDON
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Serafini founded his geospatial analytics company in 2015. From its constellation of satellites, HawkEye 360 collects radio frequency data that can identify and track human activity and trends for military,
Rocket Lab launches first mission from U.S. soil
HawkEye 360 satellites launched from NASA Wallops facility in Accomack
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After more than a month’s delay, Rocket Lab USA’s first launch from U.S. soil at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County blasted off Tuesday evening. The mission, “Virginia is
Rocket Lab announces December Va. launch window
Company will launch HawkEye 360 satellites via Electron rocket
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Rocket Lab USA Inc. will launch the first U.S. mission for its Electron rocket from a launch pad on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County during a 13-day window
SES completes $450M purchase of Leonardo DRS satellite biz
Deal doubles Reston satcom company's federal portfolio
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Reston-based satellite telecommunications company SES Government Solutions has completed its $450 million acquisition of Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc.’s Global Enterprise Solutions satellite communications subsidiary following receiving regulatory approval. SES Government
HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing center
Will create 70 jobs, double production
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Herndon-based HawkEye 360 Inc. has opened a new facility to boost production of its satellites. The 19,000-square-foot center will also allow the company to streamline satellite integration, accelerate introduction of
McLean-based Intelsat names new execs
New CFO, CCO among roles announced
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McLean-based Intelsat Corp. has named four new executives. Anthony “Toby” O’Brien will become the satellite provider’s next chief financial officer, after having served in the role for five years with