
QUILTY QUICKTAKES
Quilty QuickTakes provide short-form analysis on the latest developments in the space sector as they unfold.
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Airbus Poland Satellite deal
Poland is poised to become one of the few countries with very high-resolution satellites.
Canon Electronics, IHI small launch venture still alive
It’s been over a year since we saw any real news about Space One, the Japanese consortium developing a small launcher (100kg to 500km).
Iridium Qualcomm partnership
Green bubble texters finally have their rival to Apple and Globalstar.
Six space tugs for Transporter-6
SpaceX kicked off the year with a truckload of satellites for numerous operators around the world.
Viasat’s unexpected Link-16 sale
Viasat completed the sale of its Link-16 business to L3Harris for $2 billion, a deal that came as a surprise because it did not align with speculation or the company’s apparent rationale for divestitures.
Satellogic: revenue challenges, layoffs abound after SPAC
An example of what happens when deSPAC’d companies lead off with inflated growth projections they had slim chances of hitting.

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