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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
SpaceX’s Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), but most recent cases remain unsolved, according to a US government report released Thursday. Starlinks often move across the sky in “trains” that appear like gleaming gems in the blackness of space. They are particularly visible to the…
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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
SpaceX’s Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAPs), but most recent cases remain unsolved, according to a US government report released Thursday. Starlinks often move across the sky in “trains” that appear like gleaming gems in the blackness of space. They are particularly visible to the…
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AST SpaceMobile Signs New Glenn Launch Deal with Blue Origin
AST SpaceMobile has signed on for Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn rocket. The launch agreement announced Thursday covers multiple New Glenn launches from Blue Origin’s launch complex at Cape Canaveral to deliver multiple next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites. AST SpaceMobile President Scott Wisniewski said the company now has enough “contractually secured orbital launch capacity during…
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Ontario Selects Starlink to Connect 15,000 Sites in Rural Broadband Program
The government of Ontario has selected SpaceX’s Starlink service as the internet provider for a new program to expand internet access in rural and remote communities. The Canadian province announced on Nov. 14 that Starlink will offer high-speed satellite internet access to 15,000 eligible unserved and underserved homes and businesses through the Ontario Satellite Internet…
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Comtech Wins $50M US Navy Modem Contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Comtech Telecommunications a contract valued at more than $50 million for SLM-5650B satellite communications modems, the company announced Nov. 14. John Ratigan, president and CEO of Comtech, said this award is a new contracting vehicle to “significantly expand” the number of Comtech satcom modems delivered over the next four years. The…
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China Roundup: Tiangong cargo supply contracts awarded; Shenzhou’s 25th anniversary
This week’s Tianzhou 8 mission has delivered supplies to the three taikonauts who recently arrived at the Tiangong Space Station on the Shenzhou 19 mission. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has announced two commercial contracts to service the station with cargo resupply missions in the future via two new vehicle designs. Meanwhile, progress continues…
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FCC Revises Spectrum Sharing Rules for Satellite Systems
The FCC has revised its satellite spectrum sharing rules, releasing a Report and Order on Nov. 15 to clarify how spectrum is shared between different satellite systems. The FCC said these revisions are meant to “promote market entry, regulatory certainty, and spectrum efficiency.” “The FCC has made real progress to modernize its space policies to…
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Rocket Lab Sets Next Electron Launch for IoT Constellation Provider Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, a launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. The “Ice AIS Baby” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on November 23rd NZDT. Lift-off will take place from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch…
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As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off announced a radical pivot on Thursday. Its new plan? Focusing on missile defense. The founder and president of ABL Space Systems, Dan Piemont, announced the decision on LinkedIn, adding, “We’re consolidating our operational footprint and parting ways with some talented members…