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NASA Selects New Instrument to Study Sun’s Solar Eruptions on ESA’s Vigil Space Mission
NASA, a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space, has announced that it has selected a new instrument to study the Sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency’s Joint EUV coronal Diagnostic Investigation, or JEDI, will capture images of the Sun in extreme ultraviolet…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with iDirect’s Sridhar Kuppanna
Dive into the future of satellite communications with ST Engineering iDirect’s cutting-edge Intuition platform in this Thursday Morning Conversation With Sridhar Kuppanna, Senior Vice President of Engineering. Intuition is designed to meet the digitalization strategies of today’s most demanding customers, offering flexibility, efficiency, and automation. By leveraging the power of AI, cloud technology, and virtualization,…
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Viasat Stock Dips After Operator Projects Flat Revenue in FY’25
Viasat posted record revenue for fiscal year 2024, its first year including Inmarsat’s contribution, post-acquisition. But the company’s stock dipped 16% on Wednesday as Viasat projected flat revenue in the coming year due to competition in the broadband market and delays with aircraft connectivity installations. The satellite operator delivered record revenue of $4.3 billion in…
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China sends four satellites into space
China on Monday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, sending 4 satellites into preset orbit. The rocket lifted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi. The satellite constellation is coded Beijing-3C. This was the 523rd flight mission of the Long March rocket series.
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China’s satellite navigation industry output up 7% in 2023
The total output value of China’s satellite navigation and positioning service industry reached 536.2 billion yuan ($74.2 billion) in 2023, up 7.09 percent year on year, according to a white paper published Saturday. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Location Based Services (LBS) Association of China issued this year’s white paper on the development…
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Starfish Space to Conduct On-Orbit Docking and Maneuver With National Security Space Assets
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) on Monday said it has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million contract in which the company’s Otter space vehicle will dock with, and augment maneuvers of, national security space assets in a first of its kind mission. Under the $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract, Seattle-based Starfish is required to provide…
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RFA static fires at SaxaVord Spaceport as other UK spaceports continue to develop
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), from Augsburg, Germany, appears to have made a significant step toward the first vertical orbital launch attempt from the United Kingdom (UK). On May 16, RFA successfully conducted an unannounced first static fire of the first stage of its RFA ONE rocket. A video showing the test has since been released,…
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Exolaunch Announces Agreement with Sateliot for Launch and Deployment of 5G NB-IoT Satellites
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, today announced a new launch and deployment services agreement with Sateliot, the first company to operate a low Earth orbit (LEO) 5G NB-IoT satellite constellation based in Barcelona, Spain and San Diego, California, marking the first collaboration between the two companies. Sateliot…
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WISeKey’s WISeSat.Space Leads Innovation in IoT Satellites for Climate Change Monitoring
WISeKey International Holding, a global company in cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) innovations, operating as a holding company announced that through its subsidiary WISeSat AG, which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, is pioneering IoT satellite constellations aimed at climate change monitoring. In recent years, space…
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SpaceX launches first batch of satellites for the NRO’s reconnaissance satellite constellation
A Falcon 9 heads to orbit with a payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Image: SpaceX. Update 11:09 p.m. EDT: Adding additional information from the NRO. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) began building a constellation of unknown size with a middle-of-the-night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, dubbed NROL-146, featured…